Новости за 05.01.2023

We’ve all been there. You’re checking out at your favorite store when the cashier asks, “Would you like to sign up for store credit card today?” The store-specific card thing can be tempting. If you’re loyal to one store or brand, you might be swayed by temporary discounts and reward offers. However, those offers are…

Any time there’s a cold snap, my brother races madly around his house until just about every faucet in the place dripping. We all abide by this ancient practice because we’ve been told it will save our pipes from freezing. And there’s good reason to worry about that: A frozen water pipe can burst, and that can mean…

You know your wifi is fast. (You pay your internet company enough for it, anyway). So why do games download so slowly on your PS5? Why do you see so much lag when playing online? Why is PS Remote Play virtually unusable?

If you’ve dropped something heavy on your dining table or smacked the surface of a board with a tool by accident, you might think the only recourse is to fill the dent and sand it. But there’s another fix to try first if the dent isn’t too deep: Many minor dents can be fixed with the power of steam, and it’s much…

Good movies keep us talking well after we’ve left the theater. Great movies keep us talking for decades. Sometimes an ambiguous ending or an unresolved plot mystery can seem lazy, or like a cheap trick. When done with care, they can engage us in ways no concrete resolution could.

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The Chevy Bolt EV has made its fair share of headlines since debuting in 2017, mostly having to do with its many recalls. However, right now the car is drawing attention for a more positive reason: The 2023 model, already the cheapest electric vehicle (EV) in the U.S., just got cheaper.

When you use an external display with your Mac, you’re forced to fiddle with clunky buttons on the monitor to adjust brightness, sound levels, and other display settings. Needless to say, it’s not ideal. If we’re stuck with badly-designed hardware settings on our monitors, there should at least be a way to change…

The gardening department at your local hardware store is often overlooked in January, but there are plenty of things you can get going now to give you a head start on your spring planting. Depending on where you live, starting your seeds early can extend your vegetable growing season and allow your crops to mature…

Around this time of year, it’s common for me to be tired of drinking apple cider, yet also have a large quantity of it sitting in my fridge. I love the flavor and the smell, and it still gives me all the cozy winter vibes. I just won’t drink it anymore. Instead, I’ll eat it. Get rid of that leftover gallon of apple…

Things are happening in space in 2023. The new year promises a grab-bag of celestial happenings, from perfect meteor-shower-viewing conditions, to solar eclipses, to missions to the moon and distant planets.

Below are my highlights of the star-gazing year, so lock in your temporal coordinates and get ready to stare…

Dark Sky, one of the best weather apps on Android and iOS, officially discontinued service at the end of 2022. Apple bought Dark Sky in 2020 and slowly ported some (but not all) of its features to the Apple Weather app, but its closure means users have to find a replacement. Luckily, there are several great apps on…

People are complex, diverse, and wonderful, but in at least one way, we all fall into one of two categories: We either care about wrinkly bedsheets or we couldn’t give even a single shit about them. However, whether you are militantly anti-wrinkle or wholly disinterested in the sharpness of your bedding, there are a…

Given the weather and general mood, I suspect that many of you have shifted into Soup Mode (except our editor-in-chief, Jordan Calhoun, a slightly misguided soul who maintains soup is “not a meal”). Soup Mode is good, as is its cousin, Creamy Sauce Mode, the mode where one feels inclined to drown proteins and…

Even if you’ve seen a credit union in your town, you may not have given much thought to what they are exactly. Credit unions are financial institutions just like banks, but with a few key differences in how they operate. Here’s what to know about the main differences between credit unions and banks, and how you can…

If you’ve been eyeing the market for an electric vehicle, this year is as good a time as any. That’s because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is giving $7,500 tax credits for those who buy or lease new electric vehicles and a tax credit of up to $4,000 for used electric cars.

A sandbag may look like one of the most boring pieces of equipment in the gym, but I say it’s among the most underrated. That goes double for a home gym: Most people drop cash on dumbbells or barbells when a sandbag will give you way more weight for your money—and a good deal of versatility.

When your iPhone is acting up, the best first step to try is a restart. A simple reboot often flushes away temporary bugs and glitches for all devices, and your iPhone is no exception. Unlike a computer, however, there is no restart option preset on your iPhone. Instead, you fully shut down your iPhone, then power it…