Новости за 14.04.2023

On the beautiful, sunny days of spring, bird poop will suddenly appear on all your patio, railings, and outdoor furniture. Online, there are all kinds of suggestions for what you can use to remove the icky white stain once you’ve scraped away the solid part, but it’s not clear which ones work and which are just…

When making cookies, you are not beholden to cinnamon, chocolate, or any of the usual “baking spices.” There’s a whole cabinet of seasonings at your disposal, so get a little quirky. It’s easy to think that if your spices aren’t sweet, they’ll taste “off” in a cookie recipe. The fact is that none of them are sweet.…

You’re blasting your favorite music on your AirPods, when someone decides to call you. The ringtone, matching the volume of the music, plays so loudly you wonder if it’s damaged your hearing. Alas, you have no choice but to prepare your ears whenever you use your AirPods. After all, there’s no way to separately…

This week’s Out-of-Touch guide is all about dark, hidden corners of the internet—those the secret places that only young people know about about. At least until someone does a treason and the New York Times gets involved.

ChatGPT might be the coolest tech on the block right now, but it’s not immune from the issues all software faces. Bugs and glitches affect anything running code, but the stakes are higher than a crummy user experience: The wrong bug could allow bad actors to compromise the security of OpenAI’s users, which could be …

Smoothies can be a delicious way to drink your food, and there are a wide variety of ways to flavor your own. You can add any combination of fruit, veggies, dairy, or powders to make a shake that works for your palate and goals. While that’s all fine and good, there’s a bit of dairy that doesn’t get enough attention…

Every long-term Windows user knows how annoying it is to wait for apps and services to finish loading up, just so you can get on with your work. Granted, recent improvements from Windows and SSDs make things much faster, but the issue cuts deeper than wasted time. Some annoying default or third-party apps are too…

If you grew up on a farm, participated in 4-H, or went to a land-grant university, you are probably already aware of what a rich resource your county extension office is for pro tips and life skills. On the other hand, if half of that sentence sounded like gibberish, let me introduce you to the Cooperative Extension:…

Many West Coasters know that citrus season is one of abundant fruit, and while people from other regions may or may not have this wonderful problem, they can get good deals even now as the season comes to a close. While living in Oakland, California, I saw that local hero Samin Nosrat posted about Vin D’orange,…

Rolling down the windows seems like the most eco-friendly and economical way to cool off when you’re driving. You don’t have to turn on the air conditioning, because you get a nice breeze from nature itself. Right?

Surprise cleaning requirements, last-minute cancelations, and hidden cameras in bedrooms and bathrooms. These are all complaints Airbnb guests have experienced, as reported by The Bear Cave, an online independent publication. The report illustrates problems guests have been complaining about for some time, leading…

I eat a lot of eggs and dairy, but not everyone does. Some people, in fact, eat neither, which (traditionally) would seem to put French toast out of their reach. But we live in a golden age of vegan substitutes, and while I’m sure a reasonable French toast could be made with Just Egg and the like, a humble tub of…