Apple Music’s strength is in its curated editorial playlists, but the service has been steadily improving algorithmic playlists over the past year. This continues with the launch of a new playlist feature called Heavy Rotation Mix. This self-updating playlist takes into account the songs you’ve recently been listening to the most. (Apple’s description reads, “The […]

In many ways, Mastodon reminds me of things I really liked about Twitter. It has all kinds of people posting about topics I’m interested in and it can surface the wackiest posts in a way that appeals to me. A slew of great third-party apps is another of the reasons why I find myself using […]

If you’ve ever opened up an appliance, you’re probably familiar with the frustration of screws and small parts rolling away or falling inside an opened-up machine. And for working on cars, magnetic bits and wrenches can help you keep from dropping parts into your engine. If you’re thinking of tackling a repair project that has […]

Driving in the late winter and early spring can be brutal on your car, especially if you live in an area with freezing and thawing temperatures, thanks to the rapid proliferation of potholes. Potholes are the result of trapped moisture that expands and cracks pavement, which is further broken down by traffic—and thanks to harsh […]

It’s not easy to find a good, portable and foldable e-bike. You usually only get two out of those three. But Ride1Up’s Portola e-bike gives its best shot at meeting all three, and it does a decent job at it for under $1,000. The Portola has everything you’d want in a portable and foldable e-bike, […]

Anyone else miss mixtapes and mix CDs? Those custom-made, carefully curated pieces of physical media that you could share with other people in an attempt to expand their musical horizons? Amid the switch to first digital and then streaming music, crafting the perfect mixtape has become a lost tradition. As the film High Fidelity explained […]

The war genre has a long history in cinema. Though the designation is controversial, the 1898 (very) short film Tearing Down the Spanish Flag is sometimes considered the first war movie and, given that it’s also a bit of Spanish-American War propaganda, it also points to some of the pitfalls the genre has easily fallen […]

Artificial intelligence is feeling harder and harder to avoid, but you still have options. Microsoft recently introduced Copilot in Windows 11, and it has taken root in its new home on the taskbar. But if you want it to be inconspicuous, or perhaps disable it altogether, you can do so. Hiding the Copilot button in […]

Even though it’s (probably) happened a few times in their short lives, it never gets easier when our kids get sick. Every time they cough or whimper, it sends our pulses racing. While we may think we know what to do when our child is under the weather, we tend to call friends and family […]