You Can Save up to $400 on These Galaxy Smartphones Right Now

Two of Samsung’s biggest flagship devices are on sale during today’s Amazon’s October Prime Day event. The Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 were both released this year, and you can save up to $400 on the two devices right now. Read more…

Garmin’s Forerunner 945 Smartwatch Is Only $320 Today

Garmin’s watches are the most popular smartwatches for runners, and with good reason: They have accurate GPS, they collect statistics that runners care about, and they’re designed to be convenient to use while you’re running—hitting real buttons, for example, instead of trying to swipe a screen with your sweaty… Read more…

The Google Pixel Watch Is $140 Off on Amazon Right Now

If you’re looking to pick up an Android smartwatch, Amazon’s October Prime Day could be a good time to do so. The company has tons of smartwatches available for discounted prices, but one of the best discounts you’ll find is on the original Google Pixel Watch, which is currently 40% off. Read more…

Microchips, Chinese Real Estate “Rot,” and a Global Economic Forecast

The Chinese real estate crisis could mean much more for the global economy than you think. One economic giant falls, and other interconnected countries, like the United States, feel the […]

Toss These Foods in Your Oven While You’re Cooking Something Else

I use my air fryer more than my oven, mainly because I’m rarely feeding more than two people at a time, and heating up the Big Oven to cook a couple servings of roasted vegetables seems like overkill. But casseroles and braises don’t fit in the air fryer, which means I’ll be turning on the […]

You Can Now Reduce Background Noises From Videos on Your Pixel 8

Smartphones and their excellent video cameras make it second-nature to press record any time we want to share a moment with others. But it’s a bummer when you play back your recording, only to hear nothing but the sounds of traffic instead of the street performer, or to find that a windy day completely covers […]

Virus Bulletin PUA – a love letter

Late nights at VB2023 featured intriguing interactions between security experts and the somewhat enigmatic world of grayware purveyors

These Are the Best Dyson Vacuum Deals for Walmart’s Version of Prime Day

Walmart kicked off its own version of Prime Day this week with Walmart’s Deals Holiday Kickoff, where you can find a variety of deals—but some of their best deals will be on tech products, including GoPros, iPhones, and monitors, discounted at more than 50% off. But another department you should keep your eye on is… […]

The Best LEGO Deals During October Prime Day

LEGOs are the greatest kids’ toys in history. Unfortunately, they know that, so they aren’t cheap, and they don’t go on sale often. And Amazon Prime Day is a rare exception that proves the rule. Read more…

A Beginner’s Guide to Playing Blackjack in a Casino Without Embarrassing Yourself

The game of blackjack (or something close to it) was first documented in the early 1600s in Cervantes’ Novelas Ejemplares. Since then, blackjack has become the most widely played casino card game in the world. It’s a great first table game—it’s complex enough to be fun, but slow enough for newbs to follow, plus it… […]

The 24 Best Horror Comedies Streaming Right Now

Author Robert Block (Psycho) described comedy and horror as “opposite sides of the same coin.” Since the silent days, movies have blended the styles, and, by 1948, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was doing bigger box office numbers than Universal’s straight horror pictures at the time. Comic relief is often a… Read more…

Use the ‘Production Effect’ to Study More Effectively

You should always study in silence, but a little noise can be helpful for remembering things. Specifically, your noise can be helpful—that is, when you’re speaking out loud. If you practice the “production effect,” it can help you remember what you’re studying; here’s how to use it the next time you’re trying to… Read more…

These Apps Are Secretly Cluttering Up Your Camera Roll

If you want to declutter your phone and free up memory, start with your pictures—media takes up more space than you think. To stop your camera roll from filling up with junk, you also need to mess with your settings, because some apps are sliding memory killers in there without you realizing it. Read more…

How to Choose the Best Fall Fertilizer for Anything in Your Garden

Fall is one of the three times of year you fertilize. When plants are ready to wake up in spring, you surprise them with a brunch of nitrogen-rich plant food to help them grow; in summer, you give them boosts of phosphorus and potassium to give them a brain food they need to make vegetables, […]

All the Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar

If you spend any time looking for cleaning tips and hacks on social media, you’re well-acquainted with vinegar. On TikTok, it can do no wrong; in real life, however, it very much can. While touted as an economical, eco-friendly alternative to other cleaners, vinegar is also acidic and shouldn’t be used on certain… Read more…