Google officially dropped the ChromeOS 123 update this week, and it’s a good one. If you have a Chromebook, you now have four different ways to customize your experience. Plus, the update adds two other key features worth checking out. ChromeOS 123 gives you more control ChromeOS 123 is all about customization, and that’s a […]

Samsung recently released OneUI 6.1 for older Galaxy devices, shipping Samsung’s big Galaxy AI features to phones like the Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra. However, while features like Circle to Search and translation tools are great to have, they’re not worth much if your display is unresponsive. TechRadar noticed Galaxy users complaining about […]

Best Buy Drops is Best Buy’s in-app feature that gives you access to deep discounts that are only good for a limited time, or until stock runs out (most deals don’t last past 5 p.m.). Today, Best Buy Drop features a three-pack of TP-Link Tapo 2K Indoor/Outdoor Cameras for $149.99 (originally $299), which is the […]

Physical money seems increasingly old-fashioned—cash isn’t quite dead, but its use has been dropping for years as people rely increasingly on cards and apps to pay for their stuff. While there are still economic use cases for paper currency and even some of the higher-value coinage in circulation, there is one piece of physical currency […]

You can get the Nut Mini Tracker on sale for $11.99 right now (reg. $19.99) through April 7 using promo code SECURE20. It’s a 1.5-inch tracker you can attach to your keys, wallet, luggage, backpack, or pet collar to track their location at any time—you can just open the Nut app on your iPhone or […]

I’m always game for a complicated dessert recipe—I love a challenge—but there’s a special satisfaction that can only come from not trying too hard and still being rewarded with cake. That’s where blender cakes fit in. If you swore off baking because of the whipping, creaming, and folding requirements that come along with some cake […]

Large Language Models (or LLMs), trained on vast amounts of text, are the super-smart engines powering generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini from Google—and Opera just became the first web browser to enable the local integration of LLMs. You may have already read how LLMs can be installed locally: It means the AI models […]

What’s the point of vegetable gardening, except to have access to fresh herbs and vegetables.And if you happen to prefer your daily allotment of vegetables in a glass, a garden can be a mighty playground.  If you’re a cocktail aficionado, almost every building block of your favorite drink has a vegetal component: a flavored or […]

April is when gardeners need to start being mathematicians and professional organizers, trying to find space for all the seedlings that need to get into trays on time. It’s also the first time this year you’ll start succession seeding, both indoors and out. Succession seeding is one of the real benefits of growing your own […]

The ecosystem of security cameras, routers and alarms that we know as Google Nest started as acquisitions of two companies by Google: Dropcam and Nest, in 2014. As Google has previously warned, the company is now dropping support for some of the earliest models of these security devices. On April 8, users of Dropcam, Dropcam […]

April 2 was International Fact-Checking Day, a “global initiative recognizing accurate information’s important role in an interconnected world.” (In my family, we celebrate by leaving each other gifts under the fact-checking tree, but we do not suggest they came from some mythical Arctic elf.)  The fact-checking and media-ethics kingpins at Poynter are behind the initiative, and […]

Generating images using AI is fun, and occasionally even useful, but the image generation typically happens on a server someone else controls. If you’d rather have a native Mac application for the job—one that works entirely offline, making it completely private—DiffusionBee is what you’re looking for. This Mac-only application can download AI models for generating […]

If you’ve been thinking about applying for Global Entry—the U.S. government’s expedited customs clearance program—you should do it soon. Membership has long come with a $100 fee, which includes TSA PreCheck (expedited security screening at many airports) and is good for five years. But starting on October 1, 2024, the program cost for new applications […]