Author: Terren

We all need vitamins, but that doesn’t mean you need to take a vitamin. This week, science gave us another brick for the giant “vitamin pills are useless for most of us” sign that’s been under construction for a while. (It’s a metaphor, but I imagine it as something like the Hollywood sign, except nobody looks at it because they’re all busy shopping for vitamins in the valley below.)

If you’ve ever been in the hospital recovering from a surgery, you know the health care providers will ask you to “rate” your pain on a scale of 1 to 10, so they can administer pain relief if you need it. But assessing mental-health distress doesn’t have a simple 1-10 scale, because mental health isn’t as straightforward as physical pain. But nonetheless, people suffering from depression, anxiety, or other disorders might find it helpful to take …

The Joy of Cooking, Julia Child, and Martha Stewart advised home cooks to rinse off raw chicken, but is that actually a good idea? And how about produce and rice? Here’s a look at what to rinse and what not to.

It may be a zombie bite, a rival group’s attack, or just a lone walk toward the great unknown. No matter what you call it, Rick Grimes will soon be gone from The Walking Dead. Several news outlets are reporting that Andrew Lincoln will be exiting the series sometime in season nine.

Google Photos can do more than just store your photographs, and we have the details here.

Looking for some entertainment to go with your summer gatherings? Add to the festivities with these awesome lawn games of all shapes and sizes. With so many fun games to play, the party will never end!

It’s not your fault, but it is very likely that you’re using the wrong HDMI cord to plug that 4K Apple TV or PS4 Pro into your new TV. While you might have assumed that all HDMI cords are equal they are, unfortunately, not. And if you have the wrong cable, you could be missing out on the best features of your TV—or whatever you’re trying to plug into it. No HDR, no wide color gamut, no high frame rate for your sports and games. But don’t worry. I…

Myth: Chromebooks don’t run apps. Fact: Chromebooks run more apps than any device ever.

You’ve subscribed to their YouTube channel, you’ve smashed that like button countless times, and maybe you’ve even donated some cash to their Patreon. Still, you have to listen to the same exact video intro all YouTubers use for some reason every single time. Behold, two hotkeys that will save you from having to hear “Hey, what’s up guys?” ever again.

You’ve no doubt heard the terms gigabytes, terabytes, or petabytes thrown around before, but what exactly do they mean in terms of real-world storage? Let’s take a closer look at storage sizes.

Plex is a great way to watch your personal media everywhere. Here’s everything you need to know about Plex!

Last August, YouTube rolled out a new messaging feature within its mobile apps for Android and iOS. Now, almost a year later, the video platform is bringing “Messages” to the web.

One day, phones will be made from stardust and unicorns. For now, though, we have three choices.

Acer has unveiled its first high-end Chromebook, the Spin 13.

Lots of malware tries to bog down your browser, but Google Chrome isn’t defenseless—on Windows there’s a built-in scanner called Cleanup.

Lenovo’s 500e is not only one of the company’s best Chromebooks ever, it’s one of the best Chromebooks you can buy in 2018.

There has been an experimental FaceDetector API within the Chrome web browser since version 56 that can automatically detect when someone is looking at a webcam. Now, the developer who created Face…