You may think you have hunger pains, but you do not.
Source: 10 Common Phrases People Constantly Get Wrong, and How to Say Them Right
Android has won the phone world war
A global survey shows the majority of countries favor Android over iPhone.
Got a new Chromebook? You need these 25 tips and tricks!
Every Chromebook is a powerful tool that’s just waiting to be used to its full potential, and once you know a few tricks you’ll feel like you’re getting even more value out of your inexpensive computer.
Source: Got a new Chromebook? You need these 25 tips and tricks!
Android Hidden Codes: All the custom Dialer Codes and What they do!
Explore the hidden codes that can be used to access many secret service menus (engineering mode) and useful options in your Android phone.
Source: Android Hidden Codes: All the custom Dialer Codes and What they do!
How bad is Google Photos’ compression anyway?
Some quick tests as Google ends its free storage offer.
How to Teach Google Assistant Unique Contact Names
Google Assistant on your Nest or Home smart speaker or display won’t work very well if it can’t understand what you’re saying. If there’s someone in your life with a particularly complex name to pronounce, Assistant might struggle with it. Here’s how to tell it how the name sounds.
How to create Telegram widgets that you can share anywhere
Have you ever wondered how people share messages from Twitter, YouTube, or Reddit on their personal blogs, websites, or social media? Did you know that you can do the same with public Telegram posts? We’ll show you how.
Source: How to create Telegram widgets that you can share anywhere
How to Check Someone’s Availability in Google Calendar
If someone shares their Google Calendar with you and you want to meet with them, check their availability. Without even viewing their calendar, you can see suggested times to get together in Google Calendar online.
Source: How to Check Someone’s Availability in Google Calendar
How to Back Up All of Your Google Data
It’s more than likely you’ll live happily with your Google account until such time as Jeeves comes back from the dead to reassert dominance in the search market (forever, in other words). However, I’ve encountered a few weird instances lately of Google deleting users’ accounts without rhyme or reason, leaving them unable to access what they’d stored on Google’s services (a lot) and with no real resources to get it back.
Sleep science: 3 easy hacks for a good night’s rest
Stress and anxiety associated with the Covid pandemic have meant many of us are not sleeping as well as we used to, so what can you drink to improve your sleep?
10 best Synology tips and tricks to get the most out of your NAS
Whether you’re just getting started with a Synology NAS or looking to learn more about the platform, these are the best tips and tricks for your Synology NAS.
Source: 10 best Synology tips and tricks to get the most out of your NAS
What is Semantic Versioning?
Semantic versioning is a formal convention for determining the version number of new software releases. The standard helps software users to understand the severity of changes in each new distribution.
Source: What is Semantic Versioning?
Telegram says it ‘shut down hundreds of public calls for violence’ in US last week
“Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protest,” said CEO Pavel Durov
Source: Telegram says it ‘shut down hundreds of public calls for violence’ in US last week
160 awesome, ridiculous, and downright creepy Gboard emoji combos you should try out
Of all the new devices, apps, services, and features we saw in 2020, one of my favorite and most used has been the ability to combine two emojis in Gboard
Source: 160 awesome, ridiculous, and downright creepy Gboard emoji combos you should try out
The Climate Crisis Will Be Steroids for Fascism
The ingredients that stirred extremists to take on the Capitol will only grow more plentiful as the climate crisis worsens. If officials aren’t ready to take a clear-eyed look at that reality, we’ll face even more extreme assaults in the coming hotter decades.
Thanks For the Evidence, You Seditious Dweebs
Yesterday, a nauseated and tired public witnessed a clear, on-the-ground, real-time feed of Trump supporters committing countless potential felonies and misdemeanors. They saw it not through security footage or journalists’ reports but mostly from the culprits themselves, who gleefully livestreamed and tweeted from the Capitol building as if it was a field trip. As the high wore off, tweets and videos vanished—some deleted by the platforms themselves, others likely pulled by slack-jawed Trumpers covering their own asses.
‘Meanwhile in Canada’: The Groups Inciting a Fascist Insurrection in Washington Are Here in Canada Too
The same forces at play in the United States Capitol are already threatening Canadian democracy
Ejaculation study debunks a longstanding theory
One hormone was thought to explain why men have to take time off after an orgasm ( called the male refractory period). Now scientists aren’t so sure.
How to See When Apps Access Your Camera and Microphone on Android
Privacy is a big topic when it comes to mobile devices. iPhones and iPads show little orange and green indicator icons when apps access the device’s camera or microphone. Here’s an Android app that can do the same.
Source: How to See When Apps Access Your Camera and Microphone on Android
The Misinformation Age and the Doxastic Pandemic
How the voices of experts are drowned by the voices of the uneducated masses.
We live not in the information age, but the misinformation age — according to a number of philosophers, such as Cailin O’Conner