Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, May 24, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Words you might use to describe a holiday movie on Lifetime or Hallmark. Blue category - These words are connected by a verb that applies to all of them....

May 24, 2024 · 3 min · 456 words · Mark Good

14 of the Best Wordle Variants You Should Play

Here are 14 of the best. Absurdle Absurdlegets its name because its premise is entirely absurdand man, does it follow through. The secret word youre guessingchanges to evade your guesses. Squabble InSquabble, we have our first competitive Wordle. (Well meet another in a minute.) Guessing wrong subtracts health from your little meter; guessing correctly refills it. The game continues, going to multiple words if needed, until all but one player has been eliminated....

May 23, 2024 · 2 min · 266 words · Miranda Marsh

20 Different Kinds of Windows (and When to Choose Each for Your Home)

You also have to choose the right kind of windows for your houseand theres a dizzying number of choices. When to choose:When money is a concern. Single-hung windows tend to be the cheapest options, with anaverage cost of $560per window. These are pretty standard in most homes. When to choose:When you better stick to a budget, but want more flexibility. Conversely, a hopper-style window has hinges at the bottom so it resembles a chute or hopper when opened....

May 23, 2024 · 3 min · 520 words · David Ortiz

How to Make Windows 10 Look and Feel Like Windows 11 Without Upgrading

Itll also help revert your changes if you end up not liking the custom desktop look later on. Search forRestoreusing the Windows task bar. SelectCreate a Restore Pointfrom the search results to fire up the System Properties menu. With system protection turned on, highlight the drive from the list, then selectCreate. Add a description for the new restore point, then clickCreate. Wait for the backup process to finish. OldNewExplorer:Changes the look and feel of the Windows explorer menus....

May 23, 2024 · 2 min · 354 words · Troy Munoz

How to Use a Simpler, Less Intrusive Version of Dropbox

Remember when Dropbox synced your files and that was it? Even better: using this app doesn’t count against thethree gear limit of the free version. Setting up Maestral couldn’t be easier on a Mac. Justdownload the tool, install it, and open it. You will be asked to connect to your Dropbox account via the web app. You will be given a token which you could copy from there and paste back in Maestral....

May 23, 2024 · 1 min · 172 words · Michael Payne

Reddit’s 'Squat Plug' Joke Is Now Google AI’s Fitness Advice

Sometimes it summarizes those results. Sometimes it gets them completely wrong. Now,buttplugs are real. They are a key in of sex toy. If youre, you know, curious. In recent years it has breached containment, with mentions on YouTube and other social platforms. (They do not. This is all part of the joke.) I know this because I have spent far too much time on Reddit. I know some of the people who make these jokes....

May 23, 2024 · 2 min · 363 words · Timothy Edwards

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, May 23, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Words that might be used to end a relationship. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle! Were about to give away some of the answers....

May 23, 2024 · 2 min · 359 words · Anne Williams

Do Electrolyte Supplements Actually Do Anything?

Electrolyte powders come in all different flavors, mineral concentrations, and sweetener options. Theyre sold to athletes, to dieters, and as a hangover cure. But how many of us can actually benefit from taking electrolytes? And how many of the hydration “facts” we hear on social media are actually myths? If youre expecting me to say that electrolytes are useless, thats not exactly true. I love a cold swig of LMNT when I come home from a sweaty summer run....

May 22, 2024 · 3 min · 503 words · Jacob Smith

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, May 22, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - What you might call the thing that gets you from point A to point B. Blue category - These verbs help you get to the heart of something....

May 22, 2024 · 3 min · 450 words · Ronald Farley

Use These Apps to Find an Online Book Club

There are many ways to find interesting books to read, maybe on yourKindleorKobo. Thankfully, there is another way: joining an online book club. you’re free to join any book club you want, and join multiple book clubs as well. The app search feature can help you narrow down on specific genres, too. The core of Fable’s interactive experience can be found in the Discussion and Schedule sections. The app is free of ads and is run independently....

May 22, 2024 · 1 min · 191 words · Vernon Whitehead

Use This Free App to Make Custom Text Shortcuts

Over the years we’ve recommendedTextExpanderandaText, but neither is exactly cheap. The downside: it takes a little bit more work to set up. Let’s back up a little. Espanso is a free text expansion app. To get started, download and set up the system. ClickOpen search barand you’ve got the option to browse the current snippets. There are only a handful by default. This doesn’t get useful until you start adding your own snippets, which is the tricky part....

May 22, 2024 · 2 min · 248 words · Michael Mills

12 of the Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far)

Let’s hope the second half of 2024 keeps up the momentum. Never Post MissReply All? These ones are tiny. If you need laughs, you will get them. The kick-off is a two-parter with Antoine Dodson of Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife fame. This is a comedy podcast even more than it is a podcast about the internet. The show ends with fun segments, which include crowning grasshole of the week....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Terri Williams

My Favorite Ways to Organize an Abundance of Cosmetics

Personally, I don’t, so mine is all stored on ashelving unit over my toilet. Other than that, do give a shot to keep up with the general expiration dates of your products. A palettecanlast foreverbut that doesn’t mean it should. you’re able to use a site likeCheck Cosmeticto determine the expiration of your specific products. I like to use a combination of both. Let’s start with the standard stuff. Above, you’ll see the gold standard in makeup organizing: The humble acrylic shelving unit....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 142 words · Robert Phillips