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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 - You might be more familiar with these words if you live along the coast. Blue category - A personal fitness trainer probably uses these words a lot....

The simple Pop-Tart has come a long way since its inception in the 1960s. Although they dont look different, the way theyre eaten has undergone some whimsical experimentation. This tracks for the colorful, jam-filled, toaster-friendly treat with teeny tiny sprinkles on top. Here are some of the best ways to eat Pop-Tarts. Id never recommend a hot toaster oven when its 80F; I just wouldnt stand for it. Instead,gift yourself a frozen Pop-Tart....

What is cold brew coffee? Cold brew is coffee brewed without heat. you might go on to pour hot brewed coffee over ice, and this would simply be iced coffee. It lasts a while. Usually when you embark on making cold brew, its a concentrate. While it might look like a small amount, its incredibly strong. So a measly 12 ounces of concentrate might last you a solid three mornings of caffeination....

Shoes, appropriate clothes, sweat-resistant sunscreen: These things are hard to do without. But those running watches that it seems like everyone has? You dont need one on your first day. You dont even need your phone. It’s kind of strange that fitness has become almost synonymous withtrackingfitness: How many steps are you taking? How many calories are you burning? How many minutes per mile was your pace when you went jogging this morning?...

Sometimes, the most expensive option isnt the best one, and smartwatches are no exception. But its a highly specialized machine, with a lot of features included that most people wont need. Why get a smart watch? I suppose people once said the same thing about flip phones. The Apple Watch SE is meant for someone like me. Its small, lightweight, and does just enough to win me over. I like to think of it like an updated iPod Nano....

It’s not just you: Google search is getting worse. But despite the search giant’s omnipresence, you aren’t stuck with Google. There are a number of alternative search engines out there. None are perfect, but each has positives that make them worth considering. Here are five alternatives that will satisfy most people. And remember: You don’t need to switch to relying entirely on one of them. There are over 13,000 of these shortcuts, useful for directly searching everything from Reddit to WolframAlpha....

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 - These are things you could climb, if youre ambitious. Blue category - You saw these things more frequently before the age of MP3s....

Theres an art and a science to picking a good starting word when youplay Wordle. One computer analysis suggested that CRANE is the best starter; another landed on SALET. (My personal favorite, ARISE, ranks seventh.) Should a Wordle starter have a lot of vowels? Im going to teach the controversy here. Thus, knocking out four of them in your first guess is pretty smart. (O and sometimes-vowel Y are the only ones not included....

Some of them feature twist endings, but sometimes even knowing thepremiseis a spoiler. Yes, this is a little weird; use your best judgement.) We know these movies, and we know how theyre meant to work. While the trailer makes it clear thatsomethingweird is going on, the biggest twists are far from predictable. Then it nimbly shifts gears, and spends the rest of its runtime careering into much darker territory. Which suggests that fewer people have seen a Quentin Tarantino movie than one might suspect....

The initiative is known as “Project Greymatter. “AppleInsider also confirms as much, and reports on a handful of additional AI features. As a bit of an AI skeptic, I like this plan. (Apple already does havesomeAI features, includingLive Text, which uses the NPU to handle processing.) However, not all features are ideal for on-gadget processing, especially for older iPhones and Macs. If your iPhone, iPad, or Mac is pretty new, the hardware should keep up....

Im a cheap traveler, which means Im often packing light. Friends, I did it. it’s possible for you to, too. Heres what I mean. But dont eyeball it! Avoid this minor nightmare byactually checking the airlines bag measurements. On my trip, the carrier (the now-defunct(?) Check your airlines website, and then whip out a tape measure and verify. (If your bag is soft-sided, verify to measure it when its fully packed....

But what about supplements? There are no special requirements for how it must be labeled or packaged, either. That said, there are things to keep in mind if you want to avoid delays at the scanners. (The Instagram post shows an agent doing this.) The testing is quick and youll be on your way. On a short trip, youll be fine without your creatine or protein for a few days....

Modern Macs look and feel great, but sometimes I really miss the look and feel of retro Macs. The same developerMario Guzmanalsomade Music MiniPlayer for macOS, which looks like iTunes. My colleagueJustin Pot has written a great piecethat walks you through the ins and outs of that app. Bring back iTunes and iPhoto iTunes and iPhoto were era-defining apps for the Mac. iPhoto was less popular, but used to be the photo management app before Photos came around....