Is the PS5 or the Xbox Series X the Better Gaming Console?

However, choosing between these two gaming consoles hasn’t gotten any easier. But is that really all there is to choosing a new gaming console? And what about console exclusives? Is that even a thing anymore? On paper, both consoles are going to look pretty similar. At their most basic option, though, the PS5 and Xbox Series X both cost $499. The Xbox Series X is a much more square-looking gadget, with some saying it resembles a refrigerator....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 281 words · Laura Benson

Olivier Levasseur’s Lost Treasure

However, it was his brazen looting of the Portuguese great galleonNossa Senhora do Cabothat sealed his fate. Instead, he boasted of having hidden it, taunting authorities and onlookers alike. The island Mahe, Seychelles, where Olivier Levasseurs treasure is believed to lay hidden. Photo credit:Olivier Levasseur/Flickr Olivier Levasseur was born into a privileged bourgeois family in Calais in 1688. Thanks to his excellent education, Levasseur could have led a respectable life as an architect....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 239 words · Michael Hurley

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, February 20, 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 - Where a musician might sit. Blue category - Like a dot of glue. Purple category - Sounds like the produce section....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 369 words · Richard Arnold

Why You Keep Losing NYT Connections

Shes right, of course. To find similarities, you have to look for differences. But first, why trust me? Because Ive played every Connections puzzlesince the game came out of beta. Along the way, Ive discovered tips and tricks that make solving easier. Here are my best tips for solving Connections. Theres often some misdirection: theyll put WONDER next to BREAD, or MATCH next to BOX. Those pairs might go together, in a sense, but theyre almost always red herrings....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 419 words · Daniel Bowen

The Five Best Free Alternatives to Splitwise

Splitwise has long been myfavorite app for splitting expenses. The app makes it easy to figure out who owes who, and even works well across multiple currencies. It’s another example of apps limiting basic, free features to bring in more revenue. Fortunately, there are still other expense-tracking apps that let you log entries for free. you could create two buckets of expenses, such as for two separate trips or projects....

February 19, 2024 · 1 min · 141 words · Steven Williams

Three Reasons to Upgrade Your Mesh Wifi System for Wi-Fi 6

Installing mesh wifi in my home was a game changer. Mesh wifi points came down in price, and I bought a few more to bolster my signal. I was, as usual, wrong. What is mesh wifi? First, let me explain whatmesh wifiis, for the uninitiated. Wifi generally comes into your home through a modem. A router takes that signal from the modem, and sends it out horizontally as wifi. So you had less wifi, but over a larger space....

February 19, 2024 · 2 min · 289 words · Peter James

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, February 19, 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 - Screw up. Blue category - Woodworkers are familiar with these. Purple category - You probably went through one of these today....

February 19, 2024 · 2 min · 389 words · Christine Harris

What Is a VPN, Anyway?

Everything you key in in the online window carries clues to your identity. This is where a VPN (Virtual Private online grid) works like a gatekeeper by guarding your privacy. They’re also used to unblock geo-restricted content and avoid censorship. How does a VPN work? It’s as if you’re browsing via a private tunnel shielded from everyone else. Why use a VPN at all? Because your data is so valuable, there’s more than one reason to use a VPN service....

February 19, 2024 · 2 min · 390 words · Charles Murray

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, February 18, 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 - Going after your quarry. Blue category - This category is basically a recipe. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!...

February 18, 2024 · 2 min · 378 words · Laura White

10 Hidden Safari Features You Simply Must Try

It might be time to rethink that. Hit the Share icon in the web client and select Messages. Use extensions to make everything better Yes,Safari has online window extensions too. Even so, Safari has lots of great extensions that will enhance your browsing experience. Take scrolling screenshots of entire webpages iOS allows you to takefull-page screenshots of webpages in Safari. Make Safari’s Start Page beautiful You cancustomize the Safari Start Page on your iPhoneandyour Mac....

February 17, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Amy Jordan

Building a DIY Solar Panel Is Surprisingly Straightforward

Solar energy is magic, really. Its cheap, pays for itself in a relatively short period of time, and its absolutely renewable. Those prices might lead you to wonder if you cant just make your own solar panels. The answer is, you sure can. Solar panel DIY materials Solar panels are surprisingly simple things. Tabbing wire.This isflat wireused to connect cells together into strings. Liquid silicone.This will be used to seal your connected PV cells....

February 17, 2024 · 2 min · 288 words · Alexander Sawyer

These Are My Two Favorite Shoulder Strengthening Routines

What are the shoulder muscles? The shoulder is one of our strangest and most complex joints. Many of these muscles attach to our shoulder blade, and double as back muscles as well. So its not simple to define what counts as a shoulder muscle. Still, Ill try. The side (lateral) deltoid, which helps you raise your arm out to the side. The rear (posterior) deltoid, which helps you pull your arm back....

February 17, 2024 · 3 min · 488 words · Brian Walker

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, February 17, 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! Blue category - Endings. Purple category - Under the big top. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle! Were about to give away some of the answers....

February 17, 2024 · 2 min · 409 words · Erin Gonzalez