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5 New Year’s Resolutions and Apps to Help You Accomplish Them


The new year marks a fresh start and another opportunity to set goals for what is ahead. Developing a plan is simple, but holding yourself accountable and tracking progress can make it difficult to stick with your objectives for the entire year. Make 2024 different by utilizing apps to stay on track.

Hot Tech Tips to Prepare for Cold Weather


As winter vibes roll in and freezing temperatures take over many parts of the country, it’s important to ensure your tech stays resilient and frost-free.

Cut Costs, Not Your Connection: How to Get Home Internet for Less


If you’re struggling with access to reliable and affordable wireless home internet, you’re not alone. In fact, more than 20% of Americans living in rural areas and nearly 30% of Americans living in Tribal lands lack internet access, compared to only 1.5% of those living in urban areas. To make matters worse, the average American shells out about $75 each month for internet service, with over a third saying that cost is one of the biggest hurdles in getting their hands on home internet.

Best New Tech Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything


Most of us have at least one loved one who’s hard to shop for. Maybe it’s because they insist that they have everything they need already or perhaps they simply have discerning taste. To get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping, consider these five, functional and fun gift ideas that promise to impress even the most challenging gift recipients:

Would Your Pricey New Smartphone Survive a 6-Foot Drop?


Despite space age materials and hefty price tags, today’s top-of-the-line smartphones are still prone to damage, and consumers without protection plans are facing sticker shock at repair shops.

Little iPod Wonders


It is no wonder that ipods are getting fun poked at them by movies this year. It seems as if the ipod is taking over the world. Everywhere you go you see them, they are attached to adults and children alike and they are all over the television and in the movies, it is getting a little insane.

IP Addresses: Finding, Understanding and Using


IP addresses are like real-world addresses, they are identifiers for computers or devices connected to TCP/IP networks. The entire TCP/IP networking protocol is based on the concept of a unique IP address for every object connected to the network. Messages sent via TCP/IP networks are routed to their destination based on the IP address.

A Hurricane of Personal Technologies in the Near Future


Personal technologies are very interesting and if you read the personal Tech Newsletters and magazines they are quite popular with the techie crowd and more and more the mainstream reader. There always seems to be something new and something to write about in personal Tech.

Animated Wallpaper


Animated wallpapers are applications that place special animations, screen savers and media files directly on the desktop. This makes them different from a typical desktop wallpaper, which is just an image in the background. These applications allow full-fledged 3 dimensional animations, screen savers and media files to be displayed directly in the background.

Digital Cameras


But perhaps no product has been more affected by digital technology than the camera.

Portable DVD Players Versus Laptops


For some the big discussion is...should we get a 'portable dvd player" or just spend more money a get a laptop that will play our dvd movies?

Computer Training - Building a PC, Piece By Piece


Building a computer from piece by piece is the best way to get the computer you really want, in addition to being an entertaining process. There are many different parts that make up a computer but it doesn't take long to learn.


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05/04/2024
The 10 Best Portable Grills You Can Buy
We barbecued for weeks to find the right charcoal and propane grills for road trips—or just for smaller homes.


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05/04/2024
LinkedIn Has Games Now
Plus: Razer will have to refund customers who bought its light-up face mask, Peloton cuts staff and its CEO, and hybrid cars are hitting the roads.


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How to Track Your Sleep Using Your Fitbit
Use any of Fitbit’s trackers or smartwatches to get a better idea of how you’re sleeping and how to improve your slumber.


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Want to Mount Your TV? You Have More Options Than Ever
TV mounts have evolved, and so have all the other options for getting your huge new television set off the entertainment stand.


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The Best Star Wars Gifts
These are the best Star Wars gifts in the galaxy for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters. #Maythe4thBeWithYou


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05/04/2024
A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed air energy storage, aims to break ground on its first large-scale plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with an even bigger facility in California.


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05/04/2024
A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.


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05/04/2024
What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?
On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!


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05/03/2024
Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to Require Them
A popular bill will force car companies to put AM radios in vehicles at no extra charge, despite decreasing interest from drivers and potential electromagnetic interference.


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05/03/2024
27 Viral TikTok Gifts That Are Actually Worth a Look
We're testing gadgets that keep showing up in our feeds. Here are the ones that deserve the hype—and would make awesome presents.


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05/03/2024
No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear.


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05/03/2024
MatPat Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
MatPat, the semi-retired YouTube host of The Game of Theorists, joins WIRED to answer his most searched questions from Google. What are his favorite video games? What's he up to in "retirement?" Will he ever come back to YouTube? It's MatPat's WIRED Autocomplete Interview.Director: Jackie PhillipsDirector of Photography: Ricardo PomaresEditor: Louville MooreTalent: MatPatCreative Producer: Justin WolfsonLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Paul GulyasProduction Manager: Peter BrunetteCamera Operator: Shay Eberle-GunstSound Mixer: Kari BarberProduction Assistant: Brock SpitaelsPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds


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05/03/2024
Red Light Therapy Masks Are Soaring in Popularity, but How Do They Work?
Red and blue light therapy can help reduce wrinkles and acne. I spoke to a dermatologist and donned a few masks to test their efficacy.


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05/03/2024
Jot Down Your Thoughts With These Great Note-Taking Apps
Our favorite note-taking apps make it easy to save your shopping lists, work to-do's, and strokes of genius, all in one place.


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05/03/2024
The Baby Gear I Loved as a New Parent
Raising an infant can sometimes feel impossible. Here's the gear our writer found indispensable during her child's first year.


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05/03/2024
Adam Neumann’s Bid to Buy WeWork Failed. Will He Now Try to Compete With It?
WeWork’s controversial former CEO tried to acquire the bankrupt company he left in crisis. After being rebuffed, Adam Neumann will have to pivot to something new.


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05/03/2024
How a Scrappy Cryptominer Transformed Into the Multibillion-Dollar Backbone of the AI Boom
CoreWeave, once a small player in crypto, is now a $19 billion unicorn that provides GPUs to AI developers. Its frenetic culture and rising competition now pose challenges, former employees say.


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05/03/2024
Give This Rich Dude $1 or The Onion Disappears Forever
Jeff Lawson’s plan to revive venerable satirical outlet The Onion involves borrowing from the playbook of the founders of WhatsApp.


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05/03/2024
How to Shut Up Your Gadgets at Night So You Can Sleep
Your smartphone probably already dominates your day—don't let it interrupt your night too. Here's how to silence the the beeps and bloops so you can sleep for a change.


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05/03/2024
Jerry Seinfeld, ‘Hacks,’ and the Future of Comedy in a Digital World
Jerry Seinfeld thinks “PC crap” is ruining comedy. Hacks proves him wrong.


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05/03/2024
Everything You Need to Know About Hybrid Cars
Move over electric vehicles—hybrids are having a moment. With EV sales slowing, a dizzying array of new hybrids (and acronyms) are hitting the market—our guide will help you navigate the options.


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05/03/2024
These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. And they’re not afraid to show it off online.


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05/02/2024
Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.


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05/02/2024
Want to Buy a Decommissioned Supercomputer? Here's Your Chance
There's still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th most powerful computer in the world.


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05/02/2024
The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now
"Argylle," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Napoleon," and a documentary about Billie Eilish are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.


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