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April 30, 2022 Will virtual reality finally break out in 2020?
Maybe this will be the year virtual reality goes mainstream. If we say it enough times we’ll be right eventually, yeah? But it really does feel like 2020 might be the year. Four years into consumer virtual reality, I finally feel excited again. The hardware is great, and cheaper than ever before. The games are […]
ELECTRONICS October 29, 2021 8 Wardrobe Classics That Never Go Out Of Style
Regardless of which style genre you align with, there are certain wardrobe classics that are inexplicably capable of elevating your outfit to new highs, while imbuing you with a nonchalant “I own this room” confidence. Some of you might like to flaunt hot-off-the-runways looks with sass; while certain others might be too shy to even […]
COMPUTERS 
November 19, 2019 LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS KNOCKED OUT AFTER RANSOMWARE ATTACK
(Reuters) – Louisiana state government computers were knocked out following a ransomware attack, the governor said on Monday, as results from the close gubernatorial election in the southern state await certification. Many state agencies had their servers taken down in response to the attack, Governor John Bel Edwards said in a series of messages posted […]
COMPUTERS September 27, 2019 Apple Mac Pro computers across Hollywood were mysteriously crashing, and it turned out a Google Chrome update was the culprit
A mysterious wave of crashing Apple Mac Pro computers affected several film and TV editors in Los Angeles on Monday, and it was initially thought that video editing software Avid was to blame, according to Variety. Indeed, the crashing Macs appeared to be localized in Los Angeles, and those reporting the crashes commonly run the Avid […]
CLOTHING March 6, 2019 The Best Ethical Clothing Brands Out There
Vegan clothing—it’s a hot topic, but what does it even mean? Basically: Vegan clothing enthusiasts don’t wear any kind of clothing items that contain leather or animal skin, wool or animal hair, or fur, down, silk, or any other material that comes from or is tested on animals. A more comprehensive what-to-look-for list in on PETA’s website, but cotton, polyester, […]
HOME & GARDEN March 16, 2018 How to humanely keep wildlife out of the garden
Some types of catnip can deter backyard visitors like deer, but the neighbor’s cat is sure to want to hang out, too. As with many things, in the garden, you pick your battles. (Illustration: Bill Kersey) You’ve no doubt heard the saying “she wouldn’t harm a fly.” It’s a phrase that could easily be applied […]
CLOTHING December 29, 2017 How Ivanka Trump Makes Money by Simply Picking Out Her Clothes Each Day
A year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the ethical challenges of having a businessman president have come into focus. But beyond trips to Mar-a-Lago and dignitaries booking Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel, photos of Ivanka Trump posted to Twitter and Instagram show the unintended consequences public servants entangled with their private businesses. That’s because most of what Ivanka Trump wears are her […]
COUPONS November 27, 2017 Woman wipes out $20K debt with help from coupons
olumbia, SC (WLTX) – Frances Rodgers spends hours searching for ways to slash prices at the grocery store. On average she’ll save about $700 each month. “Every girl is a diva, so I’m the Coupon Diva,” she said. “My grandmother started me couponing when I was a little girl. When she walked in the grocery store […]
HOME & GARDEN September 21, 2017 Check out our Home and Garden page!
Find stories in Thursday’s print edition offering five simple tips for making your home safer to prevent falls and ideas for fast-growing vegetables if you still want to get a little gardening done before it gets too cold. You’ll also find ads for local businesses offering everything from tree trimming and roofing services to mattresses. […]
COMPUTERS August 27, 2017 DARPA project aims to make modular computers out of ‘chiplets’
The Defense Department’s research arm has officially kicked off its effort to create a modular computing framework, with pieces pulled from a mix-‘n-match set of “chiplets.” Producing something this weird will take a village, the agency suggested — in fact, “an enormous village rife with innovators.” DARPA did always have a way with words. The program, […]
COMPUTERS August 17, 2017 Beware! WannaCry attack strikes Delhi, 200 computers locked out in this company
After affecting some parts of India, WannaCry has attacked a publishing firm in the national capital, New Delhi. (IE) WannaCry, a ransomware, is in the list of world’s biggest cyber attacks ever. This year in May, the malware spread like a wild fire all over the world and engulfed some major organisations within its impact. […]
COUPONS August 16, 2017 Thrifty thieves spotted stealing coupons out of newspapers
A band of thieves went coupon-clipping — swiping bundles of newspapers from stores around Staten Island and then taking the discount vouchers out of them, police said Tuesday. The group of men first removed numerous copies of the Staten Island Advance — totaling $2,600 — from various businesses in the Todt Hill area between 2:15 […]
