Tuesday 28 February 2017

How to Stream President Trump's Speech to Congress

Tonight at 9 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. pacific, Trump will be giving his first major speech to a joint session of Congress. Here’s how you can watch it anywhere, no cable required.

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Google Opens Up Keep to G Suite Users and Adds Docs Integration

Today, Google is adding its note taking tool, Keep, to its G Suite service (formally Google Apps). That means if you’re using a company or school Google account you can finally get access to the excellent Google Keep. They’re also adding access to Keep right in Google Docs.

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Use Bubble Wrap to Insulate Your Sous Vide Tub

I have long used bubble wrap as a stress-relieving device, but it turns out those sheets of air pockets have another use that is extremely pertinent to my life: sous vide insulation.

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Five Tips for Dealing With Mice In Your Home

Mice are simultaneously cute and some of the most horrendous pests of all time. If you’re dealing with a minor infestation, these tips will help you reclaim your castle from the enemy invaders.

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Remains of the Day: YouTube Launching TV Streaming Service

YouTube has announced a new online TV streaming service that will offer a variety of live broadcasts from dozens of channels and cable networks. It’ll cost $35 a month with no commitments and will be available “soon.” That and more in today’s news.

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Why Bacon Sometimes Looks Green

When you’re not dealing with vegetables, green isn’t the most appetizing color—especially when it’s on your raw bacon. But fear not fellow bacon lover, that weird discoloring is not anything to be worried about.

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Tell Us About Your Worst First Day on the Job

Your first day on the job is always a stressful experience. You have to put your best foot forward, make good first impressions, learn the landscape of social relationships in the office, and actually do whatever you’re being paid to do. But it doesn’t always go so smoothly.

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Light Up Every Nook and Cranny With OxyLED's Stick-Anywhere Motion Lights

OxyLED’s stick-anywhere motion-sensing lights are ideal for dark cabinets and closets, and though they’re currently listed for $11 each, you can add two to your cart today, and get both for $15 with code OXY2PT02/

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Why You Should Order "Double Cut" Pizza for Your Next Party

Pizza parties are arguably the best type of parties, bringing joy to everyone young and old. To get the most mileage out of the pies you order for your next shindig, ask your local parlor to “double cut” them.

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Seven Methods to Help You Stay Focused

How many things are vying for your attention right now? Your phone? Email? Slack? Twitter? That nagging to-do list that just seems to keep growing? Modern technology has given us so many amazing things, but one of the awkward side effects has always been its ability to get in our face whether we want it to or not.

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This Video Explains Why "I Don't Have Time" Is a Poor Excuse

You can read all sorts of tips and articles on how to “save time,” but as Laura Vanderkam points out in her TED talk, “we don’t build the lives we want by saving time. We build the lives we want, and then time saves itself.” In other words, “time is a choice.”

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Today's Best Deals: Calvin Klein Underwear, Google Home, Game of Thrones Risk, and More

Game of Throne Risk, Calvin Klein underwear, and Google Home lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.

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What to Do With All That Loose Change You've Been Hoarding

Most of us have a stash of coins somewhere in our home. It could be a change jar, a drawer, or even a pile of the jingly, jangly stuff sitting on a window sill. You save it because, well, it’s money, but also because it’s a pain to carry around and actually use. Here’s what to do with that massive coin stash.

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Simple Launches Shared Accounts to Make Merging Finances Incredibly Easy

Simple is already one of our favorite tools for managing your finances. They make it incredibly easy to see how much money you have, set up goals, and budget your expenses. Today, they launched Shared accounts, a new feature that makes it dead simple to split expenses and finances with another person.

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Ease the Transition to USB-C With a Pair of Great Deals

USB-C is taking over the world (it might even be in the next iPhone...what?!), and you can ease the transition with a handful of inexpensive USB-A to USB-C cables, or some ultra-affordable plug adapters.

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Gizmodo This WSJ iPhone 8 Rumor Is Absolutely Insane | Jezebel Did You At Least Remove Your Shoes, K

Gizmodo This WSJ iPhone 8 Rumor Is Absolutely Insane | Jezebel Did You At Least Remove Your Shoes, Kellyanne? | Deadspin Italy Exploited An Insane Rugby Loophole, Enraging England | The Root Ga. Couple Get Prison for Confederate Racist Terror at Black Child’s Birthday Party |

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The Most Visually Stunning National Parks According to a Former National Geographic Photographer

One of the best parts about visiting national parks is seeing preserved natural wonders, and each park offers unique views. Recently a former National Geographic photographer visited every national park and tabulated the ones most likely to take your breath away.

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Microsoft Unveils $10 Monthly Gaming Subscription Service For Xbox One

Coming this spring to the Xbox One, the Xbox Game Pass will give console owners access to over 100 Xbox One and backwards compatible games for $9.99 a month.

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Two Tips for Better Cheese Crisps

Cheese crisps—which are also known as “frico”—are an easy, one-ingredient snack made by frying little piles of cheese until they take on the appearance of a lacy cracker. They’re savory. They’re crunchy. They’re an elaborate excuse to eat piles of cheese, and they can be even better.

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Eight Questions to Determine If Your Busyness Is Actually Accomplishing Anything

The most productive people seem to have it all figured it out. They have a to-do list and just rock at it, right? Well, it’s a bit more than that. They make sure that what they do isn’t just “busy work”, but focused, daily work that steers them toward truly important stuff they want to get done. Here’s how you can too.

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I Save Money In #MyCalvins, With Amazon's One-Day Sale

The classic logo underwear from Calvin Klein has been around forever, and has seen another surge in popularity thanks in part to their #MyCalvins campaign (Justin Bieber photoshop notwithstanding). Amazon’s one-day sale on Calvin Klein underthings will help you get comfy and get one step closer to looking like their…

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Energy Bar Turns Your Android’s Status Bar Into a Battery Level Indicator

Android: It’s easy enough to glance at your phone and see where your battery level is at. However, if you want another fun, handy option, check out Energy Bar. It’s a free app that turns your phone’s status bar into a battery indicator.

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The Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless Adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to the Zero, Costs $10

The Raspberry Pi Zero is a fantastic, miniature version of the Raspberry Pi that shrinks the board down to about the size of a stick of gum, but one problem with it is the lack of wireless features. The Raspberry Pi Zero is a new version that packs in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for double the price of the original Zero.

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Monday 27 February 2017

The Shared Gadget Travel Bag

If you travel with a ton of gadgets, you know keeping them organized is hard. Over on Cool Tools, reader Marcel Dufresne shares the bag him and his wife take traveling.

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Deadspin Roger Federer Is Just Making Stuff Up Now | The Slot Sean Spicer Wrote This Angry Letter to

Deadspin Roger Federer Is Just Making Stuff Up Now | The Slot Sean Spicer Wrote This Angry Letter to His College Newspaper After They Called Him ‘Sean Sphincter’ | Gizmodo SpaceX Wants to Fly Two Bourgies Around the Moon Next Year | The Root Everybody Hates Trump (Except White People) |

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Remains of the Day: Google Assistant Comes to More Android Phones

Google is bringing their virtual assistant to more Android phones this week. Google Assistant has previously been exclusive to their own Pixel phones or through the Allo app, but now they’re rolling it out more widely. That and more in today’s news.

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