For most people, in the days of a consistent stream of shares and updates to social media, anonymity is the exception, rather than the rule. Way back, when the internet first became popular in the US, think early 90s, anonymity was the norm. In fact, that's one of the reasons it took so long for e-commerce to take off, the internet was too anonymous. Fast-forward 20 years and everyone is on the internet. Anonymity has vanished. Big companies know who we are either through cookies, logins or other...

Google released the premium version of their Pixel line up late last year, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The phones were well received, but considered to be expensive. In fact, since the Pixel line began, the price of a Pixel has been on the premium side of things. This is in contrast to the previous line of Google phones, the Nexus, which most people considered the perfect balance between premium features and price. And while Pixel phones are well liked, at a starting price of $799...

WARNING: Spoilers below... Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 8 years, you are aware of Game of Thrones. Perhaps you are not a fan, but you have heard of it. Therefore, you would be familiar with the various main characters in the show. From the drunken and witty dwarf, to the courageous bastard, to the beautiful mother of dragons, to the Princess in the North? In episode 3 of the last season of the show, Arya not only saved the show, but all...

Have you ever wondered how powerful magnets and magnetic fields can be? There are various types of magnets; permanent magnets (like fridge magnets), temporary magnets (magnetized paperclips), and electromagnets (speakers). I'm sure you have played with one, or all three. But I bet you never realized how precisely you could magnetize something to the point that you could control it remotely. A magnet is the result of particles in an object which are arranged in a north/south orientation and emit a magnetic field. What the scientists have done...

As crazy as that may sound, that water bottle you carry in your car to cool you off, could end up roasting your vehicle. Though the risk is low, under certain conditions, the water in the bottle can act as a magnifying glass for the Sun light. At minimum, you could end up with a burn mark in your interior. But if luck is not on your side, with the right cabin temperature and Sun light intensity, that burn mark can turn into a fire. The solution is...

For the last couple of months, listening to podcasts has turned into a headache. The problem was a constant, and unpredictable pause of my shows. While listening on Bluetooth to an episode, all would be going well and suddenly it would stop. I did the normal troubleshooting, like make sure: The app as not “battery optimized”It could run in the backgroundUninstall/ReinstallTry a new appRestart the phoneTry different Bluetooth headphonesEtc, etc Nothing worked. Restarting the phone, or reinstalling the app helped to extend the frequency of the pauses, but...