Monthly Archives: January 2021
How to take a screenshot on a PC
Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that challenge us the most. Case in point: Taking a screenshot on your PC. There are many reasons to do this: confirming information to a friend, a colleague, or skeptical family member. Or, if you are Googling yourself, saving important details to pass along to your super-intelligent dog […]
Samsung confirms date of Galaxy Unpacked 2021
Samsung isn’t wasting any time in 2021 — the company has officially announced its first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year will be held on Jan. 14. Seeing as how we’re still in a pandemic, the festivities will be held via livestream at 10 a.m. E.T. Mashable received its very own invite. Image: samsung Samsung […]
What we want to see in 'The Mandalorian' Season 3
The Mandalorian won’t return until early 2022, but that gives us another year to speculate about Season 3. The Star Wars show from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni went deeper into wider canon with its second season, and with that and the departure of our favorite little friend, Season 3 could look very different. The […]
Flash is finally dead. Here's how to remove it from your computer.
The end of 2020 was seen as a positive for many, but it was bittersweet in at least one way: Adobe finally, officially killed Flash Player. This didn’t come as a surprise, as Adobe had announced Flash would die with three years’ advance warning. It marks the end of a long era, one that at […]
How to connect your laptop to a monitor
There are a number of reasons why you might want or need to connect your laptop to an external monitor, including the need for a larger screen, sharing a presentation with a small group or even (gasp!) in the event that your laptop display stops working. Each of these scenarios can come with their own […]
Unseen 'The Office' clip shows Dwight enter 'The Matrix' in elaborate finale prank
New Year’s Day 2021 has its pluses and minuses for fans of The Office. On the one hand, the beloved NBC sitcom has finally made the dreaded transition from Netflix to Peacock — leaving plenty of Dunder Mifflin motivated subscribers scrambling to get on the new streaming service. (Yes, you can watch Seasons 1 and […]
I’m my wife’s password manager, and it has to stop
My wife’s memory is so terrible, I’ve become her memory-keeper, faithfully logging her favorite burgers on my iPhone and remembering every variation of her usual password. “The usual” (not her actual password) has been my wife’s password for at least 10 years, although there’s now a second “usual” for the accounts we share, plus a […]
Daily Burn review: New daily workouts for beginners, but the music is terrible
It’s been a holiday season unlike any other, and yet one thing remained the same: I found myself short on both time and motivation to work out. I was intent on making things merry and bright for my 4-year-old twins, all while anxiously watching our city’s COVID cases rise at a terrifying rate. I started […]