Most Viewed Posts This Week: Jul 31 – Aug 7
This week we continued our exploration of the nuances of Windows 10 privacy settings and Start menu settings, learned how to drink alcohol like adults, discussed apps that are too popular for their own good, and much more. Here’s a look back.
What Windows 10 Privacy Nightmare Settings Really Do
Windows 10 has a few handy new features, but according to the rest of the web, it also has features that hide any semblance of privacy. But this opinion is a little exaggerated. Let’s take a closer look at what each of these settings actually do, and which ones are actually a privacy issue.
If your flight is booked more than you need to, do not volunteer to be stopped.
Flights are constantly booked. If you’re about to run into trouble, don’t volunteer to get compensation from the airline – whether they offer cash or a voucher. Instead, become one of those passengers forcibly denied boarding and receive much more compensation.
Amazon Prime now only lets you share with two adults and four children
Until August 1st, you could share the benefits of Amazon Prime’s cheap shipping with four other adults . The company will now limit the sharing of Prime benefits to two adults and four children – if you haven’t signed up yet – in a new feature called Amazon Household that shares all the Prime benefits and even payment options.
Anything you can ask Cortana to do in Windows 10
Cortana is one of the coolest new features in Windows 10. You may already be familiar with personal assistants like Google Now and Siri, but now they’re built right into your desktop! Here’s how to get information, manage your schedule, and even run a few Google commands.
How to get through college and drink alcohol like an adult
Having an active social circle can have many benefits for your professional and personal life . In adulthood, this social life is often associated with alcohol. If you’re new to the world of booze, or all you know from your college days are Jägerbombs and keg coasters, here’s how to enter the booze world as an adult.
This video explains all the reasons why you are sleeping the wrong way.
Most of us do not sleep well. Whether it’s pressing the snooze button too often or using screens before bed , you’re probably doing something that’s not good for your sleep. This video explains why you don’t sleep well and what to do instead.
This flowchart can help you figure out if you should quit your job.
Should you stay or go? It’s rarely an easy decision , but if you consider your options, you can make it more confidently. This block diagram might help.
Lesser known “bonuses” that come with your mobile phone contract
Choosing a mobile operator is usually associated with finding the best price , but since most of the packages are pretty much the same, it is advisable to search in more detail. In fact, the four major carriers each add a few lesser known bonus features to their plans to make them stand out. Some of them are actually pretty good too.
Activate God Mode in Windows 10 for quick access to Windows commands
In Windows 10, settings are split between the Control Panel and the Settings app. If you want a comprehensive starting point for Windows commands, turn on God Mode.
Keep costs in check with the $ 1 per use rule
Spending money on things that we don’t use as often or that are not important to us is a huge waste. One way to evaluate purchases to make sure we are spending our hard earned money profitably: the $ 1 per use rule.
How to customize the Start menu in Windows 10
Over the past few years, the Windows Start menu has dangled in front of us and picked up more times than we can count, but finally it came back – and brought many new tricks. For the first time, the Start Menu is highly customizable, which means you can make it work exactly the way you want it to.
Just because an app is popular doesn’t mean it’s good.
Some apps are popular because they are useful or because they solve a problem. Others are popular because they are Kardashian apps: they are known for their fame. Everyone else is using them, or because they have a large budget and “growth hackers” in the state tasked with pooling the intelligence of their company. Before you sign up, pay money or give away your details, let’s make sure you are doing it for the right reasons.
How my partner and I overcame our money problems and learned to coexist
It’s important to be on the same page with your partner, but that doesn’t mean you have to agree on everything. When we first met, my fiance and I had completely different money habits, and we fought over it all the time. Years later, we still have these different habits, but the fights are gone. This is how we learned to coexist.