This week, gamers enjoyed a welcome surprise: The announcement of Valve’s new Steam Deck OLED. On top of offering the same great software system as the OG Steam Deck, the new Steam Deck OLED offers some minimal (but also important) upgrades to Valve’s handheld. Here are the major takeaways.
Source: LifeHacker – Everything Valve Upgraded on the New Steam Deck OLED
Olive oil has many known benefits, from the subtle taste it imparts to food to its status as a heart-healthy food. In recent months, due to weather-related shortages, the cost of olive oil has more than doubled. Given the rising prices, and the scarcity of it, you might be wondering when it’s OK to substitute in a…
Source: LifeHacker – The Price of Olive Oil Is Too Damn High
On Thursday, the IRS released its annual adjustments for the 2024 tax year, which include changes to income tax brackets and a higher standard deduction. These shifts happen every year to account for “bracket creep,” which causes people to pay more in taxes due to inflation without actually earning more income.
Source: LifeHacker – Check to See If Your Tax Bracket Is Changing for 2024
Apple’s Vision Pro headset, the company’s first venture into mixed reality, isn’t due to hit shelves until early 2024, but you can already create content for it. So long as you have the right iPhone running the right version of iOS, you can shoot three-dimensional videos only viewable on Apple’s forthcoming $3,500…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Already Record Apple Vision Pro Videos on Your iPhone
It’s so annoying when unwanted notifications interrupt your recording of your iPhone’s screen. It’s a telltale sign that the clip you’re watching online was just ripped off someone’s iPhone, and isn’t actually the video file itself. While the notifications can be innocent, they might be personal, and you’d rather…
Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest Way to Hide iPhone Notifications While Screen Recording
TV audio sucks—especially if you’re trying to understand dialogue. This is a known issue in the TV manufacturing and post-production filming industry that has a relatively simple solution (besides turning on subtitles): get a soundbar. If you’ve never owned a soundbar before, this entry-level number might be your…
Source: LifeHacker – The JBL Bar 2.0 ‘All-in-One’ Soundbar Is Now Over 0 Off
Paper checks are going the way of the dinosaurs—and fast. Only about .05% of payments are made by check these days, and as you might imagine most of those are written by older folks, because habits die hard. Checks are dying so hard that 44% of Generation Z (the oldest of who are about 26 these days) don’t even…
Source: LifeHacker – Five Types of Checks You Should Never Cash
While a basic roux and some decent stock will get you a good enough gravy, it’s the drippings that really make it chef’s-kiss worthy. Drippings are exactly what they sound like—as your protein is cooking, the fat and juices that cook off are intensely flavored. Unlike stock, they have a complexity and depth that…
Source: LifeHacker – Use a Ziploc Bag to Separate the Fat From Your Turkey Drippings
There’s comfort viewing, and then there are movies in which the characters are comfortable. They’re not always the same thing. Some of these movies are comfy, cozy watches—though tastes vary wildly. For some, a Hallmark holiday movie is the gold standard to relax by. For others, a Scream movie will serve the same…
Source: LifeHacker – 40 Hygge Movies to Get You Through the Long Dark Winter
Even before I sucked down my first ketchup packet of the workout, I knew I had fallen for a dumb publicity stunt by Heinz. But as a Pittsburgher, I am required to take Heinz ketchup seriously. I can get the stuff to slide easily out of any glass bottle, I won’t eat Hunt’s, and I refuse to call Heinz Field by whatever…
Source: LifeHacker – I Drank Ketchup Packets on My Run, for Science
The Apple Watch is made to work with your iPhone, but you don’t need your iPhone to use your Apple Watch. OK, you do need an iPhone to pair and set up the device, but following that, your Apple Watch can function as a standalone device, at least for a variety of tasks—even if you have the wifi-dependent GPS model. No,…
Source: LifeHacker – Everything You Can Do With Your Apple Watch Without an iPhone
This Gamma heated jacket that comes with a portable power bank and is on sale for $199.99 right now (reg. $575). The Gamma jacket has a power bank with three different heat levels that are controlled by a smart display, which can run for up to eight hours of continuous use. The power bank shows how much charge it has…
Source: LifeHacker – This Gamma Heated Jacket With a Power Bank Is on Sale for 0 Right Now
A “new” dating hack trending on TikTok is for the birds—literally. In a recent TikTok video, content creator Lyss Lyss (@alyssacardib) shares how the“bird test” can predict if a couple’s relationship will last or not.
Source: LifeHacker – This TikTok Relationship Hack Is Actually Based in Research
Most people don’t use their phone cameras to try to our express artistic visions; we just want cool pics of our vacations and family get-togethers. But most people’s casual, candid photographs are pretty bad. Luckily, it’s easy to up your snapshot game—it doesn’t take a serious study of the art of photography to…
Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest Ways to Take Better Vacation Pictures
Pop culture is like a disturbing science fiction movie this week. Young people are intentionally styling themselves as nightmarish quasi-humans, having their eyes burned at weird parties in Hong Kong, and sharing the trailer for a new Mean Girls movie.
Source: LifeHacker – The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Uncanny Valley Makeup
When you learn and use a studying method, you’re making it easier for your brain to synthesize new information. Great! Now think of how much more you could learn and retain if you could double up on the methods you’re using. You can do that. It’s called “dual coding” and it’s a popular teaching and studying technique…
Source: LifeHacker – Use ‘Dual Coding’ to Study Twice As Effectively
This Apple iPad 6th-generation is on sale for $149 right now (reg. $250). It comes with a grade “B” refurbished rating, so there might be light scuffs or scratches on the body, but none on the screen. It has a 9.7-inch Retina display with 2048×1536 resolution, an Apple A10 Fusion chip, 8MP rear iSight camera, 1.2MP…
Source: LifeHacker – This 6th-Gen iPad Is 0 Right Now
Your washing machine cleans your clothes, therefore you should clean your washing machine. It’s a simple concept, but not one we think about too often. The washing machine doesn’t always strike me as a clean-able object or even one that needs to be spruced up, but in reality, it does get pretty grimy after pulling the…
Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest Way to Clean Your Washing Machine
Today’s is an easy one if you’re SHARP enough to notice a few things! If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, November 10, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, November 10, 2023
Tax day 2024 is not until Mon, Apr 15, 2024, and also right around the corner. The luxury of time doesn’t mean you should wait until the last minute to figure out how you’re going to file your 2023 taxes—especially when you can save some money if you plan ahead.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get TurboTax for 21% Off Right Now