There were enough possibilities on this board to make me FLIP-FLOP several times, but I got the answers eventually. If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, November 8
SurfShark’s VPN starter plans are currently 20% off when you use code VPN20 through Nov. 9, so you can get a two-year subscription on sale for $45.60 right now (reg. $56.99) or a three-year subscription for $67.20 (reg. $83.99).
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Surfshark VPN for Less Than a Month Right Now
Now that Google owns Fitbit, buying something like the Charge 6 officially puts you in the company’s ecosystem. But that doesn’t mean the Fitbit Charge 6 is the same as the Pixel Watch 2. In fact, the experience you’ll get on both of these wearables will be completely different. If you find yourself stuck choosing…
Source: LifeHacker – The Differences Between the Pixel Watch 2 and Fitbit Charge 6
After Best Buy, Target, and Walmart shared their Black Friday plans, Amazon finally announced its own. Big retailers are rolling out their deals especially early this year, so if you plan to shop, you should take advantage of them.
Source: LifeHacker – Here’s an Early Look at Amazon’s Black Friday Deals
New users can choose from three tiers of iBrave cloud web hosting on sale through Nov. 12. The most expensive plan ($70) is unlimited and gives access to as many subdomains and websites as you want; the mid-tier plan ($30) lets you host up to ten websites and have unlimited subdomains; and the cheapest plan ($15)…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get a Lifetime of iBrave Web Hosting for Right Now
Walmart is taking an early grab at holiday shoppers looking for video game bargains this year by rolling out a solid deal on a PlayStation 5 bundled with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The console, game, and single controller will be on sale for $499. That’s $60 off the price currently advertised by Target, GameStop, Best Buy…
Source: LifeHacker – Walmart Will Have PS5 and ‘Spider-Man 2’ Bundles on Sale for 9
Google is rolling out AI features to all of its products, one after another. Bard is popping up in apps like Docs, Sheets, and Gmail, while artificial intelligence arrived on Google Maps a couple of weeks ago. Now, the AI revolution is coming to YouTube, but only to a limited group.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Try These New YouTube AI Features Right Now
My oldest son and I have a tradition every Sunday afternoon: we watch a movie that his younger brother isn’t old enough to see yet. We started with the Toho Godzilla series and moved to live-action Disney movies, free from language and intense violence.
Source: LifeHacker – The Best PG-13 Movies to Watch With Your Kid
This summer, I became a bit of a boat girl. My boyfriend got a boat and suddenly, I was learning about fishing, docking, navigating, and the uniqueness of marina culture. Perhaps the most valuable thing I learned, though, was about soft scrub. I’d never used it before, but this abrasive cleaner became a deeply…
Source: LifeHacker – Make This Cheap and Easy DIY Soft Scrub
Thanksgiving gravy is a must-have on the feast table. This delectable and versatile sauce is made to elevate everything it touches on the plate, and reflect the savory flavors of the perfectly roasted turkey that just made its debut on the table. Obviously, that means you’ll be using the fresh pan drippings, right? As…
Source: LifeHacker – Freeze Your Thanksgiving Gravy Now, Add Drippings Later
Money is weird. Almost everyone in America thinks they’re middle class, which obviously can’t be true—but that underscores how broke most people are, even people who ostensibly make a good living. The fact is, 58% of Americans say they live paycheck to paycheck, which is bad, and 53% say they have exactly zero dollars…
Source: LifeHacker – Yes, You Can Have Too Much Money in a Savings Account
If you’ve been on TikTok lately (when you should have been studying…) you may have seen the “blurting” method of note-revision making the rounds. There are actually two ways to blurt when you’re studying, and both are helpful for retrieval practice and overall retention—but only if you’re doing them instead of…
Source: LifeHacker – Two Ways to Use the ‘Blurting’ Method to Study
The dark evenings of daylight saving are upon us, but if you’re wanting to keep up an active outdoor lifestyle in the dimmer hours of the day, Noxgear has a potential solution for you: Their entire line of LED vests, pet harnesses, and speakers are 50% off, now through Friday at midnight PT, according to a Noxgear…
Source: LifeHacker – Everything at Noxgear Is 50% Off Right Now
The slow death of Twitter (er, X) continues on. This week, Sony announced it will be dropping X integration on both PS4 and PS5 starting Nov. 13. From that point on, PlayStation customers will not be able to share screenshots and game play footage to their X accounts, at least not directly from their consoles.
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Way to Share Your PlayStation Screenshots
AI Resume Builder is a job application tool that combines an AI resume writer with an ATS-friendly resume builder, and it’s on sale for $32.97 right now through November 9. This resume builder gives you access to pre-made layouts that can be edited with a drag-and-drop interface that includes customizable sections and…
Source: LifeHacker – This AI Resume Builder Is Right Now
In a tough job market these days, it takes more than just submitting your resume for a job in order to get noticed. And at some point, we might exhaust our own network and have to go the scary route: reaching out to strangers on the internet, ideally ones who could give you a job.
Source: LifeHacker – Why You Need to Stop Using LinkedIn’s Template to Message Recruiters
You can get Rosetta Stone with 25 languages on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $399) by using the code ROSETTA through November 9. Rosetta Stone’s teaching approach is designed to mimic the way people learn native languages as kids: It has you match images with words, and then offers a progressive learning structure…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Rosetta Stone for 0 Right Now
Your iPhone does a pretty good job of managing memory and RAM on its own. It’s so good, in fact, that you don’t need to quit running apps (unless the act of flipping apps is your way of relaxing). But there’s one place where unnecessary junk and cache does build up—and it can potentially slow down your phone and your…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Clear the Cache on Your iPhone
If your open floor plan is a little too open, or if you want to carve out some defined space for focused use, room dividers can come in handy. Since most types of room dividers are much simpler and less expensive than a renovation, they’re a good solution for a tight budget. In addition, room dividers can often be…
Source: LifeHacker – These DIY Room Dividers Can Help Break Up Your Open Floor Plan
There are a lot of apps on the Play Store, and it’s easy to download any that grab your attention on a whim. However, your Android’s storage isn’t limitless, so at some point, you’ll be looking to clean things up. Here are a few ways to delete apps from your Android.
Source: LifeHacker – Four Ways to Uninstall Apps on Android