Today the tech news cycle belongs to Google and yet the world continues to go on outside of Mountain View! Netflix has a new way to test your internet speed, Nokia phones are coming back, and more leftover breadcrumbs.
Ants love the messes that are associated with outdoor meals, so there’s always an anthill near every picnic area. If you want to keep them from crawling on your seat and into your food, you can make some mini ant moats with pie tins.
If the people in your household do a good job of scraping or rinsing off their plates before sticking them in the dishwasher, it can be hard to tell when the dishes inside are clean or dirty. A small, upright glass makes for a great indicator.
Something I notice every time I get really tired is that I become really clumsy. When I find I’ve dropped several cups, bumped my knee on a desk and opened a door into my face in the space of a couple of hours, that’s usually a sign that I’m overtired.
Finding a job can be a struggle, but it always helps to look in the right places. These are the best cities to try and land a job this year, according to Glassdoor.
iOS/Android/Facebook Messenger: Poncho wakes you gently with music that changes with the weather, offers a simple, useful forecast for the day, provides transit and traffic info, and helps you get through the day with a few GIFs and some jokes—and a cartoon kitty.
If you want to experience the joys of cooking cooking on a great skillet, but don’t have the cash for an All-Clad
, this tri-ply Cuisinart is a solid facsimile, and only $50 today. Yeah, that’s a little extravagant compared to the $20 nonstick you bought in college, but it’ll heat up faster and more evenly, and if you take good care of it, it’ll last you your entire life.
If you mostly run on roads, you’re missing out: Soft and uneven surfaces help to build strength and balance by working some lesser-used muscles in your feet and legs. Even if there’s no picturesque trail or beach in your neighborhood, you still have an option: Run on grass.
Today, Google dropped a news clusterbomb, launching Android VR, a new Google Assistant, and an Amazon Echo-like Google Home hub. Here’s all the coolest stuff from today’s keynote.
Sig Nordal 