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Buying an air fryer can be a worthy kitchen investment, but with so many to choose from, which one will work best for you? I might be able to help. I’ve crisped, roasted, and fried my way through a bunch of air fryers, and I've found a few that I like most. Here are my top three air fryer picks of 2024.  Best overall : The Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 $205.97 at Amazon $229.95 Save $23.98 Shop Now

It’s crunch time. You've just googled the phrases “last minute costume,” “low effort costume,” and “the laziest possible Halloween costume,” and found your way to me. I get it. You don’t have the time, energy, budget, or willpower to execute a “good” Halloween costume. But is it not good to save your effort and hard-earned money by opting for a Halloween costume that is so bad, it’s actually good ? Here are 30 Halloween “costume” ideas that are so lazy they just might be brilliant—and even if they aren't, they can be pulled together in a matter of minutes. (Disclaimer: I can’t be held responsible for all the eye rolls these might earn you.) 30 of the best, laziest Halloween costumes for 2024 Liam, the teen who just woke up . All you need is a blanket, some ruffled hair, and a whole lot of angst. Error 404: Costume not found . Write those words out on a sheet of paper to pin on your shirt, or even take a marker to a white tee for the cause. Everyone loves internet jokes! Iro

Apple Intelligence launched worldwide in U.S. English yesterday , but if you’re an iPhone user in the E.U. or mainland China, I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing what all the hubbub is about. That’s because Apple’s AI is currently unavailable on phones or tablets in those regions—to use the new tech there, you'll need to do so on a Mac. Apple previously blamed the E.U.’s DMA regulations for the restriction , saying releasing AI under its interoperability requirements “could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that risk user privacy and data security.” But suddenly, the company’s tune has changed. It’s not quite clear why, but in an Irish Apple newsroom post , the iPhone maker now says “Apple Intelligence features will start to roll out to iPhone and iPad users in the E.U.” starting next April. According to the post, the April release will include “many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with ri

Our phones track us all the time. That’s an unfortunate reality of the world we live in, and an investigation published on 404 Media shows just how intrusive and detailed location tracking can get. They were able to show that a service offered to government contractors can trace the route of an individual phone from a person’s house, to an abortion clinic, and back home.  This particular tool, Locate X, is run by a company called Babel Street, which sells access to law enforcement and government contractors. (An investigator was able to access a free trial of the software, and shared what they found with journalists at several media companies, including 404.)  How governments can track your location via your smartphone Locate X uses data that your phone sends to advertisers and app developers. Every smartphone has a MAID, or mobile advertising ID, that uniquely identifies your phone but is not linked to who you personally are—in theory, anyway. Advertisers have all kinds of creative

Tomorrow is the first predicted frost of the season here in the Pacific Northwest, and while I’m never ready to say goodbye to summer, I am looking forward to a long gardening break. I’ve been preparing for this event over the last week; here is everything I recommend you do before the first frost settles over your yard.  Find out when that frost is happening There are three sources of information on the first frost that I look to. First, it’s always wise to have a sense of the “first frost date” in your area. This is an average, and can be found by searching the internet, or going to the farmers almanac .  As helpful as it is, the almanac is a guess based on previous frost dates—so the real solution is to sign up for weather alerts. Almost any weather app on your phone will give you frost warnings as part of their regular notifications. The problem is that you’ll likely only get notified of a freeze the day or two before it happens, which isn’t a lot of time to prepare. That’s why

Idealist nerds have a long history of giving terribly confusing names to potentially revolutionary technology. So it goes with Fediverse, a portmanteau of "Federation" and "Universe," and the potential future of the social internet. But what does that mean? Put simply, the Fediverse is the collective name for a bunch of different social networks and platforms that are connected to one another. Users on any of these services can follow users on any other one and respond to, like, and share posts. There are a lot of articles and websites that explain this concept in detail, but most of them get bogged down in technical language pretty quickly. I'd like to avoid that, so here's my good faith attempt to explain what the Fediverse is in plain English. First, though, let's talk about email. Email is decentralized (and why that matters for the Fediverse) Anyone with an email address can email anyone else. Gmail users, for example, aren't limited to talki

After about three years, Amazon finally has a new lineup of Kindles . This time, we have four models in total, starting from the $110 basic Kindle, to the $400 Kindle Scribe. And in the middle, we finally have a model with a color e-ink screen. Some of these devices are shipping now, but you'll have to wait a bit for Scribe. The question is, though, which model is right for you? From $100 to $400, there's a Kindle for everyone, and it can be perplexing to keep track of models, especially now that Amazon has premium Signature Editions too. Here's your guide to all the Amazon Kindle models launched in 2024, and how to choose the best one for you. The base Kindle edges closer to the Paperwhite Credit: Amazon The latest Kindle launches with a new Matcha Green color, and comes with a $10 price bump, now starting at $110. The Kind

You can get Microsoft Visual Studio Pro on sale for $29.97 right now (reg. $499)—its lowest price ever. Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2022 is a 64-bit Integrated Development Environment (IDE) useful for programmers working on large projects. It comes with a suite of tools and built-in integrations that allows users to create responsive web UIs in C# with Blazor, cross-platform mobile and desktop apps with .NET MAUI, and the building, debugging, and testing of .NET and C++ apps in Linux. It also features hot reload capabilities across .NET and C++ apps, and developers can use IntelliCode for efficient coding. Windows 10 is the minimum supported OS, and hardware requirements include at least 4GB RAM with a recommendation of 16GB, along with up to 210GB disk space and a Quad-core or better processor. This license can be used on one desktop or mobile device.  You can get Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2022 for Windows on sale for $29.97 right now (reg. $499) until October 27 at 11:59 p.m. P

At your earliest convenience (I'll give you a few minutes to finish reading this article, of course), you should do a quick trash sweep of your home. It's something you probably do already throughout the day, but a more formal trash sweep is the foundational part of any cleaning method: Even if you don't have time to follow through on a more thorough clean afterward, it will make a quick and immediate improvement, and it might even motivate you to clean more later. Why do a trash sweep right now? A trash sweep—where you go around and discard anything you can classify as junk—can be a jumping-off point for getting into a cleaning technique like the "Five Things" method , which asks you to do multiple room sweeps, first grabbing trash, then laundry, dishes, things that have a place, and things that don't. It's also how you do the "calendar" method , which has you throw out a certain amount of items depending what day of the month it is. It can al

If you know me, you know that I never get too attached to tech. I’ll happily run without a watch of any kind ; I know my body is what really registers the miles. But I’ve been testing a Garmin Forerunner 265 , and I’m not exaggerating when I say I think I’ve fallen in love. Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch $419.95 at Amazon $449.99 Save $30.04 Shop Now