6 Tech Habits I Use to Read More Books Every Year

Quick Links I read more than 50 books each year. Over the years, I’ve incorporated some tech (and non-tech) habits into my reading routine to help meet my reading goals, even during a slump. 1Reading Tracker Screenshot by Marissa Zupancic — no attribution First, I useFableto track books I want to read, am reading, read, and didn’t finish. I also sort my to-read list by genre, so I can click on my fantasy list when I want some epic world-building or my mystery list when I want a good locked-room murder mystery....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 900 words · Daniel Page

90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days's "Unsettling" Claims That Made Him Sleep Separately

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Daysstar Chidi isrevealing some shocking truths about his “fiancé” Rayne, which led to him sleeping separately.Chidi from Nigeria is a 33-year-old manwho has been with Rayne from New Mexico for five years.Rayne had sent Chidi a friend requestwithout knowing he was blind. He didn’t tell her about it either, but Rayne found out when Chidi didn’t react to her naughty pictures.Rayne liked that Chidi had fallen for herwords and not her face....

July 11, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Victor Dixon

Build a Zoo Codes [Magic Fruit] (August 2025)

Updated on June 20, 2025– We checked for the latest Build a Zoo codes! In Build a Zoo, collect nine different pets, earn coins even while offline, join weekend events for bonus rewards, and use the pass gifting feature to share with others. Updates also include smoother gameplay for players building up their animal collection. To get Eggs and Money inBuild a Zoo, all you need to do is redeem codes so you can start with more pets to earn more money....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Joshua Williams

ChatGPT's New Operator AI Agent Helps Put AI to Work For You

OpenAI promised 2025 would be a huge year for AI development, and the launch of its first AI agent, Operator, certainly ticks the box. This autonomous AI agent will automatically perform online tasks for you and spells the beginning of the next generation of AI. OpenAI’s Operator Is Only Available to ChatGPT Pro Subscribers OpenAI’s Operator AI agent is designed to search the web and accomplish your tasks. It has an integrated browser that allows it to take care of tasks such as making a dinner reservation, shopping for an item, filling out a form, and more....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Joanna Anderson

Daily Themed Crossword Hints July 18, 2025

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 07, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Melissa Wells

Google Pixel 6a vs. Pixel 3a: Time to upgrade?

Google Pixel 6a vs. Pixel 3a: Time to upgrade? Your Rating Your comment has not been saved The Pixel 6a is not just the best smartphone you can get for $350; it is probably the best-valued Android phone with a great camera, good performance, and fantastic software features. The Pixel 3a takes the absolute best of the Pixel 3 and 3XL and pairs it with a mid-range processor and plastic body to create an affordable smartphone with all the Google smarts....

July 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1668 words · Matthew Ashley

Google Pixel 8 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: How does the foldable stack up?

Google Pixel 8 Pro The Google Pixel 8 Pro is the company’s latest flagship, boasting a new Tensor G3 chip, a brighter screen, and a new camera array capable of capturing even more light. As usual, the real power lies in Google’s AI-centric Tensor chip, which offers even more photo enhancement and image editing features. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 features a 3.4-inch external display, making it ideal for social media scrolling or text responses without opening the device....

July 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1566 words · Timothy Kline

Google Recorder for the web looks a lot more modern with Material You revamp

Google Recorder is apowerful toolthat can transcribe audio inmultiple languageswith surprising accuracy while alsoidentifying multiple speakers. It also has a powerful web version that displays the audio content recorded and stored on your Pixel. A bulk of Google’s apps on the web have recently received the Material You treatment, includingGoogle Driveand fellow Workspace apps likeSheets, Docs, and Slides. Well, the Recorder app is now following suit with a similar redesign, adding some novelty to a previously bland UI....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Jerry Parks

Google silently fixed your Pixel’s notification history

Sometimes, you inadvertently swipe away notifications you may want to get back to later, or that you haven’t even properly processed just yet. That’s whereAndroid’s opt-in notification historycomes in, giving you an overview of everything your apps sent you the past few days. On Pixels runningAndroid 14, notification history has been having issues reliably opening apps when tapping recent notifications in it. It looks like this is now fixed with the March Feature Drop, which Google started rolling out earlier this month....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Kristi Harris

How Do Step Trackers Work?

How Do Step Trackers Work? Also known as a pedometer, a step tracker is a device that counts the number of steps a person takes. Today, they usually come in fitness trackers and smartwatches that monitor other body functions. With wearables being more popular, lots of people depend on step trackers to help them reach their fitness and health goals. Even companies encourage their employees to count and log their steps to reduce workplace inactivity....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Justin Martinez Jr.

How to Fix Microsoft Edge When It Has No Sound

How to Fix Microsoft Edge When It Has No Sound Edge has done a good job replacing Internet Explorer, and more people have started using it since it’s the default browser for Windows 11. It also helps that Edge focuses on malware protection and detection of insecure web pages. If you’ve decided to stick with Edge as your default browser but noticed it has no sound, don’t worry. We’ll show you how to quickly fix it....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Savannah Petersen

How to Get the Android 14 Easter Egg

With every new major Android version release, Google includes a hidden Easter egg in the operating system. Google started doing this in Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has never stopped. If you have Android 14 on your device, there’s also an Easter egg, so read on to see how to find it. What’s an Android Easter Egg? Android Easter eggsare hidden features that Google includes in every major Android version. If you’re running any recent version of Android, there’s a hidden Easter egg you may uncover in the operating system....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Melissa Everett

How to Get the Best macOS Features With Windows Apps

How to Get the Best macOS Features With Windows Apps You might think the best macOS features are exclusive to macOS. For the most part that’s accurate, but the core benefit of Windows is customizability and user control. So, what if we could incorporate those macOS features into your Windows system? Let’s have a look at some of the best macOS features that you can recreate on Windows. How to Get macOS Features on Windows For the most part, getting macOS features on Windows will involve downloading third-party programs and clients that attempt to recreate the macOS experience....

July 11, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Alyssa Johnson