Spotify has downright scary accuracy when it comes to putting music you like into daily mixes and the Discover Weekly playlist. It’s a brilliant system because it generates revenue for both Spotify and its artists, while keeping users entertained. But if it wasn’t so consistently good, none of that would even matter. For over a decade now, online music platforms have been chasing this custom playlist dream. Streaming services such as Pandora and iHeartRadio have attempted versions of it to varying levels of success, but none seem to nail it quite like Spotify....

Mountain Lion includes a set of 44 beautiful screensaver images in stunning 3200×2000 resolution, ideal for use as wallpaper on Retina MacBook Pros, Thunderbolt Displays and larger Cinema Displays. Getting access to the images to use as wallpaper takes just a few seconds. Instructions follow… Via OSXDaily: In the Finder, from the Go menu select Go to folder… (or hit CMD-Shift-G). In the box that opens up, paste in this:...

The Apple Watch received its first official software update today, giving lucky early adopters their first opportunity to see how the Watch OS updating process works. Unlike the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, which can update themselves using iOS’s Software Update feature, the Apple Watch depends upon an iPhone to download the update from Apple’s servers and install it on the Watch. You’ll also need a Wi-Fi network, your Apple Watch charger, and at least 50% battery life in order to do the update....

Jenji Kohan is an expert at creating multi-dimensional characters who are so fleshed out and brutally honest that we feel as though we know them personally. On Weeds the series dives into all of the hardships and woes of what it’s like to lose a family member who was the financial provider. To cope, the recently widowed Nancy Botwin decides to make ends meet by selling pot to local suburbanites. To say “things go out of hand” is the biggest understatement of the century....

A video showing package thieves being caught out by a glitter bomb in a HomePod box quickly went viral – but it’s now been revealed that some of the footage was staged … Former NASA engineer Mark Rober plotted his revenge when a package was stolen from his doorstep, using a HomePod box as bait. When a thief opened the box, they and their surroundings were covered in glitter by an ingenious spinning funnel mechanism....

Throughout the nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother, fans have seen Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) engage in a lot of hook-ups. Other than Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Quinn (Becki Newton), there has been no other woman Barney has wanted to commit to. He usually prefers to live the bachelor lifestyle. Barney comes across as sleazy when it comes to his hook-ups. Why? Because of the way he has a playbook and manipulates the women into falling for his schemes....

Granny flats can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $200,000 to build depending on the size, materials used and whether or not you are in for a DIY job or a custom upgrade. So, how much is a granny flat exactly and how can you finance the project? Read on to find out the answers. How Much Is a Granny Flat? For those who are not familiar with the term, granny flats are smaller, self-contained dwellings built on the same zoning as the main property....

Death has always been something of a revolving door in the superhero genre. There’s an old joke that death only sticks for Bucky and Uncle Ben - and, of course, these days it doesn’t even last for Bucky either. Dead isn’t dead anymore. Black Widow was one of those characters resurrected in the comics - and could Marvel Studios take a similar approach in the MCU? Naturally, all this means Marvel fans have been watching Avengers: Endgame with a fair degree of skepticism....

If you are using Spotify music app streaming service on your iPhone or iPad, but likely for some reason, you have to play music on Sonos speaker. However, Sonos Speaker works with a dedicated Sonos Speaker app designed to play with the help of it. There you don’t give a lot of time to download, instant or log in even it is Better to play a song using your Spotify app....

Discord is an accessible communication and social app for gamers and other users. The platform focuses on helping gamers connect deeper while spending time on their interest – games. It has many great features, including bots that automate many activities. Bots do so much, from giving commands to managing servers efficiently on Discord. There have been conversations about bots making money for some individuals on Discord. Therefore, many ask, “How do Discord Bots Make money?...

As he stood on the public road taking photos of the front gate and security checkpoint, a guard shouted. The reporter continued snapping photos before jumping into a waiting taxi. The guard blocked the vehicle and ordered the driver to stop, threatening to strip him of his taxi license. The correspondent got out and insisted he was within his rights as he was on the main road. The guard grabbed his arm....

One way to avoid the danger is by paying attention to warnings from official resources. The problem is those resources haven’t been as high-tech as they should be to help. Until now. Google is working with frontline emergency workers and other organizations and using artificial intelligence (AI) to send life-saving notifications. Read on to find out how the system works and ways it could help you avoid disaster. Here’s the backstory Google started a flood forecasting initiative in 2018 to help people in at-risk areas quickly get notifications and critical alerts....

We’re not yet sure when Apple is going to launch the next iPad and presumably the next iPad Mini 2, but most rumors seem to point to a date not later than October, this year. But it seems that Microsoft will release their tablet(s) sooner than Apple, as the Redmond company has sent out press invites for an event that’s right around the corner – 23 September in New York City....

Had Smallville’s Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths, he would have had engaged with another version of the famous Superman foe. The Arrowverse just finished its five-hour crossover event that began a new chapter for The CW’s massive DC TV franchise. But the multi-part story didn’t simply honor the present DC TV shows, they also honored what had come before. Prior to the launch of Arrow on The CW, Smallville was the flagship series of the network with the Superman prequel series running for 10 seasons....

If you want the ability to perform a fresh and clean install of macOS Sierra, then you should consider creating a macOS Sierra USB install disk. Not only will this walkthrough work for the macOS Sierra Developer Preview, but it will also work for the public beta and future final releases. In the following video tutorial, we’ll show you how. A note on flash drives: You will need a USB flash drive to make this work....

As expected, Apple’s release of OS X El Capitan for Macs was less about adding major new features than “refining the experience and improving performance” from Yosemite — in other words, under-the-hood optimizations to make any Mac run more reliably than before. Thanks to El Capitan, my older (mid-2011) 27″ iMac is running better than it has in years: fast, quiet, and cool enough that it might as well be fanless....

Creating Passwords Made Easy The obvious use of 1Password is to store your passwords, but some users miss out on the password creation function. I’m always stuck coming up with new passwords. I used to use Wolfram Alpha to generate a password, but it’s much easier in 1Password. In the latest version, the program lets you create Diceware passwords. Those are random words like the famous XKCD suggestion of correct-staple-horse-battery. Not only are Diceware passwords more secure, but they are easier to type....

Apple describes damaged or detached cables for HomePod as something it expects to be a “rare instance” for users, but it does have a policy in place to perform repairs at a cost. While some have noticed the cable can technically be removed with enough force, Apple did not design it to be user-removable and therefore refers to it as a built-in cable for warranty and repair purposes. Apple Store employees and authorized service providers have been provided with documentation to diagnose the issue for repair, requiring the device passes Apple’s usual Visual Mechanical Inspection screening to make sure the HomePod is otherwise in working order and hasn’t been tampered with by the user....

Apple has officially released iOS 13.5 to the public. The update includes changes such as Face ID improvements for masks, new Apple Music features, and more. Perhaps most importantly, however, the update brings the first version of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google. Here’s how that feature works, while also preserving your privacy. Update 6/19: A viral trend on social media suggests that the Exposure Notification API by Apple and Google is being used for government surveillance....

You’ve got home from a party, gathering, or celebration, and it’s time to upload the photos you took to Facebook and tag the people in them. But you found 1,001 photos in your gallery. Will you be able to upload them into a single album on Facebook? Or do you have to create more albums for those photos? Some people barely use their cameras, and it will take them years to capture 1,000 images and videos, so the album limit on Facebook is too much for them....