How to Get Better Netflix Recommendations

Did You Know? It took Apollo astronauts approximately three days to get to the Moon, but the New Horizons probe reached (and passed) the Moon in a speedy 8.5 hours—it helped, of course, that the probe was bound for Pluto and didn’t need to enter lunar orbit, let alone land. Geek Trivia The Roundest Object Ever Created Is Made Of? Silicon → Gold → Quartz → Iridium → Advertisement Download QuitterProof - The 5 Beliefs of Highly Successful People Success isn't a clean, simple process. This eBook includes: LEARN what sets successful people apart from the rest, REVEAL what empowers high achievers to accomplish their goals while most people just stay stuck, TEACH you how to harness this secret power so you can finally reach the goals that have been eluding you. The world is brimming with unfinished success stories, don't let yours be one of them.Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? 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MAID setups help reduce wear on the disk drives, power consumption, and the amount of heat generated. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. 87th anniversary of Pluto's discovery: A brief history of a planetary identity crisis Almost as soon as Pluto was discovered, astronomers began questioning its status as Planet X. [Quartz] Does the dark of winter really make us sad? How do Scandinavians deal with long, dark winters? And what might this teach us about the relationship between our moods and sunlight? [Mosaic Science] The social media "echo chamber" is real Active social media users are self-segregated and polarized in news consumption. [ArsTechnica] Kids' risk of diabetes rises with too much screen time Researchers in the UK analyzed data from nearly 4,500 children, and found that those who spent more time glued to the screen had biological markers known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes [The Verge] How to Check if You Are Running a 32-bit or 64-bit Version of Firefox Firefox is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for Windows 7, 8, and 10. If you're curious which version you're running, we'll show a couple of easy ways to find out. Read This Article → Why Did the Automatic Backlight Stop Working on My Chromebook? Sometimes, the automatic ambient lighting adjustments in Chrome OS just stop working without giving you an explanation. That explanation is actually pretty simple, though, as is the solution to the problem. Read This Article → Skip the Amazon Echo: The Amazon Tap Is Cheaper and Better The Amazon Tap is $50 cheaper than the full-size Echo, and thanks to a recent update, you can use it in hands-free mode just like its more expensive counterpart. It’s even portable, so you can take it with you. So at this point, there’s very little reason to buy the full-size Echo, when the Tap is cheaper and more useful. Read This Article → How to Get Better Netflix Recommendations If you’re frustrated by the recommendation bubble Netflix seems to have you trapped in, we’ve got some tried and true tips to help you break out and get more from your Netflix subscription. Read This Article → How to Use Your Command History in the Windows Command Prompt The Windows Command Prompt has a built-in history feature, allowing you to quickly view commands you’ve run in the current session. Even better, the Command Prompt offers quite a few keyboard shortcuts and other tricks for working with your command history. Read This Article → How to Set Up the Wink Hub (and Start Adding Devices) The Wink Hub is yet another smarthome hub that aims to compete with the likes of SmartThings and Insteon in order to create a central device that all of your other smarthome devices can connect to. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article → How to Use Handwriting Input on Windows 10 Windows 10’s handwriting keyboard allows you to enter text into any application with a pen or other stylus. It even works on old desktop applications. Read This Article → How to Stop Your Roku Theme From Changing on Holidays Wondering why your Roku looks…different? Roku occasionally changes the background for its millions of users, something they call a “featured theme.” Read This Article → How to Clear Your Dropbox Cache on Android and iOS Space. We all want more of it, particularly on our phones and tablets. Sadly, all those apps gobble up space before you know it. You might be able to reclaim a bit of space by clearing your Dropbox cache. Read This Article → What’s the Difference Between FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS? Whether you’re formatting an internal drive, external drive, or removable drive, Windows gives you the choice of using three different file systems: NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT. The Format dialog in Windows doesn’t explain the difference, so we will. Read This Article → How to Create a Vacation Away Message for (Almost) Any Email Account If you are heading out of town, you might want to put a note on your email to let people know you won't be available, or to contact somebody else while you're away. Read This Article → How to Set Up Google Cardboard on Android If you’re hungry for a taste of this new-fangled virtual reality, Google Cardboard is by far the cheapest (and easiest) way to get in on the action. Sure, it’s not as high quality as something like the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, or even the mobile-focused Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream, but it’s still a nice experience for the little investment involved. Read This Article → What Lenses Should I Buy for My Canon Camera? The biggest advantage DSLRs have over smartphones and compact cameras is swappable lenses that suit what you're trying to shoot. Whether you want a lens that can blur the background for great portraits or something that lets you zoom in close to the action, there will be one available. Read This Article → How to Make Cortana Search with Google and Chrome Instead of Bing and Edge Cortana in Windows 10 gives you a handy search box that’s always at your fingertips. Unfortunately, it forces you to use Microsoft Edge and Bing. Here’s how to make Cortana search using Google and your preferred web browser. Read This Article → Advertisement Download QuitterProof - The 5 Beliefs of Highly Successful People Success isn't a clean, simple process. This eBook includes: LEARN what sets successful people apart from the rest, REVEAL what empowers high achievers to accomplish their goals while most people just stay stuck, TEACH you how to harness this secret power so you can finally reach the goals that have been eluding you. The world is brimming with unfinished success stories, don't let yours be one of them.Click here to download