A recent Doodle on Google’s homepage created by Indigenous artist Marlene Myles depicted the history of Stickball, a traditional sport created by Indigenous tribes. Several Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Yuchi, were known to play the game. The game is played by using sticks to move and pass a ball towards the opposite team’s post. Points are scored by touching or hitting said post with the most important rule being to never touch the ball with your hands....

Sure, there are all kinds of fun electronics you can gift Mom on May 8, But between phone calls, texts, reminders, health tracking and more, there’s little that can beat an impressive yet affordable smartwatch. For instance, you can purchase this C-MAX Chrono-Max Smartwatch for $49.99 during our Mother’s Day promotion, the lowest price it’s ever been. Plus, you can save on shipping using coupon code SHIP4FREE. The Chrono-Max boasts more than a dozen features that can be displayed on its 1....

Featuring 40 hours of playtime, a quick five-minute charge will keep you going for an extra four hours, making them great for long-haul flights ahead of the spring break season. In addition to the great playtime, you’ll get a pair of headphones that can reach up to 40kHz for great audio quality. This is also in part thanks to the oversized 40mm dynamic drivers built into the headphones. The ANC that accompanies the headphones uses both hardware and software to reduce noise by up to 90%, so for your commute or your travels, you can enjoy your music and podcasts sans pesky background noise....

“Moving from the 50/20Mbps tier to the 100/40Mbps tier would lead to almost no noticeable improvement in web performance,” a report from the ACCC prepared by SamKnows said. “This finding suggests for consumers whose main activity is web browsing that plan speed need not be a core consideration when selecting an internet plan.” Naturally enough, higher speed plans do make for slight increases in page load times, but the report said these differences were not material....

I’ve been acting as an informal coach, cheering her on and encouraging her to keep it up. It’s nice when a friend’s hard work begins to pay off. Recently, she came to me with the question that opens this article: How can I easily tell if someone’s following me on Instagram? As it turns out, it’s easy if you’re not following them but not as easy if you already are....

While these innovations were taking shape, America was in the midst of its 20th-century civil rights movement. Unfortunately, like many other aspects of public policy and culture, most tech innovations were developed without consideration of how they might affect the lives of Black Americans. We asked three computer science professors to weigh in on how the development and use of technology influence Black American’s past, present, and future. Here’s what they said:...

The Linux distributions that I currently have installed on it are: openSUSE TumbleweedManjaro 17.0-rc2Debian testing (9.0)Fedora 25Linux Mint 18.1 CinnamonUbuntu 16.10KaOSopenSUSE Leap 42.2SolusPCLinuxOS KDE5 What I don’t have installed anymore is Windows 10, and that has been a big improvement. I originally removed it because of problems while installing Windows Updates. After the update installation, it refused to boot, and kept asking for the Windows Recovery Media or Installation Media or some such....

“It was February and suddenly nearly six inches of rain fell on the barren landscape. Within days, the ashes turned green again. Australia’s nature has experienced bush-fires for thousands of years and it was amazing to see nature starting to recover in front our eyes. It was also motivating to experience how the farmers managed to look forward and have a positive mindset, despite the crisis they experienced and the time they needed to wait until they got the help they needed,” said Lund....

His books include the international bestseller Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want, Testing Business Ideas, and The Invincible Company, to publish in spring 2020. Osterwalder is the co-founder of Strategyzer, a company that provides online courses, applications, and technology-enabled services to help organizations effectively and systematically manage strategy, growth, and transformation. Osterwalder’s latest book is about the invincible company – how to constantly reinvent your organization with inspiration from the world’s best business models....

This allows me to show or hide any one of my clients at any time on my calendar. Plus, each client has its own color and I can share that calendar with my client without having to worry events from other clients (or my personal calendar) will be revealed. Also: The 6 best to-do list apps: Get organized Using multiple calendars also means having the ability to configure each calendar differently....

Also: This tiny smartphone accessory gives you a fantastic superpower You read that correctly… 24 hours. Although Android makes it easy to view your history, it does not retain an entire backlog of notifications. That’s a smart move, as not only would an entire history of notifications start to gobble up local storage space, your phone would eventually become so slow it would be unusable. Ergo, the 24-hour limitation. There used to be trustworthy apps that could be installed and used to log notifications....

But if you navigate your search with discretion, confidence, and good judgment, finding a new job while currently employed can be a less stressful process by far than while unemployed. Read on for our guide to finding a new job while currently employed and preparing properly for the next opportunity. 1. Get clarity on what you’re looking for in a new job. The first step is to define what it is that you want your next job to be like....

Of course, having a decent lock – or even multiple locks – is going to be your first line of defense against people making off with your bike. However, in the event that your bike is stolen, you can utilize modern technology to help you get it back. Also: The $800 Lectric XP Lite e-bike is a sheer joy to ride And things don’t get much more modern that the Apple AirTag....

Simulating occupancy – via security lighting, in particular, has been found to mitigate burglary potential. “The best plans that people can take when they are vacationing or leaving their homes for an extended period of time is to be careful to make sure they create an exterior view that the home is occupied,” J. Matthew Ladd, president of The Protection Bureau, said. “Unoccupied homes become the highest risk.” Creating the visage that your home is still occupied, according to Ladd, can be as simple as making sure your lawn is maintained and cancelling your newspaper subscription, so you don’t have piles of paper stacked on your porch....

While the travel industry is recovering from the pandemic, minds have turned toward traveling for the holidays. With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, and now that restrictions on movement have been lifted, we need to start planning upcoming trips. We also need to consider what we leave behind. Our homes might be locked up when they leave, but that doesn’t mean they are secure. However, if there is somewhere technology shines, it’s reducing the stress of going away, with modern Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices now allowing you to check your home security, no matter where you are in the world....

It’s not impossible, however, to bring those numbers back under control and work your way towards greater financial independence. One of the best ways to achieve this is by contacting your credit card company and requesting they give you a lower interest rate. Cardholders rarely take this step for fear of rejection or the possibility they might have to negotiate their rate down. At the absolute worst, your card company might say no – but what if they don’t?...

I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again. That’s not going to happen. People with talent and high-value skills, like most technology workers, aren’t returning to traditional offices. You don’t have to believe me, though. Look at the numbers being reported. A Hackajob survey of 2,000 UK tech workers and employers found not quite three-quarters (72%) of tech workers said having the ability to do remote work was very important to them....

One technique for presenting the strongest narrative to support your case for a raise derives from the world of journalism. Journalists use the five W’s to verify they are gathering essential information. The basic W’s are: Who, what, when, where, and why. Consider these five questions as a checklist to move forward with the salary negotiation process. Knowing who is involved in salary negotiations is an essential first step. We will also highlight what information you should consider and bring to the table....

It used to be a real pain to stream NFL football games. Now, it’s easier than ever, but there are still some problems to avoid to make sure you’ll get to enjoy your game instead of wanting to throw your TV on the street. These days most of the services will work with any streaming device. Many, however, aren’t all. Before putting your money down for any streaming service, make sure it will work with your device of choice....

But, over the years ChromeOS has become much more than it originally was. You can install true applications (with the help of both Linux and Android support) and open web pages in their own dedicated window (making them behave more like traditional applications). One of my gripes over the past couple of years is that Google had locked ChromeOS to a dark theme. I get the idea behind the dark theme, but it’s just never been my cuppa....