Author Archives: Josh Hendrickson

‘Parks and Recreation’ Will Return for a One-Episode Charity Special

For seven years, Parks and Recreation entertained us with comedy and hijinks in the parks and rec department of a small Indiana town. Now, five years after ending its run, the show will return for a half-hour on Thursday, April 30th, at 8:30 PM ET. L… Continue reading

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Every Season of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Is Coming to Netflix

Every so often, a truly great series comes along that can make you laugh, cry, cheer, and reflect. You wouldn’t expect a show like that to come from Nickelodeon, but Avatar: The Last Airbender” delivered on all that and more. Unfortunately… Continue reading

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Nintendo Confirms 160,000 Nintendo Accounts Were Compromised

Just days after we wrote that it appeared hackers were attempting to compromise Nintendo accounts, the gaming company confirmed the attack. In a statement posted to its Japanese site, Nintendo says about 160,000 accounts have accessed by bad actors. Ha… Continue reading

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Use These ‘Star Wars’ Backgrounds to Take Your Zoom Calls to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

A short time ago, in a galaxy really, really close, a new evil took hold of a world. For its own safety, citizens self-isolated in their homes for work and play. Forced to communicate through video conferencing, people everywhere were embarrassed by th… Continue reading

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Netatmo Patches a Gaping Security Hole in Its Security Camera

One of the best parts about Netatmo indoor cameras is their capability to recognize family and ignore them or strangers in your house and warn you. Unfortunately, the cameras had a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to gain access to your entire ne… Continue reading

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Google Will Admit When Its Search Results Suck

Google tries hard, but sometimes its search results are terrible. It seems like you were clear about what you wanted, but the results that came up have nothing to do with what you wanted. Google knows it too, and the company plans to do something coura… Continue reading

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Zoom’s Latest Update Is All About Security

In a blog post today, Zoom described an impending update designed to fix some of its security flaws. Starting with Zoom 5.0., calls will be encrypted using 256-bit AES-GCM encryption. Hosts will gain new tools to report bad actors and easier access to … Continue reading

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Twitter is Testing an Easy Way to See ‘Retweets with Comments’

Right now, when you decide to retweet something that makes you laugh or cry, you have two choices: just retweet it, or retweet with a comment. But, when your vain little self wants to see how many people retweeted you later, you won’t see anythin… Continue reading

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Motorola’s Newest Flagship Phones Pushes Android to the Edge

For a while now, Motorola focused on budget level Android phones, leaving the flagships to Samsung and now OnePlus. But now it’s ready to reenter the fray with two 5G phones, the Edge and Edge+. Naturally, the latter is the more impressive varian… Continue reading

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You Can Get Free Weekly Credit Reports for the Next Year

With the current pandemic, it wouldn’t be surprising if you’re worried about finances and credit ratings. To that end, the three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, jointly announced an offer to provide Americans free w… Continue reading

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