After three long years, Netflix subscribers finally got new episodes of Stranger Things in 2022, but this release was a bit different. Rather than getting the full season in one massive block, the streaming service staggered the release for the show’s fourth season. The first seven episodes were released on…

In March of 2022, the song Heat Waves by UK band Glass Animals hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It had spent 58 weeks on the chart before reaching its peak; over a year gaining momentum and radio play. Clearly, the song has fans, but does it have…

Think of the last time you got food or coffee. Chances are, modern technology played a role in that interaction. The sales clerk likely let you insert your card, then flipped a screen asking you how much you’d like to tip and if you’d like a receipt. There was a…

Thinking of having a child soon? Their world is going to be very different than the one you grew up in. This isn’t a bad thing: We should expect the world to change and technology to advance. Just like elementary school children have no idea what an answering machine tape…

Creators are complaining about YouTube views going down, yet more people are joining the platform. What’s going on? — I’m starting to hear an echo across many of the channels I subscribe to on YouTube. There’s a level of frustration because creators are still putting in the effort, but viewership seems to be going down. I’ve listened to a number of upset YouTubers, and you have to wonder if…

You’ve heard it before; more money brings more problems. When you’re young or paying off debts, you’re probably in a state of mind where you respond to that statement with an eye roll and by saying “yeah right.” Eventually, you start working, you make some money, and you start saving…

When I was young, I had an iPod filled with music by Avril Lavigne, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, and other “emo” acts. My music taste has changed (at least a little bit) since then, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t return to these songs every so often…

A decade ago, Microsoft was breaking world records with the Kinect. Now, the add-on is a discontinued relic of the past. — The latter half of the aughts was a transitional time for gaming. Nintendo was recovering from lukewarm GameCube sales, and PlayStation 3 sales stalled due to the high price of the console. Meanwhile, the Microsoft Xbox 360 got an early start in this generation. Microsoft’s price allowed it to keep…

It’s hard to recall how different my life was in January 2020. The world has undergone many changes, but not all of them were negative. Two years ago, I was in a career where I never thought I’d have the flexibility to work from home. …