Google is your portal to everything out there on the World Wide Web...but also your portal to more and more of your personal stuff, from the location of your phone to the location of your Amazon delivery. If you’re signed into the Google search page, and you use other Google services, here are nine search tricks worth knowing. Advertisement It probably goes without saying but just in case: only you can see these results. Nobody else can Google your next hotel trip. How well they work is going to depend on how plugged in you are to other tools like Gmail, but they’re useful shortcuts from the Google homepage or the Chrome address bar. “I’ve lost my phone” The newest one in our list, which is essentially an easier way to get to Android Device Manager. Google “I’ve lost my phone” to see the last known location of all the phones linked to your Google account. You can call and lock your phone as well as locate it, and it works with both Android and iOS devices. …
Tips For Playing Dark Souls 3
The land of Lothric is a deadly place, and Dark Souls 3 doesn’t go out of its way to lend a hand. I’m here to help. Advertisement What follows is a combination of tips for people who are new to Dark Souls —i.e. watch out for mimics!!—and things that are specific to Dark Souls 3. I’ll be updating this post as people dig into the game and discover what else is hidden. Please drop your own tips into the comments! Pick Whatever Class You Want, It’s Not A Big Deal... There aren’t specific “class” designations in Dark Souls 3 , outside of what you arbitrarily pick in the beginning. Even if you decide to start out as a warrior, it’s possible to become a sorcerer later. The only difference is that you’ll open the game with slightly different stats and starter equipment. Everything else in Dark Souls 3 is the same for everyone, and it’s even possible to respec via an NPC. ...But If You’re Having Trouble, Choose These Dark Souls 3 …
Little Tricks To Help Make The Sims 4 A Whole Lot Better
The Sims 4 launched this week. We've been having a lot of fun with the game so far . But we've also encounter a few hurdles along the way. Don't worry, though, because many of these obstacles are easily overcome with a few small changes. Advertisement Here is a list of adjustments I've discovered over the past few days. None of them are profound game-changers on their own. But taken together, they've made The Sims 4 a much better experience already. There are two different ways to use camera. As I mentioned in my initial impressions of the game , the biggest problem I've had with The Sims 4 is that it's controls can be frustratingly imprecise at times. This is particularly annoying when it comes to adjusting the camera angle and moving around the world. I still believe that the game needs some fine-tuning in this regard, but what I neglected to mention earlier this week is that there are two different camera modes, one of which is more similar to …
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Tips For The Ascent, The Best Cyberpunk Game Of 2021 So Far
The Ascent is a straight twin-stick shooter for the most part, but there’s a huge difference between surviving and thriving in Veles. Advertisement Neon Giant’s debut game is pretty straightforward in terms of controls, but there are a few systems and swings in difficulty that players should be aware of. Fortunately, there are lots of tools and tricks available to help you wipe Veles clean of anything standing in your way — provided you’re well equipped first. Hand in your bounties — once you have a stack of them As you play The Ascent you’ll run into little mini-bosses — characters with a specific name and a larger HP bar over their head. These are effectively bounties you can hand in for cash, although you’ll only get the extra cash when you hand the bounty into a bartender. To find a bartender, simply look for the money bag symbol with a plus on it. You’ll see what that looks like above, and the icon will also appear on the mini-map in …
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Gremlins is a perfect holiday movie for those all out of Christmas cheer
You already know the 12 Days Of Christmas, with its drummers drumming and partridges and gold rings, but we here at The A.V. Club like to take everything one step further, for your reading pleasure. Hence, 13 Days Of Christmas , a collection of essays on a handful of beloved holiday classics and a few that have sadly fallen through the cracks. Up today, Joe Dante’s Gremlins. Advertisement In 1984, Golden Books, the home of the Poky Little Puppy and the meta classic The Monster At The End Of This Book , published a pair of Gremlins tie-in volumes: A New Friend and To Catch A Gremlin . Both are short, with big, full-color illustrations and sentences like, “Billy thought Gizmo had enough excitement for the day, so he tucked him safely in bed.” The first book tells the story of Billy Peltzer getting a special present for Christmas, an adorable creature he names Gizmo. The second book tells how Gizmo, Billy, and Billy’s wannabe girlfriend Kate work …
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Doctor Who and the Deconstruction of the Daleks
Tonight’s Doctor Who episode continues the show’s recent trend of deconstructing the Daleks, his armored “space Nazi” adversaries. And just like with the recent “Asylum of the Daleks” and “Into the Dalek,” we discover that Dalek nature is both sadder and more complicated than we’d previously thought. Advertisement Spoilers ahead... At the heart of “The Witch’s Familiar” is two situations we’ve seen before: 1) The Doctor talks to Davros, the mad scientist who created the Daleks, and they debate the ethics of survival and whether the Daleks are a force for good or evil. 2) The Doctor’s companion climbs inside an empty Dalek casing to impersonate one of the metal bastards, in order to pull off some kind of prisoner-and-escort ruse. But the episode turns both of these scenarios sideways. In both scenarios, the original idea was more or less plot-based. The Doctor tries to influence Davros not to go forward with the creation of the Daleks, or to put a …
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