Who knew that a drama about advertising in the 1960s would prove so addictive? Mad Men captivated audiences for seven seasons, and it’s still compelling to binge again, or for the first time. Here’s how you can stream Mad Men . Table of Contents AMC+ IMDb TV Amazon Prime Video iTunes Google Play Store Vudu FandangoNow, Microsoft, and Redbox AMC+ Mad Men ‘s original broadcast home was on the AMC cable network, and you can still catch all 92 episodes on the streaming service AMC+ ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial). Witness the evolution of suave but troubled main character Don Draper (Jon Hamm), an advertising genius with a dark past and a penchant for self-destructive behavior, along with an innovative approach to his profession. IMDb TV Thanks to a major deal signed in 2020, all seven seasons of Mad Men are available to stream for free with ads on Amazon’s IMDb TV service. Watch for the equally … [Read more...] about How to Watch ‘Mad Men’ without Cable
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How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Best Picture Nominees
Thanks to shifts in movie release patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the movies nominated for 2021’s major awards, including the Oscars, are easily accessible for home viewing. Here’s how to stream the 2021 Academy Award nominees. Of the eight films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards (taking place April 25, 2021), only one, the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah , is unavailable to stream (at the time of writing). Table of Contents The Father Mank Minari Nomadland Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Father Anthony Hopkins anchors this intense drama as the title character, a man suffering from dementia and overwhelmed by everyday life. Director Florian Zeller adapts his own stage play, which takes the unique approach of telling the story from Hopkins’ character’s perspective. As his well-meaning daughter (Olivia Colman) … [Read more...] about How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Best Picture Nominees
How to Make Your Signal Chats as Secure as Possible
Signal secures all your conversations with end-to-end encryption, offering more privacy and security than your average chat app. But Signal offers some other useful security options. Here’s how to take advantage of them. Enable Registration Lock to Protect Your Signal Account Your Signal account is tied to your phone number, with no need for a password at all. When you first register for Signal (or re-register a device at a later stage), Signal will verify who you are by sending a code to your number. Enter the code to prove you are who you say you are and you’re good to go. But what happens if someone gets access to your phone number? While this might seem like an unlikely eventuality, it’s within the realm of possibility. Someone could steal your smartphone’s SIM card or fool your phone service provider into transferring your number to a new SIM using social engineering techniques . With access to your phone number, someone could gain access to your entire Signal … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Signal Chats as Secure as Possible
How to Back Up Ubuntu the Easy Way with Déjà Dup
Déjà Dup is a simple — yet powerful — backup tool included with Ubuntu. It offers the power of rsync with incremental backups, encryption, scheduling, and support for remote services. With Déjà Dup, you can quickly revert files to previous versions or restore missing files from a file manager window. It’s a graphical frontend to Duplicity, which itself uses rsync . It offers the power of rsync with a simple interface. Getting Started Déjà Dup is located in the System Settings window, which you can access from the gear-shaped menu on the panel. You’ll find it named “Backup” in the System group of icons. You can also launch it by searching for “Backup” from the Dash. Setup Déjà Dup’s main screen summarizes your backup settings. By default, Déjà Dup backs up your Home directory, ignoring the Trash and Downloads folders. It puts the backup in your Ubuntu One account. If you want to enable automatic backups, don’t do it yet – customize your backup settings … [Read more...] about How to Back Up Ubuntu the Easy Way with Déjà Dup
How to Turn off HomePod mini Proximity Vibrations and Notifications on iPhone
The HomePod mini uses the proximity-sensing U1 chip that makes certain models of iPhone vibrate when they get near. This allows you to “hand off” music to the speaker, but some people don’t find the feature particularly useful. If the vibrations and notifications are driving you mad, you can turn the feature off. How to Turn off Proximity Features You’ve probably noticed this feature if you have a HomePod mini and a recent iPhone like the iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 11, and 11 Pro. These devices can take advantage of the U1 chip in the HomePod mini, automatically sensing when the smart speaker is within range. When you get close to a HomePod mini, certain iPhone models will start to vibrate. These vibrations will increase in intensity the closer you get, and the screen will blur and give you audio controls instead. Any music you are playing will be transferred to the speaker. To turn the feature off, first, launch the Settings app and tap “General.” Scroll down and … [Read more...] about How to Turn off HomePod mini Proximity Vibrations and Notifications on iPhone
How Important Is the Power Supply (PSU) When Building a PC?
The power supply (PSU) is a critical part of any PC. It powers all the components in your PC, and a bad or faulty one can bring everything down. Here’s what to look for in a power supply while putting together a PC. A PSU Is a Critical Piece of PC Infrastructure When we turn on a light, open a faucet, or walk down a nicely paved street, we don’t often think about the wondrous infrastructure making all that possible. But if somebody hadn’t taken the time to think about it, things wouldn’t be so wondrous. It’s the same when building a PC. We get obsessed with how many cores a CPU has or the number of compute units in a GPU . But rarely do we think twice about the power supply unit (PSU,) which provides power to everything else in your PC. You don’t need to think about your power supply too much, of course. But, if you don’t consider the PSU at all, there’s a good chance you’ll be thinking about it a lot once it starts causing problems. If your computer doesn’t get … [Read more...] about How Important Is the Power Supply (PSU) When Building a PC?