Despite what manufacturers want you to think, buying an expensive, high-end mattress isn’t going to magically solve all of your sleep probl...

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It’s always worthwhile to try a new activity, I think. Even if you don’t surprise yourself by falling in love with it , you’ll probably lea...

When you’re taking a few minutes to quickly tidy up your home, you probably focus on what’s most visible—things like floors, countertops, a...

Talk about a year for the iPhone and iPad—new devices across the board and tons of software updates, including the much-anticipated iOS 15....

A few hours from now, it will be a new year. And we hate to be the bearers of bad news, but as happy as we are to see 2021 come to a close,...

As I reflect back on 2021, I find my TV-watching to be found wanting. It’s not that I didn’t have options. Between my own accounts and thos...

We’re all familiar with some of the common mores of gym etiquette. Don’t abuse the equipment (i.e. dropping plates like they’re on fire), r...

Fitness etiquette has come a long way this year. We kicked off 2021 with most gyms still closed due to the pandemic. We navigated their gra...

You can start a new fitness habit right now , if you want. You can come back to your favorite activities after years away. You can even tur...

How many New Year’s resolutions have you made over the course of your life? And how many have you kept ? We all know that most grand resolu...

DPUs in the data centre, object and file get cosy, 3D layer Jenga plus cloud, capacity, and ransomware advances Analysis   While much of th...

Who is going to install this Daim patch? 12BoC   IKEA, furniture retailer and place where relationships go to die, features large in our fi...

As handy as packaged salads can be—especially during the busy holidays—you may want to rethink using any currently in your fridge. That’s b...

The end of the year is upon us. ‘Tis a time to blow all our unused FSA benefits on Band-Aids, reduce clutter, resolve to eat less junk and ...

With the new year approaching, you may be tempted to set some—let’s not call them resolutions— goals . Dreams. Plans. January will bring a ...

Swedish city refuses to make tradition of setting fire to a tradition a tradition Some traditions ought to be set on fire, but sadly for Sw...

Lucky that new Crossrail thing is late – who knows how Windows will cope? 12BoC   London transport is notable for the occasional twee messa...

Mercifully, 2021 is almost over, and as we look toward the bright future that awaits us next year (when all our problems will certainly be ...

Hacks aren’t everything. Sometimes what you really need to improve your life is a better understanding of the world around you. So let’s ta...

The new year is fast-approaching. Even if you believe New Year’s Resolutions are a bunch of baloney , I’d argue the start of a new year is ...

Every January, I pledge to improve my flexibility by stretching consistently. And yet, when it comes to my stretching routine, I’m guilty o...

Holiday gifts mean new tech for all, and new tech for all means fresh “tech support” headaches for you! You know your friends and family ar...

2021 was a big year for the Mac. First, Apple gave us macOS Monterey, which included a treasure trove of publicized features (and a handfu...

No, not that sort of Rust 12BoC   The Register's Bork column is coming to an end, and to mark the occasion we present the 12 Bork'...

I’m a rules girl. I like structure everywhere but my bras. I like menus and time tables and responsibility charts, and if you give me a wal...

One of the trickiest parts about houseplants is the fact that you’re trying to keep different plants alive inside a single climate (your ho...

Historians a thousand years hence will talk about us. Let's not muff it Opinion   It's the end of the year, when the tradition is t...

If you unwrapped Oculus VR gear this holiday season, I have no doubt you’ll end up like me: Fully committed to a virtual lifestyle. You’re ...

Modern drinks are rubbish Who, Me?   Before one can organise a piss-up in a brewery, one must first get the brewery started. Something a Re...

Tesco parking screen reminds customers of the glory days of 2012 12BoC   Every little bit doesn't help in today's edition of our fi...

Days are officially getting longer, but we still have a lot of the dark, winter season to go. And while there’s nothing we can do about the...

Rust may form on certain types of metal, but it can damage more than that. Its distinctive, deep reddish-brown color easily transfers to ot...

On a cold winter’s night in 2017, a friend brought a 20-ounce walnut- and bacon-covered cheeseball to my Christmas party. It was my first h...

It’s brilliant and lovely. But it doesn't quite meet the moment with a new experience that satisfies Review   Smartphones aren't ve...

The stockings were hung, the presents were wrapped and then unwrapped, and the gift-giving part of the holiday season has come to a close. ...

I'll just pay the- OH MY GOD 12BoC   We take a trip to the seaside in our 12 Borks of Christmas as a parking machine touchscreen goes r...

Between widespread shipping issues and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic (again), the 2021 holiday shopping season wasn’t without its chal...

This year felt, in many ways, like a repeat of the one that came before it. Covid is still around, our healthcare system still sucks, and e...

All the excitement of opening presents, spending time with friends and family, and getting to eat special foods that might only be availabl...

Traditionally in retail, the week or so after Christmas has been a time to get deep discounts on merchandise leftover from the holiday shop...

This won't buy me beer 12BoC   Welcome to The Register's Twelve Borks of Christmas (12BoC), a final festive hurrah for digital sig...

In a sketch on the most recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” a pair of mature women (played by Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon) were fil...

So, you just unwrapped a brand new Apple Watch. Apple’s popular wearable is an awesome extension of your iPhone, and it comes packed with f...

Long before the start of the seemingly never-ending pandemic, it was hard to resist the convenience of online shopping. But while buying so...

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant may have put a damper on your holiday plans, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the festive photos...

Don’t mention the human rights abuses, focus on the need for compliance Intel has apologised to China for warning its suppliers not to use ...

Have you ever wanted live subtitles during your FaceTime calls? Navi , a companion app for FaceTime, lets you add it on your iPhone, iPad, ...

I don’t mean to brag, but one of the best things about being estranged from most of my family (aside from self-preservation) is that I don’...

The holiday season can be stressful, especially if you’re traveling, hosting guests, or in charge of all the Christmas shopping. On the one...

Festivus, sometimes called “The Seinfeld Holiday,” is an annual parody holiday celebrated on December 23 that was invented for “The Strike,...

Your iPhone’s built-in screenshot tool has several cool tricks up its sleeve. From turning your squiggly hand-drawn lines into perfectly sy...

Saw Blades come in many different types, and knowing the difference will save you time and extra trips to the hardware store. Using the rig...

Sure, everyone and their mother has an iPhone, but that doesn’t mean the entire experience is overrated. Quite the opposite, in fact; there...

Well, well, well. The hour is nigh, and you’re in need of a last-minute gift. It’s too late for even the fastest online delivery, and most ...

So, your long-awaited holiday trip to visit family or friends was cancelled—for the second year in a row. It has occurred to you that, yet ...

Some servers and EBS volumes won’t make it back A small group of sysadmins have a disaster recovery job on their hands, on top of Log4J fun...

Astronomers, scientists, and space-hobbyists all over the world are nervously chewing their nails this holiday season over the Christmas Da...

A jump rope is a simple, portable tool that lets you do a cardio workout in a small space. But if you find plain old jumping to be boring, ...

When talking about the ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among the people in your own home, public health experts often ment...

Let me start by saying, I have three kids—which feels like too many. I was raised by an old-school southern housewife who chaperoned every ...

We don’t toss the phrase “depraved indifference” around too often, but when we do, it’s most likely in reference to a cat. Anyone who has b...

We’ve all dealt with our fair share of hurdles in 2021, but it’s gotten to the point that even your holiday menu requires some ingredient-g...