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A Timeline of How Long It Takes to Buy a House (on Average)
From market conditions, to location, to your individual finances, the path to buying a home can look wildly different from person to person. (For a little snapshot of what that range can look like, consider a few of the first-time homebuyers I’ve interviewed). According to October 2024 data from ICE Mortgage Technology, the average time to buy a house, from…
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Google Chrome is making it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs
Google is adding the Text Fragment feature to its PDF reader to make it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs. The Text Fragment feature in Google Chrome lets you share a link to a specific part of a webpage. You select the text you want to highlight, and it creates a link. When someone clicks the link, it…
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Logitech’s Harmony Line Is Long Gone, but There’s Still Room for Universal Remotes
Summary Logitech discontinued its Harmony line of universal remotes in 2021, leaving no clear alternative available to home theater users. Other companies like Sofabaton and One For All make universal remotes but are still catching up to Logitech. Harmony remotes are also still available on the secondary market. A good universal remote can improve your home theater experience, and shouldn’t…
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More women are opting for computing degrees, but BCS warns there’s still a long way to go
Efforts to encourage women into computing appear to be paying off, with the gap between men and women choosing computing degrees the smallest it’s ever been. Analysis of data from university clearing service UCAS by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that a record 6,310 UK women started a computing degree at UK universities in 2024, compared with…
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Is Laptop Battery Life Getting Too Long?
Summary Laptops now last up to 24 hours, matching power efficiency with performance. Charging is easier with modern laptops utilizing USB-C, even while on the go. Smaller batteries in laptops can create space to improve features like cooling, ports, and storage. Starting with models from the early 90s, I have owned numerous laptops in my life, and for almost all…
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How Long Does Fax Take? Can I Confirm it Was Received?
Modern fax machines can transmit a single page in 15–30 seconds, while older models may take up to a minute per page. High-resolution settings can slow down fax transmission, as can poor line quality — that is the network or telephone line connection. For multi-page faxes, transmission time increases proportionally. A 10-page document will take 5 minutes to fax at…
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How Long Does It Take to Charge These Popular Electric Cars?
These are the fastest-charging EVs you can buy right now—and a few of the slowest A Porsche Taycan at an Electrify America DC fast charging station. By Keith Barry You probably know that electric vehicles take longer to “fill up” than gas-powered cars, but how long you have to wait depends on the car—and it can vary widely. Even at…
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iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically reboot after long idle periods to re-encrypt data and make it harder to extract. While the company has yet to officially confirm this new “inactivity reboot” feature, law enforcement officers were the first to discover it after observing suspects’ iPhones…
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The FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule for subscriptions is long overdue – Computerworld
If your business gets customers by offering free trials that convert to paid subscriptions, you’ll also need to clearly disclose the trial’s terms, including when the trial ends and what charges will occur. And, of course, canceling after a free trial must be as simple as signing up for the trial. All of this means, of course, that your company…
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An Okta login bug bypassed checking passwords on some long usernames
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images On Friday evening, Okta posted an odd update to its list of security advisories. The latest entry reveals that under specific circumstances, someone could’ve logged in by entering anything for a password, but only if the account’s username had over 52 characters. According to the note people reported…
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