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OTR Backup 05/01/2025

The Simpsons Brings Back Missing Family Member After 8 Years The Simpsons finally brought back a member of the family we haven't seen in years You can run Arch Linux in Windows now - here's how | ZDNET Google confirms child-friendly version of Gemini AI chatbot soon | PCWorld With parental supervision, children will be able to get homework help and more via Google's AI assistant. Firefox finally adds tab groups The feature arrives four years after Chrome, Safari and Edge’s versions. YouTube smart TV app just got a major upgrade — here's what's changed | Tom's Guide ...

OTR Backup 04/30/2025

- YouTube How Trump Has Changed Schools in His First 100 Days: A Timeline Schools have experienced an unprecedented quantity and velocity of K-12 policy shifts in President Donald Trump’s first 100 days. This lightning-fast Linux distro will hook you the moment you try it | ZDNET This Tool Tells You How Much Energy Your AI Chatbot Uses | Lifehacker How Much Do Google Employees Make? Median Salaries Revealed | Entrepreneur Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai made 32 times more than the median Google employee in 2024, according to a new filing. Here's how much the average employee makes. ...

OTR Backup 04/29/2025

30 Silly Cartoons With Unexpected Endings By Whoops Comics Clever, minimalist comics that turn everyday moments into sharp, ironic twists you never see coming. Should You Clear Your Google Search History? Here's Why You Should Do This Regularly Protect your privacy, speed up your device, and reduce annoying ads by clearing your Google search history. Here's why you need to do it now. You're Probably Wasting Google Drive Space -- Here's How to Fix It Fast - CNET J.D. Vance’s Best Friend, a Canadian Politician, Isn’t Discussing Him In his campaign for parliament in Canada, Jamil Jivani has nothing to say about Vance, after Trump’s threats and tariffs upended the election. ...

OTR Backup 04/28/2025

Whatever happened to … – doug — off the record Cartoon: The real epidemic untitled Foreign language majors earn the least of all college grads early in their careers. My favorite web browser is one you’ve probably ignored – and you shouldn’t | Digital Trends Opera browser is built atop the same foundations as Chrome, but it offers a slew of standout features that pushed my productivity into a whole another domain. From sinister 'Island of Dolls' to ghostly outcrop in popular tourist hotspot - creepiest isles on Google Maps revealed | The Sun ISLANDS aren’t all just sun, sea and sand. There’s some creepy ou...

OTR Backup 04/27/2025

Cartoon: White House approved programming Forget Excel — this new AI tool for charts and graphs is a game changer | Tom's Guide The ability to curate talent, ideas, and innovation will define the next generation of leadership. If we want a passwordless future, let's get our passkey story straight | ZDNET Why are trees not blooming in Ontario yet? Toronto expert explains - NOW Toronto Spring is usually a vibrant season, but this year many Ontarians are questioning why it doesn’t look like the warmer season has arrived yet.  What Toronto school boards are ta...

OTR Backup 04/26/2025

Cartoon: Tyranny fighters A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | How the GOP becoming more MAGA could be bad for the GOP Campaign Action Trade war: Donald Trump is tanking one of America’s greatest exports. The top 6 GNOME extensions I install first (and what they can do for you) | ZDNET Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates | TechSpot Weinberg described his estimate as a "back-of-the-envelope" calculation, based on Chrome's vast user base and global reach – a figure that far exceeds previous estimates, such as... Galaxy vs. Pixel Watch: The battle of the faces | Android Central ...

OTR Backup 04/25/2025

Cartoon: Who needs a master's degree? OpenAI Wants to Buy Google Chrome—and That's a Terrible Idea OpenAI couldn't really buy Google Chrome, could it? You can watch YouTube videos in background tabs in Chrome soon | PCWorld In a test version of Chrome, you can switch tabs and keep watching YouTube videos in picture-in-picture mode. Samsung To Follow Google’s Step By Shifting Smartphone Production From Vietnam To India Amid Tariff War - Tech Vietnamese economy suffers with 46% reciprocal tariff Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region - The Globe and Mail The Conservative Leader is ...

OTR Backup 04/24/2025

untitled The best VPNs for Canada in 2025: Expert tested | ZDNET 7 simple things I always do on Android to protect my privacy - and why you should too | ZDNET untitled I changed 10 Samsung phone settings to instantly improve the user experience | ZDNET You Can Create a PowerPoint Presentation With AI. Here's How I Did It - CNET 13 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 25.04 Alberta school board suspends U....

OTR Backup 04/24/2025

untitled The best VPNs for Canada in 2025: Expert tested | ZDNET 7 simple things I always do on Android to protect my privacy - and why you should too | ZDNET untitled I changed 10 Samsung phone settings to instantly improve the user experience | ZDNET You Can Create a PowerPoint Presentation With AI. Here's How I Did It - CNET 13 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 25.04 Alberta school board suspends U....

OTR Backup 04/23/2025

Cartoon: Incarcerated rabbit A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� After Trump self-congratulates on lowering egg prices, eggflation ... How to Back Up Your Browser: Bookmarks, Extensions, Passwords, and More Your browser contains most of your vital data, so don't forget to back it up! 'Google' It!: Maxwell Frost Hits Back At Fox News Host's Trump Fumble | HuffPost Latest News I use Gemini every day — here are 7 prompts I can’t live without | Tom's Guide 3 Forgotten Classic Rock Hits from the 80s These 6 lightweight Linux apps let older PCs run bla...

OTR Backup 04/22/2025

Cartoon: The White House Easter Egg Roll “I’d Lose All Sense Of Authority”: Teachers Share Things They Hope Their Students Never Finds Out Teachers Share Moments Students Made Them Feel Old Trump Order causing Irish students to re-think studying in US How I Discovered My Smart TV Was Spying On Me Over 80% of people have changed their opinion about travel to U.S.: poll | INsauga ChatGPT is now a potent tool for finding the locations of photos, raising doxxing concerns | Tom's Hardware...

OTR Backup 04/21/2025

Cartoon: Veneer of normalcy Cartoon: That isn't ivy Do Schools Reform Society? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice 10 Amazing Games That Prove Graphics Don't Matter Your Windows 10 PC isn't dead yet - this OS from Google can revive it | ZDNET This coastal Ontario spot is an underrated gem with harbour towns and warm-water beaches - Narcity 4 Mistakes that automotive user interface designers keep making ...

OTR Backup 04/20/2025

‘Then they came for me’ Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says Trump Launched 'Attack on Science' - Business Insider That Google email look real? Don't click - it might be scam. Here's how to tell | ZDNET Over 50 malicious Chrome extensions are secretly spying on you | PCWorld 10 best day trips from Toronto this spring - Streets Of Toronto TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts Hudson's Bay looks to auction off royal charter that launched company...

OTR Backup 04/19/2025

Theo Moudakis: Wrecking ball 'Embarrassed' mom was struggling to take cafeteria job at her kids’ school until a note from a 6-year-old changed her mind - Amplify Upworthy Ubisoft Surprises with Its Open Source Move Delete All Texts On Your Phone If You See These 2 Words Temu quietly makes drastic decision as consumers switch gears What fees do you need to pay when you buy a car from a dealer? Windows 11 is installing on business PCs even when admins block it | PCWorld ...

OTR Backup 04/18/2025

21 Humorous One-Panel Comics By Dave Coverly Featuring The Quirks Of Human Behavior, Animals And More Speed Bump is a single-panel cartoon featuring clever and humorous commentary on various aspects of everyday life, such as the quirks of human behavior, animals, and popular culture. Why I Stopped Trusting Free Cloud Storage for My Photos—and Where I Store Them Now I don't think free cloud storage is safe or reliable, so I use this secure storage method instead. Android phones will reboot after 3 days of inactivity in new security update, but don't worry, this is a good thing. Just make sure you know your PIN | PC Gamer PSA: Got a weird email from Google? Read this before opening. A new phishing email a...

OTR Backup 04/17/2025

17 Redesigned Cartoon Characters That Are Devastating NOOOOOOOOOOO. Temu’s US Ad Spend Craters Amid Escalating Trade War With China Poor Reception? Easy Signal Boosting Hacks for iPhone or Android - CNET Zuckerberg Tells Court That Facebook Is No Longer About Connecting With Friends In a federal antitrust testimony, Zuckerberg has admitted that Facebook's mission of connecting users is no longer a priority. “It’s Like A Super-Power”: 70 Internet Hacks That Make Life Online Easier Why did no one tell us this sooner? Here's What Happens if You Lose Your...

OTR Backup 04/16/2025

untitled Mel Blanc, the voice behind iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, sits down with Gene Shalit to talk about the process of creating the vocals for the cartoons. This originally aired on TODAY on Nov. 23, 1982. Google Confirms Secret Chrome Tracking—How To Stop It This update is critical—here’s why. untitled How One Overlooked Tool Could Boost Your Site's Google Ranking | Entrepreneur Visual search is reshaping SEO, and businesses must optimize images and metadata to stay visible. This viral ChatGPT trend lets you turn yourself into an action figure — here's how to do it | Tom's Guide ...

OTR Backup 04/15/2025

Cartoon: Prove it untitled Which OS Is Best: Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS? | PCMag Not sure which desktop operating system is best for you? We help you choose by comparing the top options based on app compatibility, ease of use, hardware availability, interface design, gaming support, and more. Scammers Use OpenAI API to Flood 80,000 Websites With Spam | PCMag AkiraBot prompted GPT-4o-mini to generate custom spam comments intended to hawk bogus SEO services that were just different enough to evade detection. Smart Home Guide: Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple Homekit - CNET ...