PCMag on MSN

Streaming With a VPN: Which Services Work, Which Don't, and How to Get Around It

Not all streaming services treat VPNs the same. Here's how major platforms differ, why some VPNs are blocked, and your best ...

The Onion debuts new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars, will send $100,000 to Sandy Hook families

The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting will indirectly receive money from Alex Jones after a ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I stopped maintaining 30 JSON files by hand with this one tool

Connect all your configuration files and autogenerate code—Jsonnet is the missing piece for large code bases.
Smithsonian Magazine

A Vietnam Veteran Collected Fossils for 66 Years. One, Mislabeled ‘Baby Lamprey,’ Made Paleontologists Reconsider How Vertebrates Moved From Water to Land

The fossil turned out to be a hatchling of a crocodile-like creature, and it suggests, according to a new study, that early ...
U.S. News & World Report

What Happens if You Don't Use Your Credit Card?

If you don't use your credit card, your issuer may consider your account inactive and close it. However, a closed credit card account can negatively impact your credit score, by increasing your credit ...
Consumer Reports

Can Using Gas With 15 Percent Ethanol Damage Your Car?

You might have noticed that some gas stations occasionally offer specials on unleaded 88 octane gas—also known as E15—which contains 15 percent ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that’s derived from corn.