Here's how to reset your ASUS router

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If your internet has been slower than usual lately, your router might need a reset. Here are some things you can try.

Don’t overlook Elektron’s budget electronic music instruments

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The Elektron Model:Cycles and Model:Samples grooveboxes on a shelf in front of books, a cassette player, and other random nonseense.
They’re far more powerful and fun than their bargain price suggests. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge
They’re far more powerful and fun than their bargain price suggests. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge

When I'm asked what to buy if you want to get into making electronic music, I often recommend Elektron's budget-minded Model:Samples and Model:Cycles grooveboxes. They don't grab headlines the way Teenage Engineering's gear or the Telepathic Instruments Orchid do, and even compared to

How to request an Xbox refund

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Xbox offers refunds on some games and apps, but there are stipulations you should understand before requesting one.

4 reasons why you should buy a Galaxy Z Fold 8, and 4 reasons why you should skip it

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Samsung did a thing this year, making its foldables exciting again with the launch of the smaller, wider Galaxy Z Fold 8. It's basically the little brother of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, a larger foldable that follows the taller and more square design of its predecessors.

Apparently, the smaller Galaxy Z Fold 8 is very popular, as Samsung has highlighted a dramatic

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My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.

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The author became a mom at 19 and didn't have any hobbies.

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  • I became a mother at 19 and spent much of adulthood focused on my family.
  • At 35, I challenged myself to try 35 new things, from hiking to embroidery.
  • I'm learning that hobbies don't have to be productive or profitable to be worthwhile.

My husband looked at the towels spread across our back porch. "Why paper making?"

My 13

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Switched on Pop’s Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding love fresh vegetables and guitar pedals

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They’re the Lennon–McCartney of overanalyzing pop music. | Image: Daniel Randall
They’re the Lennon–McCartney of overanalyzing pop music. | Image: Daniel Randall

As if you needed more reason to love Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" beyond its pop perfection, it is also, according to lore, the genesis for Switched on Pop, one of the best music podcasts out there. Cohosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding obsessively dissect pop songs, from the theory behind their musical

Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 and Starfighter get teased at D23

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Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 poster

Season two of Star Wars: Ahsoka is still months away, but Lucasfilm still took the opportunity to tease it a bit at D23. The company dropped the first trailer for the new season ahead of its January 20th, 2027 debut. The clip shows a darker, witchcraft-filled take on the Star Wars universe, with Grand Admiral Thrawn (blue skin, red eyes, and an unsettlingly calm demeanor) threatening to