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After the "flair" that servers wore---buttons and other adornments---was made the butt of a joke in the popular movie Office Space, TGI Fridays, the restaurant the joke was modeled on, dropped the requirement that servers wear such flair as part of their uniforms.

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How Do Disposable Cameras Work, and Why Do They Still Exist?

If you're of a certain age, you may remember snapping pictures on a disposable camera, dropping it off at a local photo kiosk, and getting a pack of photographs (in one hour or less). Looking through the photos was like looking through a pack of trading cards: you never really knew what you would find.

Nowadays, you instantly know what a photo looks like the moment you snap it on your phone. And, you can edit it in a multitude of different ways. Taking pictures has never been easier or more convenient, and we've never had the level of control over our photographs as we do today. So why in the blazes are disposable cameras still a thing? We investigate - including how they work!

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4 Reasons to Buy a Laptop With a Removable Battery

It used to be that if your laptop was frozen, all you needed to do was to remove the battery. Today, it's fairly difficult to find laptops with removable batteries, but they're still a thing, and worthy of consideration. Here's why buying a laptop with a removable battery just makes sense.

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How to Port Forward on Your Router

Although modern Wi-Fi routers handle most functions automatically, there are some applications where you'll be required to manually forward a port in your router's settings. Though it may seem daunting at first, it's easy to do once you know where to look. We explain what port forwarding is, how it works, and how to port forward the right way.

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Is an Air Quality Monitor Worth Having?

Is the air you're breathing inside your home or workplace safe? Air quality monitors claim to tell you this info, but how accurate are they really? We tell you if an air quality monitor is worth buying, and how they're supposed to work.

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How to Reset Network Settings on Samsung

If you're experiencing issues with your Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or network on your Samsung phone, one way to resolve these issues is to reset the network settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone. Here's how to do that and make your network settings work per usual once again.

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Learn to Read Faster with These Speed Reading Tools

If you're like most people, it feels like you can never find enough time to read. Audiobooks semi-solve this problem, but there's still nothing that replaces the intimacy of reading. What if, like audiobooks, you could increase your reading speed and get through your backlog of books, faster? It's possible thanks to speed reading tricks, and you can actually learn to develop this skill using a variety of speed reading tools. We show you our favorite ones.

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How to Keep AirPods From Falling Out of Your Ears

Do your AirPods or AirPods Pro keep falling out of your ears? Don't put chewing gum in your ear canals to keep them in: instead, follow our guide on the best (and safe) practices for keeping them in, and say, "bye-bye" to lost AirPods forever!

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