Speed Up CrashPlan Backups and Free Up CPU Power with These Scripts

We love CrashPlan for its inexpensive, unlimited and automated backup service, but many of us have seen terrible upload speeds or high CPU usage when CrashPlan is running. This might be the fix.



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Traditional Roast Turkey

Two to three days before roasting: Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F. Combine the broth, salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice and ginger in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve.



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The Food Lab: Roasting Turkey? Throw Out Your Roasting Pan and Reach for Your Baking Stone

Want crisp, evenly cooked turkey meat? Throw out the roasting pan. [Photographs: J. Kenji López-Alt] We all know by this stage that spatchcocking is the fastest and easiest way to roast turkey.



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Google Launches USB Security Key Support To Keep Accounts Safe

For the longest time now, Google has recommended that users enable two-factor authentication for their accounts on its platforms (and anywhere else, really). But starting today, it is launching a second — even more secure — method for those who really want their accounts to stay safe.



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Pocket Casts Gets a Syncing Web Player for Podcasts

Pocket Casts is our favorite podcast player on iOS (it's also great on Android), and now you a access those podcasts from the web as well. The web player works exactly as you'd expect.



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Hacker's Guide to Setting up Your Mac

Hackers obsess over automation. We want robots to do the grunt work so we can focus on the fun stuff. One area that's ripe for automation that hasn't seen much attention lately is setting up your computer. Today I want to show you some techniques to apply automation to the setup of your Mac.



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Four Actionable Ways to Improve Your Running

It's easy to fall into a routine with your running and never really think about changing things up, but you might be missing out on opportunities to improve. Today, I want to share four actionable ways you can improve your running. This post originally appeared on Strength Running.



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