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The Masked Singer premiered this week with 8 new contestants going head to head in 4 battles. By the end of the evening 2 of their identities had been revealed, but what do fans think are the identities of the remaining 6 competitors? The season kicked off with 4 primary head to head battles, Butterfly vs. Egg, Thingamajig vs. Skeleton, Rottweiler vs. Ladybug and Tree vs. Ice Cream. The winners of each battle are safe while the remaining 4 have one more opportunity to fight for their spot in the competition during the second round of battles....

Megan Draper (née Calvet), played by Jessica Paré, is one of the more polarizing characters in Mad Men. Introduced halfway through the show’s run, the actress from Montreal becomes a central figure in Don Draper’s story as his second wife. Unfortunately, she does so at the expense of the other women in Don’s life. His ex-wife, Betty, is sidelined for much of the latter half of the show; he abruptly breaks up with his girlfriend, Faye, over the phone, and the hard work of his colleagues, Joan and Peggy, was once again overshadowed by their boss’s sudden marriage....

Windows has a personalization feature that allows you to roll your images as a slideshow on your desktop. While this is great for making themes, I’ve also found another cool use for it. Here I’ll show you how to make a groovy color-changing background for Windows 7. Make a Color Changing Wallpaper for Windows 7 First around on the internet to find a cook image with a black background and a single object somewhere in the middle....

We all know it’s pretty frustrating to carry around two mobile phones, and the creators of this gadget are very much aware of this also. This is why they put their thinking caps on and developed the SIM+. This is an iPhone 5 cover that supports two SIM cards and allows users to use them both with no hustle and no SIM changing. Although this project is not yet in full throttle, the developers are using Kickstarter to gather the funds necessary to mass produce it....

For these reasons and more, organizations are embracing experiential learning as the best way to teach cybersecurity skills, whether that means a seasoned professional picking up a new certification or a non-technical staff learning the basics of security awareness. Harnessing the power of experiential learning | Infosec Inspire 2021 Web-based learning provides flexibility and scalability Web-based cybersecurity training has a few advantages over in-person training. The first is flexibility. No situation put this to the test more than the COVID-19 pandemic....

Warning: SPOILERS for Old Man Quill #12 The biggest battle in the Marvel Multiverse may be yet to come, but whether we’ll actually see it any time soon is anyone’s guess. According to Old Man Quill #12, something called the Beyonder Wars happened in the aged Star-Lord’s past - and potentially our future - that claimed the life of the beloved Guardian of the Galaxy Groot. The name alone inspires awe about a potential conflict coming down the line in the Marvel Universe....

MasterCard is out with its latest “Priceless Surprises” ad featuring Apple Pay with the help of artist Gwen Stefani. Like its previous World Series promotions, which put Apple Pay front and center, the new 30-second spot shows cardholders using the iPhone 6 and Apple Pay to checkout for purchases and being rewarded with various offers like golf trips, handbags, and concert tickets. The chance to meet Stefani is also on offer with her latest single, “Spark The Fire”, set as the ad’s soundtrack....

John Landis’ horror-comedy An American Werewolf In London has become a cult classic, and a remake by his son Max Landis has been in the works for some time, but now looks unlikely to ever happen. Over three decades have passed since the release of An American Werewolf In London, and the remake has been in early development for a while now, with Landis attached as both writer and director....

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Amazing Spider-Man #40 For those who may have missed the latest Spider-Man twist, we’re pleased to report that after years of effectively inventing click-bait for the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson has moved on to the modern era of web reporting. Jonah’s newest career change has led him to become the Marvel podcaster fans deserve, scoring his first big interview with Spider-Man himself. The result is a podcast launch so powerful, one of the biggest podcasters in the world takes notice – Marc Maron himself....

Warning: SPOILERS for Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth Marvel’s Black Knight has a fabled history in the comics, as the original version of the character predates Marvel Comics itself. In present-day comics, the first Black Knight is still around and he just showed up in one of the most unlikely places imaginable: The Ravencroft Institute. Black Knight originally debuted in Atlas Comics’ Black Knight #1. The hero is a warrior recruited by Merlin, wielding the Ebony Blade, which was forged by the wizard himself from a meteorite....

Kevin Feige talks about the upcoming Marvel shows at Disney Plus, emphasizing that these side stories will be integrated with what’s happening on the big screen in the MCU. Aside from capping off the 22-film arc that they have been treading in next month’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios will also be branching out with a slew of TV projects coming people’s way this year through the House of Mouse’s own streaming platform....

This article contains spoilers for Marauders #5. Marvel’s X-Men relaunch has just taken a seriously disturbing twist. Jonathan Hickman’s high-profile relaunch of the X-Men comics has raised a lot of ethical questions around the new mutant nation of Krakoa. Are the mutants right to separate themselves from humanity, or will segregation lead to conflict? Should mutants be treated as gods? Will both mutants and humans be superseded by a third evolutionary strand, one driven by science?...

So with that said, you have 3 options. Apply a global fix that shuts down every USB device after safe removal that ever connects to your computer.Apply a fix on a device-by-device basis.Leave it how it is. You probably don’t need to worry about this fix unless you have a specific device or circumstance. How to Apply a Global Setting for all USB device safely removed from your PC You can follow the manual instructions below, or just download this global registry fix....

Casting on The Eternals continues to heat up with Train to Busan star Ma Dong-seok joining the ensemble. Marvel Studios has seemingly had little trouble turning obscure comic book properties - like the Guardians of the Galaxy - into household names. They are hoping this can happen again with The Eternals. The upcoming Phase 4 entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is based around an ancient group of humans who were experimented on by Celestials and will be directed by The Rider’s Chloe Zhao....

Medical-sensor maker Masimo Corp. is once again escalating its legal battle against Apple over health technologies found in the Apple Watch. As reported by Bloomberg, Masimo has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission arguing that imports of the Apple Watch into the United States should be banned. Masimo is a global medical technology company focused on developing noninvasive patient monitoring features — with a specific specialization in pulse oximeters....

While companies like Apple shoot most of their own photography and/or create their own renders, most companies rely a great deal on so-called ‘stock photography’ – photos shot on spec by photographers in the hope of licensing them to companies later. Selling stock photography can be extremely hard work. You have to upload and keyword them, and the percentage of photos that sell is very low even for top-notch photographers. But if you want to give it a shot, Adobe has just made the process really painless …...

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. Earlier this week, I attended the ISTE 2018 conference in Chicago....

Birds of Prey aims to give Harley Quinn her wings back after a rough break-up with the Joker this weekend, and actress Margot Robbie has had a steady hand in assuring it’s the emancipation of a lifetime. As a producer on the film, she helped craft the journey her character embarks on in the film, but a strong cast was still needed to flesh out Gotham’s seedy underbelly. Chris Messina and Ella Basco make up part of that incredible line-up as serial killer Victor Zsasz and young hero-in-training Cassandra Cain respectively....

Margot Robbie got her big break in 2008 on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In the decade since she nabbed the role, Robbie has another two dozen roles under her belt, and she’s also started her own production company. The actress has a wide array of characters on her resume. Robbie played everything from a figure skater to a comic book villain in recent years. Among those characters, she certainly has a penchant for ambitious women with a cunning attitude....

Marvel Comics has revealed the very first time Wolverine discovered he had adamantium claws, and the details are stranger than anyone would have believed. When Marvel originally created Wolverine, they conceived of his claws as part of his costume’s gloves. But as time passed, legendary X-Men scribe Chris Claremont decided to incorporate them into his body, and to reveal that his bones were metal as well. It took decades for Marvel to flesh out Wolverine’s origin story, eventually revealed to be a mutant who was born in the 1800s, and whose healing factor meant he aged at a slower rate than normal humans....