Speedster Is a Native App for Testing Internet Speeds on Mac

Speedster Is a Native App for Testing Internet Speeds on Mac

Mac: There are plenty of browser tools out there for testing your internet speed, but they’re usually filled with obnoxious ads. If you’d prefer a native app, Speedster is free and does its job well.

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With the free version of Speedster you get three tests a day. If you need more than that, there’s an in-app purchase for $3.99 that’ll get you unlimited tests. Just launch the app, click the test button, and it’ll do the rest. It’s a little thing, but it’s still pretty great to keep around for when you’re worried about issues with your Internet speed.

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Why Diet Matters More than Exercise For Weight Loss, In One Video

If you want to lose weight, diet and exercise are both important. However, that doesn’t mean they’re equally important. This video explains why changing your diet has a bigger effect on your weight loss than exercise.

As we’ve discussed at length before, most of the calories you burn in a given day are spent just keeping you alive. While you can burn calories through exercise, you don’t burn that much. The video above explains that running for 20 minutes only burns around 200 calories or so. Whereas an average 20 oz. bottle of Coke contains 260 calories. If you could choose to get rid of 200 calories by working out for a half hour, or drinking water with dinner, which do you think would be easier?

The video goes on to explain that exercise is by no means bad. There are plenty of other health benefits to exercise that have nothing to do with weight loss. However, if your goal is to lose weight, quantifying how much you’re eating in a given day will be a better first step than hitting the gym after that burger.

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How to Stream Tonight’s ABC News Republican Debate, No Cable Required

How to Stream Tonight's ABC News Republican Debate, No Cable Required

The Republican presidential candidates are hosting their first debate post-Iowa tonight on ABC, with most candidates in attendance. If you’re interested in watching, here’s how to tune in for free, at home or on the go.

This debate is notable partially because it’s post-Iowa, but also because it’s pre-New Hampshire. It starts at 8pm ET/5pm PT, with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and John Kasich.

For those folks who want to tune in, here are a few internet-only and mobile options:

Of course, since ABC will also broadcast for free, over-the-air, you just need to tune in to your local ABC affiliate to catch the debate as well if you’d like to watch that way. All you need is a good antenna.

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Breaking It Down To The Bits: How The Internet, DNS, And HTTPS Work


  

Smashing Magazine is known for lengthy, comprehensive articles. But what about something different for a change? What about shorter, concise pieces with useful tips that you could easily read over a short coffee break? As an experiment, this is one of the shorter "Quick Tips"-kind-of articles — shorter posts prepared and edited by our editorial team. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! —Ed.

If we want to build high performance applications, we have to understand how the individual bits are delivered.

The Internet is the foundation of our craft. But what do we actually know about its underlying technology? How do DNS, networks and HTTPS work? What happens in the browser when we type a URL in the address bar?

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Bruegger’s marks 33rd year with 3 free bagels

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Bruegger’s Bagels is celebrating “33 years of authentic New York-style bagels” with a freebie. On Feb. 4, the bagel bakery is giving customers three FREE bagels from store opening until 11 a.m. at participating locations. To get the “hole-y” freebie, claim the coupon here. The offer does not include cream cheese, premium, topped Read More

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