HBO Max might not be the oldest streaming platform on the block, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking. Some of the most famous horror movies of all time can be streamed alongside recent fright-filled hits. Here are 10 of the best horror movies streaming on HBO Max . Table of Contents Day of the Dead The Exorcist Gremlins The Invisible Man It Jaws A Nightmare on Elm Street Poltergeist Scanners Us Day of the Dead The third movie in George A. Romero’s long-running zombie series, Day of the Dead , may not be as influential as Night of the Living Dead or as acclaimed as Dawn of the Dead , but it’s still an ambitious and unsettling horror movie. Romero further explores the idea of zombies gaining self-awareness, while also demonstrating that the greatest threat in any post-apocalyptic scenario is, of course, humanity itself. The Exorcist The kind of classic that is … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Horror Movies on HBO Max
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How to Uninstall Android Apps From Your Smartphone or Tablet
With so many interesting—and free—apps in the Google Play Store , you’re sure to download some that you end up not using. Keeping unused apps on your Android device can affect performance and take up storage space. Here’s how to uninstall Android apps. Generally speaking, any app or game that you install from the Play Store can be uninstalled. Exceptions to this include some apps that come pre-loaded on your phone or tablet. Sometimes you can “disable” these apps, but not always. RELATED: What Is the Google Play Store? Uninstall Android Apps There are two ways to uninstall an Android app or game: from the Play Store or the home screen/app drawer. We’ll cover the Play Store method first, which works the same way for everyone. Open the Play Store on your Android smartphone or tablet and tap the hamburger menu icon in the top-left corner. Select “My Apps & Games” from the menu. Switch to the “Installed” tab and find the app you want to uninstall. … [Read more...] about How to Uninstall Android Apps From Your Smartphone or Tablet
How to Avoid Fake Transparent Images on Google Images
If you’ve ever searched for a transparent image on Google, you’ve probably run across “fakes.” You save an image only to realize the checkered background is solid. Thankfully, there’s a simple little trick in Google Images to avoid this. For those unfamiliar with this phenomenon, allow me to explain. Images that have transparency often illustrate it by using a gray and white checkered pattern. The idea is that you can see which parts of the image will be transparent before you save it. Here’s how it plays out: You search for an image, maybe a logo with a transparent background, and you see a result like this: It appears that the background behind the Microsoft logo will be transparent when you save the image, but here’s what it actually looks like (black border added): The checkered pattern is the background. There’s no transparency. Here’s how to prevent that from happening. Go to Google Images in your desktop web browser (such as Chrome or Microsoft Edge ) and … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Fake Transparent Images on Google Images
What Does “HBU” Mean, and How Do You Use It?
If you’ve ever made small talk with someone on the internet, you’ve likely come across the initialism “HBU.” We’ll explain what this internet slang term means, and how you use it in conversation. How About You? HBU stands for “how about you?” or “how ’bout you?” People often use this phrase as a follow-up when asked how they’re doing. After all, it’s common in a conversation to share some information about yourself, and then ask about the other person, as well. For example, if someone asks how you’re doing, you might reply: “I’m ok, hbu?” This initialism is most commonly used in text messaging. It’s expressed in both lower- and uppercase letters, although you’ll see it more frequently in all lowercase (hbu). It can also be used when chatting with a large group of people. However, a plural noun is normally added when addressing more than one person, like “hbu guys” or “hbu everyone.” The Origin of HBU Like other acronyms, HBU became popular in early online chatrooms … [Read more...] about What Does “HBU” Mean, and How Do You Use It?
From Keen to Doom: id Software’s Founders Talk 30 Years of Gaming History
On February 1, 1991, John Romero, John Carmack, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack officially founded id Software. The group went on to revolutionize the game industry with franchises such as Wolfenstein , Doom , and Quake . Here’s a look back at id Software over the last 30 years, with a little help from those legendary developers. id Software: The House That Keen Built The story of id Software began in the late 1980s, when John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack (no relation to John), and Tom Hall developed games for a mail-order disk magazine company called Softdisk , located in Shreveport, Louisiana. After John Carmack devised a breakthrough scrolling technique for PC games in mid-1990, Hall, Romero, and Carmack created a new platform game— Commander Keen —based on the technology while secretly moonlighting at Softdisk. Soon the talented group began communicating with Scott Miller of Apogee Software , a pioneering shareware publisher. After some … [Read more...] about From Keen to Doom: id Software’s Founders Talk 30 Years of Gaming History