Frequent desktop contributor JonRedcorn2 usually uses Windows, but this time he has a Mac—and that isn’t stopping him from customizing it the way he likes. Here’s how he set up this beautifully clean desktop.

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Grocery salad bars aren’t the best or cheapest options for fresh produce, but if you’re shopping or cooking for one, they can be a windfall. Stop by and grab just the ingredients you need for soups or other dishes, with no fear of overbuying, no leftovers, and little pre-cooking prep needed.

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Amazon is bringing their virtual assistant Alexa to their tablets with a new software update this week. It can do all the normal actions of Alexa, not counting the always-listening microphone of the Echo. That and more in today’s news.

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One of the best things about traveling is learning a bit about other cultures, but learning about other cultures comes with the risk of faux pas. Avoid these hand gestures while you travel, just to not offend your hosts. Some of them may be familiar, but others are pretty unique.

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Sharpening a photo digitally can be a helpful way to bring out the textures in a soft image, but sharpening too much can create an annoying ‘ghost’ effect around hard lines. Here’s a better way to do it in Photoshop without overemphasizing the hard edges.

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