Strymon Updates Iconic Guitar Pedals Without Ruining Everything

It’s hard to find a more respected name in the guitar pedal game than Strymon. In a market where digital recreations of analog effects are often scorned, Strymon’s pedals are an exception. Its prices are high, but that rarely draws complaints in the guitar forums. Strymon With itsnew range of updated pedals, Strymon has chosen the safe, maybe even boring route. That’s just fine. This comes down to a combination of features....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Lori Douglas

Stuck Print Jobs Are the Worst—Here’s How to Fix Them Like a Pro

The solutions below should work for all of these versions of Windows. We have separateinstructions for Windows 11. Work through these steps in order (easiest to hardest solutions): spin up the printer troubleshooter. Andrey Popov/Getty Images You’ll find this if you search for Troubleshooting controls and selectingAdditional troubleshooters. It will walk you through a wizard that may potentially isolate and fix the print spooler error. Stopping and restarting the print spoolertypically resolves many printing issues or print jobs stuck in the print spooler....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Daniel Alvarez

Student Debt Relief Faces a 'Thorny' Battle in the Supreme Court, According to This Lawyer

In February, the Supreme Court is slated to make a decision on President Biden’sstudent debt relief plan. With the administration facing an intense uphill legal battle, millions of borrowers are left wondering what’s next. It’s unclear whether the Supreme Court will hear the cases separately or consolidate them. The other suit was filed in Texas by two student loan borrowers. In both cases,lower courts blocked the plan. Biden’s plan must now survive a ruling by mostly conservative justices on the court so that proceed....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Victoria Alexander

Student Loan Forgiveness on Hold Again. Experts Explain What's Next for Debt Relief

Why is the ‘Plan B’ student loan forgiveness plan on hold? In September, Republicans petitioned a federal court in Georgia to place this student loan plan on hold. Typically there’s a 60-day review period after a rule goes live before it can be acted on. Republican-led states quickly petitioned to have the plan blocked again. What about SAVE? Is it still on hold? The Biden administration’sSaving on a Valuable Education program, or SAVE, has been on hold for months....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Karl Morrison

Student Loan Forgiveness: You Have a Few Hours Left to Apply for This Debt Relief Program

Until tomorrow, borrowers with defaulted loans have one more chance to get back into good standing. Your loans are considered in default when you’ve missed payments for 270 days or more. Here’s how it works. Readmore:Your Student Loans Under Harris vs. Trump. Experts Weigh In What is the Fresh Start program? Your loans are considered in default status if you missed more than 270 days of payments on them. Fresh Start is temporarily replacing rehabilitation – and it offers several additional benefits....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Ryan Carter

Student Loan Payments Could Skyrocket for SAVE Borrowers. Here's How Much Yours Could Rise

But early in 2024, the plan was met with legal challenges and put on hold. The new formula for monthly payments under SAVE would have extended that reality to millions more. With SAVE’s likely demise, borrowers already in SAVE stand to see increases in their monthly payments. put in your information into theloan simulatorto get a personalized payment estimate and see additional plans. Without SAVE, you might not qualify for an income-driven repayment plan at all, Rubin noted....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Mrs. Donna Clark DVM

Student Loan Payments Will Resume in January, but You May Have a New Loan Servicer

If Navient was your federal loan servicer, your loans have been transferred to Aidvantage. Why did Navient exit the student loan industry? Did Navient become Aidvantage? Maximus is operating its student loan servicing under the name Aidvantage. How do I log into my Aidvantage account? To get in to your new account, visitaidvantage.comand type your Navient login information. The process is nearly identical to Navient’s. Prepare for repayment in January Federal student loan payments remain on pause through Dec....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Alyssa Peterson

Stuff Stockings With Nerf Blasters and Accessories From Just $3 During Amazon’s Black Friday Sale

Nerf blasters are one of thehottest toysfor kids. One great example is the Nerf Zombie Strike Hammershot Blaster foronly $10. That’s a fall in cost of $8 and only $3 away from its lowest-ever price. This Amazon exclusive can fire up to 75 feet away. It’s already proving popular, with 50% of stock already claimed at the time of writing. Another option is the Nerf Rampage N-Strike Elite with 25 foam darts foronly $15....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Roger Harrison

Stunning face of 'Neptune' appears in photo of crashing waves

And right on cue, here’s another stunning example. TheBBC itself compared the imageto Neptune, the Roman god of water. Can you see him? He also noted that a small wave in the front of the image looks like a hand. He said it happens lightning fast in the brain, taking only a few hundred milliseconds. Two things at once." Social media users shared their thoughts. Wrote one, “First corona, now the Old Gods are returning....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Kathy Williams

Stunning Fossil Find: 'Bizarre' Marine Turtle Got as Big as a Hippo

Modern-day marine turtles can get pretty big, but not hippopotamus-size big. A newly discovered marine turtle dating to over 72 million years ago was an absolute unit. Fossil evidence shows it could have reached 12.3 feet (3.74 meters) in length. That’s well within hippo range, and makes it one of the largest marine turtles ever found. A team of paleontologists with the Autonomous University of Barcelonapublished a studyon the fossil in Scientific Reports on Thursday....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Bryce Tyler

Subwoofers Aren’t Just About Annoying the Neighbors

How low can they go? And isn’t a ‘mini’ subwoofer kind of an oxymoron? The answer isas you’d expectit depends. John de Jong / Unsplash Thats where subwoofers come in. And theres another great side-effect of a subwoofer: You only need one. But sub-bass frequencies are not directional. Charles Deluvio / Unsplash This is why smaller speakers tend to sound ‘tinny.'" you’ve got the option to use smaller speakers and still get a great overall sound....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Jonathan Chan

Summer Solstice: Everything to Know About the Longest Day of the Year

The day many of us longed for during those short, dark, cold winter days is upon us. Tuesday, June 21, is the longest day of the year, celebrated as the summer solstice. Technically the solstice arrived at 5:14 a.m. ET in the US. Here are some basic solstice facts. What is the summer solstice? (By longest “day,” we mean the longest period of sunlight hours.) The solstice isn’t always on the same date....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Michael Day

Super AMOLED vs. IPS LCD: Understanding the Key Differences

The former is an improvement onOLED, while Super LCD is an advanced form ofLCD. Keep reading for more on how these display technologies differ and how to decide which is best for you. What Is S-AMOLED? Shakir Mohamed / Getty Images S-AMOLED, a shortened version of Super AMOLED, stands for superactive-matrix organic light-emitting diode. It’s a display punch in that uses organic materials to produce light for eachpixel. This is what makes S-AMOLED different from AMOLED....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · James Lawson