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While cable companies are managing to stay in business, streaming services like Netflix have been able to dominate the small screen with unique TV shows like Stranger Things. This series began in 2016 and is one of Netflix’s many original TV shows that have been critically acclaimed. Taking place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, Stranger Things focuses on the disappearance of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) and the discovery of supernatural forces that are behind his disappearance....

One of the most prominent characters during the Golden Age of Comic Books, Captain America made his debut in March 1941. The character’s inception was a direct reaction to the start of World War II, and Captain America was meant to represent the ideals of the allied forces. But after the war ended, the character saw a dip in popularity, leading to the comic book being discontinued. Of course, Marvel ended up bringing the character back into the mainstream during the Silver Age, where Steve Rogers was brought up to present day, eventually sending him on a journey to become the leader of the Avengers....

The 2019 Oscars broadcast’s ratings were considerably higher than 2018’s all-time low numbers. Over the past few years, the Academy Awards have seen continually declining viewership, which is what led to a number of proposed changes to revamp the proceedings in 2019. In an effort to make the show more appealing and accessible to mainstream audiences, the Academy toyed with the possibility of introducing a Best Popular Film category, cutting the presentation of a handful of awards to commercial breaks, and limiting the number of Best Original Song performances....

Over the past few years, TikTok has turned into a source of viral dance challenges that sweep across the world. From celebrities to influential content creators – everyone’s participating in these popular challenges. Even brands can be seen joining in on the fun and using these dance challenges to connect with their fans. These dance challenges are great to capitalize on because people can conduct searches using TikTok sounds. That means if someone clicks on the song, some of the top videos featuring the song will turn up in the search results....

Following is a handpicked list of Top Ping Monitoring tool with their popular features and website links. The list contains both open source (free) and commercial (paid) software. BEST Ping Monitoring Software & Tools (Open Source & Free) 1) SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset This uptime monitor application helps you to troubleshoot the issue from a single dashboard. You can use this ping monitoring tool to customize the web-based performance dashboards, charts, and views....

Many IPTV services are available in the market which are compatible with the Firestick device, so selecting the best one is tricky. The following is a curated list of the Top IPTV services for Firestick heir features, pros, cons, key specs, pricing, and website links. Legal Disclaimer: This article is purely educational. Guru99 doesn’t own, host, operate, resell, or distribute any video streaming site/apps, addons, IPTV, or services. The page contains some unverified services, and we are not certain whether they hold legal licenses to distribute the content....

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is one of the most respected sources of information regarding web application vulnerabilities. OWASP’s latest update to their Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Risks list was released in 2017. While there have been some significant changes, such as the merging of insecure direct object references and missing function level access control, using components with known vulnerabilities has remained untouched in the A9 position....

Following is a handpicked list of Top Web Wireframing Tools, with their popular features and website links. The list contains both open source (free) and commercial (paid) software. Best Wireframe Tools & Apps: Top Picks 1) Adobe XD Adobe XD Wireframing software allows you to draw, reuse, and remix vector to build wireframes, prototypes, screen layouts, and ready assets all using a single app. It enables you to share your wireframe with other designers....

13 Best Website Optimization Tools for eCommerce Stores: 1. Pingdom Pingdom provides a free website speed test. You just enter your eCommerce store’s URL, select from a range of test sites, and then click Start Test. Your result gives you a Performance Grade, along with your page size, load timer, and requests. It also gives you a list of suggestions on how you can improve your page performance, along with other data, such as content size by content type and domain, requests by content type and domain, and file requests....

Because, when it comes right down to it, despite all of the email duds we get every single day, we still love connecting with brands via email. If we didn’t, email wouldn’t have such a great return on investment (ROI). And return it does! According to HubSpot’s State of Marketing 2020, email marketing has an ROI of 4200%. That means for every $1 you spend on email marketing, marketers get back an average of $42....

When the pilot aired in 2011, Teen Wolf surprised viewers by completely distancing itself from the beloved, but cheesy ‘80s film of the same name. Much like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the show took the premise of the film that inspired it, but very little lese. In fact, the series has more in common with BtVS than you might think. Both used literal demons as metaphor for figurative ones, had ever expanding mythologies, and were significantly darker than the movies that preceded them....

Needless to say, there are a couple of key differences in their spending habits compared to previous generations. While they might be more inclined to shop online, one of their biggest monthly expenditures is dining out. So, before you judge them too harshly for being glued to their screens, they still know how to socialize in person. Also, for them, it’s not all about self-indulgence, which you may have come to believe....

2020 is already shaping up to be the strongest year for sci-fi movies in ages. Between an unexpected trilogy-capping entry in a beloved ’80s series to an adaptation of one of the genre’s most celebrated novels, this new decade is already looking bright. The 2010s were ripe with memorable science fiction films. Whether they explored more grounded territory like The Martian or dove into fantastical corners of the unknown like Under the Skin, the decade had plenty of sci-fi films for the books....

In the Harry Potter universe, there are plenty of things that boggle our brains about Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald on their own. The two brilliant but flawed characters are bound to have their idiosyncrasies, but some facts about the wizards just don’t make any sense. For example, why does Grindelwald have an English accent when he’s known to have attended Durmstrang Academy rather than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?...

Digimon, the inventive, resilient collectible monster franchise, has enough love and merchandising that it could even give Pokemon a run for its money. Ever since its inception in 1997, Bandai’s monumental property has found itself shifting from electronic pets, to card and video games, all the way to anime. Through all of these mutations, Digimon has always retained its core values of these digital monsters coming from a Digital World, with there being a group of DigiDestined who are meant to protect and work alongside them....

1Password has become the standard for password management software within the tech community, and today 1Password is taking its Mac client to the next level. AgileBits has released its first beta of 1Password 7 for the Mac and it is packed full of features. The changes first appear with the lock screen. While this a minor difference, 1Password is taking inspiration from its iOS client and bringing a more flat and vibrant colored lock screen, replacing the muted colors on the current version....

What Is an Injection Vulnerability? An injection happens when a bad actor sends some type of malicious data through an application. That malicious data can be relayed through the application into an external system. This relay could happen via system calls, shell commands or calls to a backend database (normally by using SQL). Injection is partly made possible when applications allow users to input data without some type of input validation, sanitation or filtering....

VoIP is a phone system that allows you to communicate with other people over the internet. Best VoIP phone services for small business helps you to efficiently manage calls with clients. These applications enable you to make a conference call, easily track call duration, wait times, hold, send an online fax, text message, SMS, and more.Many such business VoIP phone systems and VoIP software come with call forwarding, waiting, caller ID, inbound recording, and more....

There are a handful of USB-C portable monitors on the market, but a lot of them have mediocre reviews and include questionable trade-offs. A new Kickstarter campaign is looking to offer two compelling 15-inch USB-C portable monitors, a 4K model, and a 1080p touchscreen model which have hit over 700% funding in the first two hours. Taihe has launched its Kickstarter campaign with immediate success for its new Gemini portable monitors....

The 2017 Jeep Compass unveiled this week will be one of the first new Jeep models to add Apple CarPlay stock via the latest in-dash entertainment platform from Fiat Chrysler dubbed Uconnect 4.0. Available with an option of 5.0-, 7.0- or 8.4-inch touch screens, the CarPlay enabled Uconnect 4.0 platform was already enabled on the new Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger models as of September. But this is appears to be one of the first Jeep models that will get the option stock when it goes on sale in the coming weeks....