Cool Websites And Tools [november 17th 2011]

Before the end of the year, two restaurants that have been dishing out casual Mexican food for decades will close as their owners focus on their suburban businesses. The owners of Taco House, a Tex-Mex diner that has served customers from its original location at 581 S. Federal Blvd., since 1958, gave their news at the beginning of December.

Dear Eric: I’ve been going to the same neighborhood nail salon for nearly 10 years. They are usually great, but about two years ago, I continuously began to be relegated to a nail technician, “Sue,” who is very inconsistent, doing just OK sometimes and then on occasion was truly awful. Sue has come close to drawing blood while cutting my nails, has hurt me while trimming cuticles and sometimes has my nails at different lengths and shapes.

Malvertising comes in all shapes and forms, but some are more nefarious than others. DeceptionAds is a new strain of malvertising where scammers use legitimate ad platforms and ensure that their malicious website dodge moderation as much as possible, allowing their bad ads to get a million impressions daily.

While most streaming devices and televisions have accessibility features to assist those with hearing or vision loss, it can be an isolating experience when these individualized settings require you to watch movies alone. To foster more inclusion, Amazon has added a dual output feature to its newest Fire TV models, so people with and without hearing aids can engage simultaneously.

The default weather app on Android is… fine. It’s quick, simple, and tells you the basics. For many people, that’s all they need. But "fine" wasn’t cutting it for me. That’s why I switched to AccuWeather.

AI has become commonplace in many photo editing apps, but while I use it for a handful of tasks, I still don't trust it to perform most edits for me.