What to Consider Before Renting Out Your Basement

The housing prices here in Canada, especially in the big cities, aren’t getting any cheaper. To help offset the mortgage payments, an increasing number of homeowners now look to renting out a bit of their space. For homeowners fortunate enough to have multiple floors or a separated section, it’s a simple decision, but most homeowners make do with renting out the basement.

If you count yourself in that camp, take note: renting out your basement is a fantastic idea, as the money is good and (if all goes well) the job is hands-off. But in order to rent it out the right way, there are a few steps you should consider taking.

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Shazam gets support for Dark Mode on iOS

Shazam is the latest Apple app to get support for the popular Dark Mode feature. This Apple-owned song discovery app will show up in Dark Mode whenever the iPhone's Dark Mode is enabled, which is a feature that arrived with iOS 13. 

The update also lets you long-press on any track in the app to add it to your favourite streaming app or to share it with your friends. If you place two fingers anywhere on a list of tracks and swipe down to multi-select, you can add these to a playlist.

Source: MacRumors

Siri on iOS 13 now works natively with Google Maps and Waze

With the release of iOS 13 comes some useful features; one of them is allowing third-party developers to release or update apps to access Siri without any configuration from the users' end. Before iOS 13, trying to set up a non-Apple app with Siri required setting up a Siri shortcut—and that didn't guarantee that it would work. 

But as The Verge discovers two apps can now interface with Siri, somehow. And it'll help when it comes to driving. Siri now works with Google Maps and Waze, but some features still need to be worked on.

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How to Find Parts for Your Electronics Project

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For some people, part of the fun of working with electronics is the process of scouting out the next part for their projects. This isn’t always a straightforward process, especially if you need a more obscure component that’s rarely sold and if you care strongly about the price you’ll pay for it. It is also common in projects to need dozens, or even hundreds, of a specific part that may be difficult to get your hands on. Knowing your best shopping options in advance is important.

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