SC |agenda ONLYON SCLiving.coop Celebrate summer How to cut up a chicken When you are ready to make Chef Belinda’s buttermilk oven- fried chicken (see Page 11), be sure to watch this video to learn how easy it is to stretch your food dollars by cutting up a whole chicken at home. SCLiving.coop/food/chefbfbelinda. Hit the road this summer with some extra spending money. Sign up today for our July Reader Reply Travel Sweepstakes and your chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. One lucky winner will be drawn from all entries received by July 31. Register online at SCLiving.coop/reader-reply. Like us on Facebook What are your plans to make the most of summer? Tell us all about it at facebook.com/SouthCarolinaLiving. About one in four American adults owns a smart speaker or internet-connected device like Amazon Echo (above), Google Home or Apple HomePod. Security tips for smart devices Talking to a computer isn’t just for Captain Kirk on Star Trek anymore. Surveys show about one in four American adults owns a smart speaker or technology like the Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod. And those internet- connected appliances you can control from your phone? They’re everywhere and more affordable than ever, says Brian Sloboda, director of consumer solutions with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). “Two years ago, when you would buy a smart appliance, you were really buying a high-end product. Now they’re in the middle,” he says. “It’s everything from light bulbs you screw into your table lamps, to your microwave, to your washing machine, to your thermostat that you can control through a voice assistant or apps on the phone.” Sloboda says all those internet-connected devices can make your home more energy effificient, but you’ll want to take precau- tions to protect your security and privacy. Smart speakers are on and listening in all the time, after all. Sloboda advises that you might want to get in the habit of reading the fifine print that comes with instructions and app downloads, so you know how your personal information is being gathered and used. Anything connected to the internet can be hacked— that could be a home security system, a baby monitor or even a TV. Sloboda advises users to change the password on any internet- connected devices. Most come with a ridiculously easy-to-crack password like “1234” or “Password.” Check regularly for soft- ware updates and install them. They often add protections from the latest cyberthreats. — PAUL WESSLUND When the weather is nice, put your grill to use! During summer months, cooking outdoors is a great way to save energy and avoid unwanted indoor heat. Visit SCLiving.coop/food/chefbfbelinda for great grilling recipes and tips. GONE FISHIN’ The Vektor Fish & Game Forecast provides feeding and migration times. Major periods can bracket the peak by an hour. Minor peaks, 1⁄21⁄21⁄2 hour before and after. AM PM AM PM Minor Major Minor Major Minor Major JULY AUGUST Minor Major 12:07 7:22 7:52 12:37 8:22 1:07 8:52 1:37 9:07 2:07 9:37 2:37 9:52 2:52 10:07 3:22 3:37 10:22 12:07 10:52 — 11:22 5:37 12:07 10:07 5:37 10:52 5:52 11:22 6:22 12:07 6:52 16 2:37 10:22 17 3:22 11:07 18 4:07 11:37 19 — 4:52 20 12:52 5:37 21 1:37 6:22 22 2:07 7:07 23 2:52 8:07 24 3:37 9:07 25 10:22 4:37 26 11:52 5:52 27 — 7:07 28 — 8:37 29 1:37 9:37 30 2:22 10:22 31 3:22 11:22 10:52 6:22 11:37 6:52 12:22 7:22 7:52 12:22 8:22 1:07 8:52 1:37 9:22 2:22 10:07 3:07 10:37 3:52 11:07 4:37 5:22 11:52 2:07 12:37 8:07 4:07 9:37 5:22 10:37 6:07 11:22 6:52 1 4:22 2 — 3 — 4 1:22 5 1:52 6 2:37 7 3:22 8 9:22 9 10:22 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 1:37 15 3:07 16 4:07 11:52 5:07 5:52 6:22 7:07 7:37 8:22 3:52 4:52 5:52 6:52 8:07 9:07 9:52 10:37 11:22 6 SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING | JULY 2020 | SCLIVING.COOP AMAZON SCPRT