insert_link Tech Made Simple Stuck Inside? Here are some Free Music Apps and Sample Packs for your Listening Pleasure Life looks very different right now as the novel coronavirus has millions around the world stuck indoors. Festivals, clubs, and even house parties are banned in many cities, leaving musicians (and music lovers) housebound and searching for creative outlets. Over the past few weeks, several music companies have responded by offering freebies in order to, as Korg said, provide “a musical way to occupy your mind.” To help ease your […] todayApril 2, 2020
insert_link Fashion Coronavirus Doesn’t Deter Online Jewelry Auction Bids Sotheby’s logged one of its most successful jewelry auctions ever this week amid global coronavirus lockdowns. The auction house marked its best sell-through for an online jewelry sale, selling 97 percent of lots from its Jewels Online auction that wrapped last week. The sale realized a total $739,375, far surpassing its highest total estimate of $671,600. Sotheby’s says that half of the auction’s lots exceeded their highest estimate and that […] todayApril 2, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink It’s National Grilled Cheese Month! Here’s how to become a Sandwich Master April is National Grilled Cheese Month, and we can't think of a comfort food more deserving of it's own month-long celebration. Grilled cheese has nothing to hide — it knows all you really want to eat is cheese and bread in all their golden, melty glory and it's not gonna judge you for it. While not really sure where or how this started – who cares? Grilled Cheese sandwiches are […] todayApril 2, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness How to Stay Healthy when Working From Home As the coronavirus continues to escalate, we have all learned a new lexicon – social distancing, pandemic pantry, community spread, flatten the curve and increasingly, shelter in place. With this new normal of "everything's cancelled," many of us are also facing a new situation: working from home. If you find yourself working from home for the first time, it brings with it all sorts of adjustments – like how to […] todayApril 2, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Working Out at home these days? Here’s how to set up your very own “Home Gym” The global COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just closing your office and favorite restaurants – gyms, spas and recreation centers throughout the U.S. have been shuttered as well as local, state and federal governments try to stifle the spread of the coronavirus. Even if you don’t consider yourself a gym rat, you may be desperate to get active as cabin fever sets in from self-isolation, social distancing and sheltering in place. Fortunately, […] todayApril 1, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Zoom updates iOS app to remove code that sent device data to Facebook Video conferencing app Zoom updated its iOS app last Friday to remove code that sent user data to Facebook, Motherboard reports. The update follows Motherboard’s analysis of the app, which showed it was sending data to Facebook such as a user’s time zone and city, when a user opened the app, and details about the user’s device, even if the user didn’t have a Facebook account. The extent of the […] todayApril 1, 2020
insert_link Fashion Milan Men’s Fashion Week postpones, joins Women’s in September After several coed experiments, Milan’s Women’s Fashion Week in September will become the first season that will combine men’s and women’s collections. Italy’s Camera Nazionale della Moda said Friday evening that the spring 2021 men’s shows and presentations slated for June 19 to 23 will run in September during Milan Women’s Fashion Week, which is expected to start on the Sept. 22 and end on Sept. 28. The decision […] todayApril 1, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink In the time of Coronavirus, Happy Hours have gone Virtual With bars shuttered and stressed-out workers stuck at home, companies and friend groups across the U.S. are holding happy hours over video chat to commiserate and keep spirits high amid the new coronavirus pandemic. In one community, neighbors are toasting to one another every night from the ends of their driveways to unwind — while keeping a safe distance, of course. “Let’s be honest, we could all use a break […] todayApril 1, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement How to DIY a Home Gym The global COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just closing your office and favorite restaurants – gyms, spas and recreation centers throughout the U.S. have been shuttered as well as local, state and federal governments try to stifle the spread of the coronavirus. Even if you don’t consider yourself a gym rat, you may be desperate to get active as cabin fever sets in from self-isolation, social distancing and sheltering in place. Fortunately, […] todayApril 1, 2020