Google Authenticator is adding a long-standing customer request: you can now sync your two-factor authentication codes to your Google account. So when you set up a new phone and log in to your account, Authenticator will be ready to go without requiring its own setup process. This also means that if you lose your phone […]
Coach goes Circular with Coachtopia
Coach is tackling waste and extending a handbag‘s lifecycle with the launch of Coachtopia — a circular sub-brand that reimagines otherwise discarded material into completely new accessories. As Hypebae reports, the luxury brand is using its 80 years of unparalleled leather craftsmanship knowledge to help eradicate one of fashion’s biggest problems. “We know that to transform our impact, […]
Introducing… Coronation Quiche!
The coronation of King Charles is right around the corner – May 6, to be exact – and some of the final preparations are underway. Last week, over 6,000 members of the armed forces — and their horses — gathered outside Westminster Abbey at 10:00pm to rehearse the 1.3 mile route they’ll take on the big day. The future […]
5 Remodeling Trends to Watch in 2023
Facing lean housing inventory, more would-be move-up home buyers may be feeling stuck in place. As they wait out the market, many continue to tackle remodeling projects on their current home. In fact, remodeling activity surged to a record high last year, according to the 2023 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, a survey that reflects responses […]
The Copernicus Report is in, and it says we’re in for a Long, Hot, Record Breaking Summer
The EU’s Copernicus Report is in, and the earth better brace itself for a long, hot, record breaking Summer. According to the report, the world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fueled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models […]
Millions of Chromebooks School Districts purchased during the Pandemic are Breaking, Creating a Budget and E-Waste Nightmare
Back in early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove classrooms online, school districts found themselves needing to bulk purchase affordable laptops that they could send home with their students. Many of them turned to Chromebooks, with millions shipped out to schools across the country. As The Verge reports, fast forward to just three years later, and the […]
Calisthenics are Back, and Better than Ever
Calisthenics is deceptively quaint sounding. Probably because in the olden days, you know, the 1980’s, calisthenics was what a lot of grade school P.E. classes were called. But fast forward forty years, and now calisthenics is the “new” social media fitness sensation. Here’s the thing: not only is calisthenics not new, it’s actually ancient. The term calisthenics […]
Wendy’s is Serving up Free Food this Spring while Mercury is in Retrograde
If your day is going wrong I n a thousand little ways — whether you sent an email to the wrong person, your printer seems to be permanently offline, or your mail was all delivered to the wrong address — it’s not you. It’s that pesky planet, Mercury, gone into retrograde again. And while it can’t […]
Here’s Why over 100 Golden Retrievers Crossed the Finish Line at the 2023 Boston Marathon
On April 17, the 127th Boston Marathon went off without a hitch, but this year, the finish line had something extra special. Roughly 200 dogs and their owners arrived to pay tribute to Spencer, the official Boston Marathon dog, who died in February from cancer. According to NBC News, the event was dubbed the “Boston Marathon Golden […]
Humane Ways to you can keep Carpenter Bees Away
We can all agree that we don’t like the holes that carpenter bees bore into our pergolas, patios, potting benches, fences and outdoor buildings. So when those great big bees show up in the spring, we’re unfortunately reminded as to how they got their name. The females get to work chewing holes into trees and […]