Vipology Staff Writer

Try This Healthy Makeover for a Favorite Fast Food

Take-out pizza is the ultimate fast food — gooey cheese, salty sauce, fatty pepperoni, all baked on top of what’s basically white bread. But there’s no need to feel guilty about enjoying a hot slice once you’ve mastered a nutritious and delicious pizza makeover, courtesy experts at Health Day.  Adding just a few ingredients to […]

New Chrome Extension Promises to “fix” Gmail

The co-creator of Google’s beloved-yet-discontinued Inbox app, and former lead designer for Gmail, has released a new Chrome extension that considerably simplifies Gmail’s web interface.  Michael Leggett, who was Gmail’s design lead between 2008 and 2012, released the Simplify Gmail extension on April 2nd — the day after Gmail’s 15th anniversary which was also the […]

For Fall 2019: The United Colors of Knits

Eighties nostalgia — hello Benetton’s United Colors — pulses through fall’s brightest and cheerful knits.  As seen in Benetton’s ads in the Eighties, knitwear is making a bright, bold comeback, and contemporary designers have applied bright hues and bold patterns to fall knitwear. Chunky, vibrant knits piled up to there give a modern, sporty appeal […]

Home Improvement Tasks To Do in May – Cleaning and Refreshing Interiors

April Showers have hopefully brought you May flowers in your yard, along with fantastic sunny spring weather.  One of the best parts of spring is opening up those windows and letting your home fill with fresh air.  Although many May home improvement projects focus on your neglected winter yard, you’ll want to make sure your […]

What the Heck is Going On with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold?

Row of Samsung Mobile Phones in store

What in the world is going on over at Samsung in the wake of the Galaxy Fold delay?  The whole situation keeps refusing to normalize, and instead gets weirder nearly every day. The latest is that iFixit has decided to honor a Samsung request to pull its Galaxy Fold teardown off the internet, even though […]

Knives: Essential Equipment for Healthy Food Prep

Every home chef will find that cooking healthfully is easier with a well-made set of knives. When shopping, let quality, not quantity, be your guide.  You can master most any cutting task with just three knives: the chef’s, serrated and paring.   Chef’s Knife.  The workhorse is the chef’s knife, about eight to 10 inches […]

Don Your Bike Shorts, Get Set, Go!

It could go wrong really quickly. Bike shorts, a controversial relative to leggings, were unmissable on the spring runways. But it wasn’t just black spandex; designers jazzed up the shorts with prints, bold color, elaborate embroidery and unique fabrications to amp up the appeal, or create the potential for more fashion disasters.   “From a […]

Caffeine Gives Solar Cells an Energy Boost

What started out as a joke over morning coffee among colleagues has turned into a real breakthrough in solar technology. Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity. […]

Home Improvement Tasks To Do in May – Safety and Security

 You’ve been holed up all winter, feeling a little like a bear in hibernation.  Time to emerge, stretch, and explore the outdoors.  But before you do, make sure your home is safe and secure before you roam.   Check safety devices.  According to the U.S. Fire Administration, smoke alarms should be tested at least once […]

113,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli

If you have any ground beef in your fridge or freezer, you might want to double check before you incorporate it into your dinner for the night: k2D Foods, a Georgia-based company operating under the name Colorado Premium Foods, has recalled around 113,000 pounds of ground beef due to concerns of E. coli contamination.   […]