Design

May 1, 2021

25+ Free Zoom Backgrounds to Creatively Transform Your Video Meetings

With more people working from home than ever, kitchens have suddenly doubled as offices. If you’re someone who has created a temporary workspace in a random room of your house,  your video conferencing background might leave much to be desired. After all, you might not want your colleagues to see a messy counter or sink full of dishes. Thankfully, apps including Zoom allow you to change your background to a photo while you're still visible.

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April 27, 2021

Cat Exercise Wheel Attached To Armchair Lets Cat Lovers Play and Relax With Their Favorite Felines

While domestic cats are notoriously aloof creatures, they also struggle with giving their humans personal space. If you have a friendly feline that follows you everywhere, perhaps you’ll appreciate The Loveseat by pet furniture brand Catham City. Traditional loveseats are intended for two people, but this one is especially designed for you and your cat to “bond in a way that makes sense for both of you.

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April 23, 2021

13 Apple AirTag Holders That Will Keep the Tracker Stylishly Attached to Your Stuff

If you’ve ever misplaced your keys or lost your wallet, Apple has something to help with that. They’ve created a tracker called AirTag, which is a small circular tag that allows you to keep tabs on an item using the “Find My” app on iOS. It’s akin to the popular Tile-brand tracker and will send you alerts if you’re ever separated from the object to which it’s affixed.

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April 19, 2021

Free Software Lets You Easily Create Complex Japanese Wood Joinery

Traditional Japanese carpentry employs a variety of ancient techniques that allow wooden structures to be built without the use of any nails, screws, adhesives, or modern power tools. To the Western observer, that may seem far from structurally sound; however, there are many buildings constructed using traditional Japanese wood joinery methods that have stood for hundreds of years.

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