Introducing Takes, a new social media app for iPhone. Takes is a cool new app that falls in the same category as Vine and Instagram. The developers describe it as being like the moving pictures in Harry Potter’s newspapers. I … Continue reading App Review: Takes – where every picture has a play button
When I was younger, I coveted Tokidoki products. I had the real thing and the imitation – the brand didn’t matter, it was just the adorable characters on the designs that got me! Last year while on a Sephora run, … Continue reading Tokidoki Makeup Brushes and Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel
Yesterday I posted about the Grand Opening of the new Kate Spade flagship store in Yorkville, which is probably my favourite area of Toronto. The new Kate Spade is just another reason to visit the area, added to my list … Continue reading Holt Renfrew 60% Off Spring Designer Sale!
It’s finally here! The big news we’ve been waiting for! It’s been long enough, too – Xbox 360 has been out for 7 and a half years, which is an extremely long time for a gaming console. And with all … Continue reading Xbox One – The Big Reveal!
Walking through a mall, everyone knows where that alluringly sweet scent comes from. It wafts down the halls, calling shoppers of all ages with its siren song and promises of clean, natural beauty products. Once inside LUSH, we’re trapped by … Continue reading Living LUSH
Every once in a while, food will leave me speechlessly scraping the crumbs off my plate. The Bicycle Thief, Halifax’s best restaurant, is incredible. I’ll just let these dishes speak for themselves. First off: Ripassa red wine and fresh baked … Continue reading The Bicycle Thief – Best Food in Halifax!
At work, I often find myself trying to blink away what I call “Computer Eyes”. I spend so much time on my digital devices (yes, phones, tablets and cameras count too) that I can feel it in my eyes. Programmers, bloggers, facebook and pinterest junkies alike, you know what I’m talking about. Here are 10 simple ways to keep your eyes healthy and prevent “Computer Eyes”: 1. Look away from the screen every few minutes and take a second to let your eyes focus on something else. My office has nice big windows, so I look out at the sunny … Continue reading 5 Ways to Prevent “Computer Eyes”
Duolingo is an amazing free website that serves two very different, yet very important, purposes: to teach people languages and translate webpages. Members can learn French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese by going through short lessons with text and sound components, as well as a spoken segment on the mobile app. The app works seamlessly and includes all the functionality of the website. After translating a webpage one sentence at a time, users evaluate each others’ translations until the best one is chosen and submitted as the final version. And you can choose which sentences to translate, so you never … Continue reading Duolingo: Learn a Language While Translating the Web!
Mac OS seems to be the stereotypical pageant queen of the tech world – pretty and flexible, but not all that sharp. Before university, I was always a Windows girl who wanted a Mac. Now I have a Macbook and all I want is a good Windows PC. Before my current laptop (a 15″ Macbook Pro), I had an HP. I can’t remember the model – all I know is it was thick, grey plastic, and by the time I was done with it, no longer turned on without being plugged in. It was a sturdy thing, but it was running … Continue reading Mac OS, the pageant queen
Quebec City is one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen in Canada. This time around I stayed in Auberge Saint-Antoine in lower Quebec, and what a beautiful hotel it was! It is the perfect mix of modern and classic, … Continue reading Belle Québec
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