Here are a few interesting sites to help you use up some of the
Covid extra stay-in-place time.
Is it down for
you or the entire world?
The video conferencing
service Zoom recently experienced audio and video issues that
left many virtual Sunday church goers without weekly service.
While confused users flooded social media to try to fix their
computers, phones, or tablets, they could have used this site.
There was nothing they could do.
Zoom was experiencing a
service outage. If a site you use is experiencing issues,
Downdetector will display a live outage map, information on
where the outage occurred, the time it happened, and the most
reported problems.
Tap or click here for this smart
trick to use when a site or service is down.
See life in
numbers
You can use this site
when it is someone’s birthday to give the celebrator some fun
facts about his or her life so far. Try it for yourself. At Life
Stats, enter your date of birth and you instantly see the number
of times your heart has beaten, how many days you have spent
asleep, what a dollar was worth when you were born, and more
facts including life expectancy statistics.
Tap or click here to get your life
stats.
Try a custom
ambient sound maker
We all have preferences
when it comes to sound. Would you rather get something done in a
bustling coffee shop or a silent room? Do you prefer gentle
white noise or complete quiet when sleeping?
A Soft Murmur is
beautiful, useful and endlessly customizable. Here’s how it
works. Visit the site and choose your background noise of choice
from basics like rain, thunder, waves and wind to crickets,
birds, fire and coffee shop chatter. Set the level for each
sound to create your perfect mix. Maybe it's a coffee shop and
rain or waves, wind and birds for a more calming effect.
Tap or click here to create your
perfect background noise.
Cook based on
your fridge and pantry
Right now, most of us
are stocking up on groceries to avoid going back to the store
every few days. This makes it difficult to whip up fun new
recipes.
If you are stuck in a
rut, try MyFridgeFood. Check off the items in your fridge and
pantry, and find recipes based on what you have on-hand.
Tap or click here to get delicious
recipes using what you have at home.