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The modern home is used for all sorts of things from relaxing and entertaining to working, exercising, and hobbies, not to mention everyday living, so it’s important that the space is designed to fulfill all your family’s needs, but if space is at a premium this can be tricky. Whether it’s with a strategically placed piece of furniture, a portable screen, or even a curtain, zoning your interior to create a room within a room is a brilliant way to maximize usable space in your home, plus can help create extra storage, too....

With some of the most sought-after real estate in places such as Italy, France, and New York up their sleeves, the glamorous couple easily own some of the world’s best homes. Here, we take a look at some of the best of their property portfolio, from their first house together as newlyweds, to their newest provincial purchase. Villa Oleandra: Lake Como Villa Oleandra: Lake Como Situated at the edge of one of the world’s most Instagrammed lakes, The Clooney’s house at Lake Como, Italy, is one of the couple’s most treasured properties....

Microsoft has confirmed that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw affecting the browser. The company also says that this affects all versions of Windows, including Windows 7, which will no longer be updated. The nature of the vulnerability lies with the way Internet Explorer handles memory. TechCrunch reports that the Firefox browser had a similar vulnerability. Mozilla has since updated the browser with a patch, and has urged its users to update it....

Learn more about color theory and how to use color here (opens in new tab) Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year 2021 Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year 2021 Named Urbane Bronze SW 7048, this rich, warming shade lends a confident air of calm and comfort to a scheme which, in the current climate, is a very welcome addition to any home. As Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams says: ‘The home is now the ultimate retreat from the world and color is an easy and effective way to create a personal haven....

If you want to go a step further and create a custom jump list then you’ll have to use a third-party tool called the Jumplist Launcher. You can add up to 60 programs, files or folders to the program interface and pin it to the taskbar using this tool. To use this program download the zip file on your computer and extract the JumplistLauncher.exe file. Double click on the executable file to start it....

In an exclusive interview with Homes & Gardens, she reveals how she achieves that Kelly Wearstler look, mixing vintage and contemporary pieces for a balanced scheme. 1. Don’t stick to one-era design 1. Don’t stick to one-era design ‘I am a firm believer in that in every era there is incredible design and I pull from lots of different periods – I love mixing deco, Bauhaus, mid-century; sticking to one era can be a bit one note,’ says Kelly....

This is not the first time the actor has purchased one of his neighbor’s properties (that qualifies as one of the world’s best homes), and it does not come without a notable history. Leonardo previously fell out with his next-door neighbors (the home’s former owners) amid building a basketball court on his land. According to Dirt (opens in new tab), the elderly couple, Ron and Joan Linclau, filed a lawsuit that accused the Great Gatsby actor of negligence....

The brand new online home decor store says that, since the lockdown, there’s been a spike in paint sales and Google searches, particularly in London. SeePaint trends 2020 - the colours you need for the ultimate wonder walls According to Google Trends, data from early April shows that searches of buying paint online surged 212.5% in the last three weeks. So what is it that we’re looking for, and why is paint the DIY search du jour?...

When planning your living room ideas, incorporating the ceiling into your scheme can allow for you think creatively about color, texture, lighting and material, adding a unique level of visual interest on a surface that is usually forgotten about. Decorating the ceiling is often seen as an unconventional choice, however, ceiling ideas do not always have to be big, bold and impactful, they can be as simple as choosing a beautiful pendant light or enhancing the existing original features in the room....

Equipped with a pair of dual dynamic drivers, each of them is specifically made to separately handle bass and highs/mids frequencies. Also features an in-line microphone with integrated playback/call controls, the G333 can be used for devices with either 3.5 mm audio jack or USB-C port. Available from 18 to 20 June, the launch bundle paired the new earphones together with the G102 Lightsync gaming mouse. It will be made available for RM 199 which is much lower than G333’ own retail price of RM 229....

If you have, or have ever had, a narrow, long living room at home, then you’ll be more than aware of the tricky task of making it look wider than it actually is, while desperately trying to make every corner look cozy. You’ve probably spent hours rearranging furniture in a frenzied attempt to make your rectangular space look more square, but in the back of your mind you know that unless you knock down the walls and rebuild the room from scratch, there’s just little you can do....

For the uninitiated, Chainlink is a decentralised blockchain oracle network built on Ethereum that was first introduced in 2017. This network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain transaction protocols known as smart contracts. According to its creators, Chainlink can be used to verify whether the parameters of a smart contract are met in a manner independent from any of the contract’s stakeholders by connecting the contract directly to real-world data, events, payments, and other inputs....

Around 9.5 million users were sent emails from the company warning about a potential breach in one of their databases which consisted of basic information of a majority of their users like contact info and the courses being viewed. Lynda has reset the passwords of the compromised accounts and alerted the users of the change. Security issues such as these might not seem quite welcoming to Microsoft, who had recently acquired Linkedin and its subsidiaries in a bid surplus of $26 billion....