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The best-selling Amazon Prime Day deals from 18 countries around the world

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  • Prime Day 2019 was the largest shopping event in Amazon history, with sales surpassing those of the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. 
  • This year, Prime members in 18 countries around the world shopped Amazon's deals — double the number from the first Prime Day in 2015.
  • If you're curious about what people bought around the world this year, we've got you covered. Keep reading for the best-selling Prime Day deals from all over the globe. 

Prime Day 2019 took place on July 15-16 for a full 48 hours. 

We spent the days sifting through the hundreds of thousands of deals to find the best ones to share with you, our readers. While the event may be over, you can still snag some residual deals over the next few days. 

Whether you got all you need this Prime Day or didn't shop at all, it's fun to look back on the event and see which products, out of the millions sold, stood out. Prime Day deals were shopped in 18 countries around the world, by shoppers with all different needs and desires. We're sharing the best-selling Prime Day purchases from 18 different countries.

Keep reading to find what deals Prime shoppers from Mexico, Japan, Australia and more loved most:

For reference, some deals we were unable to access and share with you from the Amazon US Site. You'll see those noted with "n/a" and we've provided alternatives if you'd like similar products. Additionally, some products are listed in different currencies, to reflect their real price on their original Amazon site. 

United States: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, $17.47

LifeStraws are portable, personal water filters that make non-potable water drinkable. This year, American Prime members rushed to stock up on LifeStraws, which were on sale for just under $10. In total, more than 200,000 LifeStraws were purchased over the course of the sales event  the demand was so high that the filters sold out frequently over the course of Prime Day. 

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United Kingdom: Sony PlayStation Classic Console

Sony PlayStation Classic, $40.99

Shoppers in the United Kingdom got nostalgic this Prime Day, jumping at a deal to snag the PlayStation Classic — a miniature version of the original PlayStation launched in 1994 — for about $20. Pre-loaded with 20 games from the original console, and complete with two classic controllers, this set is a steal and sure to provide hours of old-fashioned fun. 

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Singapore: Meiji Fresh Milk

Meiji Fresh Milk, price n/a

July 15 and 16 brought Singaporeans great deals on some of their favorite beverages. The best-seller was Meiji fresh milk, which you actually can't find on Amazon in the US, but you can find plenty of other yummy Meiji sweets as well as milk from a variety of brands

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Spain: Yobola Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

Yobola True Wireless Headphones, £37.99 ($47.25 USD)

Spanish shoppers loved the steep discount on these Hi-Fi Bluetooth headphones. While they're usually £139.99 ($174.08), they were on a major discount for Prime Day — and can still be found at a low price. These pairs can only be found on Amazon's international site, but they still ship to the US. 

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Mexico: Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch, $299

Prime members in Mexico went all in on gaming deals. The Nintendo switch, an innovative device that's a handheld and TV-based console in one, was the most-purchased product. Coming in next on the list was an HP monitor, which can be used as a complement to the switch, or on its own. 

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United Arab Emirates: Al Ain Bottled Water

Al Ain Bottled Water, price n/a

In the United Arab Emirates, Prime members used Prime Day to stock up on household staples. Bottled water was the most popular purchase, with laundry detergent and toilet paper falling close behind. 

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Netherlands: Mama Bear Diapers

Mama Bear Diapers, 4-pack, $36.99

Carts in the Netherlands were filled with diapers from Mama Bear, Amazon's in-house baby brand. Other practical purchases, like memory cards and lightbulbs, also topped the list. 

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Luxembourg: JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth Portable Speaker

JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth Speaker, $99.95

This durable, waterproof speaker is a popular buy all year round, but it was the most popular this Prime Day in Luxembourg. Other home and tech purchases made the list, like stainless steel pans and robot vacuums. 

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Japan: Happy Belly Water

Happy Belly Water, ¥1,245 ($11.52)

Prime Day in Japan was defined by utilitarian purchases. Water bottles topped the list, followed by a practical portable charger and diapers. 

Runners-up:

 



Italy: Nescafé Dolce Gusto Barista Caffè Espresso

Nescafé Dolce Gusto Barista Caffè Espresso, 50-count, $34.99

They say Italians know their coffee, so it only makes sense that the most-purchased product in Italy this Prime Day was a pack of these Italian-style coffee pods. Practical purchases like detergent and a portable charger also topped the list. 

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India: Syska 9-Watt Smart LED Bulb Compatible with Amazon Alexa

Syska 9-Watt Smart LED Bulb Compatible with Amazon Alexa, $27.06

Smart light bulbs which can change color and be completely controlled with just your voice — were the stars of Prime Day in India. Bluetooth headphones and a discreet bathroom fragrance also made the list of top purchases. 

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Germany and Austria: JBL Bluetooth Speaker

JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth Speaker, $99.95

A repeat best seller, the JBL Charge 3 was not only a popular buy in Luxembourg, but in Germany and Austria too. 

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France: iRobot Roomba 671

iRobot Roomba 671, $289.99

This robot vacuum can clean your floor without you lifting a finger — so we're not suprised it made this best-seller list a couple of times. It was the most popular purchase among French Prime members. 

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China: Dove Exfoliating Scrub

Dove Exfoliating Scrub, $5.94

Beauty products were the most-bought items among Chinese Prime members. A Dove body polish topped the list, followed by a hydrating eye cream and an at-home hair removal tool. 

Runners-up:



Canada: PlayStation 4 Slim with Spiderman and Horizon Zero Dawn

PlayStation 4 Slim with Spiderman and Horizon Zero Dawn, $353.98

A PlayStation 4 Slim bundle, which comes with two hit games, was so popular on Prime Day that it's still sold out right now. It topped the best-sellers list in Canada, along with the popular LifeStraw and 23andMe kit. 

Runners-up:



Belgium: OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket

OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket, n/a

A smart plug, which lets you control tech with your devices, was the best-seller in Belgium — we couldn't find the exact model on Amazon in the US, but we attached a similar alternative.

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Australia: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, $49.99

Australian shoppers loved snagging this classic, family-fun game on discount. Along with Mario Kart, practical purchases like dishwasher detergent and diapers were best sellers. 

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A liter of oil paint can cost $1,100. Here's why it's so expensive.

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  • Oil painthas been used for hundreds of years. Although its rise is associated with the Renaissance, paintings using poppy-seed oil date back to seventh-century Afghanistan.
  • The paint is made from a drying oil and pigment. Sometimes, fillers and thickeners are added to the mix.
  • A liter of oil paint could cost up to $1,100. That's because each color takes a lot of work to discover and make.
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Following is a transcript of the video.

Narrator: Oil paint is simple. At its most basic, it's just a mixture of oil and pigment.

But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint could cost you $285 to $1,100.

So what is it that makes this paint so special? And why is it so expensive?

Oil paint has been used for hundreds of years. It's made from a drying oil, like flaxseed, and pigment sometimes with fillers and thickeners added to the mix. When mixed and crushed, these ingredients bind and thicken to form a permanent paint.

While the rise of oil paint is associated with the Renaissance, paintings using poppy-seed oil have been dated as far back as seventh-century Afghanistan.

But there's one key reason this paint hasn't ever been cheap: Pigments cost a lot of money.

Tegen Hager-Suart: So in a good oil paint, you'll be looking for high pigment loading and a good-quality pigment in that high pigment loading. So it doesn't matter if you have loads of pigments — if it's about quality pigment, you need a good-quality pigment. You're looking for lightfastness so it doesn't fade, and tests on lightfastness have been going on for generations, in fact, for some pigments. So you're not going create a masterpiece and then 50 years down the line it's completely washed out.

Narrator: The highest-quality oil paint can be up to 75% pigment. Throughout history, the most sought-after pigments have been worth far more than their weight in gold.

And that's because they take a lot of work to discover and to make.

The favorite royal color in Roman times, Tyrian purple, was a bright pigment made from the glands of sea snails. It could take 12,000 snails to make just 2 grams of the color.

Indian yellow was originally made from the urine of cows fed only mango leaves.

And in the 16th to 19th centuries, mummy brown was actually made with the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies. And while the color was perfect for some flesh tones, we quickly ran out of mummies.

Tegen Hager-Suart: Well, it's really interesting, and people don't realize is most of our color names, they're not random. They're not like when you go into a house-paint shop and you know you have eggshell blue or something, you just have a name of a color. Each name of the color tells you about its history or how it's made or the process.

Narrator: Possibly the most valuable was ultramarine, meaning "beyond the sea," as it had to be mined in Afghanistan. It was made from lapis lazuli, which in its purest pigment form can still cost up to $30,000 per kilo. The gemstone was used to make the pigment until a synthetic version was created in 1826. The vibrant blue was valued so highly in the Renaissance that it was generally reserved for painting the robes of the Virgin Mary.

Synthetic versions of many of these pigments have been created, and while this means many are cheaper, some can still be difficult to produce; cobalt blue, for example, is made by heating its components to 1,200 degrees Celsius. So different-colored paints are often sold at different prices.

Once you have these pigments, they're tricky to work with. Winsor & Newton has been making oil paints for almost 200 years, and its factory in France produces over 100 colors.

Dominique Murzeau: Producing paint is a lot like cooking. First you have the mixing. Then you grind the paint multiple times. We have three types of roller: aluminum, steel, and granite. Then the paste is ready, and it goes into tubes. For oil, it's usually aluminum tubes.

Tegen Hager-Suart: The whole process is so select. So for every single pigment, you need to handle it in a particular way. So it will need a particular amount of oil with it, and that ratio changes for every pigment. And you're going to need to grind it to a particular fineness, and that could be coarser or finer. And actually, even with the same pigment, the milling and the grinding will affect the color. So if you over-grind, you might end up with something [inaudible] or with another color. If you grind it very fine, you might end up with a purple rather than a blue.

Narrator: The research and testing for these colors can take months to get it right. Small samples of each color are made in a lab to measure consistency and lightfastness.

Above all else, the quality of oil paint needs to be reliable, as professional artists need a guarantee that what they're working on now will last for hundreds of years. And despite comparatively new paints like acrylic, oil still remains an artist favorite.

Tegen Hager-Suart: It's been used for every type of painting since the 15th century up to now. I mean, you're talking anything from the early Dutch masters through to impressionists, abstract expressionism, hyperrealism, which is still a really important movement today. We've still got works that are still beautiful and relevant from the 15th century, and it's also — it's durable, and it has this ability to layer, where you can scrape back, you can keep working. You can work on a piece for years and keep on redoing it, and it gives every piece this history. And you know, the materials themselves are expensive. They're reliable. They're gorgeous. I mean, they come out of the painting at you.

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How to quickly resize an image or many images at once on a Mac computer, using its default Preview app

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Whether you want to save room in your saved photos folder, or you just want a social-media friendly picture, resizing photos can help you manage your visual media. 

Here's everything you need to know about resizing photos on a Mac, whether you're applying it to one photo or many.

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How to resize images on Mac

In order to start resizing your photos, there are a couple of things you'll have to do. First, locate the photo or photos on your computer — your Finder (the half-toned face icon in your bottom toolbar) is a good starting point. 

Select your photo or photos in Finder, or if the photos are on your desktop, drag your mouse to highlight the photo or multiple photos at once.

In either case, here's what you'll need to do to continue:

1. Open your photo or photos in Preview by right-clicking and selecting "Open." In case that isn't the default app, you'll need to right-click the photo or photos you've selected, then hover over "Open with" followed by "Preview."

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2. Select your photo or photos by highlighting them on the Preview sidebar. If you want to resize multiple photos at once, you'll have to select all your desired photos by holding down the Command button and clicking each thumbnail you want to edit.

3. In the top toolbar, select "Tools" and then "Adjust size."

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4. Enter your desired specs in the pop-up menu. You can select preset pixel measurements by clicking the dropdown next to "Fit into."

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5. Click "OK."

6. To save these new dimensions, click on "File" in the top toolbar, and then "Save."

You'll be able to adjust your photo by width, height, and resolution of the image. 

In order to keep it from morphing strangely, however, make sure that the "Scale proportionally" box is ticked. Be aware that ticking that box means you can only dictate the measurement for either length or height — the other one will be determined automatically to keep the picture's original proportions.

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Want to grow the economy? Tax rich people like me.

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When I was asked to join 17 other zillionaires in signing on to a letter supporting a modest wealth tax, I didn't hesitate for a nanosecond — not just because it is the right thing to do for the American people, but because it's the right thing to do for the American economy. In fact, as a venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur who has made a personal fortune founding or funding more than 30 companies, I have come to the conclusion that a wealth tax would actually increase investment, boost productivity, grow the economy, and create more and better jobs.

Now, I know what you're thinking: That's crazy talk! For decades, rich guys like me have been selling you tax cuts on the merits of pure economic stimulus. The rich are "job creators," we've told you. The more money we have to invest in creating jobs, the better the economy is for everybody.

Bullshit.

To be clear: There is simply no empirical evidence to support the claim that raising top tax rates slows economic growth. When President Bill Clinton hiked taxes, the economy boomed. When President George W. Bush slashed taxes, the economy ultimately collapsed. It wasn't until after most of the Bush tax cuts expired during the Obama administration that the post-Great Recession recovery started to pick up steam — an ongoing recovery that, as uneven as it has been, has grown into the longest economic expansion in U.S. history.

And then, of course, there's Kansas.

In 2012, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback famously embarked on what he called a "real live experiment," pitting pure trickle-down theory against economic reality. Unfortunately for Kansans, reality won. After slashing taxes on individuals and corporations to as low as zero, Kansas dramatically lagged its neighbors and the nation in both GDP growth and job creation. But just two years after these disastrous tax cuts were repealed, Kansas has been declared the economic "comeback state of 2019."

Read more: Meet the 18 ultra-wealthy Americans begging for a wealth tax, from a Facebook cofounder to a Disney heiress

And Kansas is far from an outlier. Studies from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, and the centrist Brookings Institute all find that if there is any statistically significant correlation between top tax rates and growth, the slope is positive. "The argument that income tax cuts raise growth is repeated so often that it is sometimes taken as gospel," the Brookings authors noted. "However, theory, evidence, and simulation studies tell a different and more complicated story."

You see, the problem with today's economy isn't that rich people like me don't have enough capital to invest; it's that we're not productively investing the glut of capital we already have. And it's a problem greatly amplified by the dramatic rise of income and wealth inequality over recent decades. Since 1989, the top 1% of Americans have grown $21 trillion richer, while the bottom 50% have grown $900 billion poorer. We in the top 0.1% now own more wealth than the bottom 90% of Americans combined. And this gets to the real cause of our nation's chronically slow growth in wages, productivity, investment, and output: our accelerating crisis of economic inequality. We are concentrating cash in the hands of people and corporations who already have more money than we know what to do with, while starving consumers of the spending power that accounts for 70% of GDP.

Read more: Wealth tax explainer: Why Elizabeth Warren and billionaires like George Soros alike are calling for a specialized tax on the ultra-wealthy

The anti-growth consequences of this hoarding of wealth can be seen in the precipitous decline in what economists call the "velocity of money" — the rate at which dollars recirculate through the economy. During the years preceding the Great Recession, every dollar in circulation typically changed hands about 17 times over the course of a given year. For example, you spend a dollar on coffee, which the coffee shop pays to the barista in wages, who in turn spends it on a burger, and so on. But in recent years, each dollar in circulation is being spent an average of only
five times a year — one of the slowest rates on record. This means that each dollar in circulation today is generating 70% less economic activity than a dollar did just ten years ago. What explains this dramatic slowdown in the velocity of money? "The answer lies in the private sector's dramatic increase in their willingness to hoard money instead of spend it," explained the St. Louis Fed in a gloomy 2014 blog post.

So, how do we get money flowing back through the economy again in the face of such unprecedented hoarding wealth? How do we deliver the good jobs and good wages American workers desperately need?

Raise taxes on the rich. Really.

Raise taxes on the rich, and almost anything the federal government does with the revenue will pump more money through the economy than what the wealthy are doing with our hoarded cash today. Tax the rich to put money back in the hands of the American people through middle-class tax cuts, and corporations will expand production and payrolls to meet the resulting spike in consumer demand. Tax the rich to invest in roads, transit, bridges, health care, schools, and to transition to a green energy economy, and we will create millions of good-paying jobs while
building the physical and human infrastructure on which our collective prosperity relies.

If top tax rates were high, profits low, private investment capital scarce, unemployment rising, and inflation out of control, a wealth tax might not be the best idea. But that's not the economy we're living in today. What our economy needs now is to get those trillions of dollars of hoarded cash off the sidelines, and back into the hands of working- and middle-class Americans.

A wealth tax would not just be fair, it would be pro-growth. And don't let the trickle-downers tell you otherwise.

SEE ALSO: A billionaire who built 2 Fortune 500 companies just joined the chorus of ultra-wealthy Americans begging to be taxed more

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The best air fryers you can buy

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  • The best air fryers can fry, grill, roast, and bake an array of foods in a short time. They are also durable, have an intuitive user interface, and a large capacity.
  • The Yedi Houseware Deluxe Digital Air Fryer is our top pick thanks to its large capacity and built-in smart programs that make perfect cooking incredibly easy.

According to Kitchen Weapon, Philips was the first to introduce the air fryer in 2010. Since then, dozens of brands have entered the market with their own version of this innovative appliance.

Air fryers work using the Maillard reaction. In case you aren't well-versed in early 20th-century chemistry, the Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between reducing sugars and amino acids that give a distinctive flavor to browned foods. With traditional fryers, this is achieved by submerging the food in hot oil. On the other hand, air fryers achieve the same reaction by using a mechanical fan to circulate hot air at high speeds around the food. The result is fried foods that use up to 80% less oil. In fact, most recipes just call for a few squirts of spray oil.

When shopping for an air fryer, there are a few features that differentiate them. Digital display air fryers are generally more expensive, but they are a must for precise cooking. Many models come with dishwasher-safe components that make cleanup simple. Also, pay special attention to the warranty information on the appliance you are considering, because many brands have had issues with the cooking drawer busting.

Our guide to the top air fryers is based on thorough research into the ratings and experiences of countless experts and users. Based on our analysis, the following models meet the highest standards of reliability, functionality, and value.

Here are the best air fryers you can buy:

Updated on 07/18/2019 by Les Shu: Updated prices, links, and formatting.

Read on to check out our top picks.

SEE ALSO: The best deep fryers you can buy

The best air fryer overall

The Yedi Houseware Deluxe Digital Air Fryer features multiple built-in smart programs that remove all the guesswork from the cooking process.

Using most air fryers is easy. In fact, along with health benefits and food taste, ease of use is one of the major selling points of these popular appliances. But most air fryers still require a little guesswork, some careful clock watching, or both. Not so with the Yedi Houseware Deluxe Digital Air Fryer.

This exceptional cooker comes loaded with multiple smart programs that require no more than the tap of a few buttons to commence a perfect cooking session with the temperature and timing settings managed for you. You can use a built-in smart program to air fry up shrimp, fries, chicken, steak, and more. And its 5.6-quart capacity means plenty of perfectly cooked eats for the whole gang.

Using the many accessories that come with your Yedi Houseware Deluxe Digital Air Fryer, you can prepare everything from an eight-inch pizza to a fish fillet to a cake to veggie skewers. If you thought air fryers were relegated to making French fries and chicken fingers, this one is ready to change your mind.

Be prepared to spend a little time learning how to use it, as the multi-button control panel and the aforementioned programs are not as intuitive as some of the easier controls of other units on our list, but one read-through of the instruction manual should have you covered. Plus, just look at those accessories.

With hundreds of reviews logged on Amazon at the time of this review, the Yedi Housewares Deluxe Digital Air Fryer enjoys a sizzling 4.5-star overall rating. One buyer wrote, "[The Yedi]cooks faster, better quality, and is much more wel- built than other" air fryers she had used in the past.

The product testers from JustNewReleases called this air fryer "sleek and stylish" and said: "You'll get your ingredients cooked very nicely" whether you use the included "three stainless steel skewers [and] multi-purpose rack, an 8-inch pizza pan, an 8-inch cake carrel," or any of the other accessories. — Steven John

Pros: Large capacity, pre-programmed cooking options, well-made

Cons: Learning curve prior to easy use, relatively pricey



The best budget air fryer

The Dash Compact Air Fryer is charming, reliable, and it costs less than forty bucks, too.

You don't buy an air fryer for its looks — you buy it for its cooks, so to speak. But that's no reason your air fryer can't look great, and with its retro styling and five different color options, the Dash Compact Air Fryer certainly looks great. But guess what? That's still not why you buy this one. It's the sub-$40 price that makes it a great buy.

With that small price tag comes a small capacity cooking chamber, it must be noted. The Dash has a mere 1.2-liter (that's 1.27 quarts, for reference) cooking capacity, meaning it's not suitable for family meals. But for the couple or the individual, this low-cost air fryer is a fine choice indeed. And if space is at a premium in your kitchen, its overall small size will be a sure bonus.

As for operation, the Dash Compact Air Fryer is one of the easiest to use on our list. It has a temperature dial, a timer, and ... that's it. As long as you make sure not to overload the rather small basket, you can count on evenly cooked fries, wings, rings, veggies, tofu, and much more.

Do make sure to take the frying basket out and move the foods around midway through the cooking to ensure even "frying," and be aware that a few people have reported the handle coming loose, so be as gentle as you can.

With more than 1,000 reviews on Amazon, the Dash has a 4.2-star overall rating. Many people note its small price, but many note its quality of cooking, too. One owner called it a "great little air fryer" that's "perfect for cooking for one or two people."

Just don't try to save money by buying a unit that's too small for your family, because a 1.2-liter cooker fills up fast. — Steven John

Pros: Great price, comes in several colors, easy to use

Cons: Small capacity



The best for large meals

The Secura Air Fryer is cost-effective, has a large frying capacity, and does an excellent job of cooking evenly.

Aside from the 4-liter/4.2-quart cooking capacity, the Secura Air Fryer is a fairly basic device. There are two dials for setting the temperature (up to 390 degrees) and time (up to 60 minutes). There are also heating and power indicator lights. The unit comes with a nonstick fryer basket, toaster rack, and skewer. 

As with most gadgets, when there is a lack of features, such as digital settings, there are fewer parts that could potentially break down. Secura stands by the quality of this device with a two-year limited warranty.

Corrie Cooks reviewed the Secura XL air fryer and gave it high marks for its durability, size, and functionality. However, the reviewer disliked that it didn't have an LCD display and thought the 4-liter size didn't warrant an "XL" distinction. BestSmokerz.com included the Secura XL on its list of the top ten air fryers because of the heavy-duty construction and large capacity. But, this unit lost points because the dial makes it hard to precisely set the timer.

Around 90% of the reviews of the Secura Air Fryer on Amazon are positive. Reviewers were impressed with how this model is able to cook healthier French fries, reheat leftover fries to their original glory, make small pizzas, roast turkey breasts, toast bread, and more. One buyer pointed out that it can do everything an oven can do, but it's easier and faster. One buyer mentioned they did have trouble making onion rings from scratch.

Pros: Two-year warranty, durable, easy to use, relatively affordable

Cons: Relies on dials instead of digital settings



The best for easy cleanup

The Air Fryer by Cozyna makes delicious, healthy meals, and after you're done, cleanup is a breeze.

The 1,500-watt Cozyna Air Fryer is another simple air fryer on our list that has only two dials for the timer (up to 30 minutes with auto shut-off) and temperature (up to 392 degrees). The easy-to-clean basket holds 3.2 liters or 3.5 quarts of food, and when you pull out the tray, the easy-grip handle is cool to the touch.

In addition to frying, this model also grills, roasts, and bakes. This is basically a no-frills unit that doesn't come with any extras, aside from physical and electronic cookbooks that have more than 50 recipes.

Several of the top review sites have tested the Cozyna Air Fryer. Healthy But Smart found that this model performed just as well as pricier options. The reviewer gave it four stars and recommended it for first-time air fryer owners. Air Fryer Blog also gave the Cozyna air fryer four stars because it cooks a diverse range of simple meals well. The reviewer also liked that it cooks food quickly, ensures the food is cooked evenly, and that it's easy to use out of the box. 

The Air Fryer by Cozyna has more than 700 5-star reviews on Amazon. Buyers had success cooking a variety of foods in this air fryer, including quail, French fries, hash browns, and an array of snack foods. Reviewers were particularly impressed by how little oil they needed to make foods that tasted deep-fried. There are several comments about how easy the device is to clean. One verified purchaser destroyed the basket due to (self-admitted) misuse, and Cozyna was quick to replace it free of charge.

Pros: Simple, streamlined design, dishwasher safe

Cons: Lacks advanced features



The best easy-to-use air fryer

The Bella Air Convection Fryer is operated by two switches and features just two indicator lights to show when it's ready to cook.

Here's a comprehensive guide on how to use a Bella Air Convection Fryer. First, you plug the thing in. Then you set the temperature dial to the desired heat and turn the timer dial to just about anything. Both an orange and a blue light will illuminate. Once the blue light turns off, set the timer dial to the exact time called for in your recipe, dump your food in the fry basket, and ... that's it.

Having tested the Bella air fryer long-term, I can tell you that it really is that easy to use one. And the foods that it cooks, really do taste fried without any extra oil added. We have used ours to air-fry tofu, chicken, fries, glazed cauliflower, and just about every other food that I would normally cook in a pan filled with oil.

The Bella Air Convection Fryer heats up fast thanks to a 1500-watt heating element and cooks foods evenly thanks to its powerful convection fan. It's rather noisy while it operates, but the foods produced are well worth the din. And at just under $60, the 2.6-quart 14538 model Air Convection Fryer is well worth its price, too.

With some 650 reviews currently posted on Amazon, this air fryer has a 4.2-star rating. A reviewer with AirFryer-Review blog noted its "really easy timer settings" and called the Bella one of "the best air fryers that you can get in the given price range." — Steven John

Pros: Very easy to use, decent capacity, good price point

Cons: Loud during operation



Check out our guide to the best deep fryer you can buy

The best deep fryers you can buy

The best deep fryers make it simple to fry French fries, chicken, donuts, fish, and other food from scratch. They are also easy to clean, safe to use, and packed full of features. The Presto Dual Basket Pro Fry Deep Fryer has all of these characteristics, is affordable, and can fry large batches of food.

You might also like the Presto DualDaddy Electric Deep Fryer if you're on a budget. The Char-Broil The Big Easy TRU-Infrared Oil-Less Turkey Fryer is a great choice if you want to avoid oil, and the T-fal Oil Filtration Ultimate EZ Clean Deep Fryer is super easy to clean after use. For precision, you'll want to get the Cuisinart Deep Fryer.



The 4 biggest mistakes guys make with their clothing and watch choices, according to a men's magazine founder

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Harry Jarman Gentleman's Journal Editor

  • Business Insider recently spoke to Harry Jarman, the founder, and Editor-in-Chief of The Gentleman's Journal.
  • The Journal started out as a blog to market his own swimwear brand, and expanded into one of the UK's leading men's lifestyle magazines with its own e-commerce site.
  • "It became — and it still is — all about the stuff you can buy now and still wear in 50 years time," Jarman said.
  • Business Insider asked the editor about the biggest mistakes guys made with their style choices, as well as his best advice on what to do instead.
  • Scroll down to see what he said.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Harry Jarman isn't interested in fashion, he's interested in style.

"Everything we're doing is about tailoring, investment, clothes that anyone can wear," the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Gentleman's Journal told Business Insider.

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Jarman started the men's lifestyle magazine as a way of marketing his own swimwear brand, and was never interested in the catwalk-related coverage that other men's fashion outlets focused on.

"I started by asking friends who just wore nice stuff," Jarman said.

"There's nothing wrong with going and buying an expensive blazer and matching it with a Uniqlo shirt. It's actually what most men do.

"It became — and it still is — all about the stuff you can buy now and still wear in 50 years time."

Harry Jarman and model Oliver Cheshire

To that end, Gentleman's Journal has just launched an e-commerce site. For the first time, they're selling — as well as just showing off — things they like.

"We want to build a real, valuable two-way connection between Gentleman's Journal and our customers, with retail being the final pillar," Jarman said.

The website is curated by the magazine's editorial staff, and features a hand-picked selection of brands that are expensive but high-quality.

Since Jarman ought to know better than anyone, Business Insider asked him about the biggest mistakes guys make with their style choices, as well as his best advice on what to do instead.

Scroll down to see what he said.

SEE ALSO: The 2 biggest style mistakes men make with their suits, according to a menswear CEO

1. They don't dress up for job interviews.

It may sound like common sense, but as workplaces get more and more casual, Jarman says he's noticed a lot fewer guys coming in to interview in suits.

"We were interviewing for a financial role the other day and the guy came in dressed in his streetwear," Jarman said.

"I was a bit like ... I don't really want that guy touching my accounts!"

Jarman said guys should at least wear a blazer to an interview: "I feel like people should make an effort."

I recalled interviewing for Business Insider in a full suit while my interviewer wore jeans and a t-shirt. "But at least you did that!" Jarman laughed.

"I've done that with so many jobs before, and there's nothing wrong with it. You only feel like an idiot for about an hour."



2. They wear skinny suits.

Face it: skinny suits are dead, and no one's mourning them.

"There are still guys who wear them," Jarman said. "They're trying to be slightly Italian, but it just doesn't look good."

There's nothing wrong with a fitted look, but when your sleeves are sticking to your biceps, you've probably gone too far.

"You can go to really good places that are really affordable, and just get a really well-cut suit," Jarman said.

"You don't need to go and spend loads and loads of money."



3. They buy clothing with excessive branding.

Jarman stipulates that he thinks what brands like Supreme are doing in the streetwear space right now is really cool. 

However, what is that outrageous Louis Vuitton x Supreme jacket you bought going to look like in five years time?

"Or, if you're 25 now and you've gone and bought that, what are you going to do with by the time you're 30?"

Jarman admits that he probably only goes shopping himself once or twice a year, but when he does, he invests in quality items that will stand the test of time.

"I'm not a big shopper," he said.

"There's a shoe company like Crockett & Jones, which is a lot of money for a pair of shoes on anyone's scale. I think it starts at £350 [$437]. But, I've had the same pair for 10 years now.

"I've sent it back for a couple of resolings. So actually, over time, that becomes more affordable than the [cheap] pair that you replace over and over again. And also more sustainable!"



4. They buy watches as an investment.

When it comes to buying your first expensive watch, Jarman's rule is to stick to the classics, and never trust anyone who tells you to buy a watch as an investment.

"You should buy it because you love it," he said. "If it happens to go up in value then fantastic."

Jarman listed some top watchmakers, and what model you should spend your money on:

  • IWC: Portofino
  • Jaeger LeCoultre: Reverso
  • Panerai: Submersible
  • Cartier: Tank
  • Rolex: Submariner

"Stick with the stuff that has been around for years, otherwise, you'll look at it in five years time and go, 'God, why did I buy that?' And then you have to buy another one and it becomes really expensive."



The viral app that makes you look old with shocking precision may be quietly keeping all your data — but so is Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and everything else you're already using

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FaceApp is suddenly everywhere. Everyone from your college roommate to your Uncle Rufus is posting photos of themselves looking decades older than they are, and you want to get in on the fun.

So maybe you google "FaceApp," and that's when you get wary.

Story after story about FaceApp describes how it could be a major security risk. You're just going to give this random app access to all your data? To your phone's camera?! And it's made by a Russian company! Russia, as we all know, is out to get you.

Some of that may be true, but the reality is that anyone using Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, or any of the dozens of other services that billions of people have signed up for is just as likely to have their data misused.

SEE ALSO: Viral app that makes you look old with shocking precision may be quietly keeping all your data

Let's start with Facebook, which has repeatedly admitted to massive user data breaches.

Remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal, when Facebook admitted that it allowed bad actors to access the personal information of tens of millions of users, which was then used to influence the 2016 US Presidential election?

Facebook is being fined $5 billion for it, which actually resulted in a Facebook stock increase that made Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg $1 billion richer.

And that's just one instance of Facebook mishandling user data — data that was voluntarily offered to Facebook by its billions of users around the globe.

Facebook may be an American company, but that doesn't mean your data is safe with Facebook. 

In the case of FaceApp, the app requests access to your photo library and your camera (for snapping photos). 

Facebook, however, gathers far, far more of your data — from where you were born to your birthday to your familial connections to your friend groups to where you went to college, and much more. And that's before we start talking about all the photos people upload to Facebook, or the fact that Facebook tracks how you use it — which builds an even stronger picture of who you are. 

Of note: Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp, and is in the process of enabling those services to more closely integrate with each other. 



TikTok is wildly popular, especially with kids and teens. It's made by a Chinese company.

Maybe you've seen TikTok but haven't used it just yet, or maybe you're all in on its meme-centric approach.

It's a fun app that easily enables video and audio sharing with your friends. It's also free, run by a Chinese company, and makes its money by selling user data.

"You acknowledge and agree that we may generate revenues, increase goodwill or otherwise increase our value from your use of the Services, including, by way of example and not limitation, through the sale of advertising, sponsorships, promotions, usage data and Gifts," the TikTok terms of service says.

And that's not all! 

"You also waive any and all rights of privacy, publicity, or any other rights of a similar nature in connection with your User Content, or any portion thereof," the terms of service says.

These aren't nefarious statements — they're standard agreements that every social media company issues as a requirement for using their platform. It doesn't matter if you're talking about Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or FaceApp.

But maybe you're worried about which government is getting your data, such as FaceApp's Russian origins? You should probably know that TikTok is from China. 



At the heart of the FaceApp security backlash is xenophobia.

The Russian government's role in the 2016 US election, and the country's historic competition with the United States throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, are the crucial context behind the backlash to FaceApp.

So the logic goes: People are just handing over their personal data to a potentially dangerous foreign adversary!

It's a somewhat reasonable criticism given the country's willingness to engage in digital propaganda through existing social media services, but it's also an unfair prejudice being applied simply for FaceApp being of Russian origin.

Thus far, there is no reason to believe that FaceApp is working with the Russian government, nor is there reason to believe that any of the data collected by FaceApp is being used inappropriately. 



FaceApp actually asks for far less personal information than the vast majority of "free" social media apps.

Using FaceApp is really easy. You download the app, start it, and can instantly use it to make you or your friends look much older.

The app requests access to your photo library because it needs to access your photo library in order to pull in photos. If you want to take a new photo and use it from within the app, FaceApp requests access to your camera. 

That's it!

It doesn't ask for your email or your name or literally any other identifying info. You don't have to sign up for an account or tell it where you went to college or whatever else — in the scale of potentially invasive apps, FaceApp is light compared with what nearly every other major app asks of its users.



If you're worried about FaceApp stealing your data, that's fine — but if that's your main concern, you should also reconsider using any digital service.

In the modern world, a ton of our personal information is digitized and stored and transferred all the time.

Every time you shop at Target, the company is recording what you bought and how you paid and where you bought whatever you bought. That data is hugely valuable — enough so that hackers broke into Target's data centers and stole tens of millions of customers' data back in 2014.

It's one of many different such data breaches throughout the years, and it's one of several different vectors by which your personal data could be stolen or lost.

Are you going to stop shopping at places like Target and Walmart? How about Amazon, which tracks an immense amount of user data? Exactly.

All of which is to say one thing: Yes, FaceApp users are volunteering some data to a company with Russian origins. And that might be scary sounding, but based on what we know about FaceApp so far, it's really no worse than the dozens of other ways people are volunteering up their personal information to corporations and governments.



Save an extra 50% at J.Crew and an extra 40% at Clarks — plus 6 other sales and deals happening now

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We rounded up the eight best sales and deals happening online today, with savings at. J.Crew, Clarks, L.L.Bean, and Casper. For even more deals and savings across the web, check out Business Insider Coupons.

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1. Save an extra 50% on sale styles at J.Crew

Now through July 22, you can save an extra 50% on sale styles for men and women by using the promo code "WHOA" at checkout. With the discount, you can get up to 75% off original prices. From casual summer styles to dress clothes for the office, almost everyone can find something worth buying. Visit Business Insider Coupons for the most up-to-date deals at J.Crew.

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Now through July 25, you can save an extra 40% on over 500 styles for men, women, and kids at Clarks. The sale includes classic Originals styles like the Wallabee and Desert Boot as well as office-friendly dress shoes, sandals for summer, and more. Visit Business Insider Coupons for more sales and deals at Clarks.

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An inside look at the real estate Tiger Woods has been connected to, from a private island in Sweden to a $54 million mansion in one of America's wealthiest ZIP codes

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Along with his many PGA Tour wins, golf legend Tiger Woods has also accumulated an impressive fortune: In 2018, Forbes estimated that Woods was worth $800 million.

Woods is often seen lounging in his 155-foot-long, $20 million megayacht and private jet. He has also invested in Albany, Bahamas, a  private luxury resort, and owns The Woods Jupiter, an American-style restaurant in Jupiter, Florida.

However, public information on his residential real-estate acquisitions is limited.

We do know that after the public scandals surrounding his extramarital affairs and divorce nearly a decade ago, Woods sold some real-estate assets and bought others. 

His name has been connected to a private island in Sweden that was designed for him, but which he did not own and which, according to the Los Angeles Times, he never moved into. He also built a $54 million mansion in one of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the country.

Read more:Meet Erica Herman, Tiger Woods' mysterious girlfriend who was at the Masters to celebrate his win

Business Insider rounded up three residential properties that have had direct ties to Woods. Of those three, two have been sold.

Keep reading for the full list. 

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The Jupiter Island estate: Tiger Woods owns a massive home on Jupiter Island. Jupiter Island is located on the coast of Martin County, Florida, and is about 50 minutes away from West Palm Beach by car.

Source: Forbes, Google Maps



The ultra-exclusive Jupiter Island is home to some seriously wealthy residents. The island has a population of just 907 and a median home value of $5,104,400.

Source: Los Angeles Times, United States Census Bureau, Zillow



Woods originally purchased the 12-acre oceanfront property in 2006 for $40 million.

Source: The New York Times



He built a $54 million mansion on the estate and moved into the home in 2010.

Source: Golf News Net, The Washington Post



The property boasts a 3.5-acre golf course, a tennis court, an oxygen tank, a full gym, and pools.

Source: Forbes



The Orlando mansion: Tiger Woods used to own a home in Windermere, Florida ...

Source: Business Insider



... but he sold it in 2013 for $2.2 million to Bubba Watson.

Source: Business Insider



The home was the site of Woods' infamous 2009 car crash. The golf pro crashed his car into a fire hydrant in front of his Windermere home just days after reports of his cheating scandal went public.

Source: ESPN



The home includes a movie theater, seven bedrooms, a wet bar, a two-story patio, and a guest house. In 2013, Watson listed the home for $5.6 million. It sold for $4.2 million in 2016.

Source: Golf Digest, Los Angeles Times



A private island: A Swedish businessman owned and developed a private island in Sweden for Tiger Woods and his then-wife Elin Nordegren ...

Source: Business Insider, Los Angeles Times



... but the couple, who divorced in 2010, never moved in.

Source: Business Insider, Los Angeles Times



According to the LA Times, the private island is in Lake Mälaren. It's about an hour from Stockholm, the country's capital.

Source: Golf Digest, Los Angeles Times



It boasts a private harbor, a rocky shoreline, several acres of untouched woods, a hunting lodge, a large, open yard, six golf tees, and a private golf course.

Source: Business Insider



The home was designed with a hunting-lodge style.

Source: Business Insider



In 2015, the 62-acre island was listed for $7.1 million. It's unclear how much it was sold for.

Source: Business Insider, Los Angeles Times



But Woods hasn't only purchased real estate for himself.

Source: The Real Deal



In 2007, Woods reportedly bought his mother two plots of land in Jupiter, Florida for around $2.4 million. Public records also show that in 2010, another home in Windermere, Florida was listed under both Tiger Woods' and his father's names. It was assessed at $1.31 million.

Source: The Real Deal



The most insidious type of cheating isn't physical. Here are 9 signs your partner could be guilty.

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  • It's hard to define an emotional affair.
  • Licensed marriage and family therapist Sheri Meyers wrote the book "Chatting or Cheating," in which she lists some signs that your partner might be having an emotional affair.
  • Those signs include wanting more time and space to themselves and getting defensive.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

An "emotional affair" is hard to define — it can be tricky to know if you're having one, and perhaps even trickier to figure out if your partner is.

That said, there are a few red flags to look out for if you suspect that your partner has romantic feelings for someone else, even if they haven't acted on them physically. In her 2012 book, "Chatting or Cheating," licensed marriage and family therapist Sheri Meyers outlines some key indicators that your partner might be involved in an emotional affair.

Read more:12 science-backed facts about cheating that all couples should know

Below, Business Insider has rounded up nine of those warning signs. Remember: Just because you recognize some of these behaviors in your partner doesn't necessarily mean they've been unfaithful.

But if you're really starting to get worried, it's a good idea to articulate your concerns to your partner and give them a chance to explain themselves.

SEE ALSO: Whether you're single or married, these are 11 facts about flirting that everyone should know

Your partner is spending more time on the computer or phone.

A sudden strong attachment to digital devices could be a red flag.

Meyers writes: "Your partner may 'stiffen' when you enter the room, or put the phone away suddenly. They may have increased activity or text messaging, but are more difficult to get  ahold of when out of the house."



Your partner wants more space and time to themselves.

If your partner really is having an emotional affair, they may try to distance themselves from you.

"They want to do their own thing more often and become indifferent to doing things together and offer excuses about not planning or committing to future trips, vacations, and family visits," Meyers writes.



When you argue, your partner's fallback position is about your relationship ending.

During conflicts, your partner may say something like, "What would you do if our relationship ended?" or perhaps something even more alarming like, "If anything ever happened to us, I would always love you like a friend."

"In general," Meyers writes, "they seem overly negative about your relationship," as opposed to interested in trying to repair it.



When you ask your partner about their friendship with another person, they get defensive or evasive.

At some point, you may start to gently probe to see what's really happening between your partner and another person. Notice if your partner gives a suspiciously curt — or lengthy — response.

Here's Meyers take: "They offer short, sharp responses when you ask them seemingly simple questions about their 'friend' or associate, or they over-explain when there is no need and their stories don't quite add up."



Your partner is changing how they look and dress when they leave the house.

You might be confused as to why your partner is bringing along a change of clothes that aren't for the gym.

Or, Meyers says, you might realize that your partner has been trying to "fix perceived insecurities by losing weight, working out, buying new clothes, changing hair, and applying makeup more often."



Your partner gets overcritical about your appearance and behavior.

You may get the sense that your partner doesn't hold you in such high esteem anymore.

Meyers says your partner may start "criticizing things about you that he or she once found attractive and appealing."



Your partner's sexual interest and passion is different.

Your partner's sexual behavior toward you might fall into one of two extremes.

On the one hand, Meyers writes, it "may seem like your partner is going through the motions, or seems less available, affectionate or intimate with you."

On the other hand, your partner may suddenly seem more sexual or want to try something new in bed.

Both situations can be warning signs that they're involved with someone else.



Your partner may increasingly reference a third party.

Meyers has noticed that, when your partner's having an emotional affair, they "may spark conversations asking you something along the lines of, 'Do you believe that it's possible to love more than one person at a time?'" And it might not be a hypothetical question.



Your gut is telling you there may be an attraction between your partner and their 'friend.'

Again, your partner's behavior might follow one of two extreme patterns, Meyers says.

Either they're changing the way they act whenever the other person is around, or they "may criticize this other person, trying to make you think that type of individual would never be of interest to them."

Ultimately, don't dismiss your intuitions about your partner's behavior. They aren't necessarily prophetic, but they're certainly worth exploring.

 



'Can you shower with an Apple Watch?': You can in theory, but it may damage the device — here's what you need to know

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As a piece of wearable tech that's meant to be worn for the duration of your waking hours  – though you can also choose to wear it to bed and track your sleep using third-party apps– you may be wondering if it's a good idea to hop in the shower without removing your Apple Watch.

In short, while you technically can shower with your Apple Watch on your wrist, you probably shouldn't. 

Here's why:

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Apple Watches are water-resistant, not waterproof

Different Apple Watch models have differing levels of water resistance. Owners of 1st generation and Series 1 Apple Watches should note that these versions are splash- and water-resistant, however full water submersion is not recommended, according to Apple.

Apple Watch Series 2, 3, and 4 models can be used for shallow water activities like swimming but are not recommended for activities involving high-velocity water (like water skiing) or submersion below shallow depths (like scuba diving).

For more information, read our article, "How to tell if your Apple Watch is waterproof or water-resistant, and to what extent."

Exposure to sweat and water is okay – but soaps, lotions, and the like can deteriorate water seals

While activities like washing your hands and showering while wearing an Apple Watch Series 2, 3, or 4 are technically okay, Apple doesn't recommend exposing your device to soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, and perfumes as these substances can "negatively affect water seals and acoustic membranes" on the device. 

Water resistance is a feature that irreversibly diminishes over time

Apple notes that water resistance is not a permanent condition of the device and Watches cannot be resealed. Exposing an Apple Watch to the substances above, plus detergent, sunscreen, insect repellant, and oil may affect water resistance, in addition to dropping your Watch and wearing it in a sauna or steam room.

If you must shower with your Apple Watch, turn on Water Lock

This feature locks an Apple Watch's screen to avoid accidental taps while swimming and during other water-based activities. To manually activate this feature:

1. Open the Control Center by swiping up on the face of your Apple Watch.

2. Use your finger or Digital Crown to scroll to the Water Lock icon. It looks like a water droplet.

3. Tap the icon to activate Water Lock. When activated, a blue water droplet appears in the center of the Watch face.

4. Once you're finished showering, turn off Water Lock by turning the Digital Crown until the blue teardrop fills the circular icon. Once the Watch is unlocked, it will make a series of sounds that are intended to clear water from its speakers.

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Everything we know about the company behind FaceApp, the viral photo app that's come under fire for keeping your data

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  • FaceApp, the viral photo editing app that can make you look old or swap your gender using artificial intelligence, saw a resurgence in popularity this week.
  • But many were quick to take issue with the Russian company's vague terms of use, which quickly resulted in privacy concerns.
  • Here's a look at everything we know about the company behind the app.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. 

Whenever we share personal data or photos with an app, there's always the question of how much privacy we're sacrificing by sharing information with third parties in exchange for compelling services or features. Such concerns peaked this week as interest around FaceApp, the viral app that uses artificial intelligence to apply realistic filters and effects to photos, once again flared up following its 2017 debut.

FaceApp experienced a resurgence in popularity this week as social media feeds were flooded with selfies from celebrities among others using the app's old age filter. But the Russia-based company's unclear terms of use that indicate the firm retains the right to use photos and content uploaded to the app quickly sparked privacy concerns.

New York senator Chuck Schumer wrote a letter urging the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the app, which he said "could pose a national security risk" given that the app is headquartered in Russia and it's unclear how data about American citizens is being shared with third parties or foreign governments. The Democratic National Committee also warned 2020 presidential campaigns not to use the app, as CNN reported on Wednesday.

Yaroslav Goncharov, the creator of the app, has since sent statements to The Washington Post and TechCrunch in response to some of these concerns. He said that the firm only uploads photos that user chooses, and that despite the vague terms of service, FaceApp isn't using the images it gathers for anything other than the express purposes of the app, as the Washington Post reported.

Little information about FaceApp's creator is available, but here's a look at what we do know.

SEE ALSO: 5 easy ways to keep your smartphone safe from hackers

FaceApp is run by a company called Wireless Labs OOO, according to the app's Terms of Service.

The company is headquartered in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, but it's also incorporated in the United States in Delaware, as The Washington Post reported. FaceApp said, however, that user data is not transferred to Russia in statements to The Washington Post and TechCrunch. 

The company's servers are mostly based in America, according to Forbes which said it viewed hosting records. Other areas of the world where FaceApp's servers are hosted include Ireland and Singapore. But FaceApp employees in Russia still likely have access to the data although it's not hosted there, as the report also notes.  

FaceApp removes most photos from its servers after 48 hours, reports from Forbes, The Washington Post, and TechCrunch indicate. 



The app was created in 2014, although it didn't launch until 2017.

Goncharov's LinkedIn profile lists him as the CEO of FaceApp starting in 2014. But the app didn't launch until 2017, when it quickly became popular for its filters that can alter the subject of a photo's age or gender. 



Before launching FaceApp, Goncharov worked for companies such as Yandex and Microsoft.

The FaceApp CEO has an extensive history of working for major tech firms including Russian internet search company Yandex, where he was the head of the company's mobile platform department from 2011 through 2013.

Before that, he worked for mobile software company SPB Software, which made a popular home screen replacement for Android devices called SPB Shell 3D. Goncharov worked as a technical lead for Microsoft before that.   

A couple of other FaceApp employees appear to have similar backgrounds, having come from companies such as Yandex, SPB Software, Russian social media platform VKontakte, according to LinkedIn. 



FaceApp reportedly moved to the Skolkovo Innovation Center run by the Russian government in 2018, although the firm said it is not affiliated with the venture in any way.

Forensic News reported on Wednesday that FaceApp had moved its offices to Skolkovo Innovation Center, a tech hub located west of Moscow that's come to be known as Russia's Silicon Valley. But Goncharov said in a statement to Mashable that it is not received any support from Skolkovo.

His full statement reads as follows:

"No, we are not associated or affiliated with Skolkovo Ventures in any way. Skolkovo is a business park with a lot of different companies. We have not received any funding from any funds associated with any governments." 



The app has become massively popular despite privacy concerns.

FaceApp is the number one free app in both Apple's iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. It has more than 80 million users all over the world. 



How to delete photos from your iPhone without deleting them from iCloud

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Apple's iCloud allows you to share photos across devices, while also giving you an automatic backup should something happen to your iPhone

For these reasons, the iCloud's memory is more permanent and preserved better than the memory on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. 

However, the connectivity between iPhone and iCloud means that if you delete a picture on your iPhone, it's also scrubbed from iCloud

Luckily, there are a few workarounds that allow you to delete photos from your iPhone yet keep them in the cloud in perpetuity.

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How to delete photos off your iPhone without deleting them from iCloud

The easiest way to do this is by simply turning your iCloud backup off.

Turn off iCloud photo sharing

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

2. Tap on your name (Apple ID).

3. Tap on "iCloud" (should be the first subtitle below name, security, and payment).

4. Tap on "iCloud Photos" and "My Photo Stream" so the green toggle isn't showing – this will delete the iCloud album from your iPhone, but leave your album in iCloud intact. 

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There is a drawback to this method: If you reconnect your photos to iCloud, it will update to match your phone, deletions and all. If you want a more permanent cloud backup for your photos, use a different cloud server.

Use a server other than iCloud for photo backup 

For this example, I'm going to use Google Photos – but there are many other cloud options you can choose from, including OneDrive, DropBox, Flickr.

1. Open the App Store and download Google Photos.

2. When you open Google Photos, it will ask for access to your camera, and various other permissions to function properly. Enable these. 

3. If you have another Google account on your phone (e.g. a Gmail app), your iPhone should be able to use this to link your phone to your Google account.

4. Your iPhone will ask you to confirm that you want to use the Google account it currently has as your default.

5. Once you tap "Confirm", it will immediately start backing up your photo album on Google Photos.

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To learn more about Google Photos, read our article, "'How does Google Photos work?': Everything you need to know about Google's photo storage app for iPhone and Android.

The last option is best used if you want to keep a running iCloud sync to your iPhone, but also want to keep a separate iCloud account with all your previous photos. 

Sign out of your current iCloud account, and sign into another one

1. Tap Settings.

2. Tap on your name (Apple ID). 

3. Scroll down to the very bottom and tap on "Sign Out." It will ask you to authenticate that you want to sign out.

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You'll be asked which data you wish to keep on your iPhone after you sign out. 

Now, you can sign into a separate iCloud account: 

1. Tap Settings. 

2. Tap on the Apple ID subheading. 

3. It'll ask for your iCloud sign-in. Whatever iCloud account you use to sign back in will now be your synced iCloud account.

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I’ve been using this $17 Opinel knife for 11 years and it’s still just as good as when I first bought it

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  • Opinel has been making classic pocket knives since 1890. 
  • They make for a great personal investment or gift. Prices start at $17, so they're not expensive but they don't skimp on quality either — I've had mine for years and it works just as well as when I first bought it in Paris.
  • There are various designs like different handles and special engraving, and even limited-edition styles — the hardest part is choosing just one to buy.

I was eight years old when my family first went camping in France. Aside from the discovery of Nutella, the only thing I remember from that trip is that I really wanted one of the penknives that the older French kids had.

But I was young, and my parents decided that it wasn't a good idea. Valid.

I went back years later when I was 21 and realized that French adults had those knives as well. By that time though, they were well worn — still sharp, but beautifully weathered and bonded with their owners.

As soon as I got out of the hotel, I went and got myself an Opinel knife.

I still have it many years later. It lives in my car, and about once a week, it'll come out to strike a flint to start a fire, open an Amazon package, and more. There are a million things you can do with an Opinel pocket knife. It'll last you a long time, and it's very affordable too.

Opinel's knives haven't changed much in design since Joseph Opinel began making them in 1890 in Savoie, France. They have, however, come a long way from the farms and fields of the French Alps.

Opinel knives come in many sizes, but the No. 8 with its 3 1/4-inch blade and beech handle is the perfect size for just about everything you could want from a pocket knife. The blade is small enough to be legal in most states (though you should definitely check first), large enough to handle a sizable hunk of cheese or carving project, and so maneuverable in the hand that Picasso himself used one for his sculpture work.

The simple Virobloc safety ring, invented in 1955, locks the blade when it's in use and keeps it from opening when it's in your pocket, all with an easy twist. Many other knives use more complicated mechanisms, but this one has never failed me and the simple design with just one moving part is easy to maintain.

At just $17, Opinel's No. 8 knife is a great gift for just about anyone too.

Outdoorsy types can appreciate the reliable and trustworthy performance, culinary enthusiasts can enjoy the sharp precision, and it's impossible for anyone with an eye for design not to appreciate the simplicity and elegance of a product which has been in daily use for more than a century.

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Unlike using the knife though, picking the right one to buy is difficult.

Opinel offers different types of wooden handles from walnut to olive wood, as well as engravings of different designs from artists. There are also specialty blades, including the always-handy pocket oyster shucker, a knife for cutting mushrooms, and even a knife with an embedded corkscrew which serves as a one-stop-shop for those of us who might stage more impromptu wine and cheese picnics if only they were suitably equipped. I'll be taking that one as I cycle around Spain this summer. 

The brand also recently launched a limited-edition version of the No. 8 knife in Black Oak. The oak handle comes from sustainably managed French forests and has a very attractive "natural" look when combined with the anti-corrosive black stainless-steel blade that carries Opinel's signature "crowned" hallmark. It comes nicely in a presentation box, but it will probably spend most of its life in your pocket, bag, or purse.

Opinel knives are a great personal investment and a great gift. But, if you're 8 years old and reading this, take my advice (and your parents') and wait a few years before you get one. It wasn't five minutes after I got my knife at 21 that I took the end of my finger off while slicing a baguette too enthusiastically.

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How to add your fingerprints to a Google Pixel phone for log-in security, and remove their data later if you need to

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  • Adding your fingerprint to your Google Pixel phone can offer a quick way to log into your device without having to type out usernames and passwords. 
  • You can confirm in-app purchases from the Google Play Store by using the Pixel's fingerprint reader to log into your account.
  • Your Pixel can store multiple fingerprints at once, so you can have some flexibility in how you unlock your phone.
  • You can also wake up and unlock your Pixel using the fingerprint reader. 
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The Google Pixel includes a handy fingerprint sensor that can be used to wake up or unlock your phone, log into accounts with a password manager, and complete payments. 

Adding fingerprints to your phone is a quick process. Here's how to do it.

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How to add a fingerprint to a Google Pixel

1. Open your Settings menu by tapping the gear icon.

2. Tap "Security & location." 

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3. Tap "Pixel imprint" to open the fingerprint settings menu. 

4. You may be prompted to enter your PIN or password to continue. If you do not already have a PIN or password assigned, you will be prompted to create one before continuing.

5. Follow the onscreen setup wizard to add your fingerprint(s). You'll tap the fingerprint sensor multiple times to save your print. The wizard will guide you through the process of adding one or more fingerprints to your device. 

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6. Once you have added one fingerprint, you can continue adding others to your device. Google recommends adding at least five in case you injure one of your fingers.

7. Tap "Done" when you have finished adding fingerprints.

How to use fingerprints on a Google Pixel

Tap and hold your finger on the fingerprint reader on the back of your phone to unlock. Some models may require you to press the power button before using the fingerprint reader to unlock.

Fingerprint unlock/login is not supported on all apps. You'll be prompted to log in using your fingerprint when the option is available. Apps do not store your fingerprint when it's used to log in.

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How to manage your fingerprints on a Google Pixel

You can stop using your fingerprint at any time. 

Simply tap the trash can icon next to each of the fingerprints you set up in Pixel Imprint. Your backup unlock method will become your primary and you will no longer be prompted to enter your fingerprint. 

What to know about fingerprint security

While fingerprint login is convenient, it's not as secure as using another login method such as a PIN or password. A copy of your fingerprint could be used to unlock your phone, for example. 

The Google Pixel includes additional security features to the fingerprint unlock feature. If you haven't logged in for a 48 hour period, you will be prompted to enter your backup login method in addition to using your fingerprint. 

If you restart your phone you will also be prompted to enter your backup login method to unlock your phone. 

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A freelancer who has pulled in a 6-figure income every year shares the exact process he used to quit his job and become successfully self-employed

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  • Back in 2008, Marc Andre was working a full-time job as an auditor, with a salary in the low $40,000s.
  • He felt underpaid and stunted in his career growth, so he began trying his hand at a combination of freelance writing and managing his own web design blog, all while keeping his full-time gig.
  • Within the first month, he was making an extra $3,000 a month, so he decided to quit his day job. Two years later, he was earning a six-figure income, a level he has stayed at ever since.  
  • Below, he describes exactly how he did it, including his best advice for others who want to make the same leap.
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Want to start your own business but worried about taking an income hit? Many freelancers and small business owners ultimately make a lot more than they did in a traditional job. In some cases — such as with employee-turned freelance writer-turned entrepreneur Marc Andre— the self-employed even end up generating a six-figure income that had eluded them while working for an employer.

Let's backtrack a bit to understand exactly how this can happen. Back in 2008, Andre was working in a full-time job as an auditor, with a salary in the low $40,000s. He'd been plugging away in his role for over three years but saw little growth potential despite his extra efforts to get ahead.

"I had tried everything I could think of to make myself more valuable," recalled Andre. "I passed exams to become a Certified Internal Auditor, took on additional projects outside of my job description, and generally looked for any opportunity I could find to get more experience. I always had great reviews from my supervisors, but it wasn't really getting me anywhere. I wasn't totally miserable in the job, but I felt like I had no future there."

Dissatisfied that his income had stayed stagnant despite working outside of his job description, Andre presented his case for a raise — and got about $5K added to his yearly take-home pay. But a year later, he realized that he had more responsibilities than ever heaped on his plate, yet was back to doing work that he wasn't paid for.

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Grooming a side hustle

Andre considered his options, which included looking for jobs at competitor firms, or grooming a side hustle that he'd started to eventually make it his full-time occupation. Ready for a new challenge, he decided to take a leap of faith and chose the latter, which involved trying his hand at a combination of freelance writing and managing his own web design blog, at first while keeping his day job.

"With the new certification, I should have been able to find a better-paying job without too much difficulty, but by the time I completed it, I had already started my business on the side," explained Andre. "So rather than looking for a new job, I decided to stay where I was and see if I could simultaneously grow my business. The combination of frustration with my job and the potential that I saw with my own business sparked an interest in trying to grow my business."

The experiment was successful. His website began making about $2,000 per month, and freelance writing allowed him to make another $1,000 per month, which came close to replacing his auditor salary. So with cash reserves of about $30,000 that he and his wife had set aside as an emergency fund when he left his job, Andre leveraged some initial efforts, which he had started while serving as an auditor, into his main bread and butter, splitting his time evenly between website work and writing projects.

Once Andre gave notice at his employer, he was offered a $10,000 raise to stay — it wasn't too little, but it was too late. "At that point I had already left the job mentally, so I turned it down," said Andre. "It was discouraging, but not surprising, that they didn't offer the raise until they felt the threat of me leaving."

Since Andre had already started his gigs part-time while still in his full-time job, he was able to add more work with two of his best clients when he left his employer. He leveraged these contacts into regular weekly and monthly assignments from a few different design blogs.

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Grossing over $1 million in sales

The proactive strategy quickly paid off. In the first month, Andre started making more money from his own business than he had from his previous position, doubling the amount he made from freelance writing from $1,000 to $2,000+, which when combined with $2K per month from his website surpassed his old salary — and it continued to multiply. In 2009, his first year of self-employment, he experienced around a $20,000 income bump from what he'd earned in his day job, raking in about $60K.

Every subsequent year since then — from 2010 to 2018 — Andre has logged a six-figure income. In fact, from selling four of the blogs he had created in various industries, he grossed over a million in sales, and that doesn't include the amount that he made from the freelance-writing side of his businesses.

Andre did not always feel compelled to be an entrepreneur. He had originally started his first website just to make some extra cash and didn't feel passionate about freelance writing. But he quickly realized that these were stepping stones to diverse challenges that he enjoyed, and his efforts also had potential to become something much bigger.

While he enjoyed the flexibility that he had as a freelance writer, Andre recognized an opportunity to make even more money by shifting additional focus into website management. So after cracking the six-figure marker two years into his freelance career, he gradually scaled back on writing to dedicate more time to his own website, ultimately selling it — and he has been repeating this strategy ever since while still taking on freelance gigs on and off. "I basically used freelancing as a bridge to get me to that point," said Andre. "It's been a great full-time business for more than 10 years now."

The web design blog that Andre was working on part-time while he still had a full-time job wound up earning $20,000 per month, and he sold it in 2013 for $500,000. Since then, he has launched blogs in other industries, selling three photography blogs for a total of over $700,000. In total, he has grossed over $1 million in sales from his websites. Currently, Andre manages his own personal finance blog, VitalDollar.com, while continuing to simultaneously work as a freelance writer in finance, web design, and photography.

The keys to his success

Andre maintains that the key to his success was that he never viewed freelancing as the ultimate goal. Instead, he used the skills that he developed as a freelancer to create his own entrepreneurial venture, which ultimately took his income higher.

"At the very beginning it was simply for some extra money with no intention of growing into anything full-time, but that stage didn't last long," said Andre. "Within a few months, maybe less, I saw bigger potential and I quickly set a goal of replacing — and then far exceeding — the income from my job."

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This Italian winery makes sustainable wines you can buy online starting at $8 a bottle — here's how it's influencing innovation in an industry set on tradition

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  • Banfi, a winery led by one of the industry's few female CEOs, is the only winery to win an ISO award for sustainability.
  • The family-run company invested ten years of research into finding the best, healthiest clone grapes for its particular region of Tuscany. To enrich the community and create a healthier industry, Banfi shares its research publicly. 
  • Banfi CEO Cristina Mariani-May spoke to Business Insider about wine, being a leader in the industry, and how the 100-year-old brand uses sustainability to protect itself against the challenges of climate change.
  • You can order Banfi wine online on Wine.com or Drizly for delivery in as little as under an hour.

Though living a fully sustainable life grows ever more complex, there are a number of choices you can make to be, at very least, more sustainable . You can buy shoes made out of leaves, leggings from fishing nets, and T-shirts that help reforest the earth.

Less in-your-face is the option of sustainable wine — specifically Banfi, the first winery in the world to win an ISO award for sustainability.

A 100-year-old, family-run company revolutionizing an ancient tradition as human as apple pie is American, innovation has been necessary for Banfi from the outset. Funded by capital made from legal — though conspicuously alcoholic — medicinal bitters in Prohibition-era America, Banfi was able to buy and develop Tuscan vineyards in the '70s and invest in decade-long research into the 15 best, healthiest clones out of 650 Sangiovese grapes. Then and now, those healthy clones help the winery combat environmental and agricultural challenges. In order to buoy Italian wine making as a whole, Banfi then made its findings and practices public — encouraging healthy worldwide competition and the success of its neighbors.

Cristina Mariani-May, the third Mariani to helm Castello Banfi and one of the industry's few female CEOs, told Business Insider that Banfi's open-source approach is a classic example of "the rising tide": "If our region produces better wine and continues to evolve as a top-producing region on the global playing field, ultimately we all provide people around the world with better wine... It's always been about making a difference for the region above anything else."

Banfi's sustainability efforts are visible in both the macro and the micro. In addition to the ISO award, Mariani-May has spoken on combating emissions at the Climate Change Leadership Conference in Porto to aid industry-wide improvement. More granularly, Castello Banfi in Tuscany regularly implements eco-friendly adjustments. "We're constantly reviewing everything we do and experimenting in order to be more efficient and responsible."

The company uses lightweight bottles (with the exception of its long-aging wines) to save 6,340 tons of raw materials for every one million bottles made. After a collaboration with the Department of Agronomy and Agro-Ecosystem Management of the University of Pisa, it instituted a new eco-friendly way of eliminating toxic runoff when cleaning machinery. It cut its water usage by 80% by implementing micro-irrigation, participates in low-input farming, and has one of the highest ratios of forest to cultivated land among European wine estates to reduce the greenhouse effect. The list goes on. 

Today, the winery is particularly well loved for Brunellos and relatively affordable luxury, with bottles ranging from $8 to $200 (depending on the type and delivery location). It's accessible to both wine aficionados and curious 20-somethings.

The company's wines are available for delivery online from Wine.com or Drizly in classic but inventive varieties: a sparkling red wine called Rosa Rogale ($5 - $29.99) and a light, crisp alternative to Pinot Grigio with pineapple notes from Piedmont called the Principessa Gavi ($12.98 - $21.99) — the former a common recommendation and the latter a current favorite of Mariani-May.

It's important to note that the wine industry — with its $1,500+ bottles of vintage Bordeauxs — isn't an industry that worships indiscriminately at the altar of innovation. Aside from strong subscription services making wine know-how accessible to millennials and startups dedicated to crowdfunding small wineries, it's still defined by enduring tradition. It even shares the estate jargon of couture: you may hear "wine house" used just as you'll hear "House of Chanel."

While direct-to-consumer retailers with a young, eco-friendly demographic may embrace sustainability to compete with peers or engage customers, wine's sustainable innovation is less about marketing and more about insurance. Winemaking is agricultural, and subtle shifts in temperamental variables like temperature, soil, precipitation, and wind, sun, or shade can make dramatic differences in your wine from year to year. It's partly why you may hear someone referring to the year of the bottle as an indication of its worth, and why certain vineyards are renown because of very specific features of a particular field's location. Erratic, extreme weather patterns à la climate change are the enemies of such a fickle, maddeningly precise art. 

Banfi falls in the school of thought that companies— rather than individuals alone — have a social responsibility to uphold, and one that may not be immediately or independently lucrative. Unlike high-volume orders or brand loyalty that can accompany buzzy launches like Everlane's new carbon-neutral sneaker, innovation in wine is a subtler affair — and one that pays into a communal pot more than personal coffers.

But, like choosing to enjoy one extraordinary glass of wine instead of ten that taste like alcoholic grape La Croix, it's never really been about quantity. In life, as in well-functioning wineries, the whole grand endeavor is really more about the joie de vivre — and the simple joy of a craft well-done — than it ever was about greater margins.

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How to mute the sound on your iPhone by turning on silent mode and lowering the volume

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  • At certain times, you may want to mute your iPhone to ensure sounds don't play at inappropriate times, like at meetings or on public transport. 
  • You can best mute your iPhone by combining two methods – turning the volume all the way down and switching the phone into silent mode. 
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There's no denying that smartphones have become our lifeline to modern existence. Whether you're using it to check email, do work, or listen to music, our phones let us do it all. 

If you have an iPhone, chances are you've used it to stream a movie or show on Netflix, listen to music on Spotify or Apple Music, or even catch a YouTube video or two. The device's built-in speakers make doing this easy, especially if you don't happen to have a pair of headphones nearby, and the sound quality is pretty good to boot. 

However, there are some occasions in which having the sound on can be inconvenient or even inappropriate, like when you're in a meeting or at a library, for instance. 

Luckily, muting your iPhone is quick and easy and will ensure you don't have any embarrassing or uncomfortable experiences when you're least expecting them.

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How to mute your iPhone by turning on silent mode

On the left side of your iPhone, locate the switch above the volume buttons. 

Push this switch so that the orange indicator is revealed. This puts your iPhone in silent mode, meaning texts and voice calls will not ring out loud. 

Note that enabling silent mode while watching a video or listening to music will immediately mute the sound playing. However, enabling this before you begin playing music or videos will not mute the sound.

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How to mute your iPhone by turning the volume all the way down 

On the left side of your phone, locate the up and down volume buttons – right below the switch for silent mode – and continually press the down button until the message on your screen confirms that your phone is muted. 

You should combine this method with the silent mode method above to ensure that sounds from videos and music apps don't begin playing aloud. 

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How to use the ECG app on your Apple Watch to monitor your heart rate and detect irregularities

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  • You can use the Apple Watch ECG app to detect a form of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib), along with low or high heart rate. 
  • The ECG app is FDA-approved, but cannot diagnose a heart condition on its own, and any concerning results should be addressed with your doctor.
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From measuring your fitness goals to controlling your other Apple devices, the Apple Watch has myriad useful features for users in its newest iteration, including an FDA-approved heart rate monitoring app that can perform an electrocardiogram (ECG).

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How to use the ECG on your Apple Watch 

What is an ECG?

According to the American Heart Association, an ECG "measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat" in order to detect whether a person's heart is beating at a healthy rhythm. 

If the ECG measures a heartbeat that is too fast, too slow, or irregular, it could be an early sign of a heart condition. 

When administered at your doctor's office, an ECG looks at twelve areas of the heart to give a robust picture of its health, but Apple's ECG app focuses on only one.

Because of its narrow monitoring focus, Apple's ECG app is designed specifically to monitor for just one common heart condition: an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib.) 

If left untreated, AFib can lead to blot clots, stroke or heart failure.

How to set up ECG through your iPhone's Health app

Because the ECG app comes standard or as a software update for newer Apple Watches, setting up the app can be done simply by navigating through your iPhone's Health app. If not immediately prompted to set-up the ECG, tap through Health Data > Heart > Electrocardiogram (ECG) to begin set-up.

In set-up you'll be prompted to enter your birth date (the app is approved only for those 22 and over) and read through information about the ECG app, including best practice tips for taking your ECG reading, such as having your Apple Watch tight on your wrist and resting your arm on a table or on your leg for the reading. 

You'll then be prompted to take a test ECG reading, or skip and wait to do so until after set-up. 

How to take your ECG measurement on an Apple Watch

Once the ECG app is set-up, a reading will take all of 30 seconds. 

To do so, open the ECG app on your Apple Watch and press your finger to the watch's Digital Crown. For best results, Apple suggests resting your arm on a surface and ensuring that the back of your watch is dry and tight to the wrist. 

After 30 seconds you'll receive one of four reading results and have the option to add and save symptoms to the reading. 

Should your reading be irregular or worrisome, you'll find an option export your results as a PDF, which you could send directly to your doctor for a follow-up.

How to read your ECG results from an Apple Watch

After completing your ECG reading your Apple Watch will give you one of four results: Sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation, low or high heart rate, and inconclusive. 

Sinus rhythm

If your ECG reading is sinus rhythm then your Apple Watch measured a heartbeat with a uniform rhythm between 50 and 100 BPM. This is considered normal, however if you receive this reading but are feeling unwell you should always follow-up with your doctor. 

Atrial fibrillation

If your ECG reading is atrial fibrillation (AFib) that means your Apple Watch has measured an irregular rhythm 50 and 120 bpm. However, keep in mind that this reading is not a diagnosis of AFib and should be followed up with a visit to your doctor. 

Low or high heart rate

If your ECG reading is low or high heart rate then your Apple Watch has measured a heartbeat out of its range, either below 50 BPM or above 120 BPM. 

This might sound alarming, but it doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong. It is common to experience a low heart rate when sleeping, or as an extreme athlete, and a high heart rate can be attributed to stress or exercise. 

However, as with the other results, follow-up with your doctor if something doesn't seem right.

Inconclusive 

Finally, the last result that your ECG app could give you is inconclusive, meaning something went wrong when trying to measure your heartbeat. 

This could be user error – maybe the back of your watch was sweaty or you didn't rest your arm when taking the measurement. It could also be inconclusive if you have a pacemaker or didn't create enough electrical signal for a sufficient reading.

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How to manually change the time and date on your iPad, or set it to update automatically based on your location

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  • You can change the time on an iPad manually with a few taps if it's wrong, or make sure it's set to change automatically.
  • Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad usually update the time and date automatically when connected to the internet.
  • Sometimes your iPad might not find the right time or time zone, or you might want to set your iPad to a different location. 
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While your iPad should automatically set itself to the correct local date and time, sometimes your iPad needs help either adjusting to daylight savings or getting the time zone right, among other possible issues. 

When your iPad can't connect to a network (for example, when turning your iPad back on after a flight in a foreign country, without Wi-Fi) it has no way to detect when and where you are. 

You can set it manually, however, to get the correct time, date, and time zone for where you are. Or you can change it so that it reflects a different time and place from where you currently are — for example, if you have a call to London and you want to make sure you're synced with them. 

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How to change the time and date on an iPad

1. Open Settings.

2. Tap "General."

3. Tap on "Date & Time", about 4 groupings down, just below "Accessibility."

4. Tap on "Set Automatically" to turn it off (it'll show white instead of green).

5. Tap on "Time Zone" and enter the correct one if the iPad is wrong — or if you want to set it to a different zone.

6. Tap on the line with the date and time (e.g. "July 17, 2019 12:02AM")

7. Scroll down through the date on the left and the time on the right to set it manually.

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8. Tap on the left-facing arrow at the top to go back to General.

9. Your clock is now officially set to the date and time you chose.

You can always reactivate your iPad's ability to detect the correct time and location by tapping on the "Set Automatically" tab above so that it turns green. Make sure you're connected to a network or it won't be able to tell where and when you are.

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