https://www.lynda.com/ - has one month free and your local library account might give you ongoing access too.

JK Rowling - Harry Potter at Home

NightStalker:

 

JK Rowling - Harry Potter at Home

 

 

 

Both my kids are sensitive wee souls (I tried to read Roald Dahls Witches and that totally freaked them out. Is reading HP books a really bad idea for them?

If they start with Philosopher's Stone they should be OK.  It's darker as the series progresses, but the original intent was that the kids reading it would age along with the kids in the book so it would get progressively more mature.  To a certain extent anyway.

Free month for Pluralsight

https://www.pluralsight.com/offer/2020/free-april-month

Possibly stating the obvious but the Auckland libraries support digital book loans and the Libby app is a great way of reading them.  Works for e-books and audio books

gehenna:

 

If they start with Philosopher's Stone they should be OK.  It's darker as the series progresses, but the original intent was that the kids reading it would age along with the kids in the book so it would get progressively more mature.  To a certain extent anyway.

 

This is my experience with similarly sensitive kids. For sensitive kids, also good are (off the top of my head):

- Captain Awesome, Stan Kirby

- Judy Moody etc, Megan McDonald

- Daisy and the trouble with... series, Kes Gray

- First few of How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell (like HP, gets a bit darker later)

I'll go through the library later for others if there is any interest.

For those of you who like to cook

https://www.viva.co.nz/article/stayhome/top-kiwi-chefs-free-home-cooking-videos-instagram-lockdown/

Will cross post into the food thread.

Berlin Philharmonic - Digital Concert Hall

https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home 

shk292:

 

Possibly stating the obvious but the Auckland libraries support digital book loans and the Libby app is a great way of reading them.  Works for e-books and audio books

 

I use the RBDigital App for Libraries, including Auckland, to read a number of magazines.

Sadly a number of publications will now disappear with the collapse of Bauer, but I can get my media fix via Empire and SFX.

https://www.servethehome.com/synology-adds-free-vpn-plus-licenses-for-remote-working/ 

Databricks is offering their online training for free.

Create a academy login and use code “DB_CE” while checking out.

https://academy.databricks.com/pathway/INT-AL-FREE-SP

One year free subscription to Balance mediation app (iOS only)

Should be good for these times!

Rmani:

 

Databricks is offering their online training for free.

 

Create a academy login and use code “DB_CE” while checking out.

 

https://academy.databricks.com/pathway/INT-AL-FREE-SP

 

Thanks :)  I work in the data space and have free time after the 16th as my contract ends.  This will keep me entertained for a little while :)

morrisk:

 

Berlin Philharmonic - Digital Concert Hall

 

https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home

 

Great stuff for classical fans!! Thanks