🛹 A ride to remember: This is so great. After a bad skateboarding crash, Joey called an Uber instead of 911. His driver, Beni, not only took him to the hospital, but he stayed by Joey’s side all day. The two became lifelong friends. “That one act of kindness,” Joey said, “helped me see the good in the world again.” Let’s see a Waymo do that.
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💸 Stop paying for Microsoft 365: Use free alternatives like LibreOffice instead. To cancel your subscription, sign in on Microsoft’s website. Go to My Microsoft account (top right) > Subscriptions > Microsoft 365 > Manage > Cancel subscription, then scroll down and click I don’t want my subscription. Money saved. Score.
🎬 Upload reels from your PC: Posting on Instagram isn’t only for your phone anymore. On your computer, sign in to Instagram and click Create > Post > Select From Computer. Choose your file, crop it using the arrow icons and pick a size like 1:1 or 9:16. Add a Cover photo, Trim it, then hit Share.
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✍️ Fix caps in Google Docs: If you’re typing fast during a meeting, capitalization is usually the first thing to go. Instead of fixing every word later, highlight the text, go to Format > Text > Capitalization, and choose lowercase, UPPERCASE or Title Case. In seconds, your notes look tidy and professional.
Improve laptop performance: Windows 11 intentionally throttles your system to save battery, but you can fix that. Go to Settings > System > Power & battery. Under Power Mode, switch both Plugged in and On battery to Best Performance. Your laptop will feel smoother, though it may drain the battery faster when unplugged.
🥃 Robots on the rocks: While bourbon brands collapse left and right, two Kentucky vets just opened Whiskey House, a five-story robot-run distillery that tracks 1,500 sensors per barrel. They make whiskey for everyone else’s labels, like a ghostwriter with a drinking problem. The crazy part? Only seven people run the whole plant. The story about it is really interesting (paywall link).
💬 Save ChatGPT chats as PDFs: Working on a project or research? You can save your full conversation for later. Scroll to the top, highlight from the first message to the last, then right-click and select Print. In the pop-up, change Destination to Save as PDF, hit Save, and your file will download.
Try callback reminders: In iOS 26, you can finally remind yourself to return missed calls. Open the Phone app, tap Recents, then switch to Missed. Swipe left on a call and tap the little blue clock icon. Choose a reminder like “in 1 hour” or “tonight,” and never forget to call back again.
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📷 Webcam not working on Windows 11? Go to Settings > Privacy & security > Camera and toggle on Camera access. Also toggle Let apps access your camera. Then open the app you’re using and press F8 to turn it on. Still blank? Go to Device Manager > Cameras, right-click yours, select Update driver > Search automatically for drivers, then Restart your PC.
Sign out of Google everywhere: If you’ve used someone else’s computer, make sure to fully log out. Go to Google and tap your profile icon in the top right. Choose Show more accounts > Sign out of all accounts > Continue. Then go back, tap Sign in > Remove an account and delete yours from the list.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Buying a secondhand phone? Dial #06# to see its IMEI number. Then enter it on Stolen Phone Checker to find out if it’s been reported stolen or blocked by a carrier.
🤖 Tough love: Do you coddle your AI chatbot? New research says being polite actually makes them dumber. Penn State researchers found that “rude” prompts got answers right 85% of the time vs. 81% for polite ones. So go ahead, skip the “please.” Your AI doesn’t have feelings … yet.
📱 Connect AirPods to Android: AirPods can work without an iPhone. On your Android phone, go to Settings > Connections > Bluetooth and turn it on. Put your AirPods in pairing mode by holding the button on the back or double tapping the front light until it turns white. Then select them under Available devices and tap Pair.
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Chrome shortcuts: Pin your favorite sites to Chrome’s home page. Open a new tab and click Customize Chrome in the bottom right. Toggle on Show shortcuts, then select My shortcuts. Click Add shortcut, enter the site name and URL, and hit Done. To delete one, tap the three-dot icon and choose Remove.
🌌 Space commune, anyone? Jeff Bezos says by 2045, millions will live in space by choice. Robots will “commute” to the moon for us, handling all the dusty jobs while humans float in orbit. He swears it’s the next plow moment, not postapocalyptic sci-fi. Sam Altman agrees. Musk’s already packing. Me? I’ll be waving goodbye from Earth.
🍏 If your iPad won’t download apps: Go to Settings > General > iPad Storage and make sure you have a few GBs free. Delete unused apps if needed. Then check Settings > General > Software Update to install the latest iPadOS. Still no luck? Force restart by tapping volume up, then volume down and holding the power button until you see the Apple icon. You got this!
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