You’re sitting on a gold mine made of random facts and questionable life skills. I’m talking about things you know, say gardening, budgeting, baking, fixing stuff, navigating tech, prepping, accounting, car repairs, parenting, teaching, you name it.
With a little help from ChatGPT (or your favorite chatbot), turn that know-how into a book and sell it on Amazon. You don’t have to be a writer. You don’t need a publisher. You just need a topic you care about. I helped a family member earn $25,000 with this advice.
It’s easier than you think!
If you price your book between $2.99 and $9.99:
✅ You keep 70% of each sale.
❌ Amazon keeps 30%.
Example: Sell a book for $4.99, and you earn about $3.50 per copy.
If your book is under $2.99 or over $9.99:
✅ You keep 35%.
❌ Amazon takes 65%.
Example: Sell a book for $1.99, and you only make about $0.70.
Ideas for you:
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🧠 Siri’s gone fluent: Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 are like having a robot interpreter whispering in your head, translating languages live, right in your ears. You speak one, they hear another. Now I can finally learn why my favorite taco spot keeps calling me a grassy ass.
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🤖 Change ChatGPT’s vibe: You’re not stuck with the default tone. Go to Settings > Personalization > ChatGPT personality. Cynic is sarcastic, Robot is efficient, Listener is supportive, and Nerd is playful. FYI: Leave it on Default if you’d rather keep it neutral and adaptive. Or prompt “reply in a friendly tone” whenever you need.
📚 Stop accidental taps on Kindle: If random screen touches keep messing with your reading, you can disable them. Inside a book, tap the three-dot menu in the top right and select Disable Touchscreen, then hit OK. You’ll still swipe to turn pages. To bring taps back, just restart your Kindle.
📋 Recover text on Windows 11: I sometimes lose links I’ve copied, so I keep Clipboard History on. Go to Settings > System > Clipboard and toggle it on. Next time you need something back, press Windows key + V and your recent text copies pop up, ready to paste. Total lifesaver.
📱 Switch layouts in Phone app: In iOS 26, the Phone app looks a little different. Tap the Filter button (three lines) in the top-right corner and choose between the Classic layout or the new Unified view. Unified puts your recent calls, voicemails and contacts on a single screen so everything’s together.
🔔 Flash alerts on Android: Waiting for an important message? You can make your phone’s camera LED flash along with the screen. Go to Settings > Notifications > Flash Notifications, then toggle on Camera flash and/or Screen flash. FYI: For each one, you can choose whether it applies to all apps or only a specific app.
🍏 iPadOS 26: The Journal app has landed on iPad. To create an entry, open the app and tap the (+) next to Journals in the left sidebar. Name it, pick a color and choose an icon. Then tap (+) at the top of the screen, add a title and start writing. You can also insert photos, record audio or draw with markup tools.
📱 iOS 26: Go to Settings > Battery and you’ll see new tricks. When charging, your iPhone now shows how long it’ll take to hit 80% and 100%. Scroll down to Power Mode and try Adaptive Power. Instead of Low Power Mode, it automatically makes small performance tweaks during heavy use to stretch battery life.
⌚ watchOS 26: The Notes app is finally on the Apple Watch. Open it and you’ll see all your synced notes. Pinned notes show up first, then everything else is sorted by date. To create a new one, tap the Note button in the bottom right, dictate with Siri and hit Done. It’ll appear in Today and sync across your devices.
🖥️ macOS 26: In Messages, set a background if the person you’re talking with is also on the latest Apple OS. Click the chat name at the top, go to the sidebar on the right and select Backgrounds. Choose from solid colors, themes, photos from your library, or generate one with AI.
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📄 Delete PDF pages for free: Using the basic version of Acrobat? You can’t remove pages directly, but there’s a loophole. Go to Menu > Print, set the Printer to Microsoft Print to PDF (Windows) or Save as PDF (Mac). Under Pages to Print, choose the range you want (like 5–12), then hit Print and save your new file.
😒 Stop Android screens from timing out: If your phone keeps going dark too fast, go to Settings > Display > Screen timeout and bump it up. Even better, toggle on Screen attention (or Keep screen on while viewing) in the same menu. This way, the countdown only starts once you actually look away.
✨ Try Gemini in Chrome: You can now use Google’s AI without a subscription. It’s rolling out on desktop for Windows and Mac if Chrome’s language is set to English. Look for the sparkle icon at the top, tap it and ask questions like “What clothing blog was I looking at last week?” Don’t see it yet? The update’s still rolling out.
🍏 iPadOS 26: You get more mic control. For example, plug in a USB mic, and it’ll work right away. In Voice Memos, open Control Center, tap the Voice Memos control at the top, select Input and choose your mic.
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⌚ watchOS 26: The watch face gallery has been revamped in the Watch app on iPhone. Tap Face Gallery at the bottom, and you’ll see faces grouped into categories, making it quicker to find what you want, like a colorful design or classic analog. Pick your face, customize it and tap ADD at the top.
📱 iOS 26: Go to Settings > Apps > Phone > Screen Unknown Callers. You’ll see two options: Silence, which has always been there, or the new Ask Reason for Calling. With it on, your iPhone will auto-answer unknown numbers, ask the caller to state their name and reason, then ring your phone with that info so you can decide whether to pick up. The best.
🖥️ macOS 26: Your Mac now has a Games app. Open Spotlight and search “games” to launch it. The app acts as a hub for all your titles, whether from Apple Arcade or the App Store. Use the Home tab for recommendations, the magnifying glass to browse categories, or the search bar to find a specific title.
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