Tech life upgrade: Emoji magic
🎉 Emoji magic: There’s a shortcut to the emoji menu on your computer. Mac users, press Ctrl + Cmd + spacebar to find that cute little slice of 🍕. Windows users, hold down on your Windows key + . (period).
AI tip of the day: Spouse forgot to load the dishes again? Instead of firing off a rage-filled text, let AI step in. Ask your fave chatbot to reframe your frustration into something a bit more … constructive. I like this prompt: “Make this message sound more friendly.” No more dish-turbing the peace.
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👂 Who’s listening? Buried within all the legal mumbo jumbo you said “yes” to when downloading an app, you may have given the app permission to listen using your phone’s microphone and collect data.
- Have an iPhone? Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone. Disable apps you don’t want picking up on your conversations.
- On Android, go to Settings > Apps Permission Manager. Disable the microphone for any apps you don’t want eavesdropping.
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