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Dressing up your kitchen

🧂 My pick: Electric salt & pepper grinder (29% off)

Spice things up (literally). Adjust from powdery to chunky, without the wrist workout. Makes for a great housewarming gift.

🥗 Salad spinner (20% off): If your salad still drips, you’re doing it wrong. Double drainage means faster prep.

Olive oil sprayers (12% off, two-pack): Pour or spritz, it’s your call. Comes with labels so you won’t confuse oil for vinegar

🔥 Reusable oven liners (31% off, two-pack): These heavy-duty mats will save you from scrubbing baked-on disasters.

Glass meal prep containers (15% off): Stackable, leak-proof and microwave-safe. Packing lunch just got easier.

🛒 The shortcut aisle: Stroll over to my Amazon page for 30+ kitchen lifesavers that’ll save time and sanity.

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Fingerprints can save lives, literally

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Make life easier for loved ones with quick phone access. Set up fingerprint or face ID on your spouse’s, child’s, or parent’s devices for emergencies, navigation, or shared logistics. It’s secure, simple, and keeps the people you trust connected.

🚨 Prime time penalty: Amazon just agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC claims it tricked millions into unwanted Prime memberships and made cancellations nearly impossible. $1.5B will go to 35 million customers, $1B to the FTC. Amazon admits no wrongdoing, but it now has to make canceling easier. If you had Prime between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025, you may qualify for a refund. Some will be automatic, others through an FTC claims portal (coming soon on ftc.gov).

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Always check the unit price (cost divided by the number of units). On sites like Amazon, it’s in parentheses in tiny letters next to the sale price. This makes comparing prices easier to see if buying in bulk is actually worth it.

Host smarter for under $50

🫙 My pick: Electric mason jar vacuum sealer (10% off)

Forget pricey food-savers. Press one button, and boom, it seals tighter than your grandma’s Tupperware lid.

🧊 Collapsible cooler bag (23% off): Holds up to 60 cans. Perfect for tailgating or when you’re “just grabbing a few things” from the store.

🍳 Square grill pan (8% off): No griddle? No prob. This pan has high ridges to give you those steakhouse-quality grill marks.

🍗 Chicken shredder tool (6% off): Saves you 10 minutes of wrestling with forks. Just twist, shred and you’re all done.

🎉 Elastic tablecloth (43% off, two-pack): Turns your folding table from “garage sale” to “fancy party.” Toss it in the wash, reuse, repeat.

😋 These are just the starters: Head to my Amazon shop for 35 more gadgets I handpicked to make cooking and hosting way easier.

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🔍 Make Chrome easier to read: If text feels too small, open the three-dot menu > Settings > Appearance. Under Font size, set it to Large, and under Page zoom, bump it up to 125% (or more). You can also use Customize fonts to choose a style that’s friendlier on your eyes.

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Add another Touch ID on iPad: Set up a second finger for easier unlocking. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Fingerprints > Add a fingerprint. Bonus: Scroll down to Allow Access When Locked and turn off Control Center, so a thief can’t put your iPad in Airplane Mode. Nice one, right?

📚 Reading help on Kindle: Struggling with long pages? Kindle has a special font that makes words easier to follow. Open any book, tap near the top and select the Aa icon. Under Font > Font Family, choose OpenDyslexic. FYI: You can also adjust Boldness and Size here to suit your eyes. Cool, right?

Your favorite podcast may disappear soon

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Podcasting is changing fast. The era of big-budget true crime and long investigative series is fading, replaced by fast talk shows that are cheaper to make and easier to monetize. Here is why your favorite podcast may never return.

Refreshing Labor Day finds

💖 My pick: Hair dryer with diffuser (34% off)

Salon power at home … without the small talk. Cuts drying time and comes with three attachments for all your hairstyles. So smart.

👂 Electric ear cleaner (45% off): Safer and easier than cotton swabs. Plus, it’s FSA/HSA eligible. Here’s how to use your funds.

👕 Portable handheld steamer (47% off): Get rid of wrinkles in minutes. No clunky ironing board needed. Over 125K glowing reviews.

👞 Shoe deodorizer inserts (9% off, two-pack): No perfumes or chemicals. Just reusable bags to freshen up your sneakers, boots or gym bag.

🐾 Cat & dog grooming brush (46% off): Gentle on pets, tough on shedding. Press the self-cleaning button to pop out the fur.

🛍️ New deals just dropped: Grab the latest Labor Day steals here and check out my Amazon page for even more. A few clicks could save you big.

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💡 Pick the right light: Shopping for bulbs? Avoid LEDs over 5000K. Those bluish “cool white” ones can feel sterile and trick your brain into thinking it’s daytime, making it harder to sleep. Instead, go for “warm white” bulbs between 2700K and 3000K. They’re easier on the eyes and make your home feel cozier.

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📺 Calibrate your TV: Most TVs come way too bright out of the box. Go to Settings > Picture (or Display) and switch to Movie or Cinema mode instead. Then adjust the Brightness, Contrast and Sharpness to match your room’s lighting. Warmer color tones are easier on your eyes.

📚 Sort and filter books on your Kindle: You can organize your Library so it’s easier to find what you’re reading (or ignoring). Tap the Filter icon (top left) to show only Downloaded, Unread or Read books. Then hit the Sort icon (top right) to sort by Most Recent, Title or Author. Easy.

Pan-demonium, solved

🏠 Time to evict the grime and get organized.

☕ Brew-tiful: A broken coffee maker will wreck your morning. Descaler solution (41% off) keeps it running for years.

✨ You missed a spot: This crevice brush (20% off) tackles the gunk your mop avoids like the plague.

🕳️ Clogged drain? Don’t call a plumber. Snake cleaners (20% off, eight-pack) pull the plug on nasty blockages.

🧽 Steel the deal: These double-sided wool dishcloths (30% off, 10-pack) scrub and shine without leaving a scratch.

🍽️ Tidy tiers: Fit all your cookware on this organizer rack (15% off). Yes, even your giant roasting pan.

🔥 Fewer hot messes: See what’s cooking on my Amazon store for more kitchen gear and smart tools that’ll make life way easier.

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🤖 Polish your writing: Working on an essay or report? Ask your favorite chatbot to make it easier to follow. Try this prompt: “Reorder the sentences and paragraphs to improve clarity and flow. Add transition words where needed, but keep the original tone.” Voila. More readable, still totally you.

🍏 AppleCare just got easier: Starting today at 8 a.m. ET, you can cover up to three devices for $20/month, instead of paying for each separately. Most products are eligible up to four years after purchase (up from 60 days). Theft and loss coverage now includes iPads and Apple Watches. Sign up at an Apple Store or in the Settings menu of your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

Snap layouts in Windows 11: Great for multitasking. Open any app and hover over the Maximize button. You’ll see layout options for splitting your screen, like halves or quarters. Click where you want the current app to go, and Windows will prompt you to fill in the rest. Way easier than dragging and resizing.

3 secret things your TV can do right now

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These hidden features make multitasking easier than ever. Try this today!

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Use a passphrase instead of a password. “Grape-soda-messy-shark-1973” is easier to remember and way harder to crack than “K1mR0cks!”