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The gardener wet his plants.

🌸 Tomorrow’s the first day of spring! Time to kick off your cleaning.

Fix those little “oops” moments on your walls with a handy repair pen (17% off).
From your floors to ceiling fans, this six-piece washable duster does it all.
Steam your way to spotless surfaces with a multi-surface steamer (22% off).
For tight spots, this three-pack of crevice-cleaning brushes (50% off) has you covered.
Skip the car wash (Go ahead, sing it out loud!). Just attach a foam gun (20%) to your garden hose and let it shine.

📱 Ring, ring: Got a smudgy phone screen? This spray and wipe kit (23% off) will leave it looking crystal clear.

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Fix this: About 40% of folks have had their info stolen after connecting to public Wi-Fi. iPhones automatically join networks. Open Settings > Wi-Fi > Auto-Join Hotspot. Choose from Automatic, Ask to Join or Never (my pick). Then, go back to Auto-Join Networks and turn it off.

Get paid to test websites

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Crappy websites cost businesses big bucks. Here’s how you can help fix that and earn cash for it.

😴 Schools are teaching kids how to sleep: Forget band and robotics. Most teens are getting just six hours of sleep a night, way below the recommended eight for developing brains. Blame late-night scrolling and heavy schedules. The fix? Classes that teach time management, no phones before bed and skipping midnight snacks. Next up: teaching Gen A how to blink between TikToks.

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How long it takes to cook the perfect egg. If you hard-boil it, the yolk goes chalky. Soft-boil it, and the whites stay wobbly. Why? Yolks cook best at 149°F, whites at 185°F. Scientists found a fix: Switch the egg between boiling water (212°F) and tepid water (86°F) every two minutes for 32 minutes. This isn’t a breakfast, it’s a culinary hostage situation.

💸 Unused subscriptions? Fix that on Amazon. Hover over Account & Lists and click on Memberships & Subscriptions. You’ll see what’s active there. Pick the one you want to cancel and hit Cancel subscription > Cancel my subscription to confirm. Stop paying $7.99/month for “what even is this?”

Fix anything on the go

🧰 Bring these nifty gadgets to fix:

Hiccups, with a straw that stops them instantly (need this for the studio).
Bad breath, with pre-pasted disposable toothbrushes.
Glasses, with a mini screwdriver that fits on your keychain.
A dead phone battery, with a battery-powered charger.
Everything else, with pocket-size, go-anywhere duct tape. It just works. Sure wish I invented that!

🚘 Barry loves this: He uses heavy-duty tape to keep the trickle chargers on our classic cars. It can hold up to 30 pounds.

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🚨 Use WhatsApp? Watch out. There’s a nasty bug going around that lets hackers send you what looks like a JPEG, but it’s actually malware. Click it, and boom: A hidden .exe file could run and infiltrate your system. Blame WhatsApp for misreading certain file types. The fix? Make sure you’re running a version higher than 2.2450.6 to be safe.

🤳 Blurry photos? If tapping to focus doesn’t help, it might be time to clean your lens. Seriously, your phone spends all day in your pocket picking up dust and fingerprints that can ruin your pics. The fix? Not your T-shirt. Use a gentle microfiber cloth. Here’s a cheap one for $7 with cleaning fluid.

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🔌 Tame your cords: Got a mess of loose cables around your desk? Velcro cable ties are a quick fix to clean things up. Plus, they make those dangling cords way less tempting for nosy pets with a chewing habit. Bonus: They’re super cheap. Here’s a pack of 60 for $7. Sweet!

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Want to sound smarter? Fix your audio

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People judge how smart and likable you are based on your sound quality. Here’s how to level up your mic game for Zoom and beyond.

Dumb and dumber: Police are looking for four kids caught on camera following a bonehead viral TikTok trend. These troublemakers threw themselves against random garage doors to rack up likes and views. Homeowners are stuck paying thousands to fix the damage. Make sure your outside cams are working.

🖥️ PC’s screen gone dark? Before you hold down the power button, hit Windows + Ctr + Shift + B. This tells your computer, “Hey, the display is messed up. Can you fix it?” In nerd-speak, it refreshes or resets your graphics drive.

📖 Make Kindle page turns less confusing: Ever flipped a page and weren’t sure if you went forward or back? The animation looks the same. Fix it with a realistic wiping effect. Tap on a page > select the Aa formatting button > go to the More tab > turn on Page Turn Animation.

⌨️ Fix typos without lifting a finger off your keyboard: On an Android phone, scroll through text using the spacebar. Swipe your thumb left or right to move the cursor and fix mistakes fast.

The fix that didn’t: Fitbit pushed out a mandatory update to stop batteries from overheating and burning you. Turns out it also cut battery life in Sense and Versa 3 models from up to six days to … one day. Fill out this form if you want $50 as their “oops, sorry.”

3 reasons your internet is slow

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Do videos constantly buffer or web pages refuse to load? Here’s why it happens — and how to fix it.

Apple and Google team up to fix their stalking problem

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Stalkers are using AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers to follow people. When two major tech rivals work together, you know it’s serious.

Can Tesla be saved?

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The automaker used to think it couldn’t make mistakes. Now facing big problems, is it too late to fix them?

AT&T wants to "make it right"

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They’ve laid out a plan to fix things after last week’s outage. Let’s check it out.