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🧽 Cleaning isn’t exactly fun. But the right gear? Total game changer.

Suck up dust mites and allergens with this UV bed vacuum (41% off).
This double-sided laptop cleaner ($12) digs into tight corners.
The Pink Stuff ($6) is internet-famous for a reason. It cleans like a pro.
Grab these tablets ($25) because even your washing machine needs cleaning.
Microfiber cloths (50% off) handle the smudges without leaving scratches.
Puppy training? These washable pee pads ($21) help you take care of business.

👱🏻‍♀️Anna in Miami asks, “Kim, your hair looks so healthy and thick. What shampoo do you use?” This one right here, all the time.

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How to see the eclipse (and safely)

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You don’t want to miss it —a total solar eclipse! Here’s a map on where and when to watch.

Data today, gone tomorrow: Back it up before it backs out on you. Total Drive automatically saves your photos, videos and important documents in the cloud, safe and sound. Simple, secure, and yes, I trust it with my own files. Get 10TB for just $18.

Over 2,400 nautical miles

How far a father-son duo rowed from San Francisco to Hawaii in 48 days. The son is 18, and if verified, he’ll be the youngest person to complete the mid-Pacific route. The heartwarming part? They did it to raise awareness and funds for veterans living with PTSD. Total legends.

Back it up, or risk losing it: Keep your family photos and important tax documents safe in the cloud, safe from fire, theft, floods and thieves. Total Drive has your back, and so do I. Just $18 for 10 TB is a no-brainer.

✅ You asked and here it is. A cloud backup I trust: Total Drive. It’s simple, secure and just works. And get this: Right now, you can get a massive 10TB of storage for only $18. Don’t wait for a hard drive crash. Back it up before you lose it all for good.

Here it is! The cloud backup I trust: Total Drive. It’s simple, secure and just works. And get this: Right now, you can get a massive 10TB of storage for only $18. Don’t wait for a hard drive crash. Back it up before you lose it.

☁️ Back it up, or risk losing it: Keep your family photos and important tax documents safe in the cloud, safe from fire, theft, floods and thieves. Total Drive has your back, and so do I. Just $18 for 10 TB is a no-brainer.

📊 Turn data into answers: Upload a spreadsheet into ChatGPT and ask questions like “What’s the total for this column?” or “Which row has the highest value?” For faster answers, try the GPT-4o model (paid plan only), to create a new spreadsheet from your data with new formatting.

47%

The drop in total apps on Google Play since early 2024. The Play Store went from 3.4 million apps to 1.8 million in just over a year. Less of a spring cleaning, more of a digital purge. If your flashlight app disappeared, now you know why. It’s not looking so hot for app developers.

🛰️ High stakes laser tag: Amazon just fired its first 27 Kuiper satellites into orbit to take on Starlink, planning for 3,200 total. SpaceX already has 7,200 up there. Hope Earth’s atmosphere enjoys the new bumper-to-bumper congestion.

🛑 Stop creepy DMs: Take charge of who can message you on Instagram. Open the app, tap your profile > More (three lines) > Messages and story replies > Message requests. Choose if you want DMs from followers or others to go to your Message Requests folder or not. Finally, an option between let everyone in and total digital hermit.

Memorize this: On a PC, hit Alt + Tab. On Mac, it’s Cmd + Tab. Keep hitting Tab while holding down Alt or Cmd to switch between your open applications. It’ll make you feel like a total pro.

1 million

New users on ChatGPT every hour since GPT-4o’s new image tool launched. Wow. No wonder Open AI CEO Sam Altman calls the demand “biblical.” The buzz hasn’t been this high since ChatGPT first launched. With 500 million total users and counting, it’s clearer than ever: AI is here to stay. Or people are just obsessed with making cartoon versions of themselves.

✋ Skip the Apple Store: Try your iPhone or Mac’s built-in diagnostic tool. Pop your iPhone or Mac into diagnostics mode, enter the serial number and start troubleshooting. FYI, it’s designed for techies, not total newbies.

$70

Total price of a $20 order on DoorDash. It’s not just delivery fees and tips. DoorDash now lets you split your bill into four payments with Klarna. Miss a payment? That’s a $7 late fee and maybe overdraft charges from your bank. The other day, I ordered DoorDash and got this message, “Jesus is on his way.” I thought, “He sure is!”

📈 Have a Business or Creator Instagram account? See when your audience is most active aka when you should post. Go to: Profile > ☰ Menu > Insights > Total Followers, then scroll to Most Active Times to see peak hours.

41 views

That’s all the average video on YouTube gets. Over 74% have no comments and 89% have no likes. Research estimates a staggering 14.8 billion total videos on YouTube. Wow.

Ingenious till it wasn’t: A guy in Idaho got caught using a homemade barcode ring to scam Walmart’s self-checkout. He ripped off the store a few times without getting caught, then made a total bonehead move: He tried to ring up a $300 grill for the price of a 70-cent can of tomato soup. I wonder how the tomato soup is in jail.

1,198 investigations

Into serious crimes involving postal service mail in 2023, nearly double the total in 2019. There’s been a huge jump in robberies targeting mail carriers. Not so surprising when you consider there were 425 active Postal Police Officers in 2020 … and 3,000 in the 1980s.