Don’t let AI play doctor: People are still asking ChatGPT for medical advice, and it’s going horribly wrong. One guy cooked with pool sanitizer because AI said it was a salt alternative. Another skipped the ER during a stroke. Look, ask AI for dinner ideas, not diagnoses.
Kids’ books made wonderfully easy
ChatGPT
Nicole from Washington, D.C., recently wrote, “Hi, Kim, I love your shows on WTOP. I read your article about how to use AI to write a book. I want to write a children’s book. But I’m no artist!”
Nicole, I love this idea. But you absolutely don’t need to be an artist to pull this off. Thanks to AI, you’ve got everything you need to create a gorgeous, meaningful children’s book from scratch.
📚 A novel idea
Whether it’s a silly bedtime tale, a story based on your pet’s wild adventures or a way to bring a favorite Bible story to life, this is a project that becomes a keepsake.
Start with ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot to write your story. Use a prompt like:
- “Write a heartwarming, illustrated children’s story (ages 3–5) about a golden retriever named Max who refuses to share his toys until he learns that sharing brings even more fun and new friends.”
- “Write a fun, rhyming children’s story (ages 4–6) retelling the story of Jonah and the whale. Use playful language and short verses that are easy to read aloud. Focus on themes like listening to God and second chances, but put in a few silly moments to keep kids engaged.”
👩🏼🎨 Now, let’s Gogh!
Use an AI art generator like Bing Image Creator, Midjourney or DALL·E to create the illustrations. Want your 6-year-old riding a dragon while wearing a tutu and holding a juice box? Easy.
Upload a photo of your kid to include in the prompt. You don’t need design skills, just creativity. To put it all together, hop over to Canva (it’s free) and lay out the pages with your text and images.
👏 Hot off the press
When your book is ready, Lulu and Blurb are fantastic options for printing children’s books.
No more credit card offers in the mail: Visit optoutprescreen.com to stop financial junk mail you’d have to shred. Choose to opt out for five years or forever. Opting out permanently? You’ll have to use snail mail, but it’s worth it. Print, sign and mail a confirmation form. I did it.
🚘 Wrap it up: You’ve seen cars wrapped in giant advertisements. You can make $100 to $450 per month. Want to try it out? Check out Carvertise and Wrapify.
Add another user on Windows: Someone else using your PC? Give them their own space and keep your data separate. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other users > Add account. Done.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: In Gmail, you can see every email from one sender fast. Right-click any message and choose Find emails from Kim Komando. Look at that, you can see all my amazing newsletters you might’ve missed.
💬 Comment anonymously on Facebook: Want to chime in without revealing your name? In the app, tap Menu > Groups and open the group you want. Find a post, tap Comment, then your profile icon. Switch it to Anonymous participant, type your comment. FYI: The group must have this feature enabled.
📺 Cast your PC to a smart TV: On Windows 11, you can connect your desktop to your TV wirelessly if both are on the same network. If your PC doesn’t have Wi-Fi, get an adapter. Press Windows key + K to open the Cast menu, select your TV and choose how to display it.
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🐶 Soothe your pup with tunes: Heading out and leaving your dog behind? Play soft music on your smart speaker before you go. It fills the silence, calms their nerves and helps block out street noise that might spook them. PSA: They like Snoop Dogg, not Cat Stevens.
GPT-5’s office gossip: OpenAI dropped a ChatGPT update called “company knowledge,” and it’s like giving your AI an all-access pass to Slack, Google Drive and GitHub. It reads everything, finds what you need and even cites sources. Ask it, “What are 2026’s goals?” and it begins rummaging internal sources. You have to turn on “company knowledge” manually when starting a chat, so it won’t snoop unless you let it.
Ask ChatGPT to fact-check: You can have ChatGPT verify info by asking it to search the web. For example, prompt, “Is this factually correct as of today? Search the web to confirm.” It’ll pull recent sources, summarize what it finds and share links so you can compare answers from different sites.
Mirror Android to TV: Sharing your phone screen on a smart TV is easy as long as both are on the same Wi-Fi. On your phone, go to Settings > Connected devices > Smart View, then select your TV name > Full screen > Start now.
💄 Google Meet’s AI makeup is rolling out: You can now add virtual makeup during video calls, with 12 options to choose from like eyeliner, lipstick, blush and more. Go to Backgrounds and effects > Appearance > Makeup to try it out. The best part? The filter moves with your face, so it won’t slide off when you sip your coffee. I tried it and looked marvelous!
Use WhatsApp on your iPad: Yes, it finally works. Download WhatsApp from the App Store, open it and get a QR code. On your phone, go to Settings > Linked devices > Link device and scan the code. Your chats and contacts will sync so you can message or call right from your iPad.
✋ Stop Google Photos auto backup: On Android, you can stop Google Photos from quietly uploading every picture you take. It saves some cloud space and keeps your private (or spicy) photos off the internet. Open Photos, tap your profile icon (top right) > Photos settings > Backup, and toggle it off.
When suitcase becomes suitchase: If you’re smart like me, you put AirTags inside your luggage. Now, Apple’s letting airlines track your lost luggage with you. Through the “Share Item Location” feature, you can give Delta, United and 30 other airlines a live link to your AirTag. Translation: No more awkwardly pointing at a map, saying, “It’s somewhere in Denver.”
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📬 Create a Gmail group email: Tired of adding the same people one by one? Make a contact group instead. In Gmail, click Google apps (top right) > Contacts. Select your people, tap Manage labels (top right) > Create label and name your group. Back in Gmail, compose a message, type the group name in “To,” and everyone’s added automatically. Magic.
Set out-of-office replies in Outlook: Leaving for vacation? Let people know you’re away. Go to Settings (top right) > Accounts > Automatic replies. Select your email, toggle on Turn on automatic replies, choose a start and end date, and type your message. Hit Save at the bottom, and Outlook handles the rest while you relax.
🥰 AI saved her breast: Get this, Brooke Davis, a 40-year-old mom from Cedar Rapids, avoided a mastectomy thanks to an AI tool called TumorSight Viz. It builds a 3D model of breast MRIs, so surgeons can remove only the cancer, not the whole breast. Her doctor used it to plan a lumpectomy. Now she’s cancer-free and “completely normal me.” Amazing.