More battery in a hurry

šŸ”‹ More battery in a hurry: You must leave in 15 minutes and your phone battery is hovering around 3%. Plug it in, switch it into Airplane mode and give it as much time as possible. Shutting off extra processes means your phone can focus on charging.

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Back-to-school tech: Apps and gadgets to monitor your kid

Parents everywhere are thrilled itā€™s back-to-school time. How can you keep the kids focused after a screen-filled summer, but also keep them safe? Itā€™s a process, I know. For starters, get my free Kidsā€™ Tech Contract

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How much radiation is coming from your smartphone?

It’s a known fact smartphones emit radiation. So, how worried should you be? Health and government experts say thereā€™s no evidence of harm. A cancer surgeon friend of mine says the opposite. I’ll go with what he says and keep my phone away from my head whenever possible.

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Stop yelling at Siri

We all know one person who just can’t use Siri in a calm tone. Is it you?

Some 60% of Robloxā€™s 70 million active players are under 16: And those 13 and up can buy a ticket to ā€œBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceā€ directly through the game. It includes a special game avatar to lure ā€˜em in. If your kid uses your card for in-game currency, know theyā€™re being heavily marketed to.

Trivia

What temperature is too hot for an iPhone to work well? In Fahrenheit, is it ā€¦ 77 degrees, 95 degrees, 113 degrees or 131 degrees?

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3 times a week

How often you should snack on baby carrots. Researchers found that frequency “significantly increased” skin carotenoids, which are associated with less inflammation and lower risk of heart disease. Crunch on!

PayPal, Venmo and Cash App donā€™t want you to know this

Sometimes, digital payment apps feel like the equivalent of finding $20 in a jacket pocket. I have $34 sitting in Venmo, $215 in Apple Pay and ā€¦

This isnā€™t a big deal if you keep a few bucks around to pay back a friend for a drink. But this is huge if you get paid directly to PayPal or Venmo for anything. Unlike the money at your FDIC-insured bank or credit union, you can lose your money sitting in these apps.

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My son's headphones are in Africa?!

My son had his headphones stolen in LA but when we track them, they’re in Cameroon, Africa…

My first job was at Target

If you think about it, I was doing live YouTube reviews in Target back in the day.

šŸ–¼ļø Color me impressed: Mark Zuckerberg announced the other day Metaā€™s AI model will be open-sourced, unlike Googleā€™s version or OpenAI. Iā€™ve been playing with Meta AIā€™s image tools. Use the prompt, ā€œImagine a photo (cartoon, watercolor or whatever)ā€ and what you want it to create. Now, there are six fingers on some hands and other anomalies, but for version 1.0, itā€™s darn good. Try it here.