This Week
A SMARTER SMART LOCK!
No flashy keypad for passing vandals to notice. LEVEL LOCK PRO packs the latest smart features into what looks like a plain keyhole.
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https://level.com/products/level-lock/pro MIGHTY MEMORY!
Could the entire Netflix catalog fit on one drive? Greg Matson of SOLIDIGM says yes, on a 122-terabyte drive about the size of a deck of cards.
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https://www.solidigm.com SOFTWARE YOUR WAY!
You know what you need, so why wait for someone else to build it? REPLIT’s Michele Catasta explains how anyone can create custom software.
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https://replit.com SHARE PHOTOS, SHARE MEMORIES!
Planning a wedding or family reunion? SNAPSPOT turns every guest’s phone into part of your photo team, all feeding one gallery in reatime!
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https://snapspot.io CAREFUL OF THOSE RETURN FEES!
Remember free returns? Many retailers now add RETURN FEES and other complications to keep returns down. Here’s how to protect your wallet.
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Recent Programming
CONTROL YOUR CAMERA!
Fumblethumbing your iPhone? Go to Settings, then Camera, then CAMERA CONTROL, and choose Double Click. One easy fix keeps that pesky camera closed.
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https://www.apple.com GET SCHOOLED … WITH FOCUS ROOM!
Love learning on YouTube, but hate the clutter? FOCUS ROOM turns educational playlists into clean, course-style lessons, with no clickbait and no comments.
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https://focusroom.club BUDGETING FOR THE REAL WORLD!
Monthly budgets don’t always fit real life. GROUND BUDGET helps you plan every dollar before you spend it, and warns you when your food money runs low.
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https://groundbudget.com PRIVACY STILL MATTERS!
Feel like everybody’s in your business? Mark Surman, President of Mozilla, says FIREFOX has spent 20 years giving users control over their data, and the mission continues.
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https://www.mozilla.org NET JOB GAINS FROM AI?
Worried about AI and your job? LIRAN ZVIBEL of WEKA says workers from fading companies will go on to build more impressive systems.
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https://www.weka.io DON’T SEEK … FIND!
Founder Jake Stauch says hunting for workplace answers wastes real money. SERVAL’s AI support app makes finding them quick and easy.
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https://www.serval.com EAT SAFELY!
One dad’s mission to keep his daughter safe became SNACK PRO, a food scanning app for allergies, intolerances, and special diets.
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https://thoughttracker.lobsterclawsoftware.com FOLLOW YOUR THOUGHTS!
Your thoughts shape how you feel and act. THOUGHT TRACKER helps you track them, offline and on your phone, with CBT-based tools.
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https://snackpro.ai CRUSH THE LINGO!
Jargon keeps insiders in and outsiders out. TOPICLINGO teaches you the latest terms in tech, finance, science, politics, and more. Hit play now and level up.
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https://proliferaite.com/topiclingo WHAT’S SHAPING NET CULTURE?
Music, movies, games, and viral moments. VALKENCE ranks what everyone’s talking about and follows trends as they rise and fade
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https://www.valkence.com DISCOVER THE WORLD OF BREAD!
Bread lovers, this one’s for you. BREAD ATLAS is a free, interactive guide to the whole wide world of bread. Listen this week and get hungry.
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https://breadpedia.github.io/Bread-Atlas OPTIMIZE FOR TOMORROW!
Google still drives most web traffic, but AI chatbots are catching up fast. Nick Dunayskyy of SEOPROFY explains how your business can get ready now.
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https://seoprofy.com A ROBOT VACUUM WITH REACH!
Clutter, meet your match. The ROBOROCK SAROS Z70 uses a built-in arm to clear floors of shoes and toys, then gets to work on the dust.
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https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-saros-z70 BREAK THOSE STRESS HABITS!
Stress habits can spiral fast. SOLOUNO helps you spot triggers, log progress, and stay kind to yourself after a slip.
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https://solouno.io PARENTING? HERE’S THE TRICK!
Renowned educator ESTHER WOJCICKi shares the secret behind PARENTING TRICK: trust, respect, independence, collaboration, and kindness.
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https://parentingtrick.app KEEP CHATBOTS OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL LIFE!
Your chatbot is studying you as closely as you study it. Learn how to find out what ChatGPT and Gemini have pieced together about your life, and how to switch off the memory setting that stores it.
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TRUST IS EVERYTHING!
Trust is the foundation of business success, and it can be measured. Margot Edelman explains how the EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER tracks ability, dependability, integrity, and purpose for companies.
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https://edelman.com WHAT’S LURKING ON YOUR MAC?
Your Mac files may carry more personal data than you think. PRIVACYSCANNER finds the hidden metadata in your documents and, with the paid version, strips it out, all without leaving your device.
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https://privacyscanner.app SPY BEFORE YOU BUY!
Is that discount a real deal or a marketing trick? SPYCOST tracks prices at your favorite stores day by day, so you can see genuine savings, spot fake markdowns, and buy with confidence every time.
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https://spycost.com AN ALGORITHM FOR EQUALITY!
Representation is not about numbers, says Shelley Zalis of THE FEMALE QUOTIENT. Hear why lived experience of variety in leadership and teams leads translate to profits from products and services that truly serve the customers they reach.
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https://thefemalequotient.com