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GET STICKY WITH STICKIES
STICKIES – Thirty years and still essential.
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https://www.apple.com A TRAVEL APP THAT’S JUST RIGHT!
Fast facts, zero clutter. WHISPERWAY uses AI to guide your travels simply and clearly.
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https://whisper-way.co/ FLASHCARDS IN A FLASH!
Turn any text into flashcards in seconds. ZAPCARDZ uses AI to extract what matters.
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https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/zapcardz/id6450555601 STOLEN TECH? HERE’S WHAT TO DO.
Lost your phone or laptop? Don’t panic – here are the smart moves to take after a tech theft.
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MAKE YOUR SELFIES POP!
Forget bland filters. PHOTOMAX turns your selfies into studio-quality shots you’ll love.
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https://www.photomax.app/ REAL RECIPES FOR REAL COFFEE.
AI runs on data. You run on coffee. Find your perfect brew at COFFEE RECIPE HUB.
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https://coffeerecipehub.com/ DON’T FORGET THE WEB OPTION!
AI muddling your Google results There’s one click that can bring back the old web!
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https://•••BLANK••• ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE BACK!
AI’s ruling hiring—and jobseekers fight back!
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GET AI OUT OF YOUR SEARCH BAR!
A single Chrome setting change can remove AI from your Chrome search bar … if you want!
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DITCHING YOUR COPILOT!
Don’t need Microsoft’s Copilot? Here’s how to remove it … safely.
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OUTSMARTING APPLE INTELLIGENCE!
Apple’s AI is clever, but your creativity’s smarter. Take back control.
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https://www.apple.com A CALM MIND IS A HEALTHY MIND!
Overwhelmed? INSIGHT TIMER’s library of meditations helps you find peace.
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https://insighttimer.com SHUT IT DOWN AND GO TO BED!
Up late doomscrolling again? Auto Shutdown for Mac will get you to finally turn in.
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https://clemstation.com/auto-shutdown NEVER SHRINK YOUR JEANS AGAIN!
Not sure what your laundry symbols mean? iPhone’s Look Up Laundry Care feature has the answers
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https://www.apple.com GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR PARK!
Explore America’s parks with confidence. The NPS app keeps you prepared.
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https://www.nps.gov TICK YOUR WAY THRU YOUR DAY!
To-do lists don’t have to be work. Tick Tick keeps it simple and smart!
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https://ticktick.com MAKING A CASE FOR A GREAT CASE!
A great phone need a great case — so have a look at the GRIPMUNK.
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https://smartish.com UNTANGLE THE TANGLE!
A cable mess under your desk? Then Litwaro’s UNDER DESK CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAY may just what you need.
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SCAN AD SIGN ANYWHERE!
Finally — Apple’s MacOS PREVIEW app now runs on your iOS devices — scan, check, sign and send documents. Thank you iOS 26!
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Https://www.apple.com SAVE THAT SCREEN!
The screen’s the most delicate and expensive part of your phone — so protect it from the day you buy the phone.
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BUILT IN CHARGING!
Plugs are getting smarter — now you can have USB-C right there with your wall plug!
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BETTER MEAL CHOICES? EASY!
It’s about more than food that’s good for you — it’s about food that’s also good – from NEUTRALYZE.
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https://nutralyze.app/ PROTECT YOUR PET WITH PETGUARD!
Wonder what could be a risk for you dog or cat to nibble on? Wonder no more with PETGUARD.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pet-guard-app/id6748543786 YOUR ALL IN ONE REMINDER!
Sick of missing meetings or arriving late for appointments because you missed the alarm or notification? Meet an answer … CHIME!
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https://www.usechime.app/ YOUR AI DISTRACTION BLOCKER!
This distraction blocker will 100% definitely keep you focused – it’s TIMESLICER.
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https://www.timeslicer.app/ WORKING FOR A PURPOSE!
ANTHONY VIRAPIN created Microsoft’s Entrepeneurship for Positive Impact Initiative to create opportunities for startups that want to work for purpose. And it’s a genuine success!
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https://www.microsoft.com/socialentrepreneurship SMARTER AI DEEP RESEARCH
Fed up with massive numbers of search links when researching something? Try the LLM deep research option!
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TURN OFF PESKY NOTIFICATIONS?
Social Media notifications can easily become too intrusive … so here’s how to stop them.
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ORGANIZE YOUR E-BOOKS!
Ever tried to find a specific ebook in your collection? Here’s how you can make them easier to manage.
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PROTECT YOUR FILES FROM AI SCRAPERS!
Once you create and post a file, AI scraper are likely to grab it in short order — here’s a tool to help protect what you create.
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https://www.boronapex.space VACATION PLANS IN YOUR POCKET!
Apple and Google have upped their game to make your vacations and travel better.
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FAKE AI WEBSITES WANT YOU!
Scam websites were always a problem, but generative AI means that there are more and they’re smarter – be careful!
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THE ROAD TO REPRODUCIBILITY!
When you do lab work, it’s essential to carefully track every step of the process to be able to reproduce your result. At DLD, I spoke to LABGURU’s former CEO.
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https://www.labguru.com YOUR PASSKEY, YOUR SECURITY!
Finally .. a safer, easier and smarter way to deal wlth endless passwords.
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SCREEN-FREE FUN FOR FAMILIES!
What if your phone could help come up with great non-computer games to play with the family? That’s what PLAYANDSEEK offers.
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https://www.playandseek.com AI TOOLS TO STOP AI SLOP
Generative AI makes it easy to generate lots of posts, fast … and they can destroy your online community. Consider fighting back with tools like SMARTMOD.AI.
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https://smartmod.ai DON’T SHARE IT, BLUR IT!
Got to share an image or document … but it’s contains confidential information? BLURIT may be what you need!
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https://www.blur-it.app A SPARK OF GENIUS JUST STRUCK!
So you’ve got a great idea for a startup — before starting, be sure to check PREXIST to find out if anybody else is already doing the same thing.
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https://prexist.pages.dev/ LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE!
Want to learn a new language but hate conjugating verbs? VIVALALINGO has a more natural way to learn.
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https://vivalalingo.com/ FOCUS YOUR WORKLOAD!
Maybe cuttng your workload is about planning better … and if so, WEEKLY WORK TRACKER may be the right solution.
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https://weekly-work-tracker.vercel.app/ WANT TO START ON A QUEST?
If your daily walk has gotten boring, then WALKINGQUEST can make it a challenge again!
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https://osanpo-quest.pages.dev/ FLIGHT TRACKING THAT FLIES!
Want to track flights your way? 2FLIGHT.COM lets you do it today.
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https://2flights.io/ GET THE JUMP ON JUMPSCARES!
No more heart-wrenching scares when you watch a horror movie — all without wrecking the story. Available free at NOTSCARE.ME!
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http://notscare.me TODDLER TRAVEL MADE EASY!
Traveling with toddlers can be an expensive, frustrating , exhausting nightmare – so consider TODDLERVACATION.COM for your next holiday.
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https://www.toddlervacation.com/ A TOOL FOR WRITERS WHO AVOID AI!
How about a writing assistant that limits itself to being your assistant … that’s UNLAZYWRITER!
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https://unlazywriter.com REAL PHOTOS, MORE CONFIDENCE!
Is that online image real or AI – hard to guess right, so improve your odds with free WASITAI.
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https://wasitai.com/ PURPOSE!
Key to a successful career? Purpose, says Barbara Martin Coppola.
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DID YOU LOSE YOUR PHONE IN A BIG CITY?
Grab ‘n Go stealing of mobile phones is big business these days! Don’t be a victim!
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TIVO SAYS GOOD-BYE!
Tivo made time shifting possible — fond memories for so many of us as it says goodbye …
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https://www.tivo.com DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD
Microsoft has created a startup group focused on creating profits out of doing good — Anthony Virapin made it happen!
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https://www.microsoft.com/socialentrepreneurship