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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.

MAKE YOUR SELFIES POP!

Forget bland filters. PHOTOMAX turns your selfies into studio-quality shots you’ll love.

https://www.photomax.app/

GET AI OUT OF YOUR SEARCH BAR!

A single Chrome setting change can remove AI from your Chrome search bar … if you want!

DITCHING YOUR COPILOT!

Don’t need Microsoft’s Copilot? Here’s how to remove it … safely.

NEVER SHRINK YOUR JEANS AGAIN!

Not sure what your laundry symbols mean? iPhone’s Look Up Laundry Care feature has the answers

https://www.apple.com

UNTANGLE THE TANGLE!

A cable mess under your desk? Then Litwaro’s UNDER DESK CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAY may just what you need.

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!

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.

BUILT IN CHARGING!

Plugs are getting smarter — now you can have USB-C right there with your wall plug!

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.

https://nutralyze.app/

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!

https://www.usechime.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!

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!

TURN OFF PESKY NOTIFICATIONS?

Social Media notifications can easily become too intrusive … so here’s how to stop them.

ORGANIZE YOUR E-BOOKS!

Ever tried to find a specific ebook in your collection? Here’s how you can make them easier to manage.

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.

https://www.boronapex.space

VACATION PLANS IN YOUR POCKET!

Apple and Google have upped their game to make your vacations and travel better.

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!

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.

https://www.labguru.com

YOUR PASSKEY, YOUR SECURITY!

Finally .. a safer, easier and smarter way to deal wlth endless passwords.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

https://weekly-work-tracker.vercel.app/

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!

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.

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!

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.

https://wasitai.com/

PURPOSE!

Key to a successful career? Purpose, says Barbara Martin Coppola.

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!

TIVO SAYS GOOD-BYE!

Tivo made time shifting possible — fond memories for so many of us as it says goodbye …

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!

https://www.microsoft.com/socialentrepreneurship