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email management

Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT: A Powerful Assistant for Content Creation Part 3

Simplify your content creation using ChatGPT to help with outline creation, target audience identification, content review, and more.

best practices

Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT: A Powerful Assistant for Content Creation Part 2

You get the best results from working with ChatGPT using specific, well-structured prompts. This article provides the fundamentals for achieving outstanding results.

technique

Unlocking the Full Potential of Chat GPT: Your Ultimate Assistant for Content Creation, Part 1

You can make Chat GPT an assistant to help you create content. With the tips in this series of posts, you'll learn how simple it is to accomplish this feat. That's why I include this in Simple-Fixes!

cyber security

NSA Tips to Limit Surveillance Via Mobile Devices

When it comes to understanding surveillance, the NSA tops my list of experts. So, when they publish a list of best practices to reduce surveillance threats, I listen. Read on to learn more.

user manuals

Missing User Manual? Get it back!

Who hasn't lost a user manual only to need it later? Well, read on to find out how to get a digital replacement!

fix your stuff

Quick Fix for Sticking Toilet Float

Toilet float valve sticking? Read this simple fix to solve the problem.

cyber security

Tis the Season to Be Jolly -- and Wary

The Holiday season brings fond memories, excitement, buying gifts for family and friends, and scams. Lots and lots of scams. Learn some handy tips to avoid email scams.

safety tip

Staying Safe in a Lightning Storm

Like tornadoes, lightning is best viewed at a distance. Here's how to stay safe when it gets up close and personal.

first aid

Toothache? Try this at home.

Just like the Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python fans understand what I mean), nobody expects a toothache. Here's a Simple-Fixes tested remedy that can take down that nasty ache.

conservation

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Virtual Tour

Seed vaults aren't new, but the Svalbard Global Seed Vault takes them to a completely different level. Take a virtual tour to learn how countries are storing seeds to protect against species loss.

safety tip

Turtle Etiquette

Why did the turtle cross the road? Who knows, but they are insistent on doing so. Read on to learn how to help a turtle reach its preferred destination safely (for you and the turtle).

DIY

Permanently delete emails from Gmail Trash in 4 steps

If Gmail keeps returning deleted conversations to the Trash folder, you'll want to read this post for a Simple-Fixes solution.

conservation

Vampire Loads and Garlic Garlands

Even if you haven't heard of or don't believe in energy vampires, the effects of vampire loads can add 10% to your electric bill. Read on to learn how to curb these little critters' appetites.

corks

Corks as caulk

Filling wide gaps in sidewalks with commercial caulk can be messy as well as unsightly. Why not use corks instead? Yes, it works. Read how you can do it yourself.

WD-40

WD-40 can do what?

The uses for WD-40 continue to amaze me, but did you know insect repellent is one of them? Read on, and you will!

Interesting article about single-stream recycling

Think you're nailing the recycling game in your hometown? So did I until reading a WaPo article about how it needs to be done. I learned some new tricks, and you might too!

energy efficiency

Just How Smart are Smart Meters?

Smart meters are viewed with suspicion, undeservedly so. Here's a bit of intel about why you should have one on your homestead.

General interest

What the heck is a grip, gaffer, or best boy?

This post will help you decode the meaning of those odd roles seen in closing credits, such as grip, gaffer, and best boy. Amaze your friends and dominate at movie-related trivia!

conservation

Simple Water-Saving Ideas

The tips for saving water from the 1960s and 70s remain applicable today. Read on to learn how to save water and money.

DIY

Keep your plates safe(r)

If license plate theft is a thing where you live, make it harder for the perps to nab yours with a simple solution, license plate security screws. Easy to install and gives a little extra peace of mind in these turbulent days.

DIY

Some Cool Catalogs to Share

Believe it or not, but paper catalogs are still a thing in our digital age. Just like some folks prefer reading an actual book over one on a tablet, so do some prefer paper catalogs. Here are six of my favorites. Enjoy!

DIY

4 Methods for Fixing Ice Dams

Ice dams can be very destructive if left unattended. Here are 4 ways to take on these wintery pests.

DIY

Reuse your bakery tags

Those colorful bakery tags and twist ties serve an interesting purpose and can be reused to identify cables around the home. Read on to learn more!

plumbing

The Case of Flex-Seal FlexPaste and the Mystery Leak

According to the infomercials, Flex-Seal products can solve any leaking problem. Hype or fact? I put one to the test and found out.

DIY

The Cure for Driveway and Sidewalk Plow-In

If you hate having the city snowplow plow-in your driveway and sidewalk, sooth your jangled nerves with this simple solution.