🤔 What’s hiding in your camera roll?

Welcome to your Sunday, {{first_name | friend}}. Ever wonder what a bunch of the world’s phones are really up to on Sunday mornings? Surprisingly, it’s not just scrolling AI slop or stalking Zillow listings. Millions are tuning into something more spiritual, like streaming sermons, morning devotionals, even digital confessions. Yep, your favorite device doubles as a digital pew.  

🙏 Can you guess which religious group launched the first online worship service back in 1985? Is it the … A) Southern Baptist Convention, B) Church of Scientology, C) Roman Catholic Church or D) United Methodist Church? Say your guess to yourself, no collection plate required at the end for the answer’s reveal. 

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I remember my parents saying, “Kim, stop wasting the film.” Oh, yes, this was back when we’d put film in a camera, take up to 36 pictures, then wait for the roll to get developed to see if any of the shots were good. Those days are long gone, fortunately.

Now, the average American takes 20 photos every single day. And I’ll bet many of those are duplicate (or triplicate as in my selfie above) shots of the same thing. So how do we tackle the deluge of doubles or more? I’ll walk you through the steps. This is a perfect weekend project.

One quick thing. I checked these steps on my own gear, but your version might look a bit different, depending on your phone, model or operating system (and possibly planetary alignment). If so, just explore a bit, you’ll get there.

For Windows: There’s no built-in duplicate finder, so you’ll need to download a third-party app. I recommend Duplicate Cleaner.

For Apple: Lucky you! The Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iMac or MacBook has a built-in “duplicate photos” tool. (Make sure you’ve updated to the latest version.) This tool is so easy to use. Here’s how:

For Android: Don’t delete your duplicates manually. Open the Files by Google app, then select Clean. If you don’t have the app, download it for free from the Google Play store.

For Google Photos: There’s no built-in duplicate-cleaning tool here, so it’s up to you.

If you have thousands of duplicates, though, this process could take forever. A third-party app like Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro is a quicker solution.

💡 A bright idea: My husband, Barry, and I were out to dinner with our friends, Jim and Janie. Barry wanted to show Jim pictures of our boat, so he was scrolling through his photo library. I leaned over and said, “Type ‘boat’ in the search bar.” He did, and bam, there was the one he wanted. Jim said, “I didn’t know you could do that!” Now, you do, too. Just type a word or two to find a certain pic fast.

🥖 I saw a long stick of bread posing for a photo. Apparently, it was a roll model. (That one even hurt me as I wrote it.)

Staci from New Mexico got sued for an alleged $5,200 debt. Instead of hiring a lawyer, she turned to AI. She got $2,000 back. Wow. Plus, satellites that leak too much info, ChatGPT goes NSFW, and a webcam scam that’ll make you cover your camera.

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🥃 Robots on the rocks: While bourbon brands collapse left and right, two Kentucky vets just opened Whiskey House, a five-story robot-run distillery that tracks 1,500 sensors per barrel. They make whiskey for everyone else’s labels, like a ghostwriter with a drinking problem. The crazy part? Only seven people run the whole plant. The story about it is really interesting.

Deepfake disaster: Imagine your teen’s photo, just a regular selfie, turned into a fake nude by some classmate with an app. That’s exactly what happened to a New Jersey teen. Now she’s suing the software’s creator (paywall link) with help from Yale Law. It’s one of the first big fights against AI tools that can strip away someone’s clothes, and their dignity, with one click.

🔥 “Feel the burn” going too far: If your rowing machine’s smoking, that’s not your workout. NordicTrack just recalled thousands of $1,700 RW900 rowers after reports of consoles overheating, melting and even catching fire. Six incidents, two fires, $6,000 in damage, but thankfully no injuries yet. If you’ve got one, unplug it and call iFIT for a free fix before your cardio turns into arson. Lucky me, I have one.

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Google’s trust issues: They launched a way to pick trusted friends to help you recover your Gmail. Handy? Yes, but risky. A savvy scammer could trick your contact into handing over control. My advice is choose someone very tech-savvy, and talk to them first so they know how it works.

🛹 A ride to remember: After a bad skateboarding crash, Joey called an Uber instead of 911. His driver, Beni, not only took him to the hospital, but he stayed by Joey’s side all day. The two became lifelong friends. “That one act of kindness,” Joey said, “helped me see the good in the world again.” Let’s see a Waymo do that.

Think AI’s coming for your job? Maybe it’s time to flip the script. Plus, my surprising take on why now might be the best time to buy an EV, a woman tracked with AirTags, and Google’s new Veo 3.1. I also talk to a caller using AI to pick stocks.

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⚡️ 3-second tech genius:  On your iPhone, open the built-in Magnifier app. Not your home screen? Swipe down and search for “Magnifier.” Voila, your camera’s now a magnifying glass. I used this to see my router’s model number this morning. On Android, go to Settings > Accessibility > Magnification, then use gestures to zoom in anywhere. Might be different depending on your make and model.

Improve laptop performance: Windows 11 intentionally throttles your system to save battery, but you can fix that. Go to Settings > System > Power & battery. Under Power Mode, switch both Plugged in and On battery to Best Performance. Your laptop will feel smoother, though it may drain the battery faster when unplugged.

✍️ Fix caps in Google Docs: If you’re typing fast during a meeting, capitalization is usually the first thing to go. Instead of fixing every word later, highlight the text, go to Format > Text > Capitalization, and choose lowercase, UPPERCASE or Title Case. In seconds, your notes look tidy and professional.

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🎬 Upload reels from your PC: Posting on Instagram isn’t only for your phone anymore. On your computer, sign in to Instagram and click Create > Post > Select From Computer. Choose your file, crop it using the arrow icons and pick a size like 1:1 or 9:16. Add a Cover photo, Trim it, then hit Share.

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⛪️ The answer: D) The United Methodist Church. Yep, they beat everyone to the punch with the world’s first online worship service in 1985, on a dial-up bulletin board, no less. Forget TikTok lives or livestreamed devotionals, this was straight-up digital faith with nothing but blocky text and lots of spiritual ambition. 

So yes, before Zoom church became the 2020 norm, someone looked at a computer and thought, “Let’s do some good with this.”

😂 Let me send you off with a smile this Sunday: A pastor decided to skip church one Sunday morning and go play golf. He told his assistant that he wasn’t feeling well. He drove to a golf course in another city, so nobody would know him. He teed off on the first hole. A huge gust of wind caught his ball, carried it an extra hundred yards and dropped it right in for a 450-yard hole in one. An angel looked at God and asked “What’d you do that for?” God smiled and said, “Who’s he going to tell?”

This is the #1 free tech newsletter in the United States. Tomorrow, it turns out ChatGPT doesn’t just take jobs, it gives them. Six-figure ones. To English majors. You’re going to want to see this.

🌤 Brighter days are ahead, and you’re the forecast. — Kim

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