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How can I make my pictures more clear? They are all bright and foggy lately.

It sounds like you may have a dirty lens on your phone. When we hold our phones to our ears, we often transfer skin oil or makeup to our phones, and we do the same when touching it, as oils come off our hands too. Try cleaning the lens with a baby wipe or Clorox wipe (non-bleach). Avoid anything scratchy, like a paper towel.🤓

Here are a few other helpful tips (busted myths) on cleaning our phones!

What you need to know about the TikTok Ban

I felt it was important to talk about this since I’m seeing so much misleading information floating around the interwebs. So, yes, the senate has voted to ban TikTok. Here’s what this means:

• ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok will have 6-12 months to sell or remove TT from the app stores.
  

• Once banned, new folks won’t be able to download TT, but if you already have it, it will remain on your phone.

• The app will stop updating eventually and start to get oddly glitchy, then most likely eventually crash.

• Creators, myself included, will STILL post content to other channels - Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

  
  BUT before that all happens, expect lawsuits over first amendment rights. (That’s what happened in Michigan when they tried to ban it.)
  
  ANYWAY - that’s what I have gathered at this point. I still plan to post content and stay active there until I’m told I can’t. 🤓
  
  
  

People sometimes forget that you can buy tech (and lots of other stuff) at Sam’s Club. I’m dropping a few of my fav finds there below. See something you like? Now is a GREAT time to get a membership - it’s just $14 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR! (normally $50!) With 4 kids and 2 headed off to college in the fall, I’m taking advantage of this deal pronto (and you should too!)! Here are a few things I thought were awesome! Want to see what else they have + snag that membership deal?

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Techie Clinics are returning in July!

I’m pausing the techie clinics for a bit while I shift to other projects here at TGJ. In the meantime, you can access the recordings at techgirljen.com at a discounted rate. IN FACT - I have my BIG 50% SALE going on right now, good for any resource or on-demand clinic! Just use code FIFTYPERCENT at checkout!

Quote of the week

Never regret anything that made you smile.  — Mark Twain

Missed out on Ring and Nest? Don’t let RYSE slip away!

Ring 一 Acquired by Amazon for $1.2B

Nest 一 Acquired by Google for $3.2B

If you missed out on these spectacular early investments in the Smart Home space, here’s your chance to grab hold of the next one.

RYSE is a tech firm poised to dominate the Smart Shades market (growing at an astonishing 55% annually), and their public offering of shares priced at just $1.50 has opened. 

They have generated over 20X growth in share price for early shareholders, with significant upside remaining as they just launched in over 100 Best Buy stores.

Retail distribution was the main driver behind the acquisitions of both Ring and Nest, and their exclusive deal with Best Buy puts them in pole position to dominate this burgeoning industry.

Secure your stake before the offer closes.

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