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To this week's Tips, Guides and News You Can Use.

What You Gain (and Lose) by Using Ad Blockers

Ad blockers have some drawbacks, but they can also protect you from scams and trackers.

The average website seems to have more ads than content.

There's the banner at the top, the square in the sidebar, and in most cases, a few auto-playing video ads thrown in for good measure.

Ad blockers can help clean things up, but experts say that installing an ad blocker does more than make the internet less cluttered: They can also help you stay safe online.

Let's check out this quick read and don't forget the comments at the end of the piece.

How to Make a Content Calendar You’ll Actually Use [Templates Included]

Content planning typically falls apart without a structured system.

A content calendar keeps everything organized, prevents missed deadlines, and helps teams stay consistent.

Many businesses start with good intentions, but complicated systems lead to abandoned calendars.

A simple, flexible approach makes content planning easier to manage.

With the included templates for content planers, let's have a look at these and the rest of this 'how-to' guide.

How to Apologize For a Professional Mistake – Remotely or in Person

Mistakes happen – at work and everywhere else.

Everybody makes them.

While it’s easy to spiral into self-loathing when you slip up, a mistake isn’t a sign that you’re unskilled.

It simply means you’re human.

Here’s the even better news: Your mistake doesn’t have to define you, especially if you find the right way to move forward.

That starts with a genuine and professional apology.

Saying “sorry” at work can be intimidating, but this guide on how to apologize for a mistake professionally can help.

Here’s a bit more on why apologizing at work is so important, the six ingredients of a good professional apology, and how to deliver it in person or remotely.

How I Turned My Old Laptop Into a 
Plex Media Server

An old laptop needn't lie in a drawer gathering dust.

It can still serve a useful purpose as a Plex Media Server.

But does Plex work better on Windows or Linux, and what should you use for your Plex server?

Read on to see if your old laptop (or desktop) can be your next media center.

Google’s NotebookLM Can Now Find 
Its Own Sources

The new Discover feature will find reference materials online based on topic descriptions.

VIDEO TUTORIAL BELOW

Google has added a new feature to NotebookLM that lets the AI note-taking tool find its own web sources to summarize and narrate.

So in addition (or instead of) to manually adding your own sources, you can click the new button and viola - related source material from the interweb shows up.

Here is a quick read but be sure to do some 'Googling' or better yet, ask NotebookLm.

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Here is a great (in my opinion) explainer video for NotebookLM and the recent update for 'Discovering' outside sources - it can search the web.

NOTEBOOKLM TUTORIAL