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Apparently, all charging cables are not created equal, and cheaper brands do not provide the protections for your charger or Apple devices that the higher quality ones do.

The next time you buy charging cables for any of your devices, look for these brands:

Anker

Belkin

Amazon Basics

Here’s the travel ‘pro tip’ going around:

When you are traveling in a foreign country, take your extra foreign currency to a Starbucks and put it onto a gift card. You can use the card later in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the Republic of Ireland.

Ground Force was a popular British gardening show that ran on BBC Two from 1997 to 2005.  In each episode, the professional landscapers and gardeners transform the garden of someone who has been nominated by a friend or family member.  When the individual is away, the gardeners, assisted by friends and family, make over the garden in two days, and the individual is wildly surprised when they return! If you are interested in landscaping, gardening and makeovers, you will love this show.  Each episode runs 30 minutes.

The early seasons free on IMDb

Final two years free on Amazon Prime

The American Kennel Club posted the most popular dog names for 2022: