INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Let your hair air dry whenever possible, and learn to embrace your hair's natural texture. Heat styling not only damages hair, but it can cause your hair color to fade faster. Using no-heat methods when drying and styling will lead to healthier hair and a longer-lasting dye job. This includes hair dryers, curling irons, and flat irons. If your curling iron or flat iron has an adjustable temperature range, use a heat setting between 300 °F (149 °C) and 350 °F (177 °C), or between 250 °F (121 °C) and 270 °F (132 °C) if your hair is especially fine. Make sure that your hair is completely dry before you straighten or curl it. Apply the heat protectant to your hair while it is still wet. If you are using it on dry hair, make sure that you let the product dry first, otherwise you risk baking it into your hair. After you have applied the product, you can dry, curl, or straighten your hair as usual.  Make sure that you apply the heat protectant all over your hair, not just the ends or the roots. Be generous with the application. Heat protectants come in many forms: spray, serum, cream, etc. Look for a label that says "heat protectant" or "heat protection." These methods take longer than using a curling iron, but they are much kinder to your hair. Get your hair wet, then put it in foam hair rollers. Let your hair dry, then take the rollers out. Use your fingers to loosen the curls, but do not brush them.  Try putting your rollers in just before going to bed and letting your hair dry in the rollers overnight. You can also put your hair up into a sock-bun or braids instead.

SUMMARY: Limit the heat styling to keep your hair healthy and the color vibrant. Use a low heat setting when you do heat-style your hair. Always use a heat protectant when heat-styling your hair. Try no-heat methods to curl your hair.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Go to the home screen on your phone or tablet and look for the icon of your device’s photo app. On iPhones, this app will simply be called “Photos,” though on other operating systems it might be labelled “Pictures” or “Gallery.” Tap the icon once to launch the app.  On iPhones, the “Photos” app is normally on the first page of the home screen. For non-iPhone users, your photo manager app may appear among your other app icons or in a scrolling bar at the bottom of the screen. Inside your photo app, you’ll find all of the photos you’ve taken or saved, along with the various subfolders they’ve been grouped into—selfies, Panoramas, Instagram photos, etc. Sort through your stored photos to find the ones you want to remove from your device. You can either browse your entire gallery (known as the “Camera Roll” on iPhones) to see them all laid out in one place or explore different subfolders if you have them separated. Tap a photo to select and enlarge it. Selecting a photo will also allow you to find out more about it, such as the file size and type and the date it was taken or saved. Once the photo is displayed on the screen, look for the delete option in the upper or lower righthand corner. On most devices, this appears as an icon in the form of a trash can. Tap this icon to select the photo for deletion.  Most devices will ask you to confirm whether or not you want to delete the photo. Simply choose “delete” to move forward with the process, or “cancel” if you’ve changed your mind. Choosing to delete a photo doesn’t actually remove it from your phone. Instead, it sends it to a “recently deleted” folder, where it can be either be recovered or permanently erased. If you’re trying to delete several pictures at once, you can save time by batching them together. Pull up your photo manager app so that you’re looking at an overview of all your pictures. Hit the trash icon or “select” option on your screen, then tap each photo you want to remove individually. After you’ve finished selecting the photos, your phone will erase all of them at the same time.  This function is useful if you want to hand pick which photos stay or go, or you’re trying to destroy all evidence of a bad selfie session. Be careful not to accidentally select a photo you want to keep. Deleting a picture only removes it from your photo gallery. To erase it from your device once and for all, go back to the main screen of your photo app and look for the “recently deleted” folder. All the photos you’ve deleted will remain here for a certain amount of time before they’re erased automatically. To speed up this process, tap the “select” option and either choose which photos you want to delete permanently or hit “delete all” to clear the photos out of your storage.  It’s impossible to recover a photo after it’s been erased from the deleted files folder, so be certain you can live without it. Photos will usually stay in the “recently deleted” folder for 30 days before they’re automatically deleted.

SUMMARY: Open your device’s photo manager app. Select the photo you want to delete. Locate and tap the “trash can” icon. Select multiple photos to delete. Delete photos permanently from your device.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you keep a closer eye on your remote in the future, you may be less likely to lose it. Try to be engaged and aware each time that you set your remote down. Take a mental snapshot of the device so that you remember where it is. Don't ever put the remote anywhere other than this place. It might be the coffee table, or next to the television, or in a dedicated "remote control holder" that is attached to your couch or table.  If you regularly lose the remote, consider buying a remote control holder so that you have a set place to put it. Apply a Velcro strip to the back of the remote, then attach the matching "opposite" Velcro strip to the TV. Keep the remote firmly attached to the Velcro strip on the TV when not in use. Attach a strip of brightly-colored tape, or a reflector, or a long, fuzzy tail. Tie a ribbon to the device, or give it wings, or glue plastic legs onto it. Add anything that you think will make it easier for you to notice and remember your remote! Try not to add anything that will impair the function of the device. These devices work with most brands of television, and they will free you from the need to keep a small fleet of easy-to-confuse remotes. It's easy to find yourself using separate remotes for your television, your DVD player, your sound system, and other devices. You may find that it is easier to keep track of one remote than it is to keep track of, say, four. Several companies now sell small, relatively inexpensive tracking devices that link up to a smartphone app. Clip the tracker to your television remote in case you ever lose it again. You can set your smartphone to beep when the remote is close. Some apps will even try to find your remote when it is far from you.

SUMMARY:
Be more mindful about your remote. Try designating a specific place to put the remote. Make the remote more visible. Consider buying a universal remote. Attach a GPS tracker to your remote.