1. A nifty bag organizer and wrap dispenser because no matter how hard you try, the drawer with Ziplocks eventually becomes a jumbled mess (which irks you to no end). Well, not anymore! This has slots for four different-sized plastic bags (snack, sandwich, quart, and gallon) AND built-in dispensers for foil and plastic wrap. The Skinny Home is a small family business passionate about organization. They design clever kitchen organization products with a sleek, modern aesthetic. Promising review: "Works great for organizing the bags in the kitchen." — Rod Get it from The Skinny Home on Etsy for $34.99 . 2. A wall-mounted mop and broom holder since it's the perfect solution for keeping your cleaning tools off the floor and out of the way. Reviewers seem to really like how easy the brooms and mops slide in and out of the holder — it's more of a rotating lever than a push in/out design. Promising review: "I’ve always purchased the holders that clamp around the handle and they didn’t last long. So far this is holding up great. I really like the ease of removing and installing my brooms and mops. My handles are all different sizes but it holds them all." — bcliff Get it from Amazon for $8.49 (available in two colors). 3. A highly rated power scrubber if you're the type of person who notices dirt and grime in tile grout and other teeny-tiny crevices... and simply must clean it. This delivers 60 scrubs per second, which is surely way more efficient than your hands and arms. BuzzFeed Shopping's Natalie Brown is a fan of this: "I'm obsessed! This thing works small miracles: I cleaned about half of my bathroom's grout to its original sparkling-clean cream color in 40 minutes, and it took honestly no effort at all. And — as if easy, sparkling grout wasn't enough! — it busted through some serious soap-scum buildup in my bathtub (thanks, fancy soap and slow-draining tub) in less than a minute. "Honestly, when I first tried the scrubber out, I didn't see too many uses for it other than for grout. But after owning it for a while, I've realized that while I don't need it every single week, it's priceless for the occasions I encounter tough gunk that I'd otherwise only conquer with excessive patience and elbow grease." Check out Natalie's full Rubbermaid Reveal Power Scrubber review for more! Get it from Amazon for $19.98 . 4. A (wall-mountable) style station so you can transform the tangled mess of corded hair styling tools and brushes into a neat and organized hub instead. Maybe now the rest of your bathroom mates will put things back neatly ! Promising review: "I received this item the other day and set it up in my cabinet. The heat dispersal is good, and seems to be very safe. It’s very sturdy and well-balanced, and moves easily to and from the countertop and back for seamless storage. I recommend it!" — Adrienne Get it from Wayfair for $42.88 . 5. A 46-compartment thread organizer for the neat freaks who love to sew almost as much as they love a tidy crafting space. This is perfect for keeping your spools of thread, needles, and other sewing supplies neatly arranged and easily accessible. Promising review: "These are made from strong, high quality material. They also have a good latch on them. They are strong but also easy to open. My thread was a mess but now is very organized. I bought four of them snd am very happy with them. Highly recommend." — NC Arizona Get it from Amazon for $22.99 . 6. A window blind duster brush to help you tackle what is arguably the most tedious task out there: cleaning each individual slat of the blinds. You'll find it's quite easy to use and will have your blinds wonderfully dust-free in no time. Included are five reusable and washable microfiber cloths, which can also be used for cleaning hard-to-reach areas like air conditioners and car blinds. Promising review: "I love this product!! It works fantastically! I am a housekeeper for several private homes. My least favorite job: cleaning window blinds! I have used about every method there is, but the job is still very time consuming. The main reason it takes so long is you must clean each and every slat separately to do the job right. Not anymore! With this product you can clean two slats at once, and it cleans them the first swipe! The microfiber is the key to getting all the dust, and the design of the product makes it super easy! PLUS, this tool can be used on different types of blinds because it is flexible! I have used it on wooden shutters, plastic vertical patio door blinds, and horizontal metal 'mini' blinds. Additionally, the microfiber 'sleeve' that fits on the tool is washable, and it comes with five of them, so it's a real value — being reusable, and with so many to use, it should last a long time before they all completely wear out! This product deserves 10 stars!" — Sandy D Get it from Amazon for $6.99 . 7. A countertop gap cover since it will stop the crumbs and spills from getting in the exact one spot you can't easily clean: the crevice between the stove and the counter. Instead of having to pull out the entire stove to clean up any messes, you just wipe these clean instead. P.S. It comes with two covers, so you'll have one for gaps on both sides of the stove! Promising review: "You may not know it, but you need this. Been looking for something like this for years, and this is exactly what I've been looking for! Solves the problem of that not-quite-perfect fit between counter and drop-in or free-standing range. NO more crumbs and spills! " — Ima Get a pair from Walmart for $7.99+ (available in two colors). 8. A wireless and rechargeable desktop vacuum that's small but mighty! It'll powerfully suck up dirt, crumbs, and other dust from your desk, tables, countertops, and other hard-to-reach spots. The only thing left for you to do is to name your new 'lil cleaning bestie. Promising review: "Holy geez where was this all my life? This is the perfect crumb catcher/sweeper for your table. Have little ones who leave toast crumbs everywhere? Or a husband who drops little bits of stuff? This will vacuum it all up and voila clean table! It’s a nice compact size and can pick up sizable crumbs easily." — Kestrel Get it from Amazon for $9.98+ (available in two colors and two styles). 9. A spinning tea bag carousel to make selecting the day's tea a darling little activity, one that's so much more enjoyable than digging through the dark cupboard or messy drawer. Oh, and before I forget, this holds up to 96 (!!) bags of tea! Promising review: "This sits on our counter giving easy access to the copious amount of tea we drink. Excellent, attractive, well-made solution." — Kristi C. Get it from Amazon for $26.99 (available in two colors). 10. Or, a two-sided tea stand if you prefer to keep all your teas in the cabinet but still need a space-efficient way to store them. Use this to consolidate all those half-open boxes into something compact and *organized*. You can choose between 80-bag or 120-bag stands with eight or 12 removable bins, respectively. Also, many reviewers split this in two to mount them all the way vertically as a DIY solution! BTW, this is from the same small biz YouCopia . Promising review: "Do I really need a tea bag organizer? That's what I was thinking when I ordered this. And when I took it out of the box. And when I filled the first little bag holder. But, as the pile of empty boxes grew larger, I knew the answer was yes, I do need a tea bag organizer. I was using a whole shelf and a half of jumbled tea boxes that I had to sift through to look for a specific tea. In the end, I think this held about eight or nine boxes of tea bags (I crammed some of them). I am so happy that I got this!" — Sarah C. Get it from Amazon for $19.99+ (available in two sizes). 11. A game-changing hanging wall organizer that lets you organize all your important papers and documents into color-coded folders, which are then displayed nicely on the wall. Absolutely a must-have if you work with paper documents of any kind. Promising review: "This is awesome and I love it. I work from home and I’ve been trying to keep my desk free from papers. This thing is awesome! The bottom pocket is large enough for me to store my day planner. I mounted it to the wall with a Command hook and it was easy-peasy! An attractive and functional way to sort and store paper. I love having all the papers I need readily available and visible so it reminds me that they're there, but not they are not overtaking my desk and irritating me." ⁠— Mandy Get it from Amazon for $13+ (available in four colors and various packs). 12. A handmade leather organizer designed to hold your passport, credit cards, coins, a pen, cords, and charging cables (perhaps even earbuds), and a key. It's perfect for traveling since you can store all your essentials in one place. Based in California, Leather Home Works has been handcrafting premier leather products for over five years, including belts, wallets, bags, jackets, and more. They are committed to providing quality craftsmanship, using only the highest quality materials. Promising review: "Wonderful quality product. We are giving them away as gifts to our world traveler friends." — Mike Get it from Leather Home Works on Etsy for $29.90+ (originally $99.66+; available in six colors with various personalization options). 13. A 2-in-1 ultra-slim brush and scraper since it can easily fit into the super narrow, often-ignored spaces you definitely need to clean, such as the bathroom vent, radiator, and window grooves. Promising review: "Perfect little brush to get in the hard to clean areas. Used it in the tracks of an old pet door stuffed with dog hair and dander. Shocked at how much gunk came out with this brush . I like how the bristles are longer and can really reach into the nooks and crannies." — Island Girl Get a set of two from Amazon for $4.99 (available in three colors). 14. A magnetic bobby pin tray because bobby pins somehow end up everywhere, even though you don't style your hair that often. However, with this mighty 'lil holder, you can rest assured that your bobby pins won't be going anywhere ...until you actually grab one, that is. Pssst — this could also work for paper clips, OR you could snag this paper clip magnetic holder . Promising review: "I love this product. My bathroom drawer looks so organized now that my bobby pins aren’t all over the place. I loved that it came with bobby pins which I had no idea would be included! It's nice to also have some new bobby pins!" — Monica Get it from Amazon for $14.24 (available in two colors). 15. A bath toy organizer if rubber duckies and floating tugboats have completely taken over your bathroom...even when it's not tub time. According to the 18,000 5-star reviews, this suctions securely to the wall and is strong enough to hold up a whole army of toys — and lets the toys dry completely! It also comes with 3M adhesive hooks in case you have rough tile and can't use the suction cups. Promising review: " Not only is there plenty of room for 6 rubber animals, complete foam alphabet and 10-digit numbers, and other random toys, this organizer actually sticks to the wall! I used windex on the wall just like the instructions explained, turned the hook, and voila! They stuck to a wall that's not exactly a flat surface. Also, I love this toy bag because it leaves corner tub space available for shampoo, conditioner, and soap bottles. In my house, that extra space is priceless! Don't look any further than this product. It is AWESOME. "— Sara Get it from Amazon for $7.99+ (available in two sizes and pre-stocked with toys or by itself). 16. A set of suuuper teeny detailing brushes for cleaning the crevices on your ornate furniture, decor, or electronic gadgets! Would this be considered overboard by some? Perhaps. But we just call it being thorough. Oh, and by the way, the sharp-ended handles mean these brushes double as mini scrapers. It includes a crevice brush, bottle brush, groove brush, gap brush, edge brush, detailing brush, track brush, corner brush, and hole brush. Promising review: "I'm always needing to clean impossibly tight spaces and corners. These were inexpensive, so I gave them a shot and I'm glad I did. They're better than I'd hoped. Not only do they have useful brushes and soft tipped heads that wipe tight spaces, the handles have hard plastic tools on the other end as well. I've scraped grime and film from corners and grooves with the angled plastic scraper edges on the handles of several of these tools, then used that tool's soft tip to wipe it away. I'm restoring a 100-year-old house, so I clean some really grimy things. I've been amazed at how completely the soft tips on these rinse clean under just some hot water with a squirt of bleach cleaner for the worst of the grime. The zip-up plastic pouch is a nice extra. Nothing fancy about it, but it keeps the tools together and easy to find. And it's sturdy, which I appreciate." — R. Hewitt Get the 8-piece set from Amazon for $5.83 (also available in smaller and larger sets). 17. A felt purse insert because the thought of a messy handbag makes you *cringe*. This features 13 different pockets to organize all the pocketbook essentials so you can easily reach in and grab what you need without searching for 10 minutes. Best of all, this insert can easily move from bag to bag. Before you order, measure the inside of your bag to get the best fit! Promising review: " Perfect solution to the bottomless purse! I found this purse organizer to be just what I needed! It fit nicely into my medium-sized bag and has plenty of pockets and sections for all of my stuff. I like the fact that I can just lift it out and place it into another bag without dumping everything out. I would recommend it!" — Tami A. Jaegel Get it from Amazon for $7.98+ (available in seven sizes and 17 colors). 18. A ChomChom pet hair roller you absolutely need if you have four-legged friends in the house, particularly ones that shed fur all over your otherwise immaculately clean home. Boasting 143,000+ 5-star reviews, this reusable gadget effortlessly scoops up hair over and over again, working way better than disposable lint rollers. See it in action on TikTok ! Promising review : "I have four cats and one dog so you can imagine there's pet hair everywhere. I constantly have to vacuum. This is the perfect solution for a quick hair removal on fabric, like a sofa cover. It's weirdly satisfying to use it. Whoever came up with this gadget is a GENIUS! It really does pick up hair easily. This is a MUST BUY!!" — teresa Get it from Amazon for $19.99+ (available in three colors). 19. A simple pack of adhesive cable clips to keep your many, MANY charging cords easily accessible but — and this part is key — nicely separated from one another. It's the perfect solution for tackling that mega-jumble of tangled cords currently hiding behind your desk or nightstand (guilty). Promising review: "Wonderful little things! After buying a new desk, I realized that I was constantly struggling with all my cords and power adaptors (one for the iPad, one for the iPhone, another for the Kindle, another for the computer). These are the perfect solution . Not only are they small enough to not be bothersome, they keep all of my cords organized and in one place without having to fumble around and look for the ones I need . Seriously an amazing product. I've already recommended them to my friends and family who have had the same struggles that I did. Haha!" — Shannon Lee Get a pack of six from Amazon for $6.97 . 20. A handy scraping tool set you can use to eradicate the unbelievably annoying residue left behind by stickers. 🙄 It's safe to use on surfaces like paint, glass, metal, wood, plastic, and tile and won't cause any scratching. Hallelujah! The set includes two scrapers and blade replacements. Promising review: "These work great at getting sticky labels off of items, and even work for getting sticky messes cleaned up from fridge spills!" — Carol M Another promising review: "I bought this scraper to remove the random sticky things left on the tile by my kids. It easily removed spots I had tried to remove for months. It's great on kitchen counters as well and doesn't leave scratches. The replacement razors are very easy to replace. All around great purchase!" — Amy A. Get it from Amazon for $6.76 . 21. A wall-mounted nail polish organizer since it's a decorative, artful way to store all your nail polishes. Not to mention, it'll only take you about .02 seconds to find the color you want. Some reviewers have even used it for storing makeup, skincare, and other cosmetics. Promising review: "I LOVE this organizer , holds everything in one place , well made worth every penny!! Thank you WayFair you are the Best!!" — Tina Get it from Wayfair for $45.40 . 22. A pack of all-natural bottle-cleaning tablets to give your water bottles and tumblers a thorough cleaning, zero scrubbing required — and yes, this should even help remove those horrible stains and strange odors. These are biodegradable and odor free. Promising review: "I seriously can't believe how well these little tablets work. I had the most disgusting Hydro Flask coffee mug — I tried everything. A bottle brush, different kinds of soap, vinegar, EVERYTHING, and there was still a seemingly impenetrable layer of black sludge inside. I let a tablet sit in each of my mugs for an hour or two, and the black sludge rinsed out COMPLETELY, without even scrubbing. They look brand new. What a magical product. No weird smell or taste afterward, either. I liked it so much I used it on another Hydro Flask I use primarily to hold my Bloody Mary mix in the fridge. I couldn't put anything else in it because it would always taste like spicy tomato juice. Bottle Bright to the rescue! No residual smell or taste anymore. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING." — Amazon Customer Get a 12-pack from Amazon for $7.99 (also available in packs of 36 and 78). 23. A hanger stacker just in case you don't store your hangers on the closet rack. This keeps them piled up in an orderly fashion so you can just grab one, hang your shirt, and get on with your day. Promising review: "Working in retail for a million years, I know how amazing these can be in keeping your life less chaotic! I put off ordering for months, and I'm mad at myself that I did, because these beat a box of hangers hands-down! I ordered two — one for dress/shirt hangers and one for skirt/pant hangers. They arrived today, seem to be made of the same metal that I've used in retail stores, appear to be sturdy, and are super easy to assemble!" — KatieLee333 Get it from Amazon for $26.60 (also available in other quantities). 24. A handheld label maker that will bring so much joy to your life. Everything properly (and aesthetically) labeled? 😩 It's a dream come true for us organization freaks! Promising review: "Great label maker! So easy to work. My kids even enjoy using this to label their books or things for school. Very easy to use. No need for special software." — LCATH Get it from Target for $30.99 . 25. An overnight toilet tank cleaner because even though you're meticulous about cleaning the toilet on a regular basis, have you ever bothered to clean the tank? Don't panic — all you have to do is pour this into the tank and let it work its magic. Simple as that. Promising review: "According to the instructions I was supposed to use the whole bottle, but being that it was so big and that I had two toilets to clean, I only used half. I was pleasantly surprised. The toilet tank is from the 1960s and I doubt it's been cleaned within the last few decades . In the 'after' photo you can see that there is still some rust left over but large chunks fell off the sides and can be seen on the bottom of the tank." — Nicole Get it from Amazon for $7.07 (also available in a six-pack). 26. A set of ultra-strong magnetic strips so you can hang and store bottles directly from the top of the fridge, which will prevent them from shifting all over the place and ruining your ~perfectly organized~ shelves. Promising review: "Of all the things I have bought that I didn't need, this is one of my favorites. Beer is hard to get out of the cardboard carrier in the top of my fridge. While just taking them out and sitting them on the shelf would have solved this problem as well, this solution is more fun. They float and technically it does make a tiny bit of extra space under the beer for small thinks like cheese or something." — AbbyValentine Get two magnet strips (holds a six pack) from Amazon for $29.99 . 27. A ~sweet-as-honey~ desk organization system consisting of a bunch of individually designed hexagons, which you arrange in whatever way you so desire. Each hexagon has different compartments and slots, so the possibilities are truly endless. Is it art or organization? Trick question — it's both! Ewartwoods is a small business based in Latvia that creates handmade organization and storage solutions that blend into your home decor. Promising review: "They are amazing! Love the quality and how fun it is to arrange. Will be ordering more soon." — Maira Sosa Get it from Ewartwoods on Etsy for $12.61+ (originally $14.84+; available with three materials and in sets of one, three, five, or 10; customization available). Reviews have been edited for length and/or clarity.phmacao 777 。

AI is a journey If you worry that your organization is falling behind in its artificial intelligence initiatives, don’t feel so bad — just about everyone is still in the learning and piloting stages. And if it’s unclear whether there will be return on investment at the end of all this work, there is financial advantage as well, research out of MIT finds. There are at least four logical stages in AI advancement, and most enterprises are still working through the experimental and pilot stages, an analysis of 721 companies by the MIT Center for Information System Research (CISR) concludes. As AI proceeds, there is now evidence that overall financial performance advances as well. Most enterprises in the survey were in the first two stages of AI maturity and had financial performance below the industry average, according to the report’s authors, led by Peter Weill and Stephanie Woerner, both with MIT. Enterprises in stages three and four, on the other hand, had financial performance well above industry average — exceeding 10 percentage points. Weill and Woerner identified and measured the following four stages of AI progress: Stage 1: Experiment and prepare (28% of organizations). “In this stage enterprises focus on educating their workforce, formulating AI policies, becoming more evidence-based, and experimenting with AI technologies to grow more comfortable with automated decision-making,” the researchers explained. Company leaders start taking a look at how to address concerns such as ethics and skills to ensure a smooth path forward. Companies in Stage 1 averaged 9.6 percentage points below the industry average, the study found. Stage 2: Build pilots and capabilities (34%). At this stage of AI, proponents “define important metrics, begin to simplify and automate business processes, and develop the enterprise capabilities they’ve learned.” At this stage, use cases are piloted, with work on leveraging enterprise data and developing APIs. Work with large language models also commences at this stage. Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Address In 2025 Urgent New Gmail Security Warning For Billions As Attacks Continue FinCEN Extends Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Deadline Companies in Stage 2 averaged 2.2 percentage points below the industry average. Stage 3: Develop AI-driven ways of working (31%). At this stage, AI essentially becomes industrialized, meaning it is available and replicable across the enterprise. This includes work on building a core platform for AI, ensuring transparency to decision-makers via dashboards, and ultimately transforming the organizational culture to encourages data-driven and innovative thinking. Foundation models and small language models are introduced and applied to enterprise opportunities. Companies in Stage 3 averaged 8.7 percentage points above the industry average. Stage 4: Become AI future ready (7%). At this achievement stage, “AI is embedded in all decision-making throughout the enterprise,” the researchers state. “They leverage proprietary AI internally, and many sell new business services based on this capability, the AI capability as a service, or both to other enterprises.” Companies in Stage 4 averaged 10.4 percentage points above the industry average. Successfully moving through these stages of AI growth requires a cross-enterprise collaborative effort, as the technology can recast and accelerate many parts of the enterprise. Weill and Woerner cite examples of well-known companies at various phases of their AI journeys, such as Kaiser Permanente in the process of identifying AI values and ethics, to DBS Bank committing to conducting one thousand AI experiments per year, which has led to 350 AI use cases. And here’s the clincher — DBS expects the economic impact of these to exceed $1 billion in 2025, they report. One thing is clear; AI success is a journey, and the ability to rapidly leverage and adapt resources and technology is key — as new technologies and capabilities keep arising almost every day.TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Marcus Banks scored 22 points as UMBC beat Towson 84-71 on Saturday. Banks shot 8 for 18, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Retrievers (6-5). Josh Odunowo scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Anthony Valentine had 17 points and shot 7 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 5 from the line. Dylan Williamson finished with 21 points for the Tigers (4-6). Tyler Tejada added 18 points and nine rebounds. Mekhi Lowery also had 12 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. UMBC took the lead with 19:03 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-24 at halftime, with Valentine racking up 11 points. UMBC extended its lead to 59-38 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Banks scored a team-high 13 points in the second half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Bitcoin is hovering near $100,000 as Trump considers a new crypto chief for his administration. Charles Schwab's incoming CEO said he has not personally invested in crypto and prefers stocks. Schwab plans to enter spot crypto trading, pending regulatory changes under Trump's policies. Feeling a tinge of regret for not investing in bitcoin as it approaches $100,000? Charles Schwab's incoming CEO is in the same boat. "Crypto has certainly caught many's attention, and they've made a lot of money doing it," Rick Wurster, the bank's current president, told Bloomberg in a Thursday interview. "I have not bought crypto, and now I feel silly." Wurster explained why he's been reluctant to invest in crypto. "Well, I think what's holding me back is just a question around the true value of crypto," he said. "I like to invest in stocks, and with stocks there's cash flows you can rely upon, there's dividends that accrue to you. With crypto, it's less certain what that will be and it's less certain how to value it." Wurster said that he supports clients who want to invest in crypto, which has soared to new highs following Donald Trump's reelection. Bitcoin was trading hundreds of dollars away from the $100,000 mark on Friday as Trump reportedly considers candidates for a new " crypto czar " in his administration. "I've talked to a lot of our investors who tell me I'm completely missing the boat and tell me all the great things about crypto, and you know what? They've been right, not me, because it keeps going up," Wurster said. Firms, including Andreessen Horowitz , are optimistic about another crypto boom with hopes of more lenient crypto policies under the Trump administration, as opposed to the stricter regulatory environment under Biden. Although Schwab already offers crypto-linked ETFs and crypto futures, Wurster said the company will move toward spot trading, which would help it compete directly in the sector with firms like Fidelity Investments and Robinhood Markets. "We will get into spot crypto when the regulatory environment changes, and we do anticipate that it will change, and we're getting ready for that eventuality," Wurster said.

Child welfare agencies are facing significant challenges in selecting and modernizing their software systems, which are crucial for delivering effective services to youth and families. A new framework from Info-Tech Research Group aims to address these issues, providing a structured approach to streamline the software selection process and improve outcomes. Key Takeaways The Need for Modernization Child welfare agencies are at a critical juncture, grappling with outdated systems and rising modernization costs. These challenges hinder their ability to meet compliance demands and provide effective services. The new blueprint, titled "Leverage a Rapid Application Selection Framework to Support Youth and Family Services Agencies," offers a step-by-step guide to help agencies modernize their technology and streamline operations. Common Software Selection Challenges The software selection process for child welfare agencies is fraught with difficulties. Some of the key challenges identified in the framework include: The Framework’s Solutions Info-Tech’s framework provides practical strategies to overcome these challenges, including: Conclusion The integration of advanced technologies in child welfare services presents significant opportunities for improving outcomes for youth and families. By addressing the ongoing challenges in software selection and making targeted investments in technology, child welfare agencies can enhance their service delivery and better support those in need. The new framework from Info-Tech Research Group is a vital resource for IT leaders looking to navigate the complexities of modernization and improve their operational effectiveness. SourcesCowboys win wild one vs. Commanders to halt five-game slide