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5 shocking personal things people can find out about you and your home from public recordsPublic records are a good source of reliable information if you are looking to buy or sell a home. The problem is that anyone can access this information. This includes scammers who will use what they find against you. The amount of info that can be obtained about your property is scary. We've got the details, and it's a bit unsettling. Tap or click to see your personal information available online. → |
Quick tip of the dayTurn Google into a specific search engine for any website using just your keyboard’s Tab button. This works in Edge and Chrome. Begin typing the address of the site you’d like to search. Google will automatically complete the URL if you’ve visited it in the past; otherwise, type out the entire URL (e.g., Komando.com).Don’t hit Enter — instead, press the Tab key.The URL will convert to a search engine for that particular website.Now, type in your search term and hit Enter. Voila!For Safari and Firefox, use this trick: Enter your search term, along with “site:” followed by the website you want to search. For example, you might put in “tech tips site:komando.com” to search my website for great tech tips. 🧠 More tech smarts: 10 hidden Google Search features you should be using |
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Photography tip: 7 ways to take better photos People snapped around 1.4 trillion photos in 2020. That means your pics have a lot of competition. Stand out from the crowd with these nine helpful tricks for perfecting your photos. These tips can transform your ordinary snapshots into gorgeous works of art. Privacy how-to: set your Google data to self-destruct Google isn't immune to the same greedy tactics other Big Tech companies pull. Google keeps tabs on your location, tracks search history and builds a digital profile based on your browsing habits. Thankfully, it is possible to look up and delete most of the data Google has on you. We'll show you how. |
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This computer virus cost $50 billionBack in 2004, internet users were hit with one of the largest and most financially damaging viruses of all time. The MyDoom virus spread throughout the world and cost some companies billions. So, what was the goal behind the virus and how did the tech world stop it? WATCH THIS VIDEO → |
AND FINALLY ...Stop us if you’ve heard this one. “In life, only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.” As it turns out, even the threat of death isn’t enough to stop the IRS from demanding cash from taxpayers. 💀 You’d think a nuclear attack would give them more important things to worry about. No such luck. Get this: You’d still have to pay federal taxes if a nuclear war broke out. 💥 Even if a bomb goes off, the I.R.S. will come knocking at your door (at least within 30 days of detonation). Tap or click here to read the official nuclear attack plan. They’re truly prepared for anything! |
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