A cluttered and disorganized file naming system can cause you many headaches down the road. Luckily, it takes less than a minute to rename all the files in a folder — even if you have 100. Try this tech trick to batch rename files.

Far too often, a website’s search feature doesn’t get the job done. Try this nifty Google trick instead to do a Google search on one website and not the entire internet.

Let’s say you’re looking for iPhone tips on Komando.com. Go to google.com or type this into your browser’s address bar: site:komando.com. Put a space and the phrase “iPhone tips.” It looks like this:

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If you're a big fan of DIY projects, remember that you shouldn't try to do everything yourself. Sometimes, being independent can do more harm than good. For example, if you take on any of these home improvement projects yourself, you could find yourself in a world of pain.

Get Android tips, tricks and updates to your inbox twice a week. Coming up soon: How to hide files and folders on your PC. Handy!

I don’t trust Big Tech and you shouldn’t, either. You’ve heard me say for years that free email services like Gmail or Yahoo aren’t really free. There’s a big price to pay — your privacy. These free email sites scan, analyze and save details of every email you send and receive, giving Big Tech a very intimate and detailed profile of you so they can easily sell your data to the highest bidder.

That’s why I use StartMail. With StartMail, I can send encrypted emails with one click, even if the recipient doesn’t use encryption. And StartMail never scans or analyzes your emails. Best of all, when you delete an email, it’s gone — forever.

You'd be shocked to find out exactly how much personal information about you is lurking online. Many people overshare on social media sites, but that's just one culprit. If you want to take back some of your privacy, I can help. I'll show you how to erase yourself from the internet. At least as much as possible.

A crashing computer or broken phone screen can ruin your week. Not all tech problems are that big, but they sure can feel that way. In this week's column, I'll tell you five easy ways to remedy annoying digital-life problems.

Twitter is full of trolls and politics. Not my page, though. Come say hi and learn a thing or two.

Most of us know someone or are someone who occasionally gets up in the middle of the night while they are sleeping and walks around the house or does something strange. This is called sleepwalking, and around 4% of US adults have reported this happening to them. But why does this happen, and what can we do to prevent it?