Full episode of The Kim Komando Show

April 13, 2021

This week’s exclusive episode of Kim Komando Explains is a full hour of The Kim Komando Show, airing on more than 420 stations across the U.S. Listen to the full show on your schedule for 30 days free at getkim.com. Coming up, in the first hour, another massive data breach involving Facebook, this time involving more than 530 million people. Find out what to do. Plus, while doctors might tell you it’s a bad idea to Google medical symptoms, a new study says otherwise. And be on the lookout for “Zoom Zombies” on the road. Sounds like a bad movie, but it’s real.

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5 sites for checking your grammar

There is nothing worse than sending off a business email or posting a blog entry, only to realize later that you have typos or poor grammar. How did that happen? After all, you use Microsoft Word, which has a built-in spell-checking feature. Unfortunately, this type of spell checker is basic, nothing fancy.

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2.5M wireless hotspots recalled due to overheating batteries and fire risk

Smartphones have made the internet even more widespread than before their advent. Now we are connected 24/7. Many of us need the internet for our jobs as well.

What happens when you don’t have a signal or an open hotspot? You bring one with you, of course! Thanks to mobile hotspots, we can now be connected to our social media and email wherever we go. Tap or click here to find out how to set up a mobile hotspot.

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This support scam tricks you with a fake antivirus bill

We all can use a little support lately. There’s enough to worry about without pulling your hair out over the tech that currently drives careers, social engagement and education.

When something goes wrong with a device or service, you reach out to customer support. But what do you do if they reach out first, seemingly out of the blue? The truth is it’s most likely a scam. Tap or click here to see how to spot these types of crooked dealings.

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Data from another social media site leaked - Watch out for scams

For many, social media platforms are the primary way of communicating with friends and family during the pandemic. It has also served as a great way for people to remain in contact with old acquaintances.

But recently several social media platforms have come under attack from hackers, stealing millions of records and personal information. Earlier this month, hackers made off with 533 million Facebook records. Tap or click here to find out if your account was exposed.

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Can AI guess your emotions? Try this online game to see

Are you a master of disguise, or do you have a solid poker face? Think that you could fool artificial intelligence with your facial movements?

A group of social scientists created a game where the AI is designed to read your emotions through facial expressions. Tap or click here for a frightening example of how thieves are using AI to create ransomware threats.

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5 things you cannot remove about your personal life online

Ever hear about a digital footprint? Well, unless you’re a survival camper in the woods, you have one. With most of us living our lives online through social media, you’d be horrified to find out how much the internet knows about you. Tap or click here to see everything Google knows about you with one search.

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Yahoo Answers is shutting down: 10 of the funniest (and strangest) questions

Remember those commercials from the ’90s with Yahoo that made you laugh and think Yahoo was ridiculous? You aren’t alone. Out of Yahoo came what was supposed to be a serious Q and A platform, Yahoo Answers.

Yahoo Answers was supposed to be a serious place to get answers to important questions like Quora. The internet didn’t see it that way. It turned more into a laugh, and the memes that came from it were fantastic. Tap or click here for Google search alternatives.

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Have trading cards to sell? It's getting a lot easier on eBay

We can all use a little extra money during these trying times. You can start by unloading some unneeded clutter from your place. This is great if you’re working from home and not going anyplace during the day anyway.

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Kim's 5 reasons to set up a financial Chromebook

Do you have a Chromebook in your arsenal of gadgets? If you don’t know, they are similar to a laptop but just a little bit different. Chromebooks run on Chrome OS, which was specifically built to be used with an internet connection.

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A new, easy way to choose what YOU see on Facebook

Social media has become more important in our daily lives than any of us ever expected. We go to our Facebook page for everything from the news, to a look into our friend’s daily lives. Facebook algorithms study our online habits and adjust our news feeds to show us exactly what we want to read and buy. Tap or click here for Facebook settings to change ASAP.

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