NASA brain teaser

Which of the following was developed as a result of research conducted by NASA? Was it … A.) Memory foam, B.) Velcro, C.) The microwave oven or D.) GPS?

A.) Memory foam was developed in the 1970s for seat cushioning and crash protection.

Tags: brain, crash, GPS, memory, protection, research


Tech trick: Boost the quality of your streaming audio

At any given time, there’s music playing in my house. I have my organizing music, sitting-by-the-pool jams, dinner playlists depending on how we’re feeling, tunes for getting ready … The list goes on.

If you’re a music lover, too, let’s get the bad news out of the way: The tunes you’re jamming to in your favorite streaming app are sub-par quality. The good news? It’s easy to fix that, and I can walk you through it. 

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60-second privacy fix, Google edition

In today’s episode of “I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me,” our “close friend” Google is recording our voices. And, of course, they’re being sneaky about it.

Yep, a hidden feature in your Google account is snatching up audio recordings from your web and app activity, interactions with digital assistants, and more. 

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What NOT to tell AI

AI is a great tool if you know how to use it … But there are some things you shouldn’t say to a bot. Kim has the lowdown on info to keep to yourself.

Komando Q&A

Help me organize the pantry

Our family has a large food storage pantry, and we often shop at Costco and Walmart (bulk items) to provide meals for our growing household. We need suggestions for an app that we can use to inventory food. — Cameron in Utah

Smart idea. It stinks to realize something has expired — or that you just bought a fifth case of canned tomatoes. A couple options for you:

  • Pantry Check scans barcodes and uploads everything for you. It’ll even remind you to use things before they go bad. Sweet. 
  • Home Food Storage for iPhone is geared more toward preppers. It does many of the same things as Pantry Check, but it takes it a step further if you want to have a plan in place for months or years. This one is $2.99, FYI.

😂 It’s annoying Costco has the best prices on funeral plans. The service is great and all, but I don’t need three caskets.

When you just need space to think: Press Windows key + D on a PC to close all your open windows to the taskbar and see only your desktop. On a Mac, ​​press Cmd + M to minimize your open windows.

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It’s not just your computer: You need to close all the tabs in your phone’s browser, too. On iPhone, open Safari, and tap and hold the icon that looks like two overlapping squares. From the pop-up, choose Close All Tabs. Done! On Android, say, “Hey, Google, close all tabs.

Learn something new: Take over 1,700 online courses from Harvard, Yale, Stanford and other Ivy League schools on Coursera, whether for work, a hobby, your personal life or just bragging rights. “Last night, I was studying artificial intelligence in government at Harvard.”

Please go away: When you see an ad you don’t want to see again on Facebook, look in the top right corner of the ad itself. Find the three-dot icon and tap Hide Ad. If only it was that easy to get rid of annoying people.

I love free: ChatGPT just made free a bunch of features that were once exclusive to paid plans. You now get real-time web responses, data analytics, chart creation, file upload and the ability to remember you, plus access to custom versions of GPT. The catch? Only 10 requests a day.