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đ¨ď¸ Printer secret: Most printers have a âDraft modeâ that uses less ink when you donât need anything fancy. (Some call it âEconomy modeâ or âFast mode.â) To try it, open a document or file, hit Print, then go to Properties or Preferences, and look for Draft mode.
Playing Candy Crush, swiping left on a dating app and checking your Yahoo inbox shouldnât expose your location. I say shouldnât, but those apps and thousands more were likely hijacked by data brokers who turned your personal info into cash.
Itâs that time of year when so many of us are planning vacations and booking a rental. Sadly, scammers are very aware of that, and theyâre always changing their tricks to fool people out of their money, rentals â or worse.
When was the last time you cleaned up your digital life? Itâs not fun, but just a few minutes of physical and digital decluttering can work wonders. It boosts productivity, clears mental clutter and leaves you feeling like youâve done something great. Ready? Letâs do this!
Iâm sure you remember this: âYou hang up first.â âNo, you hang up first.â Not quite as romantic when you fumble for the âEnd callâ button on your iPhone, eh? As times change and our tech changes, so, too, do the phrases we use.
When you connect your gadgets to the same Wi-Fi network, you’re not just getting them online; you’re building a system so they can communicate with each other. You donât need to be a tech wizard â just follow the steps below:
Those charging kiosks in airports, hotels and malls are so tempting when youâre out and about with a dying phone. Their owners promise theyâre safe. The government disagrees, and so do I. Groan, I know.
Welcome to the newest phase of juice jacking. The phenomenon has been around for more than 10 years. Hackers use public phone-charging stations to upload malware to your devices. Then, they ransom your device or steal your passwords. Super-duper.
New cars are basically snazzy computers on wheels, packing 1,000 to 3,000 processors. That means we get all kinds of great features, but thatâs not all â the more complex our cars get, the more at risk we are. Iâm not talking about theft; I mean remote carjacking ⌠or worse.
Most folks donât know their wireless router â that handy dandy device alongside the modem that connects your devices to the internet â has a shelf life. Once it hits the three-year mark, youâre due for an upgrade.
Iâm cheap and try to save a buck wherever I can. I use all my credit card perks, always click the coupon boxes on Amazon, and, to my husbandâs great annoyance, cancel streaming services the minute we stop watching them.
