How to track down an email address online
If you’re on the job hunt but can’t seem to get to the interview stage, I’ll let you in on a tip: Find the hiring manager or team leader’s email address online, and send a personalized note after you apply. It’ll help them put a face to a name and help you stand out in a sea of resumes.
Don't let your SSD die on you: 5 warning signs
Nine times out of 10, if you’re having issues with your computer, you or an IT expert can find a way to recover your files. That 10th time? It’s an SSD issue. Translation: You’re screwed.
🤓 Nerdy fact: Today’s solid-state drives (SSDs) run on silicon chips versus the old magnetic disks in hard disk drives (HDDs). They don’t have any moving parts, so they’re faster, quieter and have a longer lifespan than HDDs.
Breathe new life into an old laptop or PC: Install ChromeOS Flex, a free, cloud-based operating system. With processing done on Google’s servers and a bare-bones interface, you’ll get surprisingly good performance. Your PC will need to meet these minimum specs: x64 CPU, 4GB RAM, 16GB storage and a USB port for installation.
$20,000 a month
Selling iPhone photos. A TikTokker says she makes bank by submitting photos from her camera roll to Shutterstock and Adobe Stock. Her most-sold photo? A picture of Monterey, California, that made her $26,000 from 4,000 downloads. Pro tip: Nature and travel photos are some of the most popular with businesses. Yeah, I’ll be looking through my camera roll, too!
Google trick: Type filetype: at the beginning of your search when looking for a spreadsheet or other document. Want a PDF? Write filetype:pdf and then your keyword. For an Excel spreadsheet, type filetype:xlsx and your keyword. Anything publicly available is a few clicks away.
Secret button in your Windows 10 and 11 taskbar: Clicking it will minimize everything you have open. It’s located in the bottom right corner of your screen, past the time and notification icon — a tiny sliver. Click it again to bring your stuff back. Good one!
🤢 Clean your smartwatch: Researchers randomly tested watch wristbands and found 95% were contaminated with harmful bacteria, including E. coli and MRSA. Plastic and rubber hold the most junk. Makes me want to chuck all my stuff in this.
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93% of Gen Z
Has been in a relationship where someone cheated. And how did they find out? Some 23% of the time, it was because of incriminating texts. It’s not a big surprise cheating is so rampant when a new hunk of burning love is just a swipe away.