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Plus, I did research and found the best independent news sites. I get freebies from my cable company, you can too. Scammers are going after older folks on Medicare. Here's what to watch out for and warn your family! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, I'm going to tell you about new nasty job scams spreading. I also have browser tricks you can use to impress your friends. And if you have a slowpoke PC or Mac, we're going to fix that too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, China bites back at TikTok bans, what ChatGPT will cost you, no more Netflix password sharing, Gen Z's viral work trend and the secret to compressing images in Word or PowerPoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a quick way to prevent headaches and eye strain when you're at the computer all day, how to spot credit card skimmers at the gas station and the full story behind the Netflix fee drama (and its Super Bowl ad with General Motors). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the surprising stats about people who meet their spouses on dating apps, Ford cuts the price of its 2023 Mustang Mach-E, Microsoft rolls out ChatGPT-powered Teams Premium and an easy way to transfer slides and negatives to your photo library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, how to legally bet on the 2023 Super Bowl online, stop Adobe from using your files to train its AI, find out how long your hard drives will last, Netflix Premium brings spatial audio to more titles and see how many hours it’s going to take to beat a game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All rise: Emojis have entered the court. Plus, three WFH jobs that pay $20 per hour, a popular game for kids goes woke and a high-tech way to protect your logins that’s better than 2FA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Gen Z goes old school for money management, avoid stalkers on dating apps, use your phone to hang pictures the easy way, how to record your computer screen for free, get the cheapest airfare and a trick to find every Wi-Fi network password. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, watch out for this dangerous app, three quick computer tricks, why vintage video games are making a comeback, the richest dog in the world and a weird new way to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you save in a fire? Most of us would run to our smartphones. Plus, why 50% of people don't connect the internet to smart tech, Netflix password sharing will be banned by late March and how to digitize your most important documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, why MacBooks are being sold for scrap, use physical security keys to protect your Apple accounts, end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger and cool ways to use your router's USB ports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emailing your doctor? Prepare for fees. Plus, rent your car for cash, why you need a new email address ASAP and how to find spy cams with your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, watch out for this important tax change when using Venmo or Paypal, access Netflix's new workout hub, my favorite eBay tip and why white-collar workers should be worried about ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Ticketmaster's fight with Congress, how to find a dead phone you lost, the best apps for romantics and a weird new way to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't wear your Apple Watch when you're boxing. It could call the cops! Plus, how to protect your IP address, Netflix will pay $385,000 for a flight attendant, what really happens to 'unsent' texts and why GM’s new Chevy Corvette is a hybrid and not an all-electric car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, why this is a great time to buy new smartphones, the best way to get live TV, earrings that double as earbuds and my insider scoop on Apple's new Macs and their unbelievably powerful chips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Amazon's big layoffs spell trouble ahead, four ways to tell if an image is real or Photoshopped, prosecutors reveal murder suspect Brian Walshe's Google searches, the right height for your doorbell cam and how to block annoying scam calls so you don't lose money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, employers get wise to work from home tricks, how fraudulent online retailers are robbing us blind, why Sony is reviving the Walkman and the scary way young kids find online porn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a wacky way to make money online. Hint: It involves your feet. Plus, the tech gadgets trending on TikTok, how to text from your computer and apps to plan a wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, protect your kids from ID theft, Bowling’s new pinsetters are causing drama, get handwritten notes into your PC, sniff out scammers with Google Reverse Image Search and how to get a hold of someone whose iPhone is on Do Not Disturb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you order dog food on Amazon? You might get illegal loot. Plus, stop your boss from spying on you, get Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop for free, useful streaming tricks and five weird ways to make money online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, teens are diagnosing themselves with serious illnesses they found on TikTok, get better sleep with these podcasts and signs your phone or computer is infected with a keylogger. Oh, and men, stop putting your smartphone in your pants pocket! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, how an Apple Watch saved a child's life, why Gen Z loves old gadgets (and will pay you handsomely for them), use your voice to control your TV and why you should wrap your car keys in tin foil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to make money online? Be a virtual babysitter! Plus, the best apps to predict rain or snow, how to set up parental controls on TikTok, cutting back on screen time can improve your health, Big Tech layoffs and how the first robot lawyer could defend you in court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Got a Kia or Hyundai vehicle? Social media could encourage teens to steal your car. Plus, hidden online shopping deals, new Netflix workout series and four Google tips for better searches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's in your toilet? A ton of data, apparently. Just connect this device to your iPhone — and then your toilet. Plus, a Mercedes-level stroller for babies, AI ovens, color-changing cars, 3D tours pose major security risks, how to make more money in the new year and my smart advice for callers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to take a nap in your self-driving car? You might wake up in the middle of a police chase. Plus, a mom cyberbullied her daughter for a year, police used DNA evidence to catch a killer and my smart advice for callers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can't make heads or tails of your doctor's chicken scratch handwriting? Let Google help. Plus, internet safety tips for parents, three ways to protect your phone from the cold, Louisiana's war against online porn and the best apps for finding friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever lost a bag at the airport? Maybe it took a joyride to McDonald's. Plus, this streaming mistake endangers your computer, a safety tip for dating apps, how a stalker's own AirTags thwarted him, how to edit a PDF on your iPhone and a weird way to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Netflix ads, Facebook and Instagram to start charging money, best golf apps, password manager pros and cons, new home wiring tips and my smart advice for callers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court takes on social media, why to delete Kaspersky, Facebook is in trouble, NFTs are over, pilotless air taxis, worst text scams and life-saving tech. Plus, how to make sure Amazon Alexa isn’t recording everything you say and find hidden spy cameras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, how to boost cell coverage, the best way to trade or sell old phones, airline passenger airdrops nudes, home remodel tips and my smart advice for callers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, use your phone's best browser, boost your home's value, how microtransit will revolutionize the way we commute and an insider scoop on Tesla's fully self-driving car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Got a trip coming up? These are the best days to book a flight. Plus, update Google Chrome now if you have a Mac, why people are trying to get out of work, how to know if your boss is spying on you, use your PC's step recorder feature and Amazon review tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big changes are coming to Apple Pay, internet coming to school buses, and super-sleuth tips for finding anyone’s email address online. Plus, the new frontier of the internet is in the works with Wi-Fi 7, how to save money on Amazon, and tips to make Google Drive even safer to use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ask Google to remove your data from search results, turn an old PC into a media server, Samsung smartwatch burn risks, popular password manager hacked and why you shouldn't rely on Tile's QR code stickers to find your lost stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, fast charger secrets, feds crack down on social media censorship, how to find the best router and the best way to keep your cell phone number private. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the world's fastest shoes increase your walking speed by 250%, how to find out who's calling you from an unknown or blocked number, signs your computer's hard drive is failing and a new way for Android users to know if they are being tracked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be careful when an online friend offers financial advice. They might be luring you into a pig butchering scheme. This trending scam has stripped millions of dollars from victims across the world. That's why Allie Seligman spoke with ProPublica reporter Cezary Podkul, an expert on these vicious scams. Listen to this episode for the full scoop, from how the scam works to essential cybersecurity tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the SEC charges a crew of social media influencers with $100 million for fraud, Elon Musk sells 22 million shares of Tesla stock in three days, most people relate more with online strangers than real-life friends and this hidden Google Map feature shows everywhere you’ve been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, three big changes coming to your Instagram account, Apple’s new whiteboard app gives you and up to 99 friends an infinite canvas, wear QR code fashion and a built-in smartphone feature that organizes your health records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, what to do when locked out of your Facebook account, get weather alerts on your phone, Twitter's office supply fire sale, Zoom holiday party ideas and how a new gift card scam steals your cash with barcode stickers. Also, would you get plastic surgery to look like an AI image? Surgeons say they're getting these disturbing requests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling your home? You'll need a big virtual tour — as long as you watch out for these security risks. Plus, this tech tool reveals whether a used car was in an accident and five ways to use an old iPhone or Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why you really need to start using a password manager, a look inside the downfall of FTX, and smart tech tips from Kim Komando and friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tip drivers with Alexa, Twitter charges $11 per month for paid subscriptions, robots are taking over customer service, 45-year-old computer for $375K auction, share your phone to a TV screen, tech clues your partner is cheating and how to wipe your ex from your digital world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you let Amazon track your search history if it paid you $2 per month? Plus, Google Messages rolls out fully encrypted group chats, how to enable full encryption for iCloud backups, next iOS update boosts AirDrop security, air-purifying headphones for almost $1K and holiday scams to watch out for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, how to save big money with smart water tech, know files hackers use the most, the five worst tech gadgets that steal your privacy and callers like you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passengers can talk on the phone while flying, watch out for a festive wine scam, Amazon wants to monitor your sleep and how to find out future traffic conditions months in advance. Plus, how to stop AirTag stalkers on Android, see a site’s website traffic, use a hotel room TV to charge your devices and more tech tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you tend to forget important things when you're busy? Try this quick trick. Plus, use these simple tips to protect your packages from porch pirates during the holiday season, top tech stories of the year and holiday gift card scams to watch out for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices