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Wi-Fi slow? It’s probably this
You pay for high-speed internet, but your current connection is slower than your mom who took nine months to come up with a good joke. Something’s off, and no, it’s not Mercury in retrograde (this time).
Enter: DNS.
🧠 Wait, what’s DNS?
DNS stands for Domain Name System. It’s like your computer’s address book. When you type in a website like komando.com, your device has to look up the matching IP address (the real location of the site) before it can load it.
Now here’s where it gets spicy: Most people are using the DNS servers provided by their internet service providers (ISPs), and those servers are often slow.
Why? They’re overloaded, outdated and in desperate need of a nap.
⚡ The solution: Change your DNS
Yes, you can do this and switch to a faster, more private DNS service. You have two great options:
- Google DNS
Primary: 8.8.8.8
Secondary: 8.8.4.4 - Cloudflare DNS
Primary: 1.1.1.1
Secondary: 1.0.0.1
🛠️ How to change your DNS in baby steps
These are the correct steps for most. Yours might be a tad different depending on your device and operating system.
On Windows:
Gear up, buckle in
🚗 Ready to upgrade your car? Let’s get rolling.
- This retractable fast car charger (39% off) keeps your cables neat.
- Hold your iPhone or Android steady with a magnetic car mount (35% off).
- These phone and key bags ($10) block signals, so your info stays safe.
- Need a tissue? Just clip this leather holder ($10) onto your sun visor.
- Make your ride comfy with a two-pack of wool seat belt covers ($15).
🌦️ Clear vision = safer drives: These windshield wipers (15% off) can handle rain or snow and work through all seasons.
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Tech deals hiding in plain sight
You made it through the week. Time to treat yourself! I dug through the sea of fake reviews and gimmicks for sweet savings on gadgets you’ll actually want. Let’s dive in.
🚘 Eyes on the road 24/7: Redtiger’s 4K dual dash cam ($118.99, 30% off) covers your ride from front to back, even when parked. Your protection is worth the investment.
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💬 Name dropper: Give your family and friends fun nicknames on Facebook Messenger. Just open a conversation from the Chats tab. Tap their name at the top, and go to Nicknames > [their name] > Save (iOS) or Set (Android) when you’re done. The other person will see it, so keep it friendly.
📬 Tired of spam and snooping? Bob from Illinois said it best: “I switched to StartMail, and I get no more junk email. Plus, no big tech snoops and trackers!” You can move your whole inbox without missing a beat, too. No downtime, no data lost and total privacy. Right now, snag 60% off your first year — a smart switch at a smart price.
Secret Airpod spy tool
See an iPhone or iPad just sitting somewhere it doesn’t belong? Don’t assume you’re alone.
💀 DIY neck crack: Chiropractic neck “adjustments” are all over TikTok. So are reports of strokes, nerve damage and ruptured arteries. The internet’s favorite crack (not that one) could basically snap your brain off. So before you adjust yourself straight into the void based on something you saw online, heed my words: Please don’t.
$10 million
How much revenue TikTok creators are collectively pulling in daily. New data also shows it’s now the second most-watched livestreaming platform on the net. So far in Q1: Twitch has 4.85 billion hours, TikTok Live 8.03 billion and YouTube leads with 14.98 billion hours. Dang, that’s crazy.
Cluckin’ wild
The Minecraft movie is meh, but Jack Black’s unhinged chicken ballad, “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” shot up to # 78 on Billboard’s Hot 100. It’s now the shortest song ever to hit the famed list, clocking in at 34 seconds, making it both a record and maybe a cry for help for our attention spans. Listen here, you have been warned.
Mother’s Day is 10 days away!
💝 Forget boring. These ideas are personal and heartfelt.
- Add any text or photo you want on a 40-oz tumbler ($27).
- Hang up to six pics on this family tree frame holder ($30).
- An engraved cutting board ($19) makes for a sweet kitchen gift.
- Put your mom’s name and birth flower on a travel jewelry box ($11).
- A hand-casting kit (30% off) creates a memory she can literally hold.
- Fill in the blanks in this “What I Love About Mom” journal ($10) to share why she’s the best. I gave my mom one from me and Ian.
🌻 Shop my Mother’s Day Ultimate Gift List now. You’ll find the perfect gift for the special person in your life.
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AI eats its own: Prompt engineer was tech’s hot new job title in 2023, featuring $300K salaries, fully remote work and bragging rights in Discord. Fast-forward to 2025: AI doesn’t need prompt engineers anymore. It writes its own prompts. Imagine training your replacement that never takes lunch breaks and doesn’t need caffeine. Congrats, prompt engineers, you played yourself, in natural language.
Did you drop $20?
Someone asked Sarah that question at a grocery store. Minutes later, her debit card was gone.
🛰️ High stakes laser tag: Amazon just fired its first 27 Kuiper satellites into orbit to take on Starlink, planning for 3,200 total. SpaceX already has 7,200 up there. Hope Earth’s atmosphere enjoys the new bumper-to-bumper congestion.
Solo Words With Friends: WWF (the puzzle game, not the pandas or wrestling) added a new solo game called Letter Lock. Slide letters up and down columns to make words and unlock more columns. It’s part puzzle, part productivity trap, and 100% designed to eat your break time.
🚗 Toyota’s Robo-glow-up: Google’s Waymo is teaming up with Toyota to explore self-driving tech in your own car, not just ride-hailing fleets. It’s all still “preliminary,” but (allegedly) the goal is future personal robo-car vibes, not just robots that pick you up and hold you hostage.
Staying in is the new going out
Friday night celebration? Nah. We’ve got food delivery and streaming. You can thank Wi-Fi for that.
Nearly $400,000
What someone paid at auction for a chilling letter from a Titanic survivor. The first-class passenger wrote it five days before the Titanic went down, saying, “It is a fine ship, but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.” The cruel twist? He still died a few months later from health issues made worse by the wreck.
Less than 100
That’s how many shark bites are reported globally each year. Not a huge number, but it’s been going up. Why? Blame social media. Some influencers are telling tourists to snap selfies or reach out for a pat. Add to that the fact that most people can’t tell a reef shark from a bull shark. Yeah, natural selection in action.
Posting deepfake nudes is now a federal crime
Finally, victims have protections. That doesn’t mean the internet will forget.