October 15, 2026
Fix It or Ditch It? Make ChatGPT Build You a Repair-vs-Replace Calculator

Fix It or Ditch It? Make ChatGPT Build You a Repair-vs-Replace Calculator

To repair or not to repair, the age old question. ChatGPT can now build interactive calculators with sliders, so you can figure in energy costs, how many years the fridge has left and the odds it breaks again before you decide.

You’re paying $139 a year for Amazon Prime. Here are the hidden perks you’re probably not using, plus two that pay for the whole membership.

You’re paying $139 a year for Amazon Prime. Here are the hidden perks you’re probably not using, plus two that pay for the whole membership.

Most Prime members use free shipping and watch a movie now and then. Meanwhile, free food delivery, gas discounts, unlimited photo storage, free books and cheap prescriptions sit untouched. Here’s how to claim them tonight.

October 14, 2026
AI apps want the keys to your computer. Apple just sounded the alarm. Check these 3 settings on your Mac or PC today.

AI apps want the keys to your computer. Apple just sounded the alarm. Check these 3 settings on your Mac or PC today.

Zero clicks from you. Invisible text tells your AI assistant to ship your private files to a stranger, and it happily obeys. Researchers pulled this off against Microsoft’s Copilot.

October 13, 2026
Turns a Napkin Doodle Into a Boardroom-Ready Flowchart in Seconds

Turns a Napkin Doodle Into a Boardroom-Ready Flowchart in Seconds

The diagram you scribbled on an envelope during a phone call can be clean and client-ready before the other person finishes their follow-up email. Kim hands you the exact prompt to convert a photographed sketch into a professional flowchart.

Do you need a VPN at home? Your internet provider is betting you won’t get one.

Do you need a VPN at home? Your internet provider is betting you won’t get one.

Think VPNs are only for airports and coffee shops? Your internet provider sees more from your living room than any hacker at Starbucks. Here’s what it can see and how to close the blinds.

October 12, 2026
Amazon keeps a secret list of guesses about you. Here’s how to read yours in 60 seconds.

Amazon keeps a secret list of guesses about you. Here’s how to read yours in 60 seconds.

One shopper found Amazon had decided she “has flat buttocks.” Here’s where Amazon, Google and Facebook hide what they think you are, and how to fix it.

October 10, 2026
Car mechanics reveal tech secrets that save you a tow and thousands

Car mechanics reveal tech secrets that save you a tow and thousands

Your car is a rolling computer, and mechanics know its hidden tricks. Here’s how to find your vehicle with your head, dodge a $2,500 repair and more.

October 9, 2026
Kim Komando shows the HeyPolo app with family members' locations on a map, including a teen driver and a grandmother.

Life360 alternatives for families who want more privacy

Looking for a Life360 alternative? Kim Komando found a family location app that never sells your data. What it does, how to set it up, the fine print and her exclusive deal.

October 8, 2026
Make Google’s AI watch airfare for you. Free.

Make Google’s AI watch airfare for you. Free.

Google’s AI Mode will track flight prices and email you when they drop. It can’t buy anything, which is exactly why you should use it.

Delete hundreds of duplicate photos in one tap, then find any picture just by describing it

Delete hundreds of duplicate photos in one tap, then find any picture just by describing it

I remember my parents saying, “Kim, stop wasting the film.” Back then, you got 36 shots a roll and waited days to see if any were keepers. Now we fire off 20 a day without blinking. (Guilty. See my triple selfie above.) Let’s clean up the mess and make finding the good ones easy. Perfect […]

October 7, 2026
Last call: 15 Prime Big Deal Days steals I’d buy (most under $25)

Last call: 15 Prime Big Deal Days steals I’d buy (most under $25)

Skip the panic buying. These deals save you time, money and a headache, from a hotel room spy sweeper to TV for $17.

October 6, 2026
📊 How to build a pitch deck in Claude in 3 minutes

📊 How to build a pitch deck in Claude in 3 minutes

Anthropic launched Claude Slides in September, and it builds a PowerPoint file right inside the chat. Here’s the setting you have to turn on first and the prompt that stops Claude from inventing your numbers.

October 5, 2026
Apps in your car can send your data to outside companies, tests show.

Your car is selling your driving habits, and your insurance bill shows it

A new study of 21 cars and 30 car apps found 19 vehicles leaking data. Here’s what’s tracked, who buys it and how to shut it down.

Talking to your phone is three times faster than typing on it, with fewer typos. Here’s how to start, plus pro moves for people who already dictate.

Talking to your phone is three times faster than typing on it, with fewer typos. Here’s how to start, plus pro moves for people who already dictate.

Typing on a slab of glass with your thumbs is slow. Talking isn’t. Your phone has known that for years. You’re the one who never pressed the button. Monday’s a good day to start. 🎙️ How to dictate iPhone and Android: Tap the microphone on your keyboard and talk. To punctuate, say “comma,” “period,” “question […]

October 3, 2026
The 2-minute hotel check Kim runs every stay, the broken lock it caught and the trick that turns the room’s TV into a second monitor.

The 2-minute hotel check Kim runs every stay, the broken lock it caught and the trick that turns the room’s TV into a second monitor.

Kim’s hotel room check caught a broken door lock in Jackson Hole, friend. Steal her 2-minute routine, turn the TV into a second monitor and hear about the $300,000 ring in an Italian safe.

October 2, 2026
Life360 vs. HeyPolo: Your family tracker may be peddling your privacy

Life360 vs. HeyPolo: Your family tracker may be peddling your privacy

A listener asked how HeyPolo stacks up against Life360. The real question is who’s making money off your family’s location.

October 1, 2026
Brain dump, done

Brain dump, done

Your brain keeps nagging you until a task has a plan. The work doesn’t have to be actually finished. Here’s how to brain-dump into AI and walk away with a calendar.

Google changed its search links, and the old “hover over it first” safety trick doesn’t work anymore on many results. Here’s why that matters for your bank login and the 60-second fix.

Google changed its search links, and the old “hover over it first” safety trick doesn’t work anymore on many results. Here’s why that matters for your bank login and the 60-second fix.

You used to be able to hover over a Google result to see where it really goes. Now some show a scrambled Google address instead, right as crooks are planting fake bank logins at the top of search results, friend. Here’s how the trick works and the bookmark that beats it.

September 29, 2026
Your phone can record the call, type and summarize it before you hang up. Here’s how on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, and the legal line you can’t cross.

Your phone can record the call, type and summarize it before you hang up. Here’s how on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, and the legal line you can’t cross.

The doctor who calls back. The contractor who gives you a quote. The insurance rep who talks in numbers. Your phone will record them, transcribe the conversation and write a summary, no app to buy, friend. Steps for iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy below, plus the 12-state rule that keeps you out of court.

September 25, 2026
Kim used AI to quickly generate a website.

I handed AI my husband’s Word doc. 35 minutes later, he had a website.

Kim Komando built a website with AI in about an hour. No coding, no designer. The exact steps, 5 prompts to copy and why Komando.com runs on Hostinger now.