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Stop the clock! 4 last-minute tax moves you can still make for 2025

You still have time to save a ton on your taxes. If you run a small business, you really need to check this out.

Your phone knows too much

“Kim, I get that there are shady people-search sites and data brokers making money by selling my name, address and shoe size to anyone from scammers, stalkers and insurance companies. Why should I pay to remove this? This should be against the law! Why is the burden on me? How do companies gather all this […]

The spy in your rental car

Stop syncing your contacts with a rental car. Even one button tap can share way too much.

Is your Christmas tree killing your Wi-Fi?

Streaming “Elf” in 4K? Not with that twinkling tree sabotaging your router. I break it all down like a techy MythBuster.

The $5 billion lie: Why ‘Incognito’ isn’t keeping you safe

I’ve been telling you for years that your browser’s private mode is about as private as getting naked in a room with glass walls. Now we finally have proof, straight from the source. Google settled a $5 billion lawsuit accusing them of tricking millions of people into believing Incognito mode made them invisible online. Spoiler: […]

The gift that keeps on charging you

Not all gifts are created equal. Some come with surprise monthly charges.

Free gift in the mail? It’s a scam

Ever get a weird Amazon box and think it’s a gift? Think again.

They found a match on 23andMe and wanted money

Turns out DNA tests don’t just tell you you’re 3% Viking; they might also come with surprise lawsuits.

Watch where you click for those amazing deals

“Kim, I pride myself on being internet smart. Yesterday, in the heat of hunting for a specific sold-out gift, I got sloppy. I saw a link for a ‘Flash Sale’ that looked legitimate. I clicked it, and immediately knew something was wrong. The URL looked weird, a pop-up flashed, my browser started acting erratic and […]

Smart ways to handle all the holiday deliveries

Getting ready for the avalanche of packages? This guide will keep you out of delivery limbo.

Memories, megabytes & mashed potatoes

Tech can’t replace Thanksgiving, but the right stuff helps bring back the people and moments that matter.

Porch pirates are hacking tracking numbers to beat you home

Someone dressed as a trash bag to steal packages? That actually happened.

iCloud/Google Drive are NOT backups

From silent SSD failures to cloud syncing disasters, digital terrors are plaguing your most important files.

$100 million stolen from the Louvre: The hack was Windows XP

Robbers didn’t defeat the Louvre alone. Outdated Windows and a password called “LOUVRE” helped.

Smart mirrors for your bathroom are here

I remember the first time I saw a bathroom mirror with a built-in TV. I was at a ski lodge in Vail and called Barry to come see it.

Tech secrets only the pros know

We’ve all been there. Your screen goes black, but you can still hear the audio. You’re trying to move the cursor on your phone, but your thumb’s too big to land in the right spot. Or your Android suddenly turns into a sluggish mess, and you’re ready to throw your $1,000 phone out the window. […]

Identity theft starts small and ruins big

Last month, a friend of mine, we’ll call him David, got an alert from his identity protection service. It wasn’t a $2,000 charge for a new TV. It wasn’t $10,000 worth of phones in another country. It was a $48.50 bill opened in his full legal name for a utility company in a city he’d […]

Watch out for these cunning scams

I don’t want you to be a statistic.  Google put out a quiet but urgent warning: Online scams are on the rise, and they’re getting harder to spot. Even savvy folks are getting blindsided.  According to FTC data cited in Google’s November 2025 advisory, 57% of adults were targeted by a scam in the past […]

See if license plate readers are in your neighborhood

A woman in Colorado was falsely accused of theft because a Flock camera that looks like the one in the image above spotted her car near the scene. She wasn’t even close. She had to dig up dashcam footage, GPS, even her outfit to prove it. The charges were dropped, but the stress? Very real. […]

🛣️ Your driver’s license is worth more than you think

Your driver’s license has two jobs: ID and moneymaker. But sadly, not for you.