Nest goes dumb tomorrow

October 24, 2025

🌡️ Nest goes dumb tomorrow: If you’ve got a 1st or 2nd gen Nest Learning Thermostat, it’s going to lose its smarts. That means no more app control, Home/Away Assist or remote tweaks, only good old manual buttons. Basically, it’s a fancy dial. Upgrade now, there are some pretty solid deals out there. My favorite is this little guy.

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For whom the bell tolls unpaid

Washington, D.C., Attorney General’s Office

The day the cloud caught a cold

Bing Image Creator

If Zoom wouldn’t connect, YouTube froze or your smart home went dumb yesterday morning, it wasn’t just you. Over 11 million people reported issues with more than 2,500 big name apps and services.

The reason? A huge outage at Amazon Web Services, better known as AWS. Let me explain what all this means in plain English.

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⚡️ 3-second tech genius: On Instagram, spread two fingers outward to zoom in on photos or videos. I use it for reading small text. Just don’t double-tap and accidentally like something if you’re snooping.

Your camera roll deserves a cleanse

Kim Komando

I remember my parents saying, “Kim, stop wasting the film.” Oh, yes, this was back when we’d put film in a camera, take up to 36 pictures, then wait for the roll to get developed to see if any of the shots were good. Those days are long gone, fortunately.

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How to freeze your credit and protect your identity

ChatGPT

First, look at the handy AI photo. If only, I’d be so good at multitasking. (lol)

“Hey, Kim, I just was notified that my personal data was part of the recent SimonMed data breach. My data’s already out there from another breach. Does it even matter anymore?” — Sara in Newport Beach, CA

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⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Annoyed by the Fire Stick’s clicking sound when you scroll? Go to Settings > Display & Sounds > Audio > Navigation Sounds and switch it OFF. Silence at last.

📄 Convert YouTube videos to text: If you’d rather read a tutorial than watch it, YouTube makes it easy. Open the video, expand the description and tap Show transcript. In the new sidebar, hit the three-dot menu and select Toggle timestamps to clean it up. Then highlight, copy and paste the text wherever you need it. Amazing.

You asked how a smart ring sent a guy to the ER. Here’s the full story.

@ZONEofTECH via X

Recently here in The Current, I mentioned a YouTuber who ended up in the ER because of a smart ring. A bunch of you left me comments asking the same thing: “How does that even happen?”

Let me explain, because this wasn’t the guy’s fault. It was a complete tech failure.

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📱 I want you: I’m posting tech tips, behind-the-scenes moments and real talk about your digital life over on TikTok. Come hang out, scroll smarter and tap that follow button, no dancing required (unless it’s for science). 👉 tiktok.com/@kimkomando

Your password is too short. Let’s fix that

ChatGPT

I hate passwords. They are a total pain in the butt. Now don’t kill the messenger…

Hackers have amped up their game and are using powerful AI software that can rip through millions of password combinations in seconds. Brace yourself, your password really needs to be at least 20 characters, and there should be a completely different one for each account.

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