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You know you must reset your phone when you sell or get rid of it, but what about your printer?

No joke, your home office powerhouse stores more than you realize and can be dangerous in the wrong hands. It’s easy to wipe it, though. Check out No. 4 here.

Then, there are the tech tips that make you feel like a real power user. Here’s a Google Drive trick I use almost every workday.

You’re giving away too much for grocery deals

Each swipe of your loyalty card, keypad entry of your phone number or submission of your email address tells the store everything you bought, when you bought it, in what quantity and at what price, along with your payment details.

And guess what? All that info goes to third parties they share the data with. Try one of these methods instead:

• Use your office phone number as your loyalty number. If the store needs an email address, give a disposable one.
• Look for stores that don’t require loyalty programs for discounts, like Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Target.
• Most grocery stores have a coupon section on their website where you can print, snip and hand in paper coupons.
• Whatever you do, never give your Social Security number or driver’s license number.
• Ask for the discount anyway. Cashiers usually have a code to charge the digital price without belonging to their loyalty program.
• If all else fails, smile politely and ask the person behind you, “Hey, mind if I use your card?”

Smart news go-around

Have a friend who shares articles from Apple News or another aggregator? Sometimes, you can’t open them or get a paywall from Apple.

Here’s a workaround: Do a Google search for the title. You’ll almost always find it free to read on the original site.

Tech you can’t toss in the trash

There are certain tech items you can’t put in your recycle bin or trash can. Doing so is illegal in some places. Here are the proper ways to handle them:

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