Can't find something you KNOW you read online? This is the genius solution

Your browser history is a record of the sites you’ve visited. This includes download history, search history, cookies and the time and day you visited each site.

This is useful when you want to revisit a page. It’s not so great when you’re sharing a computer with others. For privacy’s sake, you’ll want to clear your history, even if no one else uses your computer. Tap or click here for instructions on wiping your browser and social media histories.

Ever come across a problem and known you found the solution in a recent search? You go mad trying to find that one great webpage with the answer but can’t get a hold of it. We’ll show you how to quickly find anything you’ve seen in your recent browsing sessions.

Hold on. I swear I just saw it yesterday

It’s happened to all of us. You found a great site or bit of information you want to go back to or share with others. Your search history is enormous, so you start randomly searching for keywords that may or may not fit what you found on that long-lost page.

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Here’s one solution we recently came across. With BrowserParrot, you can perform a full-text search of every site in your browser history. Your search can span across all your browsers as well. BrowserParrot searches the titles, text and URLs of sites you’ve already visited.

As long as the history is there, you can search through it. You’ll see the results updating as you type, similar to what you see when using Google Search. This is great when you can’t think of an exact word or phrase to search.

And the best thing? BrowserParrot stays local. Your history and searches never leave your computer and are stored in a database locally.

It’s free for now

BrowserParrot is free while in beta. Once the beta is complete, there will be a charge to use the program.

The developers offer free lifetime usage to anyone who signs up during the beta period, so if you’re interested, now’s the time to check out BrowserParrot.

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Lost or destroyed your vaccine card? How to get a new one

The pandemic changed everything. Not only did much of the world come to a halt for a few months, but millions of Americans were forced to work from home. Many still are. And things are getting bad again with the Delta variant causing cases to spike. Tap or click here for an online tool that tracks the Delta variant.

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Newspapers are dying

Journalists everywhere are getting laid off. But in South Carolina, newspapers are doing the opposite … hiring more writers and investigating local corruption. The results? Check them out!

Side biz at your main gig: Amazon is using small businesses as delivery partners — think local coffee joints, florists or yoga studios. They say you can make up to $27,000 a year. Apply here.

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Get free eBooks, movies and more

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When’s the last time you got something for free? Your local library offers tons of free eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and more — all online! 

9 a.m. Monday or Tuesday

For the best Goodwill deals (or whenever your local thrift store opens). People tend to drop off donations over the weekend after cleanouts or garage sales. That means you’ll find a better selection on mornings early in the week. Should I start featuring a thrifting segment? I’d call it secondhand news.

Free app helps you experience a new city with local favorites

When you take a trip, you know the only way to find the best places in the city is to ask a local for recommendations. But what if you run into a language barrier or you’re not sure about someone’s recommendation? This is where a travel app would come in handy.

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$300 more revenue

Per month, if you offer extras with your Airbnb. Owners are tacking on things like airport transfers and local tours to boost their Airbnb incomes with almost no overhead. Oh, and be smart with your pricing; folks expect to pay a little more during peak seasons.

$100,000

What one 11-year-old makes doing bike stunts on YouTube. Local police and some neighbors aren’t impressed with little Alex Santacroce, aka Oneway Lilman. One neighbor even sued, and the boy’s dad pleaded guilty to “allowing a child to illegally operate a bicycle.”

🍟 Want fries with that? Different McDonald’s locations set their own prices. McCheapest maps the U.S. so you can see how expensive your local Mickey D’s is.

The robots are coming to your local bar

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Is this the last year of the human bartender? Here’s why it might be.