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
📄 How to scan a contract with your iPhone and have ChatGPT find the fine print

📄 How to scan a contract with your iPhone and have ChatGPT find the fine print

The ChatGPT iPhone app can photograph a stack of pages and combine them into one PDF without leaving the chat. Here’s the 60-second setup, the prompt that pulls out the fine print trap, and the privacy catch before you scan anything important.

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 7, 2026
⏰ Wait, you need to see these 25 deals

⏰ Wait, you need to see these 25 deals

Two Prime Deep Dives weren’t enough. Here are 25 more deals I had to share before the sale ends tonight.

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.

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 24, 2026
🗣️ How to practice difficult conversations with ChatGPT Voice

🗣️ How to practice difficult conversations with ChatGPT Voice

ChatGPT’s GPT-Live voice mode lets you rehearse negotiations, interviews and awkward conversations with natural interruptions. Here’s how to start, the prompt to use and what happens to your audio.

September 19, 2026
Which side of the family do your kids take after? Ask AI, and paste these 5 prompts

Which side of the family do your kids take after? Ask AI, and paste these 5 prompts

Grandma says the chin is Grandpa’s. Your sister says the kid is all you. Upload three photos and let AI referee. Five prompts, one warning about privacy and the science on who babies look like.

September 17, 2026
🔒 Stop ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini from using your chats for AI training

🔒 Stop ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini from using your chats for AI training

Your chatbot conversations can help train AI, and some may be reviewed by humans. Here’s how to tell ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini: Thanks, but no thanks.

September 13, 2026
She hadn’t seen her childhood block in 70 years. Then she put on a headset in a California retirement home.

She hadn’t seen her childhood block in 70 years. Then she put on a headset in a California retirement home.

Sue Livingstone, 84, stood on her old street in Queens again. Ginny, 81, swam with dolphins. Bob, 83, hiked Glacier on his birthday with his wife of 61 years beside him. And the part nobody expected: Afterward, they all went to lunch. Together, friend.

September 11, 2026
On September 11, the phones didn’t break. They filled up. Here’s what still worked.

On September 11, the phones didn’t break. They filled up. Here’s what still worked.

Twenty-five years ago, millions of Americans picked up the phone at the same moment, and most of them couldn’t get through. The network wasn’t destroyed. It was busy. That continues to happen in hurricanes and blackouts, and there are four things you can set up tonight that make you reachable when everyone else isn’t.

September 10, 2026
🧠 How to see and delete what ChatGPT remembers about you

🧠 How to see and delete what ChatGPT remembers about you

ChatGPT keeps a running profile of you, and the Memory Summary may not show everything it remembers from past chats. Here’s how to read and clean it up.

August 25, 2026
Google scams have four new faces. Here’s the checklist that beats all of them.

Google scams have four new faces. Here’s the checklist that beats all of them.

A Google Form, a calendar invite, a “Google Security” call, an AI Overview phone number. Four scams wear Google’s logo, friend, but the company insists it will never call you about security

August 20, 2026
⚙️ Stop retyping the same ChatGPT prompt: 3 settings that make it work your way

⚙️ Stop retyping the same ChatGPT prompt: 3 settings that make it work your way

Custom Instructions, Memory and Temporary Chat are already in your ChatGPT app. Here’s the 60-second setup for each, the instructions to paste and the privacy catch on incognito chats.

August 15, 2026
More than half of America watches TV with subtitles on. It’s not your hearing. Here’s the free 2-minute fix and the gadgets that finish the job.

More than half of America watches TV with subtitles on. It’s not your hearing. Here’s the free 2-minute fix and the gadgets that finish the job.

Turn it up, now it’s blasting, turn it down, have to rewind, “what did she SAY?” A survey found over half of Americans keep subtitles on, mostly because the audio is muddled. The real culprits: razor-thin TVs with speakers firing at the wall, theater sound mixes crammed into your living room and streaming compression.

August 13, 2026
🍝 ChatGPT can book restaurant reservations for you

🍝 ChatGPT can book restaurant reservations for you

ChatGPT will find open tables, book them and even join a Yelp waitlist without you leaving the chat. Here’s how to do it, the prompt that gets the best results and the catch about cancellations.