3 super useful websites you'll use all the time

At this point, you probably have a near endless list of accounts and services you pay for. Not everything good will cost you, though. Tap or click here for 15 tech upgrades you can get for free.

Today, we’re bringing you three handy utilities that will run in your browser without costing you a cent. One provides a super-simple way to share your screen, and another allows you to create and send self-destructing messages — James Bond style. Plus, an easy way to set aside the keyboard and dictate whatever you need to type right from your browser.

Try these sites out for yourself and see how much you can get done with them.

1. Join.me is the easiest way to share your screen for meetings

Video conferencing programs offer screen sharing for meetings and other get-togethers, but what if you want to share your screen without all the extra bells and whistles? If all you’re doing is presenting, Join.me is a much more lightweight option that doesn’t skimp on functionality.

Join.me lets you create custom meeting links that you can tailor to fit your business, brand or personal taste. You can customize your meeting room with backgrounds and icons while sharing your display with up to 10 participants for free users.

And if you’d like to make video calls, several tiers of upgraded service unlock more features. It’s a streamlined competitor with some of the biggest conferencing apps on the web.

2. Create secure, self-destructing messages with Privnote

If you’ve ever used Snapchat before, Privnote will seem familiar. When you create messages using Privnote, you can set them to auto-delete after a set period of time or after a recipient has read them.

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10 incredibly useful tech tips you’ll use over and over

Everybody loves a cool trick. No matter how well we know an app or program, there’s almost always some shortcut we never learned. The same goes for hardware: We may use gadgets every day without knowing their helpful quirks.

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Small biz advice: Get the expert tech help you need

As of December, more than half of Americans were employed by small businesses. There’s no question the impact the coronavirus has had on those businesses, and all their employees.

It’s an unprecedented time, and if you own or work for a small business, you’re navigating new territory. So how do you stay afloat when everything is changing? With the right resources.

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