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New here? This is the guided tour. Pick the thing that's bugging you, or the topic you've been meaning to get a handle on, and start there. These are hand-picked, not just the newest.

• Spotting scams
• Protecting your accounts
• Your privacy
• Making sense of AI
• Fixing common problems
• Your phone

Spotting scams

• How to spot a phishing email in 2026. The one skill that catches most scams before they cost you anything.
• The fake CAPTCHA scam you run yourself. The scam that talks you into infecting your own computer.
• Police take down major pop-up scams. That alarming “your computer is infected” popup, explained.
• Why the robocalls about your Google listing won't stop. Why the support number you Googled might not be the real company.

Protecting your accounts

• What the heck is a Passkey?. The login that's replacing passwords, and why it's harder to steal.
• Why MFA annoyance is worth it. The extra login step that stops most account takeovers cold.
• Who gets your photos and email when you're gone? Set this up in five minutes.. What happens to your email, photos, and logins after you're gone.

Your privacy

• What a VPN actually does. What a VPN does, what it can't, and whether you actually need one.
• Your photos know where you live. The hidden location tag riding along in the photos you share.
• Your car has been grading your driving and selling the report card. Your car has been scoring your driving and selling the report.
• Your browser can block trackers and scam sites. The strongest settings just aren't on by default.. The browser privacy settings worth turning on, in five minutes.

Making sense of AI

• How Much Water Does AI Really Use?. Cutting through the scary headlines about what AI costs the planet.
• Fake face. Real money.. How AI deepfakes power a new wave of impersonation scams.
• The Self-Driving Car Is Real. You Just Can't Buy It.. Where self-driving actually stands, minus the hype.
• Boring AI Advice: Five Practical Uses for Your Business or Career. The unglamorous ways to use AI that actually pay off.

Fixing common problems

• Your computer feels slow. Here's what to do.. How to find what's actually slowing your PC, before you buy a new one.
• Do you need backups? You might already have them.. The short answer is yes, and the painless way to set it up.
• Four steps to fix your printer (and the rule for when to stop). The printer fix that works more often than it has any right to.
• Microsoft stopped patching Windows 10. Now what?. What to do now that Windows 10 has stopped getting security updates.

Your phone

• Set up your phone to share your medical info in an emergency. Set up the screen that helps first responders help you.
• The apps I'd recommend aren't the ones I use most. The short list of apps actually worth a spot on your phone.
• Stolen iPhones are becoming worthless to thieves.. Why a stolen iPhone is becoming useless to thieves.
• Are those smart glasses recording you? How to tell. How to tell if the glasses across from you are recording.