Technology adds convenience to our lives, but it comes at the cost of privacy and safety. Whether it's a hacker or manufacturer, you are always at risk of being spied upon or having your data collected. Our eight favorite tech security products can help to reduce your exposure.

Turn Google into a specific search engine for any website using just the tab button on your computer.

This works in Edge and Chrome. For Safari and Firefox, you can use this trick: Enter your search term, along with “site:” followed by the website you want to search. For example, you might put in “tech tips site:komando.com” to search my website for even more tech tips.

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Have you ever gone to print something from the web and ended up with unwanted images, extra pages, and a "replace ink cartridge" message pops up on your printer? Not only is it annoying, but ink and paper costs can add up fast. Thankfully this browser extension can turn any webpage into a printer-friendly document.

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You know what’s not fair? Netflix hides thousands of shows and movies from you based on your location and then has the nerve to increase prices yet again. Make sure you’re getting your full money’s worth by using ExpressVPN.

What’s on Netflix in the U.S. is completely different from what someone in the U.K. or Japan has on theirs. ExpressVPN has over 90 countries to choose from, so every time you run out of stuff to watch, just switch to another country to unlock new shows.

Stop paying full-price for streaming services and only getting access to a fraction of their content.

Google can be convenient, but not everyone wants to be tracked every time they are online. If you are ready to ditch Google for good and move on, here is how to delete it without losing all of your data.

It's a pain to get important documents, or things like your license or insurance card, onto your computer. Even if you snap a picture with your phone, you need to go through the trouble of emailing it to yourself or syncing to the cloud, then downloading it. We've got a quick and easy tip to cut out some steps and make the process a snap.

You can watch what you want without spending a ton of money on streaming or cable. I'll show you how.

Back in the early 2000s, we were introduced to the Segway. We were told this new device would revolutionize urban transportation and change the way cities were built. Well, it didn’t really work out that way. So what exactly happened, and why didn’t the Segway become the phenomenon we were promised?

Are you a reporter looking for a job? If you're hunting for a company that's hiring, you might want to look towards Facebook. The company’s spending $5 million paying local reporters to join its news platform. 💰

Facebook’s especially interested if you work in “news deserts.” It wants to shine the spotlight on news writers "who are often the lone voice covering a given community." Now you can attract an audience and grab some hard-earned cash through social media. Sounds like a sweet deal! 🤑