When you save your photos to your phone, you put yourself in a precarious position. What if someone steals your phone? It could break or get lost, too — and there go all those memories. Your pictures are too important to lose. Here's how to back them up.

It’s almost impossible not to run into cybersecurity issues like malware, viruses or phishing sites at some point online. Instead of using one computer for all your web activities, setting up a separate device for online banking will help keep your most sensitive data secure.

Use this machine for one thing and one thing only: Accessing your financial accounts. No email, no downloads, no browsing.

We recommend picking up a Chromebook. These inexpensive laptops use Google’s Chrome OS, which is essentially a glorified web browser. You won’t be able to download games or run Photoshop on a Chromebook, but you can easily do all your online banking on one without running into trouble. In fact, it’s good that Chromebooks are relatively limited for this purpose.

Tap or click here to see Kim’s guide to setting up a financial Chromebook.

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If you've ever given away an old device, donated one to charity or sold one, you might have put your personal information in jeopardy. If you don't 100% wipe that device, no matter how sure you are or how safe you feel, there may still be recoverable data on it.

The internet is full of junk. We find the good stuff for you, from helpful tools to get stuff done to the best apps and websites out there.

Does your printer have enough ink for another year of work reports and tax forms? If you print a lot or wish you could print a lot without worrying about ink, it’s important to have the right printer.

Epson is changing the game with its cartridge-free EcoTank printers that have supersized easy-to-fill ink tanks and come with a ridiculous amount of ink — enough to print thousands of pages! EcoTank makes it easy, so make the switch today.

When you visit any website, a host of data is stored about you in what is known as cookies. These contain details like the browser version, the computer you are using, and the login details. It is possible to delete these cookies, but it can be laborious. Google has just made that process a lot easier.

Ring, ring, ring ... and nothing. What happens when you make a call but no one picks up? You won't get any official notice if someone blocks your number — but you can make an educated guess. We'll walk you through the signs to look for.

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Astronauts are set to travel to Mars in the not-so-distant future. Some missions will result in people living in an extended period of microgravity. The human body isn't designed to handle this, so scientists are developing the best ways to mimic gravity on Earth on a spaceship. So how will they do it?