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Check your refrigerators. A new warning from the CDC deals with a listeria outbreak linked to packaged salads from different companies. Multiple hospitalizations and some deaths have already been reported.

With the excitement of getting the tech gifts you asked for, you might not be thinking too much about the packaging they came in. But inadvertently "advertising" what you got could be inviting some unintended guests. Criminals are on the prowl, looking for opportunities to snatch your gifts.

While some phone chargers will work faster than others, there are other forces at work here. You don't need to be an engineer to figure out the best charger for your phone, but we'll make it even easier for you.

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.

The more we rely on our devices for work, school and our personal lives, the more we have to lose. Whether it’s bank accounts, personal data, photos, conversations — there’s just so much to preserve and protect. That’s why I recommend TotalAV’s industry-leading security suite. It’s easy to use and offers the best protection in the business. In fact, they’ve received the renowned VB100 award for detecting more than 99% of malware samples for the last three years in a row. 

Not only do you get continuous protection from the latest threats, their AI driven service, WebShield, blocks dangerous websites automatically, stopping threats before they reach you. Plus you can subscribe to data breach alerts and clear out old files with the Junk Cleaner.