A little extra cash is always welcome, no matter your financial situation. You can use your free time to make money with little more than your smartphone and an internet connection.

Ever considered being an online juror? How about testing products and websites? If you’re a good listener, you can transcribe audio. Tap or click here for more exciting ways to make money from home.

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Remember when the Chinese spy balloon floated across our country? That was just insane. With apps on our phones, the Chinese government doesn’t need to be so blatant about stealing our secrets. 

If you’ve been around me at all for the last year, you already know that I am no great fan of the data tracking done by TikTok and Temu. Guess what? They’re not the only apps. 

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If you value family traditions, you should store recipes in the cloud. Replacing tattered cookbooks makes life easier and your kitchen cleaner. It’s easy with recipe management software.

A cloud-based library allows you to access your recipes while away from home. This means you can pull up a recipe on your phone to get all the ingredients at the grocery store. While you’re there, use these seven strategies to save money on groceries.

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Your smartphone makes it easy to share photos with anyone at any time. But unless your phone is your first camera, you may have some old negatives. You can get them developed or scan them into your phone to view and share easily. Tap or click here for tips on converting negatives into digital photos.

A physical scanner is one route you can take to digitize your photo collection, but (surprise, surprise) you can also use an app. Here are three great options.

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If you know how to use Photoshop, your photos are magazine-ready, no matter how they look initially. Photo editors allow you to do revolutionary things to any picture if you know how to use them.

But what if you have zero photo editing tools and want to make advanced edits, like touchup blemishes or even remove an object? We’ve found a site that won’t make you look model-ready, but it can remove those annoying distractions in your photos.

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The word audit usually drums up feelings of anxiety. Nobody wants others poking into their business. However, when it comes to your phone, an audit might be your best path to privacy.

The process is simple. Go through each of your apps and ask yourself one question: “Do I really need this?” Tap or click here for five apps you should delete from your device.

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Have you ever tried to balance a dozen tasks and burned yourself out? If you use your smartphone or tablet for work or just want to stay connected to your team, you already know how much of a hassle it can be. Mobile isn’t always the best choice.

Unless you have the right apps. Whether you’re on iPhone or Android, there are bound to be apps from this list that will change your workflow for the better.

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Smartphones are computers, powerful enough to do everything from editing complex documents to recording high-quality video. This comes with cybersecurity threats, which is why you might wonder if you need antivirus protection for your phone.

As our phones have changed, hackers have changed, too. They’re smarter than ever and have more tactics to trick you into downloading, clicking or opening the wrong thing. Once you do, you’re deep in the malware mess.

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Many factors, including speed, appearance, ease of use, privacy and customization options can determine your choice of search engine. Some people stick to the default search engine included with their browsers. But it would be best if you took the time to choose a search engine that works best for you.

You may want to put privacy ahead of everything else, or you’ll pick the one with the best search filters. We’ve rounded up four options to get you started. Tap or click here to check out our comparison between Google, Startpage, DuckDuckGo and Bing.

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Apple’s iPhone is more than just a smartphone. It’s more than a camera and portable gaming system. The iPhone has become ingrained in pop culture through sleek design and clever marketing. Some might call it a status symbol. And with prices topping out over a thousand dollars, that statement does ring true.

Whether you’ve owned every iPhone model since the first or recently purchased the latest one, there’s always something new to learn. Even if you think you have your phone figured out, that will change with the next update. Tap or click here for seven iPhone features you may not know.

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Doing online searches without a VPN is asking your internet service provider, Google or your search engine of choice to snoop on what you do. All that information — the products you look up, medical conditions you search for, people you Google — is compiled into the dossier about you.

There are tons of VPN providers out there. You’ve probably heard of a couple of them — and some of you may have even used a VPN before. But I like to research my sponsors, and I can confidently say that ExpressVPN is the best one on the market. Believe me. I’ve tried my fair share over the years. 

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Is your browser running slowly? We will use the four major market contenders for this quick optimization guide: Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari. Tap or click here for details on browsers focused on privacy.

Read on for five ways to optimize your browser and prevent sluggish performance.

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Nobody’s perfect, and mistakes happen despite all the time we spend typing emails, text messages, posting on social media and writing in word processors. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t work on improving your writing habits.

Perhaps the most critical time to double-check spelling and grammar is when working on your resume. Imagine having the qualifications for a great job but missing out due to careless errors. Tap or click here for five tips to help you avoid mistakes on your resume.

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Learning through online courses has grown in popularity over the years. It’s never been easier to customize your education and focus on skills you care about. In this multi-billion dollar business, websites rope in course creators to build a system of user-generated educational resources. But which one is best?

Coursera and Udemy are two of the biggest course sites. Here’s a quick comparison to know which of these sites is best for you.

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Reading is an excellent way to relax and expand your mind through distant worlds, a suspenseful thriller or a thought-provoking autobiography. Tap or click for ways to get Kim’s eBooks.

That’s why your neighborhood library is more popular than ever. You might even be shocked that more than half of the U.S. population has a library card.

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What comes to mind when you think of the word transcription? Does it evoke images of leaning over your computer, headphones on, while trying to stop and start an audio recording as you type?

It’s one thing to turn written notes into typed text. Tap or click here to find out how. But transcribing audio files on your own can be a huge pain, especially if you aren’t trained in transcription.

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Astronomers have only begun to understand what lies in the galaxy beyond our planet. Billions of stars, asteroids and planets hang above our heads every night. Tap or click here for an app to help see which constellations and planets are out tonight.

If you enjoy staring at the night sky, you may be disappointed in your view, depending on where you live. Cities and a rising world population have given birth to light pollution, making the night sky incredibly difficult to see, especially if you want to locate a particular planet or star.

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Notifications help keep track of everything from upcoming flights to group chats to delivery updates.

When your phone is locked, app notifications (including messages) can pop up on your phone. If you’re unaware, prying eyes can see what’s happening on your phone. Tap or click here for simple steps to hide notifications on your phone’s lock screen.

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Though texting someone is more convenient than opening your email app and composing a message, email carries a formality. It’s still the king of professional correspondence, especially in an office setting.

Do you CC or BCC? Knowing the difference and the proper time to use each is important. Tap or click here for a rundown on these email tools and avoid committing a digital faux pas.

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As more people started to work from home, Zoom’s video conferencing platform exploded in popularity. Tap or click here for Zoom tricks you’ll wish you’d known sooner.

With most video chatting platforms, you must download a sizable program, create an account and log in. Then, you might fight with an unfamiliar user interface to get yourself set up.

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