Give your loved ones — or yourself — the gift of privacy. Take a few minutes to do a smartphone privacy and security tune-up. It'll only take a few minutes, and I'll walk you through all the steps.

When you open a folder on your PC, you see a grid or list of all the different files inside. You can change how files are displayed, making navigating everything in a specific folder easier.

• Open up a folder, then right-click on the background — not a file.
• Hover your mouse over the View tab of the dropdown menu.
• Choose your preferred layout from the menu.

Select extra-large icons if you’re trying to preview photos before opening them. Choose List (just filed names) or Details (file names plus the date, type and size) to view compact information about your files, making it easier to locate PDFs and Word documents, for instance.

Sometimes, Windows notices when you choose the same display layout in a new folder and automatically applies it to other folders to save time. Nice.

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If you've ever left an embarrassing Incognito tab open on your phone, you will want to check out one of our favorite Android features. This simple trick will help you regain some of your privacy, so you never have to worry about those embarrassing situations again.

Intelligent hackers can break into your device, steal everything and vanish without a trace. Sometimes, they leave malware and viruses behind. But how can you tell if they've broken in?

Espionage feels like something from a Hollywood blockbuster, but you can bet some real-life spies are hard at work. Watch the fascinating story of how the U.S. government caught a Chinese spy.