Think you're too smart to fall for the tricks cybercriminals use? Americans lost nearly $7 billion to internet crime last year, and all that money came from somewhere. Make sure you're not making these common mistakes so you can stay one step ahead of criminals and grifters.

Alexa can do a whole lot you didn’t realize, like share a photo of you. Yes, really.

You can take and send a photo to a contact or Echo device with a screen, like the Echo Show.

• Open the Alexa app. tap Communicate > the Share camera icon.
• Tap Camera and take your selfie.
• Select a contact or device and tap Share.

🧊 That’s just the tip of the iceberg: 15 more Alexa commands to try

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Microsoft is constantly updating Windows 10 with new features and patches to known bugs. Unfortunately, not all of those updates go smoothly and some even cause more problems than they fix. That's why it's a good idea to have a clean copy of Windows 10 around just in case an update goes awry. Here's what you need to do next.

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You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account. 

IDrive is like an insurance policy for your data. Plans start at less than $7 a month.

What if you want to save just a part of a Word document or PDF, such as an image or graph? There are a few ways to go about doing this. We'll show you how to save an image from a PDF using your PC, Mac, iOS or Android device.

If you find yourself locked out of your Google account, don't panic. Google offers various methods to get back into your locked-out account. A forgotten password is an easy fix, but if you think you've been hacked, you need to recover your account ASAP. We'll show you how.

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As demand for chocolate rises globally, cocoa producers are struggling to keep up. That's why one lab in Britain is stepping up to help other scientists create better and faster-growing cocoa plants. But how are they doing it?