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Screenshots are common practice, but you often capture more than you need. Revealing too much of your screen in a single image can actually threaten your security. Instead, you can take a screenshot with precise cropping, so that you include only what you want.

On a Mac, press Command + Shift + 5, and a rectangle will emerge, which you can manipulate as much as you want.

On a Windows PC, go to Start, enter the Search Bar, and type Snipping Tool. This will give you a similar box that you can drag to any shape over your screen.

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Most home security systems are a pain to set up, a pain to use and a pain to budget for every month. Not SimpliSafe. It's Kim's home security pick for good reason. You buy everything online, set it up yourself and monitor everything in an easy-to-use app. Don't just take our word for it. See what SimpliSafe customers have to say.

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When you're trying to take the perfect picture, you know how important the right lighting is. Scientists also need perfect lighting to take detailed photos of planetary bodies within our solar system. But sometimes, the light from the sun just doesn't cut it and they need another source to capture the perfect shot. The way they do it is genius, really.