Our smart assistants can be a huge help. You can use them to dictate texts and open apps. You may not know all they're capable of, however. In this guide, we'll share five of our favorite secret phrases that make life easier.

Dottie from Boston, Massachusetts, loves to go on long walks with her partner. Unfortunately, that means she sometimes loses her phone while enjoying the scenery. She asked me for the best app for tracking down her lost Android.

I suggested Google Find My Device. By installing this app on a trusted person’s phone, you can use Google Maps to find your way back to your lost Android. You can even secure the device to make sure strangers aren’t sneaking through your secrets.

Even better, you can add a message for anyone who finds your phone, letting them know where to find you. In a worst-case scenario, you can even erase the device. (Hopefully, you’ll find it before you start considering that, though.)

Download the app here for Android.

I didn't forget about you, iPhone owners. Here's how to find your lost device.

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If you own a home, you know the stress of finding the right person to help you tackle projects or make repairs. Choose wrong and you might have just wasted a ton of money on a job that needs to be redone. Don't trust the first person or company you find on Google. Instead, we'll tell you about an app that makes it fast and easy to find the best pro for whatever job you need to tackle.

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Big Tech corporations are supposed to safely handle our personal online data, but now they’re getting into the political game. I don’t want to be any part of that and neither should you. That’s why I trust and use ExpressVPN.

These Big Tech companies match your internet activity to your identity or location by using your public IP address, but with ExpressVPN, no one can see your IP address — no one.

You already know that you can't handle your phone while driving. While some states allow it while you're stopped, others forbid it. But what about smart assistants? Do they fall under the category of hands-free? We'll go over what you can and can't do with your phone behind the wheel.

Are you retired but thinking about taking on a part- or full-time job to add to your nest egg? Good news: We have a huge list of available positions, including bookkeeper, contact tracer, online juror and more, all for people just like you. Even better, most of them are work-from-home jobs.

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.

Catch up on the latest tech news and smart tips with Tech Refresh. Cryptocurrency crashed. Here's where we are and what's next. Plus, a safer way to fill in forms online and an app that lets you see all the grocery store deals in your area. Oh, and the Pentagon reveals UFO sightings and Harley-Davidson's e-bike now has Google Cloud services.