When you want to make a vintage image pop, add some color to it. You can also add just a splash of color to a black and white photo to bring attention to certain features of the picture. We'll show you how.

A Google search can return millions of results. Cut that down significantly by searching just a single site with Google’s Site: feature. Open Google in your browser and type “site:” and then the website you wish to search. Like this: “site:komando.com” but leave off the quotation marks.

Tip in a tip: You can enter “site:komando.com search term” in your browser’s address bar and no need to go to Google. Again, no quotation marks needed.

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Your smartphone is capable of more than you think, and your carrier knows how to unlock its secrets thanks to a list of secret codes. These codes can show your signal strength, block your caller ID and more. We've put together a list of the most useful codes that the biggest carriers in the U.S. use behind the scenes.

You can hear my show this weekend on 420 top radio stations throughout the United States, streaming in your favorite radio app, and available as a podcast you can listen to any time at GetKim.com.

I don’t trust Big Tech and you shouldn’t, either. You’ve heard me say for years that free email services like Gmail or Yahoo aren’t really free. There’s a big price to pay — your privacy. These free email sites scan, analyze and save details of every email you send and receive, giving Big Tech a very intimate and detailed profile of you so they can easily sell your data to the highest bidder.

That’s why I use StartMail. With StartMail, I can send encrypted emails with one click, even if the recipient doesn’t use encryption. And StartMail never scans or analyzes your emails. Best of all, when you delete an email, it’s gone — forever.

Don’t trust Big Tech with your data and privacy.

If you know where to look, you can find money that's rightfully yours. Free money? Yes, and there's no catch — aside from a little work on your end. One of Kim's callers found nearly $25K and a Komando staffer helped her mother find $5K. We'll give you some pointers on how to find what you're owed.

I've shared my fair share of tech tricks over the years. These quick tips help you do something new with your everyday tech, serve as a handy shortcut, or give you a fun fact to impress a tech-savvy friend. I'm back with 15 new tech secrets. Send hidden messages, clean your keyboard the easy way, dictate to your computer without downloading a thing and much more.

You can hear my show this weekend on 420 top radio stations throughout the United States, streaming in your favorite radio app, and available as a podcast you can listen to any time at GetKim.com.

You have probably seen videos online of dancing robots. Boston Dynamics built them, and the videos are prepared in a lab under controlled conditions. So, what are these robots being used for in the real world? Well, the answer might surprise you.