Call it vain, but we all want to look good in pictures. There's nothing like that sinking feeling when we see a group photo and wish we looked slimmer or more natural. Kim can help with a few simple ways to look your best on camera.

Wouldn’t it be nice to know how crowded an area is before going? You can with Google Maps. 

• Just open the app and navigate to your destination. 
• Zoom in or out until you see highlighted patches with a “busyness” indicator. It’ll say something like “Not busy,” “Busier than usual” or “As busy as it gets.”
• Tapping on the Busy area label will bring up a chart that shows how busy the area is at different times of day, along with a directory of nearby restaurants, shops and recreational places. 

🕒 This is a really smart way to find the best time to stop by a store you’ve been meaning to check out. The busy indicators work for restaurants, too. Check out more Google Maps tricks.

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So you want to protect your home with security cameras. Great choice! Keep an eye out for red flags when you're shopping. Make sure you pick a security camera with end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication and a good brand reputation.

Home security is no joke, and you can’t rely on cheap junk you find from who-knows-who online. I trust SimpliSafe, and you can, too.

You build the perfect system for your home online (no annoying salesperson), and it’s shipped right to your door. Set it up yourself, and you’ll be up and running in no time. It’s easy enough for anyone to do.

SimpliSafe’s professional monitoring agents make sure you get priority police response — even if you're away or unable to respond — for under $1 a day. That’s less than half the cost of ADT’s traditional professional installed plans.

Robocalls interrupt us constantly, fool us into answering with numbers that look a little too familiar, and scam Americans out of millions of dollars every year. That's why we put together a guide to help. Learn all Kim's best tricks for stopping annoying robocalls, in one place for easy reference.

You don't need to be an appliance expert to DIY a severe problem at home. We've found a website that offers a find-a-part portal that lets you search by manufacturer, model number or the problem itself. It's the perfect tool for any homeowner.

Have you heard the theory that it's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze? That's just one strange fact of life. Another is that you can't walk without blinking. Is that true? The surprising answer is yes. But why is this the case, and what does it mean about our biology?