Back in the day, only your family and close friends had your cell phone number. Fast forward, and it's probably floating around on more lists and sites than you can count. It's never too late to do something about it. I've got a few ways to keep your phone number private — and ward off all the scammers and spammers.

Online translation is more powerful than ever. Just type what you want in one language and Google instantly translates it into another language for free.

But how do you know if the Google translation is really what you meant to say, especially for important notes? It's not smart to rely on Google Translate without taking one extra step:

• After you translate what you wanted to say into another language, save the text. Open a new tab in your browser, paste the text and translate the foreign language text back into English. You might need to change a few words to get the translation just right. 

🔍 Speaking of the tech giant, Google knows what you type, watch and say – unless you take these steps.

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When the internet goes out and you're desperate to finish that great article you found online the other day, you're out of luck. Or are you? If you saved the webpage as a PDF ahead of time, you can access internet files — even without an internet connection! Here's what you need to do.

Twitter is full of trolls and politics. Not my page, though. Come say hi and learn a thing or two.

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.

When you think about eye strain, your computer or phone might be what comes to mind. But your TV can impact your eyes, too. Luckily, it's not hard to give your eyes a break by considering where your TV is and adjusting a few settings.

Take a look at your earbuds, and be honest. Are they ... pretty gross? Yeah, most of us neglect to clean them often enough, and all kinds of junk can build up over time. Instead of wiping them on your jeans and calling them good, give them a thorough cleaning. I'll show you how.

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.

Have you ever seen a magnet so strong that it could lift a car? Well, get ready to be amazed! The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's "pulsed field magnet" can generate a magnetic field over 3,000 times stronger than a typical refrigerator magnet. So how powerful is this thing, and what can we do with it?