Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: Remove Info From Google

Search yourself. Do you really want all that personal data out there?

Data privacy is on everyone’s mind these days, and a simple self-search of Google can be a real-eye opener. Thanks to databases that look through public documents for your identity, your home address, private phone number, and all kinds of other alarmingly personal data can be disconcertingly easy to find online. Let Francie Black walk you through the steps to…

App of the Week: MyPermissions

Put your social media info on lockdown.

Facebook and other social media sites are garnering a lot of scrutiny these days, and not just from the feds. Almost all of us are going over our publicly available personal data with a fine-tooth comb after the data breach from Cambridge Analytica. But since so much of the information in that case is still developing, how can you know…

Thinking Green: Harvesting Rainwater

It won't snow forever. Promise.

It may seem like it’s never going to happen, but we promise, spring is just around the corner. And when the precipitation in the region finally turns from ice and snow to rain, you can collect it without too much trouble at all. Find out how you can help save yourself some money with a reduced water bill and help…

The Valley’s Winter Parking Problem

Adam Ladwig Learns First-Hand When His Car Gets Boxed In

Snow isn’t only cold, wet and annoying. It’s also a magician, hiding things in plain sight, and the result of that trick can leave you trapped. There’s a Facebook page called Fargo Can’t Park. It’s pretty harmless. People post photos of poor parking jobs, people straddling the line, people parked in front of hydrants. Even KVRR was featured on the…

Ask Danny: High Water Bill

Check for water flow indoors before the melt starts it flowing outdoors.

Our back to back storms and projected lows below zero this week notwithstanding, warmer spring temperatures are just around the corner — and that means a lot of melting and running water outdoors. But what about running water indoors? Over time, it can be almost as expensive as flooding can be. Check in with Danny Lipford in this week’s Ask…

Tech Tip Today: Airtable

Some fresh air in the world of your spreadsheets.

Excel may be the tried and true standard for most of us when it comes to using spreadsheets. However, just in time for spring, there’s a breath of fresh air and a new option to try if you need to do some number-crunching. Check out how Airtable can work for you in this week’s Tech Tip Today with Francie Black….

App of the Week: KIDSlox

Reduce your screen time (by engaging in some screen time) with this app.

Experts suggest the amount of screen time kids choose for themselves can sometimes be hazardous to their development. But how do you convince kids of that? Heck, you can barely pry them away from their devices long enough to focus on dinner. In today’s App of the Week, Francie Black turns screen time into a tool for parents to save…

Ask Danny: Paint Finish Problems

Go high-gloss or low?

What with the blitz of back to back storms and plummeting temps predicted for the rest of the week, spring hasn’t sprung so much as sputtered so far. That may leave you with a bit more time on your hands to take up indoor projects than you’d anticipated. So how do you know which paint finish to pick for your…

Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Supreme Court Justice Weighs In

  The ruling is in. Hot dogs are officially sandwiches. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently issuing the controversial opinion during a late night interview. “The Notorious RBG” handing down a decision in one of the nation’s most hotly-contested questions of little to no importance. NFL star J.J. Watt, actor Matt Damon and media personality Al Roker are all…

Tech Tip Today: Bitcoin

Buying bitcoin made easy.

It’s tough to stay on top of Bitcoin. The ever-volatile online currency is up one minute, down the next, so it can be really difficult to figure out when to buy. Let Francie Black show you a nifty trick that takes the guesswork out of buying Bitcoin in today’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features