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Kim Komando Today

Delete TikTok ASAP, fake news sites, pro YouTube tricks

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

If TikTok is on your smartphone, you need to remove it now. Here's why. Plus, mobile ad IDs aren’t anonymous, the crypto crash is far from over and these five signs reveal if hackers are watching you through your security cameras. Also, time travel in Google Maps and search YouTube like a pro with these insider tricks.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:06.7

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast. You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:11.8

Just head over to commando.com. And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out. And that's it.

0:20.6

I like to start each hour with just a little fun fact, and it's a website that you probably use at least once a day.

0:26.2

Maybe more if you use Google Docs, Sheets, Photos, Calendar, Search.

0:30.2

But did you ever think about how did they come up with the name Google anyway back in 1995?

0:36.1

Okay, first of all, let's go back in history. Stanford grad students,

0:40.2

Larry Page and Sergei Brent, they wanted to call their search site initially backrup. Not really

0:45.5

sure where that came from, but it didn't take off, so Google it was. And they say it's a play on

0:50.1

a mathematical expression, Google, which is G-O-O-G-O-L, for the number one followed by 100 zeros.

0:58.3

Now, don't you feel smart?

0:59.8

You're going to use that the next time you play Jeopardy.

1:02.0

And I saw a picture of Larry Page driving, his new supercar the other day.

1:05.7

Wow, it was beautiful.

1:07.1

It was gray with pinstripes, and the rims were totally chromed out.

1:11.7

Ha, ha, yeah. And you see, ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls of all ages,

1:15.8

that's an example of all the fun that we have for a week after week as we talk about living

1:20.0

the best digital life ever. It's America's largest show about all things digital, the most

1:25.2

trusted source, of course. And it's called The Kim Commando Show, because I just happen to be America's Digital Pro. Kim Commando here with you once

1:32.1

again, and you can catch our weekend show on over 425 stations, and we're streaming in your

1:37.3

favorite radio app. And of course, you can find us as a podcast, a webcast, and you can watch the show,

1:43.1

you can get the archives and commercial free,

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