Four Ways to Recover Your ‘Lost’ Work in Microsoft Word
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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There’s little worse than losing an hour or two of hard work, just by clicking on the wrong button or pressing the wrong key in Microsoft Word—a mistake that sees your well-crafted document (or a sizable portion of it) disappear before your eyes. A slip of the fingers isn’t the only way you can potentially […]
This Shortcut Solves the Biggest Issue With Finding Messages on Your iPhone
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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I have always found it annoying to search for anything in Apple’s Messages app. Admittedly, things have gotten better in recent years, especially as Messages allows you to use search filters now, but my biggest complaint still stands: searching in Messages can be both slow and complicated, particularly if you just want to find a specific […]
These Three Claude Premium AI Features Are Now Available for Free
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude is an AI bot that keeps up a steady pace when it comes to pushing out new features, and the latest upgrade of note sees three useful features make their way down to free users, having previously been exclusive to the paid-for plans. If you’re choosing between AIs and comparing the features available […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is a ‘Bebot Girl’?
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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This week we’re taking a look at some hyper-specific cultures within the larger youth culture. They run the gamut from the truly disturbing Looksmaxxing community, to the strange world of hardcore audiophiles, to the nostalgic domain of the bebot girls. What’s a bebot girl? I’m glad you asked! What is a “Bebot Girl”? TikTok is […]
Google AI Overviews Have Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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Did you know that the Google AI Overviews link citation paperclip icons are blue before you click to see more of the overviews and then after you click on them, that icon turns to a gray color.
Google Tests Links In Recipe AI Overviews
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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Google seems to be testing links in AI Overviews, that link to more AI Overview responses. These recipe AI Overviews linked to entities that then load a hybrid knowledge panel with an AI Overviews.
Google AI Mode Ask About Feature Now Triggers On Overlay
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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Google AI Mode has this feature where you can ask about a specific product, it is called “Ask about.” Now when you hover over a product, the “Ask about” will overlay so you can more easily trigger the feature.
Google Ads Recommendations Doc About The Results Tab
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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There is a new Google Ads help document named About the Results tab in Google Ads Recommendations. It explains that in the Results tab, you can now view the performance impact after you apply them.
Google: Allowing Opting Out Of AI Overviews Is A Huge Engineering Project
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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A few weeks ago, we reported Google was exploring ways to allow sites to opt out of showing up in Google’s AI features, like AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google’s Sulina Connal said at the FT Strategies News in the Digital Age conference that this is a “huge engineering project.”
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 17, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
2026 Mortgage Update: Lower Rates, ARMs Return, and When to Refi
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- Posted on February 17, 2026
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Rental property financing is becoming much easier. For years, seven and eight-percent rates made it brutal to make deals work. But now, things are changing—for the better. Mortgage rates in […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 16, 2026
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- Posted on February 16, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Ends Parked Domains (AFD) On Search Partner Network
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- Posted on February 16, 2026
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Google AdSense has ended its Parked Domains (AFD) as an ad surface within the Search Partner Network effective February 10, 2026. Google wrote, “Parked Domains (AFD) will cease to be an ad surface within the Search Partner Network effective February 10, 2026.”
Google & Bing: Markdown Files Messy & Causes More Crawl Load
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- Posted on February 16, 2026
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We covered the topic of markdown files before but now we have more commentary from official representatives from Google and Bing on the topic. In short, they call markdown files messy, it can cause issues with finding errors, cause more crawl load and either way, the search engines use what people/humans can see over what […]
New Google Ads Calculate Your Conversion Value For New Customers
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- Posted on February 16, 2026
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Google Ads has this new feature that lets advertisers calculate your conversion value for new customers. It says, “Select a lower target ROAS to adjust the incremental conversion value used to bid for new customers.”






