If you ever want to “hide” text in a document so only people who know to look for it can find it, there are a few tricks you can use:Color the text the same as the background (white on white). Shrink the font. Hide text in the header/footer. Combine any of the above.You can then ‘reveal’ the text by highlighting the respective area or...

Keeping on the ‘cloak and dagger’ subject like the self destructing message tip I wrote about not too long ago, I came across this article which explains how you can ‘hide’ data inside of another file using file streams. In the walk through, the author uses a text file as an example of how you can embed ‘invisible’ text within...

Today I called Verizon to find out what my cancellation fee would be (I was thinking of switching carriers) and was told it would be $155 if I canceled. Ouch. The sales representative then asked me why I wanted to cancel. I told him cost was a concern and I didn’t feel I was getting my money’s worth. Then I found out there not one but three...