Kaycee is Tom's Guide's How-To Editor, known for tutorials that get straight to what works. She writes across phones, homes, TVs and everything in between — because life doesn't stick to categories and neither should good advice. She's spent years in content creation doing one thing really well: making complicated things click. Kaycee is also an award-winning poet and co-editor at Fox and Star Books.
Latest articles by Kaycee Hill

Why marigolds are the best companion flower for a pest-free vegetable garden (especially tomatoes)
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to plant marigolds to protect your tomatoes and other vegetables from common garden pests.

Forget buying new seeds: these 9 gorgeous flowers come back for free every year
By Kaycee Hill published
Skip the annual replanting ritual! Self-seeding flowers create a garden that gets fuller every year with minimal effort. Here are the top 9 varieties.

Check your iPhone right now: 3 privacy settings you need to change immediately
By Kaycee Hill published
With this hidden iPhone feature, you can copy and paste photo edits across multiple photos at once.

Ring doorbell cameras could be collecting your face without permission, $5 million lawsuit claims
By Kaycee Hill last updated
Ring is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its AI facial recognition feature collected biometric data from millions of Americans without their consent.

Your smartphone has hidden settings that protect your hearing — here's how to enable them
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to set volume limits and hearing protection alerts on iPhone and Android to prevent hearing damage from headphones.

After two decades, Google finally rolls out a way to change your Gmail address — here's how
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to change your Gmail username without losing emails, files, or access to Google services.

This tiny pest causes the biggest damage to your plants — here's how to stop thrips
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to rid your garden of thrips, before they destroy your favorite plants.

I thought I knew all my iPhone's camera features — I was wrong
By Kaycee Hill published
With this hidden iPhone feature, you can copy and paste photo edits across multiple photos at once.

Is your strawberry plant drooping? 5 things you're doing wrong (and how to fix it)
By Kaycee Hill published
If your strawberry plants are wilting or drooping, here's 5 possible causes and how you can fix it.

How to double your tomato harvest — the 3-step pruning system for massive yields
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn which tomato plants to prune, when to prune them, and how to get bigger fruit that ripens faster.

I discovered a hidden Android feature that shows which apps are watching me, and what it revealed was startling. Here's how to take back control of your phone
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to access Android's Privacy Dashboard to see exactly which apps are accessing your location, camera, microphone, and more.

Peace lily leaves drooping? 3 causes and quick fixes to try right now
By Kaycee Hill last updated
Learn why peace lily leaves droop and how to restore them to their upright, perky state.

Why are my tomato plant leaves turning yellow? 5 steps to save your harvest
By Kaycee Hill last updated
Learn what causes yellow tomato plant leaves and how to restore healthy green growth.

I put aluminum foil behind my router to fix my Wi-Fi dead zones — and it actually worked
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to use aluminum foil to redirect Wi-Fi signal to specific areas of your home.

Netflix is sharing your watch history — take 60 seconds to stop it
By Kaycee Hill published
Your Netflix viewing habits should be your business. Learn how to opt out of data collection for good.

A simple garden spray repels mosquitoes and stops them from breeding near your home — here's how to make it
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to make garlic mosquito repellent spray that keeps mosquitoes away from outdoor spaces.

The hidden ways carpet beetles get inside your home — and how to spot them
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn where carpet beetles enter your home and how to eliminate them before they damage your clothing and carpets.

Don't replace your rusty grill — this cheap and simple household trick removes grease and rust in minutes
By Kaycee Hill published
Clean a neglected grill with these common household items, with advice from the experts.

Instagram's new 'instants' feature is driving users crazy. Here's how to disable it
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to snooze Instagram's 'instants', the latest feature by Meta that literally no one asked for.

Spotify just eliminated the worst part of buying concert tickets — and it’s an absolute game-changer
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how Spotify's new Reserved feature gives Premium subscribers early access to concert tickets based on their listening history.

These 5 hidden Roku remote codes unlock secret diagnostic menus to optimize your TV
By Kaycee Hill last updated
Learn how to unlock Roku's hidden diagnostic screens using simple button combinations on your remote.

Your iPhone is secretly ruining your video audio — here’s the fix
By Kaycee Hill published
Turn off this one default iPhone setting for instantly better video audio.

Why cockroaches suddenly appear in clean homes (and how to stop them for good)
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn why cockroaches show up without warning and what to do when you spot them.
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