Use the Windows Task Manager to find power leeching processes quickly
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Atomic TweetDeck is an interesting TweetDeck client for Windows
TweetDeck was the best way to use Twitter.
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You can now test Firefox's local translation implementation
Firefox users who rely on third-party extensions to add translation functionality to the browser may soon have a native option at their disposal that is privacy
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ServiceTray allows you to control any Windows Service quickly from the system tray
Do you manually start specific services in Windows? Some people do this, when they want to run a program or two for a short time.
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Linux Mint will inform users about important security updates but not enforce them
Last month, the Linux Mint team announced that it wanted to do something about systems not being upgraded to newer versions.
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Firefox Proton design refresh is almost ready: here is what is new
Mozilla Firefox is getting another design refresh; Mozilla has been working on a refresh of the web browser's design under the Proton codename for some time.
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Update Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes with VisualCppRedist AIO
VisualCppRedist AIO is an open source program to install, update or remove all or select Visual C++ Runtimes.
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Wagnardsoft CPU Benchmark runs integer tests to rank your computer's performance
Benchmark tools offer a simple way to find out how your system performs under heavy load.
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Make any YouTube embed click-to-load using uBlock Origin
Part of YouTube's success comes from the fact that it is easy to embed YouTube videos on third-party sites.
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PicPick 5.1.5 update fixes a vulnerability in the screenshot software
The developers of the screenshot software PicPick have released an update that fixes a security vulnerability in the application.
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Ghacks Deals: Babbel Language Learning: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages) (60% off)
Babble is a popular service when it comes to the learning of languages.
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SimpleCodeGenerator is a new tool from NirSoft that lets you create QR Codes for URLs
Nir Sofer has released a new program called SimpleCode Generator.
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Before You Continue to Google or YouTube: How to Stop the Consent Prompt
"Before you continue to Google" (or "to YouTube") is Google's cookie consent page.
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1Feed promises to keep you up to date faster
Keeping track of things that interest you can be quite time consuming.
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Ludusavi is an open source, cross platform game save backup manager
Nothing hurts a gamer more than lost progress.
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Microsoft could move third-party drivers to a new folder in Windows 10 soon
Microsoft is testing a fundamental change in the company's Windows 10 operating system that moves third-party drivers to a dedicated location outside the system
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Ghacks Deals: The 2021 Complete Computer Science Training Bundle (97% off)
The 2021 Complete Computer Science Training Bundle is a big eLearning bundle that includes nine different computer science related courses in total.
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How to download Youtube video with IDM?
Internet Download Manager (IDM) has been my preferred download manager for quite some time on Windows devices.
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Vivaldi explains how it managed to speed up the browser
Vivaldi Technologies released version 3.
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AmpShell is an open source front-end for DOSBox
DOS Games were amazing, and some of them still are.
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Microsoft will remove the Paint 3D menu item as well in future versions of Windows 10
Microsoft revealed plans some time ago to remove the Windows 10 applications Paint 3D, 3D Viewer and the 3D Objects Folder.
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Thunderbird teams up with secure and private email provider Mailfence
Mailfence announced a partnership with Thunderbird on the company's blog just a few days ago.
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LIII is a lightweight open source BitTorrent client for Windows
QBittorrent is the one I normally use and recommend for downloading torrents.
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Don't get too excited about the features of Windows 10 version 21H1
The next feature update for Windows 10 is coming soon.
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How to disable Chrome's Tab Image Previews
Google has been working on new tab preview functionality in the company's Chrome web browser for quite some time.
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SpaceEye fetches satellite images of the Earth and sets it as your desktop wallpaper
Got an eye for the stars? It never ceases to amaze me, an entire Universe before us and the mysteries it holds.
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Pay attention when you are downloading FileZilla from the official site
FileZilla is an open source cross-platform file transfer solution that supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP.
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Microsoft Edge gets option to fade Sleeping Tabs
Microsoft introduced the Sleeping Tabs feature in Microsoft Edge Canary 87 back in September 2020.
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Microsoft Edge 91 will be the first to support syncing on Linux
It took Microsoft quite some time to release the first versions of its Chromium-based Edge web browser for Linux.
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ScreenPlay is an upcoming program that lets you set videos as your desktop background
Wallpapers add a nice personal touch to your desktop.
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Improved YouTube! enhances YouTube in meaningful ways
Improved YouTube! is a cross-browser extension designed to add more customization options and features to the YouTube web experience.
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The curious case of ClearURLs' removal from the Google Chrome Webstore
ClearURLs is an anti-tracking web extension that I have been using it for a long time, and reviewed it at the blog nearly 2 years ago.
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Ghacks Deals: The 2021 Cloud Computing Architect Certification Bundle (98% off)
The 2021 Cloud Computing Architect Certification Bundle includes nine eLearning courses about Microsoft Azure, Machine Learning, Microsservices Architecture, an
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After Google's removal: how to install the ClearURLs add-on manually in Chrome
Google removed the extension ClearURLs from the company's Chrome Web Store this week.
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Thunderbird 78.9.0 is a bug fix and security release
A new stable version of the Thunderbird email client has been released on March 23, 2021.
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Vivaldi gets a privacy preserving translation service
Vivaldi Technologies released a new browser snapshot of the next version of the company's today.
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Ghacks Deals: Learn Windows PowerShell or Windows Command Line with these hands-on courses
PowerShell and the Command Line are two powerful tools of the Windows operating systems.
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Open a URL from the clipboard with a hotkey using the Paste and Go Key extension for Firefox
The Paste and Go option has been available in Firefox for over a decade.
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DeepL Translator adds support for 13 European languages
DeepL Translator is a popular choice when it comes to the translation of text and documents, as it is considered by many to offer better translations than other
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Web Translate is a Firefox and Chrome extension that displays the translation of the selected text
Every once in a while, I visit websites which are not in a language I'm familiar with.
