How to disable OK Google and Google Assistant on Android devices
Many Android devices come with Google applications and services, even if the device is not a device created by Google itself but by another company.
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Firefox 70: Site Isolation testing begins officially
Mozilla has been working on integrating site isolation in the Firefox web browser for a while.
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Google Reminders to require Google Assistant
Google is rolling out a change currently on Android that affects customers who use the Reminders feature of the Google application.
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KeePassium is an open-source KeePass client for iOS
About a month ago, I wrote an article about a KeePass client for iOS, called Strongbox.
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How to disable "Get even more out of Windows" on Windows 10
Windows 10 may display a "Get even more out of Windows" prompt occasionally that displays additional services that users may set up.
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Firefox 70 shows an indicator when geolocation has been used
All modern web browsers support the HTML5 Geolocation API that allows sites, with the permission of the user, to get the geographical position.
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RollBack Rx is a free Windows Time Machine software that's better than System Restore
If you have used Windows System Restore, you may know that it isn't always reliable.
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LibreOffice 6.3 with performance improvements
A new version of the open source Office suite LibreOffice, LibreOffice 6.
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First Look at GOG Galaxy 2.0 gaming client
The game distribution service GOG flies a bit under the radar in the grand scheme of things.
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Pingo is a fast image optimizer for the Web
Pingo is a free software program for Microsoft Windows and Linux devices to optimize images for web publication and other purposes.
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Basic things to do after a clean install of Windows 10
Whether you have just finished installing Windows 10 on a computer or updated to Windows 10 for the first time, there are a few things that you may want to do;
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ImageGlass is a free image viewer for Windows
Windows 10's photos app is horrible and slow but it is the default application to display images on the operating system.
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Not everyone likes the new Google Images preview format
More and more users of Google Images, the image search engine operated by Google, are switched over to a new display format and design.
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Caret Browsing feature in Chromium Edge
Caret Browsing in Chromium Edge is an accessibility feature that allows users to navigate, select, and interact with web page content using only a keyboard, ind
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Mozilla launches Site Compatibility Tools for Firefox
Site Compatibility Tools is a new extension for the Firefox web browser designed to find and report site compatibility issues experienced in Firefox.
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Subtitle Edit is an open source subtitle editor and converter which supports 200+ formats
Subtitles can be invaluable when you watch movies, especially if they have some commentary or if the video is in a foreign language that you don't understand.
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TaskSchedulerView update introduces Wake To Run information
TaskSchedulerView, a handy portable program for Windows devices to manage scheduled tasks, is one of our favorite Nirsoft applications.
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Manage Speculative Execution Settings Script for Windows
Manage Speculative Execution Settings Script is a batch file for Microsoft Windows devices to check and manage the Speculative Execution Protection status on th
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How to speed up your computer the right way - get an SSD
In my last article here on the site, I suggested that running system cleaners, tune-up tools, and other third-party tools for the purpose of speeding up your PC
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Bittorrent Client qBittorrent 4.1.7 is out
The developers of the open source Bittorrent client qBittorrent have released version 4.
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PSA: Don't use system cleaners, they won't speed up your PC
Every time someone asks me to fix a slow computer I almost certainly get a question about a program that I'd recommend to speed up the system.
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Google: Search engines should pay for recommendation on Android
Android devices operated in the European Union will soon display a selection of search engines to users.
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Microsoft disables VBScript by default
Microsoft announced plans in 2017 to disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11; the company deprecated the feature but kept it alive for certain environments bac
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Chrome Web Store has 188k extensions with at least 1.2 billion installs
The Chrome Web Store for Chrome extensions hosts more than 188k extensions that have a total installation count of at least 1.
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Get rid of all the clickbait YouTube video thumbnails
Clickbait Remover for YouTube is a browser extension for Google Chrome that removes clickbait video thumbnails on the video hosting and streaming site.
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Windows Defender has a market share of 50%
Microsoft integrated the security solution Windows Defender Antivirus deeply in the Windows operating system.
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Linux Mint 19.2 is out
The Linux Mint team released a new version of the Linux distribution on August 2, 2019.
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tomboy-ng is a note taking app for Windows, macOS and Linux
If you want to jot down notes quickly, you shouldn't use notepad or Wordpad in most cases.
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Blast from the Past: Nirsoft's CurrPorts
We are revisiting great applications in this series that we reviewed in the past.
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How to enable the swipe keyboard in iPadOS
Typing on the iPad has never been easy.
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Chrome 76: no more https or www in address bar
Google Chrome users who upgraded the stable version of the web browser to the recently released Chrome 76 version may have noticed that Chrome does not display
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Xtreme Download Manager (XDM): Free Download Accelerator for Windows, macOS and Linux
Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a free, open source download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Skype for Business Online will be retired in 2021
Microsoft announced on July 31, 2019 that it will retire Skype for Business Online on July 31, 2021.
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How to set up a VPN in iOS manually
Earlier we told you how to configure custom DNS and Apple Safari in iOS.
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CryptPad is a privacy friendly alternative for Google Docs and Office Online
One of the most useful features in Microsoft Office and Google Docs is editing documents online and collaborating with other authors in real-time.
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About Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender
If you administrate systems protected by Windows Defender, the default antivirus solution that is included in Windows, you may have noticed that Windows Update
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ProgCop is a straightforward application firewall for Windows
ProgCop is a free open source program for Microsoft Windows devices to block certain programs from accessing the Internet.
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Tiny Windows Calculator and on-top functionality coming
Windows Calculator is a popular application that is included as a native tool in all versions of the Windows operating system.
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Buttercup is an open source password manager for Windows, macOS, Linux, Firefox and Chrome
There is no shortage in supply when it comes to password managers, but not all of them are open source.
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How to download and install Windows updates manually
Most home devices that run a version of Microsoft's Windows operating system are updated using Windows Update.
