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Here is why you may want to skip this month Windows Updates

May 5, 2018

Patch Tuesday is just around the corner; Microsoft pushes out security updates and other updates for all of its products on the second Tuesday of the month.

findstr review: Handy Windows tool for command searches for text strings

May 4, 2018

findstr is a built-in tool of the Windows operating system that you may run from the command line to find text in files or in command-line outputs.

Firefox: Downloads highlighted on New Tab Page

May 4, 2018

If things go as planned, Mozilla Firefox will soon display recent downloads in the highlights section of the browser's default New Tab Page.

How to change your Twitter password

May 4, 2018

Twitter revealed on May 3, 2018 that the company stored user passwords in plain text for a considerable amount of time.

Google reveals how well Chrome's autoplay-blocking feature works

May 4, 2018

Google introduced autoplay blocking functionality in Chrome 66 for the desktop last month.

FastStone Image Viewer 6.5 supports video import

May 3, 2018

FastStone Image Viewer 6.

Spectre Next Generation vulnerabilities affect Intel processors

May 3, 2018

Intel is facing another wave of reported security issues that affect the company's processors.

FreeFileSync 10.0 updates removes ads from installer

May 3, 2018

FreefileSync 10.

Fedora 28 Linux-based operating system released

May 3, 2018

While the past couple of days were filled with news about the new version of Windows 10 and its massive list of bugs, Linux users have the opportunity to test a

Microsoft Office May 2018 non-security updates overview

May 2, 2018

Yesterday was the first Tuesday of the month and that means Microsoft Office patch day at Microsoft.

Firefox 60: sponsored content for US users

May 2, 2018

Mozilla plans to show sponsored content to Firefox users from the United States in Firefox 60.

Syncmarx is a Xmarks bookmark syncing alternative

May 2, 2018

Syncmarx is a new browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome -- and web browsers that share the codebase with the two browsers -- that supports cro

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7.2 released

May 1, 2018

Microsoft .

windows 10 version 1803 removed features

Windows 10 version 1803: removed or deprecated features

May 1, 2018

Microsoft released the April 2018 Update for Windows 10 on April 30, 2018 and users and administrators have been upgrading machines to the new version of Window

7-Zip 18.05 update: performance improvements and security patch

May 1, 2018

7-Zip 18.

All the issues of Windows 10 version 1803 you may run into

May 1, 2018

If you have installed the latest feature update for Windows 10, the April 2018 Update, already on a PC, you may have run into one or multiple issues already usi

How do you get Windows 10 version 1803 today?

April 30, 2018

Microsoft will release Windows 10 version 1803, the April 2018 Update, today.

Firefox 59.0.3 fixes Windows 10 April 2018 compatibility issue

April 30, 2018

Firefox users who run the stable version of the web browser and plan on updating to the April 2018 Update version of Windows 10 in the coming days may want to m

The hidden gems of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

April 30, 2018

If things go as planned, Microsoft will start the distribution of the April 2018 Update for the Windows 10 operating system on April 30, 2018.

Google Container for Firefox to isolate Google

April 30, 2018

Google Container is yet-another add-on for Mozilla Firefox that uses the new Container technology of the browser to isolate sites from the rest of the browsing.

Re-based Basilisk Browser released

April 29, 2018

A new version of the Basilisk web browser was released last week which the development team described as a re-fork and re-based version.

Image Editor GIMP 2.10 is out (after six years)

April 29, 2018

After six years of development, a dedicated team of contributors released GIMP 2.

These are the Firefox Quantum Extensions Challenge Finalists

April 28, 2018

Mozilla changed the add-ons system of the Firefox web browser with the release of Firefox 57.

Windows 10 April Update rollout begins on April 30, 2018

April 27, 2018

Microsoft revealed today when it plans to release the first feature update of 2018 for the company's Windows 10 operating system.

Speed up the migration of encrypted drives to another software

April 27, 2018

DiskCryptor has been my go-to program on Windows when it comes to encrypting entire hard drives and the system partition since 2012.

Apply video effects to YouTube Videos in Chrome or Firefox

April 27, 2018

YouTube Video Effects is a free browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome which you may install and use to apply filter effects to YouTube videos.

A look at Peek screen recorder for GNU/Linux

April 27, 2018

Have you ever found yourself wanting to record something on your screen for a few moments, to show someone else?Iâ€™m not talking videogame str

How to use instant search in Opera on the desktop

April 26, 2018

Opera unveiled a new mobile browser that it calls Opera Touch yesterday.

What I like and don't like about the new Gmail interface

April 26, 2018

Google started the rollout of the new Gmail interface yesterday.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is out

April 26, 2018

Ubuntu 18.

Windows 10 Microcode updates KB4090007, KB4091663, KB4091664 and KB4091666

April 25, 2018

Microsoft has updated several microcode updates for the company's Windows 10 operating system that push so-called microcode updates to devices the update is ins

Nvidia GeForce Driver 397.31: RTX Support, file cleanup

April 25, 2018

Nvidia released the NVIDIA GeForce Driver 397.

New Gmail user interface: Material Design 3

April 25, 2018

The new Gmail user interface (often referred to as the "integrated view" or Material Design 3) is now the standard experience for all users, eliminating the opt

Opera Software unveils Opera Touch, a new mobile browser

April 25, 2018

Opera Software unveiled Opera Touch today, a new mobile web browser that is optimized for one-handed use.

Vivaldi 1.15 update information

April 25, 2018

Vivaldi Technologies released a new version of the company's web browser Vivaldi to the public today.

Copy text from any Android app with Universal Copy

April 24, 2018

Universal Copy is a free application for Google's Android operating system that you may use to copy any text that you encounter on devices running Android.