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Canonical released Ubuntu 21.04, a new version of the organization's Linux distribution. The release comes three weeks after the release of beta versions, and can already be downloaded from the official Ubuntu […]
Photo Anonymizer: remove image metadata to improve your privacy
Photo Anonymizer is a new free software program for Microsoft Windows by the German software company ASCOMP Software GMBH. The free program removes traces from image files, e.g. photos or downloaded images, […]
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Private Internet Access is one of the best VPN services in our opinion. The service ticks all the right boxes: it offers state of the art security and privacy protections, does not […]
Fixdows is an open source utility that helps you fix errors related to Windows Update, Microsoft Store app with a couple of clicks
Many PC users will have at some point, experienced problems while trying to update Windows. And when these errors occur, it can be due to various reasons. There are dozens of programs […]
Microsoft introduces support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10
Microsoft released a new build to the Insider channel a few hours ago that introduces support for running Linux graphical user interface applications on the Windows 10 machine. The company announced plans […]
How to use Google Chrome Flags to enable experimental features
Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers work out of the box for the most part. All versions of Google Chrome come with support for "Chrome flags", which unlocks a treasure trove of […]
Ghacks Deals: AdGuard: Lifetime Subscription (66% off)
AdGuard is a content blocker that is available for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and as a browser extension for many popular browsers. The program runs in the background instead of just in […]
Stardock Multiplicity KVM revisited: control multiple PCs with one keyboard, mouse and monitor
Back in 2012, Stardock released the initial version of its Multiplicity software for Windows. Designed to give users control of multiple PCs with a single mouse and keyboard, it was an excellent […]
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Windows
Microsoft introduces support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10
Microsoft released a new build to the Insider channel a few hours ago that introduces support for running Linux graphical user interface applications on the Windows 10 machine. The company announced plans […]
Microsoft hopes to revive its Microsoft Store later this year
Microsoft had big hopes for the store that it integrated in its Windows 10 operating system. The Microsoft Store, as it is called nowadays, did not live up to its expectations, mainly […]
KB5001330 Windows Update is reportedly causing performance drop in games, failed installs and bootloops
Microsoft released the KB5001330 Windows Update this Tuesday, which brought many security fixes. Unfortunately it also seems to have introduced some issues, at least on some devices. A handful of users on […]
Windows 10's upcoming Device Usage feature is unfortunately not very spectacular
Microsoft is working on a new feature called Device Usage that it plans to integrate in future versions of the operating system. Device Usage is available in the latest Insider builds for […]
Linux
Ubuntu 21.04 is now available with native Microsoft Active Directory integration and Wayland as the default
Canonical released Ubuntu 21.04, a new version of the organization's Linux distribution. The release comes three weeks after the release of beta versions, and can already be downloaded from the official Ubuntu […]
Microsoft introduces support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10
Microsoft released a new build to the Insider channel a few hours ago that introduces support for running Linux graphical user interface applications on the Windows 10 machine. The company announced plans […]
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. Systems that were not supported anymore were vulnerable to attacks, and […]
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. One thing that was not implemented in the initial releases was support for […]
Software
Photo Anonymizer: remove image metadata to improve your privacy
Photo Anonymizer is a new free software program for Microsoft Windows by the German software company ASCOMP Software GMBH. The free program removes traces from image files, e.g. photos or downloaded images, […]
Fixdows is an open source utility that helps you fix errors related to Windows Update, Microsoft Store app with a couple of clicks
Many PC users will have at some point, experienced problems while trying to update Windows. And when these errors occur, it can be due to various reasons. There are dozens of programs […]
Stardock Multiplicity KVM revisited: control multiple PCs with one keyboard, mouse and monitor
Back in 2012, Stardock released the initial version of its Multiplicity software for Windows. Designed to give users control of multiple PCs with a single mouse and keyboard, it was an excellent […]
Infinity Bench is a free Windows app that benchmarks your computer's CPU and Graphics performance
I'm always worried about how my computer is running after updating the graphics driver, or after a Windows Update has landed. The best way to put this doubt to rest, is to […]
Companies
Google Earth's Timelapse feature shows videos of how the planet has changed over 30 years
Google has announced a new feature called Timelapse, for its popular satellite imagery service, Google Earth. These stunning visuals show us how our planet has changed over 37 years, due to natural […]
Firefox for Fire TV and Echo Show will be discontinued
Mozilla revealed that it will end support for the organization's Firefox web browser for the Amazon products Fire TV and Echo Show on April 30, 2021. The mobile version of Firefox landed […]
Yahoo Answers will cease to exist on May 4th, 2021
If you have been to the Yahoo Answers website recently, you may have noticed a big banner at the top stating that the site will be shut down on May 4th, 2021. […]
Find out if your email and phone number were in Facebook's latest data breach
In April 2021, a large set of Facebook user data was published on the Internet. The data included information on 533 million Facebook users and included dates of births, email addresses, phone […]
This Day in History
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Microsoft releases KB4550945 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 by Martin Brinkmann on 04/23/2020
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Missing Chrome's "Use a Prediction Service" Setting? by Martin Brinkmann on 04/23/2019
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First look at Google Chrome's UI design refresh by Martin Brinkmann on 04/23/2018
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