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It’s time to see what Twitter thinks you are into
by Surur
2 months
Twitter has made it increasingly difficult to use 3rd party clients for your news feed, meaning it is also more difficult to avoid their personalized algorithm and ads. If there is one thing worse than a personalized news feed it ...
How to use Chrome’s now hidden tab control features
3 months
Google did a small redesign of Chrome’s USer interface with Chrome 77, changing the position of tab management features that had lived within the tab context menu for years. If you’re thrown off by this, don’t be...
How to download Google Chrome’s full offline installer
4 months
Downloading Google Chrome is one of the first things most people do on their computers. It’s one of the most popular apps for a reason. However, it’s not a straightforward process. For one, if you install Google Chrome...
How to temporarily (or permanently) disable and re-enable Windows Defender on Windows 10
5 months
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Defender offers real-time virus and malware protection to keep your PC safe. It is the best and most easily recommended anti-virus available — that is t say — if you don’t use Windows...
Getting false positives? Here’s how to add exemptions to Windows Defender’s Scan
6 months
Microsoft’s Windows Defender is the best way to protect your PC from nasty bugs and viruses you can pick up on the internet. Sometimes though, it can be a tad too overzealous and pick up a file or file type as dangerous, cal...
How to use Twitter’s True Black theme (and other customisation features)
6 months
Twitter brought its dark theme to its Windows app with the debut of its new PWA app last year. However, with that change, the firm removed the true black interface Windows users had grown accustomed to. Instead, users had a greyis...
Tip: Chrome and Edge volume overlay driving you mad? Here’s how to get rid of it
by Surur
7 months
My hate of the Windows 10 volume overlay is well known – it is too big, it’s in an obtrusive position, cannot be repositioned, it takes too long to disappear and there is no option to disable it. I recently celebrated ...
How to use the enhanced Windows 10 Search in 1903
8 months
Microsoft’s Windows 10 has had search as one of its pain points ever since it debuted. Search was often panned for being slow, inaccurate and sometimes just for not finding anything at all. With Windows 10 1903, Microsoft ha...
Accidentally deleted a OneDrive file? Here’s how to get it back.
11 months
OneDrive and other cloud backup services enable us to keep our files up to date across all out devices. If your PC of choice runs Windows, chances are very high that you’re going to be using OneDrive as your storage app R...
Tip: Take a break from email with Automatic Replies in Outlook Web
11 months
Everyone hates email, but its something most people have to deal with at some point. Whether for work or for school, or even for personal use in some cases — email is ubiquitous. Automatic replies are a lifesaver, letting yo...
Tip: Force Google Chrome into touch mode on your Windows hybrid
11 months
Google has done a lot of work towards making Chrome more touch-friendly as it adapted Chrome OS to the tablet form factor. As a side-effect, Chrome on Windows and macOS has been growing towards the touch-friendly for a while now. ...