When Should Your Kid Get Their First Cell Phone?
Photo: J K Daylight (Shutterstock) With many kids in virtual school and isolated from friends and loved ones during the pandemic, having access to smartphones or other devices to maintain…
How to Get Rid of Reddit’s Persistent Mobile Popup
Screenshot: David Murphy You would think, given its recent $6 billion valuation, Reddit would have the confidence to get rid of the pop-up the site serves up whenever you try…
Ditch ‘The Great Suspender’ Before It Becomes a Security Risk
Screenshot: David Murphy I’ve been a fan of The Great Suspender extension for years. Even when Google would drop new features into its Chrome browser to reduce the resources inactivate…
Use ‘Chrome Labs’ to Find New Browser Features
I love when a new Chrome release drops, because it gives me a chance to mess around in the browser’s comprehensive chrome://flags/ screen and dig up hidden features. But rummaging…
How to Sync iCloud Passwords With Chrome and Edge Chromium
It can be annoying to live the dual-platform life of macOS and Windows—or even just “Apple and everything that isn’t Apple.” But if you save your passwords to Keychain, and…
You Can Finally Save Articles to ‘Read Later’ in Chrome
Google is testing a new Read Later feature that lets users save articles and other links they come across and want to, well, read later. Saved links appear in a…
How to Mute Chrome Notifications When Sharing Your Screen
Just like video chatting, screen sharing is now a required tool for anyone working or socializing from home. Unfortunately, sharing your device’s screen can be a privacy risk—or just embarrassing—if…