Confuse Google Ads With This Chrome Extension
In an online world in which countless systems are trying to figure out what exactly you enjoy so they can serve you up advertising about it, it really fucks up…
How to Record Your Screen on a Chromebook
Photo: CC Photo Labs (Shutterstock) Google is adding a built-in screen recording feature for all Chromebooks in the coming weeks. The new tool lets users capture video of their device’s…
How to Enable Microsoft Edge’s New ‘Kids Mode’
Microsoft is testing a new “Kids Mode” for Edge that makes the browser safer for younger users with just a few clicks. Edge already has several family features, but those…
How to Try Out the Upcoming Firefox Redesign Now
The new tab page’s personalization options.Screenshot: Brendan Hesse Later this year, Mozilla will update Firefox’s desktop design with the new Proton interface. The visual overhaul is expected to include: A…
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…
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…
How to Install YouTube as a Progressive Web App on Windows
You can now install YouTube as a progressive web app (PWA) on Windows. What does this mean? PWAs are like desktop shortcuts to websites that run in their own separate…
Is the Opera GX Browser Just for Gamers?
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse Opera recently purchased YoYo Games, creators of the game development engine Game Maker Studio, to build up its new “Opera Gaming” division. Opera hasn’t announced what it…