Here’s a quick quiz to test your knowledge of the history of technology. If you get five or more correct, give yourself a pat on the back. Multiple choice answers will be presented but only one is the correct answer. Hover your mouse cursor over …
Microsoft Secure Network Microsoft Edge Secure Network is a built-in VPN service available on the Canary Channel. Meant to be an additional layer of security for browsing the internet, it encrypts your data as you browse. To start using the built-in VPN you will first …
If Edge is not your primary/default browser, you should disable “Startup boost”. Read on to find out how. The Edge browser includes a feature called “Startup boost” which preloads the browser’s background processes whenever you boot your device. The preloading of these resources will improve …
The AI invasion has begun. It’s now infiltrating your browser. At least it is with Opera and Edge. Opera And Opera GX To use the AI components in Opera or Opera GX, you first have to enable it. It’s off by default. Click on the …
Improvements In Edge A Quick Look Back With the 2015 release of Edge, I was eager to compare it to Chrome and Firefox, my most used browsers at that time. I was glad to see Microsoft move away from IE, a browser with an exceptionally …
I like to keep my desktop neat and clear of most icons. But then I noticed the Microsoft edge icon, which I swear I deleted a dozen times already. I suspected a corrupt something in my system. Did some research online. No corruption, only Microsoft. …
Edit Images Directly In Edge In the latest release of the Dev and Canary channels, you can start editing web images right in your browser. Simply hover over the top right corner of any web-based image. Beneath the familiar four corner icons are two hidden …
Edge Preview Channels In the last year Microsoft’s flagship browser, Edge, has had a phenomenal market share growth of just over 1,300%. Some of the growth has to do with the retirement of Internet Explorer on June 15 this year and some has been the …
Most browsers send anonymous data to the parent company, often with the explanation that this data is used to improve the browser experience. Fortunately, in Edge, the user has at least some control over what data is sent to Microsoft. In this article, I’ll show …
A woman brought me her HP laptop with Windows 10 because she couldn’t get Microsoft Edge to open. So I searched online and tried about a half-dozen different things and nothing worked. It wouldn’t even open in Safe Mode. She said something about a virus warning …
The latest iteration of Microsoft’s Edge browser now includes a sidebar with a number of useful features. The sidebar displays down the right-hand edge of the browser window and is closed by default. Clicking on an item (icon) in the adjacent menu bar (which is …
I’ve never been one to bounce around between browsers. I was an ardent Firefox user for many years but started to consider an alternative after encountering more and more web pages that Firefox failed to render properly. I have never considered Chrome, Chrome is Google… …
The Chromium-based Edge browser is an excellent browser but, as is the case with most browsers, it does have its weaknesses. Here then are four extensions I use and recommend to enhance Edge. Enhance Privacy In Edge Privacy Badger from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation): …
The Edge browser did not start off life well but, when Microsoft finally recognized the power of Chromium and introduced its new Chromium-based browser, the software giant really kicked a goal. I have been using Chromium Edge as my default browser for about eight months …
