When I print a web page, I don’t want the menus, ads, etc. I only want a clean simplified copy to print. Firefox, my second browser of choice, gives you such an option. I wrote about this before here: How To Clean Up Mashed Up …
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Overview I recently had to set up a new computer. After installing Windows and MS Office, I noticed that there was a link to an application called Power Automate. Not knowing what it was, I opened it. Microsoft Power Automate is a workflow engine that …
Today, I opened Thunderbird and it automatically updated to Supernova, specifically version 115.2.0 in my case. Supernova represents a modernized overhaul of the software – both visually and technically. You can read more on Supernova from the Mozilla announcement. This is great if you like …
A guy came to me because he was getting all kinds of pop-up ads on his Chromebook. These include the type that insists that your system is infected. This is not a virus but just notifications and ads. If you have this problem, you gave …
Today I was working at my day job and accidently closed my browser. Not only one tab but the whole browser with all the tabs I was working with. This might have happened to you and thought you could never get them back. I’m here …
I didn’t notice this right away because I rarely turn off my main computer. But on one of my backup systems, after one of Opera’s last updates, the Opera browser would start up when I powered on my computer. I don’t know why they did …
The people behind the Brave browser, which is widely recognized as the most private of the mainstream browsers, recently introduced a new privacy-centric search engine that is available for all browsers. Initially, the Brave search engine relied on Bing for around 7% of its search …
Opera has added a new option to the Speed Dials. You can now set your own pictures for the thumbnails on the Speed Dials. I wrote about this in the last article: How To Use Custom Images On Opera Speed Dials My Method To Make …
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Opera Speed Dials – I always referred to them as “bookmarks on steroids“. First created by Opera, copied by everybody else. 🙂 The last few Opera updates became a nightmare with issues. I think I got everything straightened out. One thing I noticed with my …
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 last few browser updates have been wreaking havoc on Opera. One thing that I kept losing was my personalized backgrounds or wallpapers. On the “Speed Dial” page you can set a background picture. I already had a bunch of pictures set up that I …
The latest Opera update renders my browser useless – can’t even go online. I only recently recovered from the last update. This is “strike two”. One more and you’re out Opera! “Firefox” would be my second choice. Anyway, they re-branded their browser as “Opera One”. I …
The DuckDuckGo browser has been available on other platforms for some time now and a Windows version has just been released. It should be noted that this is a Beta version, meaning it’s still under development and susceptible to bugs. DuckDuckGo Inc is a privacy-centric …
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 …
