According to a recent announcement, the privacy-centric Brave browser has now surpassed 100 million active users per month, the only browser that is making inroads into Chrome’s domination. The browser achieved 50 million users in 2023, which has now doubled to over 100+ million, with […]
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Last week, we covered how to set Chrome to ask where to download files every time. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Set Chrome To Ask Before Downloading This week, I decided to stick with the Chrome subject and
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Last week, we covered how to increase the RAM on your Samsung phone. If you missed that, you can find it here: How To Increase RAM On Samsung Phone This week, I decided to look at the Google Chrome browser. I have written many articles
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I ended up on another Spanish website, and a small window appeared in the top right-hand corner of my Opera browser, asking if I wanted to translate it to English. I didn’t click on it right away, so it closed. But what if I changed
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YouTube is really getting on my tits lately! The reason I signed up for YouTube Premium in the first place was to not be bombarded by moronic ads every few minutes, not to mention the super-low price of $3 per month where I live. However,
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As I’ve mentioned already in other articles, the UK Online Safety Act (OSA) now requires UK visitors to certain websites, such as Reddit, Spotify, and Wikipedia, to verify their age with a selfie or other means of ID. It’s worth noting here that national ID
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Last week, we talked about how to turn off tracking on Instagram. If you missed that one, here it is: How To Turn Off Map Location Instagram This week, I wanted to continue to keep you informed on those mobile devices. What am I talking
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This is a weird one. Opera is to blame, of course. I noticed my browser was slowly being taken over by the Spanish language. I have nothing against it, I just can’t speak it. This morning, I went to Facebook, and the login page was
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The Edge browser is not exactly renowned for its privacy. I do realize, however, that a lot of folks use Edge because it is already built into Windows, and besides which, it is a pretty decent browser. Here, then, are the settings you can adjust
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What Is Browser Fingerprinting When you visit a website, your browser divulges a surprising amount of information, such as your operating system, browser, screen resolution, list of extensions, time zone, language settings, and much more. This information is collated to create a “fingerprint”, and because
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Browsers And Search Engines Many (if not most) of my clients do not understand the difference between a browser and a search engine. So, for the uninitiated, let’s start there: Browser: A web browser is a software application that allows users to access and view
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When I try to select a photo to upload to Twitter, instead of the select the pictures to upload dialogue box that you would normally expect, I get this band of pictures at the bottom of the browser screen. It wouldn’t be so bad except
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Last week, we covered how you can Change the Side Button Settings on Samsung. If you missed that, you can check it out here: How To Change Side Button Settings Samsung This week, I wanted to change gears and talk about our favorite browser. That
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I received this message from my Opera browser on two separate computers. The message read: “The extension upgrade requires additional permissions. Go to the extension manager to accept the upgrade.” Then, an option to click reads “Go to Extensions”. Clicking on it sends you to
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