Vivaldi Browser – How To Hide Side Panel
A quick tip for Vivaldi browser users who want to hide the side panel on the left side of the browser window. Hit the F4 key on your keyboard to hide it. Hit it again to show it. Simple as that. —
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How To Reopen Last Browser Tab
A quick browser tip. I’ve used this feature a few times in the past opening tabs in the browser that I previously had closed. Normally I would right-click on the tab bar (where the plus sign is to open new tabs) and look for the
How To Use Immersive Reader In Your Browser
Try Immersive Reader Microsoft Edge released the immersive reader as a way of simplifying web page layouts. It removes clutter and allows you to customize your reading experience in Windows 10 and 11. According to Microsoft, the immersive reader was originally designed to address the
Google To Enhance Chrome’s Privacy – Or Will It?
Google has announced plans to eliminate cookies altogether and replace them with a new system dubbed “Privacy Sandbox”. Details on exactly how this new system works are scant but, according to Google, the idea is to prevent third parties from tracking users and help eliminate
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Google Desktop Remote – A Basic Getting Started Guide
You can connect remotely to another computer using the Chrome browser and an extension. You will need the Chrome browser, a Gmail account, and the extension, “Chrome Remote Desktop”. One downside to this method is that if you want to connect to someone’s computer remotely,
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Be Careful With VirusTotal
Overview VirusTotal is an online scanning tool many Daves Computer Tips readers use to scan for malicious content. However, DCT readers need to be careful when using VirusTotal. VirusTotal The Spanish security company Hispasec Sistemas created and launched the VirusTotal website in 2004. In September
Google Reveals 2023 Most Popular Searches
In a recent post, Google revealed the most popular searches for 2023 divided into categories. 2023 Top Movie Searches Surprisingly, well surprising to me anyway, Barbie tops the list of movie searches during the past year. Oppenheimer, the story of the American scientist’s role in
How To Mitigate YouTube’s Ad Blocking Detection w/Brave
Overview In a comment to The Verge on Oct 31, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton stated that YouTube has “launched a global effort” to crack down on ad blockers. Lawton claims that the “use of ad blockers” violates the platform’s terms of service, and “ads
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How To Change Google Ads End Date
A while back I wrote an article on how to set end dates on your Google ads. If you did not read that one, here it is: How To Set End Date On Google Ads As with all websites and apps, they decide to update
What You Need To Know About Google Lens – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Windows With A Chrome Based Browser In Windows, you may have another way to use Google Lens. I say “may” because it only works for some Chrome-based browsers, not all. It’s my experience that it works with
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How To Fix Opera Bookmarks Missing Names
I discovered that some of my bookmarks in Opera are, shall we say, almost unclickable. I noticed a few with the names missing, the blank space is not clickable, but the icon is still there. Clicking on the icons will open them up. I went
Microsoft Edge Drives Me Nuts!
Edge can be very annoying if you don’t keep it under control, mainly because it’s possessed by some default behaviors that you didn’t ask for or even want. Here are some of them: Set Edge As Your Default Browser So determined is Microsoft to ram
What You Need To Know About Google Lens – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part article. Google Lens is not well known but should be. It enables you to search the Internet for a specific image that you choose. Why? I’m glad you asked. It’s because you might want to… Find similar images
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YouTube Ads Are Beyond A Joke!
We all know that YouTubers make their money from ads on YouTube. Heck, until I was summarily demonetised last year, I was receiving a few dollars every month from Google which I was very grateful for. However, my penury state notwithstanding and Google’s aggressive stance