If you’ve been reading about tech for a while now, then you’re probably familiar with how to get into the Task Manager and take a look at how your hardware is performing. Most people think that keeping the statistics as low as possible across the board for all categories at the top of the columns […]
Browsers
The most integral part of a desktop or mobile device is its operating system, but the most common thing to do on a device is browsing the internet. You won’t get far with that without having a web browser first.
The Google Chrome web browser is the most used browser in the world, thanks to it being owned by Google. Since Google owns it, it gets a helping hand from free advertising on the YouTube website and, of course, the Google search engine landing page.
Even though many of Google’s downloads undoubtedly happen because of the banners on Google search and YouTube, it is still currently the best browser in the world in the opinion of many. However, Google Chrome isn’t the only web browser. Most people will know other browsers because each device comes with a different default web browser that is either made by or in a deal with the company that makes the device, i.e., Apple iPhone’s come with the Safari—Apple owned— web browser application by default.
Mute Audio for Tab in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Whether you’re using a desktop computer or a laptop, if you’re sharing a house with someone, you’ll want to know how to control your audio. The simplest method is to mute everything by using the Sound icon in the system tray of the taskbar, but the Google Chrome web browser also offers some more specific […]
Permanently Mute Site in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Whether you’re using a desktop computer or a laptop, if you’re sharing a house with someone, you’ll want to know how to control your audio. The simplest method is to mute everything by using the Sound icon in the system tray of the taskbar, but the Google Chrome web browser also offers some more specific […]
Remove Individual Autocomplete Suggestions in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Google Chrome is now ten years old. Google has marked this anniversary with a huge release called Chrome 69. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Chrome release with as many features as this. The one that everyone notices first is the new material design, or what people commonly refer to as the feature […]
Disable New Rounded UI in Chrome 69
By Mathew
Google Chrome is now ten years old. Google has marked this anniversary with a massive release called Chrome 69. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Chrome release with as many features as this. The one that everyone notices first is the new material design, or what people commonly refer to as the feature […]
Disable Password Saving in Google Chrome
By Mathew
To help make your time on the Web more efficient, Google Chrome will ask if you would like for the browser to save your passwords when you’ve entered them for a website. Most people love the idea of Chrome remembering passwords because it means the next time they go back to that same site, it […]
Apply Dark Incognito Theme to Google Chrome Regular Mode
By Mathew
Google Chrome is now ten years old. Google has marked this anniversary with a huge release called Chrome 69. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Chrome release with as many features as this. The one that everyone notices first is the new material design, or what people commonly refer to as the feature […]
Manage Audio Focus Across Tabs in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Google Chrome is now overwhelmingly the most used web browser in the world and for good reason. It’s lightning quick speed makes it appealing for web surfers. Its minimalist design can take some getting used to, depending on what browser you’re accustomed to, but the fact that it is so minimalist is part of the […]
Enable Rich Search Suggestions in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Google Chrome has won millions of hearts over, thanks to its simplicity and efficiency. Once you get the hang of how it begins to remember the URLs that you visit, so you no longer have to type them out in full, it’s hard not to love how quickly the webpages load. Of course, there’s more […]
Disable Not Secure Badge for HTTP Web Sites in Google Chrome
By Mathew
Not to toot our own horns, but there is a lot of work that goes into running a website if you’re going to keep it up to date with all the latest updates that are expected of you (that’s if you’re going to try to go toe-to-toe with the best sites in the world). We […]
Enable Picture-in-Picture Mode in Google Chrome
By Mathew
It wasn’t that long ago that we wrote an article about always keeping Windows on top when using a version of the Windows operating system in general. That same feature was introduced to Android 8.0 (Oreo), released around 12 months ago, and now Google has introduced something similar to their Google Chrome web browser as […]
Enable Lazy Loading in Google Chrome
By Mathew
For years website owners have often incorporated “lazy loading” to help make webpages load quicker for the reader. They would do this by only loading the particular element after others, or only when the reader scrolls down the page to the point where it is requested. This method won’t shave down the overall load time, […]
Enable/Disable Native Google Chrome Notifications in Windows 10
By Mathew
Google has been working on implementing native Chrome notifications for the Windows 10 operating system for a while now. Those notifications have now officially become available for people to see. The Google Chrome notifications—which can include inline replies, progress bars, images, lists, and more—that you can see appear close to where your Action Center is, […]
Enable Emoji Picker in Google Chrome
By Mathew
You might notice some websites (like ours) allow for emoji characters in the comments. This is an added extra that we usually have on but can sometimes take off because of performance reasons. A lot of the websites that you use might allow for emoji when you go to type a comment, but you don’t […]
Install 64-Bit Version of Google Chrome
By Mathew
Google Chrome is currently the world’s best web browser. As a Windows user and fan, I never like to hurt their products with my opinions, but it’s true—there really is no denying it. If you’re only just starting to use Google Chrome, it might take some getting used to: you need to start spelling the […]
Google Chrome Native Ad Blocking Starting February 15, 2018
By Mathew
If you’ve been a webmaster over the last five years and continued to be one today and you’re traffic hasn’t risen, you’d probably be doing it pretty tough these days given the number of people choosing to block ads. Google is a multi-billion dollar company thanks it owning its own advertising network called Google Adsense […]
Mozilla Firefox 58.0.1 Fixes Windows Page Load Problems
By Mathew
Firefox 57 aka Quantum has by and large been a successful release with even many geeks claiming to have made the switch from Google Chrome to it after trying first hand its speed and new features. If you have been using Firefox 58 of late and found that your webpages were crashing, you weren’t alone. […]
Google Chrome 64 for Android Released with Abusive Ad Experience Prevention
By Mathew
Google has announced the release of Chrome 64 for Android. The new browser version will be rolling out over the next few weeks on the Google Play Store. Google Chrome 64 for Android now prevents abusive advertisements from overtaking your device and giving you a bad user experience. Over the last few years, there has […]
Bypass Paywalls with Anti-Paywall for Chrome and Firefox
By Mathew
Some websites choose to display paywalls so you only get a limited number of articles you can view before the paywall shows up and you’re locked out from seeing any more content until you subscribe. There has long been a trick to get around these paywalls in Google Chrome, and the method probably works for […]
Add Search Box to Firefox 57 Quantum
By Mathew
Firefox 57 looks a treat when you first open it, but it’s also apparent that there is some empty space on both sides of the address bar. Rather than leave it blank with nothing there, it’s probably been done so that you can choose what goes into those areas. The icons you see to the […]
Enable/Disable Drag Space in Firefox 57
By Mathew
One of the neat tricks Firefox 57 has up its sleeve is offering you the chance to add some drag space. When you have the Firefox 57 window set so that it isn’t displaying on the maximum full-screen size, you can click any of the default blue area at the top of the browser to […]
Remove Address Bar White Space in Firefox 57
By Mathew
The new Firefox 57 web browser has some empty white space on either side of the address bar at the top of the browser window. That space can be used up for other icons, plus a little bit of it needs to remain on the right side for when you download files. If you didn’t […]
Add Downloads Button to Firefox 57 Quantum
By Mathew
Firefox 57 Quantum comes with a new Photon design user interface. Photon adds extra design elements that weren’t previously there in earlier Firefox builds. Now when you do a task like copying a webpage URL from the browser toolbar, you’ll get a new animation that says “Copied” inside a green box that also gives you […]
Disable/Enable Library Highlights in Firefox 57 Quantum
By Mathew
Firefox 57 has a new feature called “Highlights.” You’ll see the highlights when you open a new tab page and from within your library. The highlights are an original idea, unbeknownst to all web browsers to date. It’s similar to the Top sites feature that Mozilla has had in Firefox for a while now, but […]
Open Bookmarks Always in New Tab in Firefox 57
By Mathew
While we still recommend doing most of your reading on paper from books instead of using things like eReaders, there’s no doubt about there being a lot of useful stuff to be found on webpages from many a domain name across the World Wide Web. If you found something that looks interesting but didn’t get […]