Chrome 87 is now out and you can expect your browser to be updated automatically soon. Not all of the features mentioned in this post are necessarily going to be there upon your first visit — the biggest feature of all, the option to search for tabs from a dedicated button isn’t a feature yet […]
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.
How to Stop Firefox from Installing and Running Shield Studies
Shield studies is a Firefox feature that allows you to test features before they are released. The idea behind the Shield studies is to give Mozilla Firefox developers the data for comparing features and what ideas they might adapt in future builds of the web browser. Since Firefox would prefer the widest studies possible, this […]
How to Reset Firefox to Its Default Settings
Mozilla Firefox (or simply Firefox) is a free and open-source web browser developed by The Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, Mozilla Corporation. Firefox is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, illumos and Solaris operating systems. Its sibling, Firefox for Android, is also available. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements […]
How to Enable AV1 Video Support on YouTube
If you thought MPEG was just a file format, you would be wrong. As it turns out, MPEG is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, and it means that there is big business behind the use of these MPEG files. There are now some nonprofit groups coming along to offer an alternative to the big […]
How to Add AV1 Codec Support to Windows 10
If you thought MPEG was just a file format, you would be wrong. It turns out that MPEG is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, and it means that there is big business behind the use of these MPEG files. There are now some nonprofit groups coming along to offer an alternative to the big […]
How to Enable/Disable AV1 Video Codec Support in Google Chrome
If you thought MPEG was just a file format, you would be wrong. It turns out that MPEG is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, and it means that there is big business behind the use of these MPEG files. There are now some nonprofit groups coming along to offer an alternative to the big name […]
How to Allow/Block Desktop Notifications in Google Chrome in Windows
Push notifications are the latest craze to help some websites gain subscribers. What started as a fairly deceitful bit of technology has now got some of the largest sites in the world, including YouTube and Facebook, using it to get more traffic. Push notifications have always had a high number of people accepting them rather […]
How to Add/Remove Folders from Favorites in Windows 10 Mail App
The Mail and Calendar applications that come with Windows 10 are designed to make your life more efficient. Most adults who use computers are now using email. You can always get access to your email by heading to the nearest web browser, opening it, and then heading to the website of the company whose mail […]
How to Rename Account in Windows 10 Mail App
The Mail and Calendar applications that come with Windows 10 are designed to make your life more efficient. Most adults who use computers are now using email. You can always get access to your email by heading to the nearest web browser, opening it, and then heading to the website of the company whose mail […]
How to Change Background Picture of Mail App in Windows 10
The Mail app in Windows 10 looks pretty good right off the bat, partially thanks to the background image that you see when the window is expanded and then as an overlay to the transparent menu in the left. If however you don’t like the transparency—or the mage—you can turn off the background picture so […]
How to Open Website in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer
If you’re using the Microsoft Edge web browser, you can open webpages with the older Internet Explorer 11 still directly from the same window. Microsoft Edge is the newest web browser from Microsoft, which was designed to take over from Internet Explorer and be more compatible with the modern Web. Internet Explorer 11 (or what […]
How to Import and Export Bookmarks via HTML in Firefox
All modern web browsers offer you a way to import and export bookmarks as HTML files, but the way in which you would do it between brands varies. You could argue that Firefox’s perhaps needs some revising even though Quantum is still new. Regardless, you can still get either importing or exporting as HTML files […]
How to View Downloads in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
All good modern web browsers have a download section where you can locate downloaded files. The same area can be used for pausing downloads that are yet to complete and restart them again if you haven’t closed the browser. Since web browsers can’t copy each other and must offer something different, finding the location of […]
How to Make Web Note on Webpages in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
Microsoft Edge is the new default web browser to use in Windows 10. It has been specifically designed for cutting edge performance over Microsoft’s older web browser, Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge gets its name from the new Edge rendering technology under the hood, though that is soon about to change when Microsoft switches to Chromium […]
How to Use Cortana with Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
Cortana is a cloud-based virtual assistant that was first introduced in Windows 10 and has similarly been made available for Windows 10 mobile, Windows 8.1, and some other Microsoft associated services such as Xbox One, Surface headphones, the Invoke smart speaker, Microsoft band and Windows mixed reality. You’ll also find her available for other operating systems […]
How to Enable/Disable Quick Find in Firefox
A feature that has gained some hype over the last few years is the ability to find out where certain words are on a webpage. Google Chrome hasn’t added this feature, but you can install extensions developed by third-parties that do offer a solution. In Firefox it’s a bit different, and there is a feature […]
How to Enable/Disable AV1 Video Codec Support in Firefox
If you thought MPEG was just a file format, you would be wrong. It turns out that MPEG is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, and it means that there is big business behind the use of these MPEG files. There are now some nonprofit groups coming along to offer an alternative to the big name […]
Disable Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool
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 […]
How to Mute Audio for Tab in Google Chrome
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]