The Best Firefox Addons Firefox is famous for its addons, and for good reason: they can make your browser do just about anything. But which addons are the most useful? Here are the addons we think are best, what they do, and where you can find them. Enjoy! Also let us know if we’ve missed anything, okay? If you’re using the web for research, you need to save what you find fast. If you use more than one browser, you need this. XMarks Syncs Bookmarks & Passwords Between All Major Browsers XMarks Syncs Bookmarks & Passwords Between All Major Browsers Read More Pearltrees Compile things you find interesting, arrange them visually and share the results with the world. Organize The Best From The Web In Your Own Visual Library On Pearltrees [Chrome] Organize The Best From The Web In Your Own Visual Library On Pearltrees [Chrome] Pearltrees is a more natural way to process all we save and share on the web. SiteLauncher [No Longer Available] SiteLauncher offers a quick and easy way to access your favorite sites. Clipping
How to see everything Google knows about you Adam Berry / Getty It's no secret that Google knows a lot about its users. The tech giant collects tons of data about you, including your search history, location, and voice searches that help improve Google's services and provide relevant ads. However, you might be surprised to know Google can easily take a look at all of the data it has on you. In October, The Guardian pointed out that every audio command made using an Android phone is recorded and can easily be accessed and played back by visiting the Activity Settings in Google. This, of course, isn't the only thing you might be surprised to find when you take a look at your Google account settings. Last June, Google created a hub called "My Account" where users can easily view the information the company is collecting and change their settings. Even if you consider yourself a privacy buff, it's worth taking a look at your settings from time to time to make sure you're comfortable with what you are sharing. Screenshot Google Google
10 Essential Windows Tools & How to Access Them Advertisement Windows is full of useful tools, but it can be hard to remember how to access all of them. Or perhaps you’re just looking for a quicker way to launch them. Whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. 5 Legendary Windows Tools Replaced by New Features 5 Legendary Windows Tools Replaced by New Features Windows includes lots of tools that you use every day, but some have lasted longer than others. Here are parts of Windows that don't exist anymore. Read More From Command Prompt to File Explorer, this list offers some of the quickest ways to access the most essential Windows tools, some of which you may use on a daily basis. However, it’s by no means complete. Searching the System Before we begin, it’s worth noting that Windows has a very powerful system search. If you’re ever looking for a program, utility, file, or anything that’s on your PC, you can always rely on the system search to discover it. Control Panel Another method is available when in File Explorer. Settings PowerShell
Don't Let Windows 10 Spy on You: Manage Your Privacy! Advertisement Windows 10 is watching you. To quote a famous Christmas jingle, “It sees you when you’re sleeping, it knows when you’re awake, and it knows if you’ve been bad or good.” While Bill Gates isn’t going to come crashing down your chimney anytime soon, Microsoft’s latest operating system is undoubtedly harvesting more of your personal information than ever before. If you’d like to get a better grip on your privacy, you have a few options available to you. If you want to stop Windows 10 spying on you (and make sure you get some Christmas presents this year), keep reading to find out more. Native Windows 10 Tools Let’s begin by looking at which privacy management tools are natively part of Windows 10. 1. The easiest and most accessible way of managing your privacy on Windows 10 is to use the Settings app. You can find the privacy options by going to Settings > Privacy. Microsoft might argue all these settings are giving you a granular level of control. 2. 3. Third-Party Tools 1. 2. 3.
101 of the Best Free Computer Software For Windows PC There’s a lot of software out there for your PC: some of it good, most of it bad, plenty of it free. As great as the Internet is, it makes it easy to get your hands on the bad stuff through a dodgy advert or malicious message saying that you have a virus and “need to install an antivirus immediately.” We’ve trawled the Internet for 101 of the best free software and apps in every major category we could think of, picking our top choices for each one. Enjoy! Gaming Tools MSI Afterburner: the fundamental tool for any gamer, this lets you overclock your GPU (or underclock it, if you’re looking to preserve it), and monitor your PC temperatures and gaming refresh rates. Want to improve your PC’s gaming performance? Office Suite LibreOffice: this is a great free alternative to Microsoft Office that packs all of the office tools you’d ever need for your tasks. If you want more info about free office apps for Windows, take a peek at our list of the best Microsoft Office alternatives. Web Browsers
5 DNS Servers Guaranteed to Improve Your Online Safety Advertisement Changing your DNS provider can dramatically improve your computer’s defenses against online threats. It’s just one of the many benefits of changing your DNS server. 4 Reasons Why Using Third-Party DNS Servers Is More Secure 4 Reasons Why Using Third-Party DNS Servers Is More Secure Why is changing your DNS a good idea? What security benefits does it bring? If I’ve convinced you to switch providers, you might be wondering which company you should turn to. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to the five best third-party DNS providers for your security. 1. IP Addresses: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 I’m going to start my list with two of the most well-known third-party servers. Google’s DNS most significant advantage is its speed. Google tries to mitigate the problem by offering three key performance features: Although Google offers DNSSEC and DNS-over-HTTPS as standard, there is one significant security drawback to using the service: data collection. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6 of the Best Sandbox Applications for Windows 10 Even though Microsoft introduced various security enhancements in Windows 11, you still can’t be too careful when downloading mysterious software from the Internet, opening suspicious email attachments, and so on. That’s why you may want to familiarize yourself with sandboxing. A sandbox is a virtual environment where you can install and run new or untrusted apps without letting them harm your system. In this post, we’ve gathered some of the best sandboxing applications you should try. 1. Windows Sandbox Windows has a built-in Sandbox feature you can activate from Windows Features. Click Start and search for “windows features.” Note: if you don’t see the Sandbox option, you may need to go to your motherboard BIOS (normally by pressing the Delete, F2, or F8 keys as your PC is booting), and have a look around to enable hardware virtualization. When launched, your Sandbox will feature a pristine version of Windows, which also includes the Edge browser and File Explorer, by default. 2. 3. 4.
How to Speed Up Windows 10 From Boot to Shut Down Advertisement A slow PC isn’t an annoyance, it’s an affliction. The upgrade to Windows 10 has been simple for some, but for others, the upgrade has led to serious problems. Some even report the upgrade to Windows 10 has slowed down their computer. 8 Annoying Windows 10 Issues & How to Fix Them 8 Annoying Windows 10 Issues & How to Fix Them The upgrade to Windows 10 has been smooth for most, but some users will always encounter issues. Whether it's a flashing screen, network connectivity issues, or battery drain, it's time to resolve these problems. Read More A slow computer is also a tough problem to troubleshoot. 1. No one should suffer from a slow startup. To activate Fast Startup, you first have to enable hibernation mode. powercfg /hibernate on Return to the Power User Menu (Windows key + X) and go to Control Panel > (System and Security >) Power Options > Choose what the power button does > Change settings that are currently unavailable. 2. 3. 4. Switch to the Advanced tab. 5. 6.
6 Utilities Tools to Make Your Life Easier There used to be a time when you had to perform many of the tasks on your computer manually, as there were no suitable utilities around to help you with that. Over time many utilities started to become available, and we now have a utility for doing almost any task. In the following roundup we have covered six utilities from our software section to help make your life a bit easier. Autorun Organizer is a free startup manager for Windows that lets you configure what should and should not launch when your PC boots up. Turns on and off autorun elementsRemoves autorun elementsBatch processes autorun recordsAutomatically controls disabled recordsSuspends running of programsShows a visual Windows boot-up time diagramChecks each autostart element for viruses in more than sixty antivirus programsQuickly searchesAutomatically detects erroneous records The BashBar application will let you run terminal commands or script using the menubar. Request Lyft ridesTrack ridesCancel rides
The Top 25 Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey User Scripts Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey are free extensions that significantly enhance your web browser's capabilities. These powerful add-ons let you choose from thousands of unique user scripts that modify the behavior and/or appearance of a web page. Written by third-party developers in the JavaScript programming language, the functionality of these scripts range from downloading entire Facebook and Instagram albums in one click to completely revamping Pandora's look and feel. The tutorial below shows you how to first install Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey, depending on your browser, to serve as your user script manager. We then list the top 25 user scripts, all available free of charge as long as you have a script manager extension installed, and show you where to search for thousands of others. Installing and Using Greasemonkey To get started, first open your Firefox browser and navigate to the Greasemonkey download page, found on Mozilla's add-ons website. Installing and Using Tampermonkey