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Author: Martin Brinkmann

When I was young, I studied German, History and English at Essen University in Germany. I worked in computer support for several years at the time to help other computer users when they ran into issues. Writing started out as a passion project, as I wanted to help more users and not just the ones that I handled in support. This lead to the founding of Ghacks Technology News in 2005. First, as a side-project, but shortly thereafter as a full-time project as the site's popularity exploded. I sold Ghacks to Softonic some years ago, but stayed on as Editor. You can still read my articles on the site. I do publish on Betanews as well. In recent years, I started to write and publish technology books, including my latest book "Windows 11 From Beginner to Advanced", which is available on Amazon. I'm also a freelance writer for the German publisher Gamestar. Chipp.in is my newest project. I want to use it to talk about my book projects, sell my books directly, and write about technology, as this is what interests me.

Windows: Quick Machine Recovery feature explained

Posted on March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

If you have used Windows long enough, you have probably come into contact with Startup Repair at one point. The feature aims to resolve issues that prevent the operating system from starting up. It is a hit and miss kind of feature for many users though, as it relies solely on local files. All in…

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Vivaldi Browser 7.2: the speed boost it needed

Posted on March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Vivaldi Software has released a new version of its desktop browser today. Vivaldi 7.2 is available already. The company says that it implemented several speed optimizations in the browser as well as the usual mix of usability-enhancing options. As for speed, Vivaldi has probably not been the fastest leanest browser out there in the past….

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Curves Non-destructive filter being applied to a portrait of Sofiia being edited in GIMP. Photo by Sofia (CC by-sa 4.0 International)

Gimp 3.0 image editor is now available

Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

When the Gimp development team started to work on Gimp 3.0 in 2020, it probably did not think that it would take five years to release the new version. Gimp 3.0 is a major update that has been in the making for seven years, since the release of Gimp 2.10. The open source image editor…

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Microsoft confirms bug that uninstalls Copilot app on Windows

Posted on March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Just a few days ago, Microsoft released the cumulative security updates for Windows 10 and 11 to the public. The company did not confirm any new issues at the time, but that has changed now. A new issue has been confirmed that is affecting all supported client versions of Windows. The details: Microsoft confirms furthermore…

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Microsoft Edge for Android: more extensions now available, but one group is missing entirely

Posted on March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

When Mozilla — finally — introduced support for extensions in Firefox, years to late, but still, it unlocked a whole new world for users of the mobile open source browser. Up until that time, no major browser supported extensions no mobile. While there were some dedicated projects that supported mobile extensions, all major browsers did…

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Copilot: I see some use for the assistant on Windows at the horizon, finally

Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

The integration of the Copilot AI in Windows has been lackluster up to this point, if you ask me. It felt rushed and Microsoft is still scrambling to improve its use for users. The same is true for any other AI that is available as an application. While there are plenty of options to use…

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How to take high quality screenshots of YouTube videos

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

There are quite a few ways to take a screenshot of a specific scene of any YouTube video. Sometimes, I need to get a screenshot for work, for instance to use an image as a teaser for an article. Other YouTube users may have different reasons for wanting to capture a specific frame. Maybe because…

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Microsoft is not done yet, adds more “Recommendations” to Windows 11

Posted on March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

One of the new features of Windows 11 was the recommendations section of the start menu. Windows displays recently added programs or opened files in the section. Microsoft likes it that much, that it made it a mandatory feature. You can reduce the number of recommendations or even display none at all, but you can’t…

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Spotube open source Spotify client

Spotube: open source Spotify client without ads

Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

You have plenty of options when it comes to listening to music. From traditional radio and Internet radio to locally stored music, music CDs, or online services such as Spotify or YouTube. If you like Spotify, but do not like the advertisements that come with a free account, then you might like what the open…

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Migrating from Skype to Microsoft Teams

Posted on March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft plans to retire the communication software Skype in May 2025 and recommends that users switch to Microsoft Teams for all their communication needs. You may ask yourself now how that works. How do you get data like your contacts migrated to Microsoft Teams? This guide walks describes what Microsoft has in store for you…

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