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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.
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Google services dominated web tracking last year

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

When it comes to user tracking on the Internet, Google continues to have a firm hold on the top positions. Kaspersky released its annual web tracking report for the past year. The data comes from a Do Not Track plugin that Kaspersky uses in its software products. It is designed to prevent different forms of…

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Arc Browser maker considering subscription-based features

Posted on September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Arc Browser is a relatively recent web browser that is based on Chromium. About a year ago, the CEO of the Browser Company, Josh Miller, answered a question in a video that has been on the mind of many: how will the company make money with Arc Browser. Part of the answer included revenue opportunities…

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Tab Group in Firefox

Firefox is getting Tab Groups – and you may try the feature already

Posted on September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Tab Groups is a useful browser feature that allows you to group open websites together for better management. Most Chromium-based browsers support Tab Groups, as Google implemented them in Chromium and Chrome. That’s one of the advantages of using an established browser source that is developed constantly. Don’t get me wrong, there are also disadvantages,…

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Invidious blocked

You can’t use Invidious anymore to watch YouTube videos

Posted on September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

All publicly hosted Invidious instances are blocked from playing YouTube videos. When you try the third-party solution right now, you receive error messages with no option to bypass it. Note: this may impact other YouTube frontends as well. Good to know: Invidious is an open source solution to play YouTube videos on publicly or self-hosted…

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Edge Extensions performance issue

Microsoft Edge: performance-dragging extension warnings in the works

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Browser extensions can be very useful. From the ultra-useful content blocker to extensions designed for specific tasks. They can make your life on the Internet easier or better. While most extensions may not impact performance noticeable, some may. That is a problem, as it may not always be obvious which one is to blame. Some…

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Defender Teaser

ConfigureDefender: open source tool to manage Microsoft Defender settings

Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft Defender is the default security solutions on all modern versions of Windows. Users have to become active to replace it with another security solution. It is probably a safe bet that Defender is the tool on most Windows 10 and 11 systems. It is different from tools like SuperMSConfig, which provide broader tweaking options….

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PlayStation 30th anniversary

Sony is launching the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection

Posted on September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

The first PlayStation launched on December 3, 1994. To celebrate that launch, Sony announced the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection today. It features two limited consoles and three peripherals, including a limited PlayStation 5 Pro console (without disc drive). It will be “highly limited” according to Sony, more about that further down below. Here is what…

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Chrome for Android may move and delete Tabs automatically

Posted on September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Google released Chrome 129 today for Android and desktop systems. The update fixes a few security issues and introduces new features and changes as well. One change in particular affects users of Chrome on Android: the automatic handling of inactive tabs. Once updated to Chrome 129 on Android, the browser will move inactive tabs to…

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Outlook Error Startup MSLS70.dll

Microsoft conveniently suggests to use the new Outlook if you encounter the msls70.dll error in classic Outlook

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft confirmed a new issue that is affected classic Outlook and also Word and other Office applications. When you start an affected app, you may receive the error message “The required file msls70.dll cannot be found in your path. Install Microsoft Outlook again”. A click on the OK button, the only available button, hides the…

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Windows 11: PowerToys may soon change Settings on schedule

Posted on September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Turning Bluetooth off for two hours, enabling Dark Mode at eight in the evening, or setting the volume to 0 percent in the morning. These are all examples what a new PowerToys tool might offer in the future. The main idea is simple: let users create schedules for certain system settings. Besides what is been…

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