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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.

You may soon create 7-zip and Tar archives in Windows 11

Posted on November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft is working on adding support for creating 7-zip and Tar archives in Windows 11. The feature is in testing in the latest Canary build of Windows 11. Microsoft expanded support for different archive types in its Windows 11 operating system in 2023. Previously, Windows users could only extract ZIP archives or compress files using…

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Beware: Human reviewers may access your Google Bard conversations

Posted on November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Tools like Bing Chat, Windows Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or Google Bard have seen a rise to prominence this year. These advanced chatbots promise to deliver information to users who chat with them. While you can’t ask them anything, as some content is locked down, you can get answers and information about lots of things. Ask…

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BleachBit Review: free up disk space by deleting temp files

Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

BleachBit is a free program for Microsoft Windows and Linux devices that helps users delete temporary files to free up disk space. Often compared to CCleaner, BleachBit has not gone down the route of commercialization. The program is free and does not contain locked tools that need to be unlocked with a purchase. Users on…

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Google Play to highlight apps with independent security reviews

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Starting with apps in the VPN category, Google’s Play Store is soon highlighting apps with independent security reviews. The company announced the change on the official Google Security blog. Google Android users who visit Google Play to browse for apps may open the data safety section for security and privacy information. There, they will soon…

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YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown has an impact on content blockers

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Google’s crackdown on ad blockers on YouTube started in early August. The company began tests that informed a small percentage of users with ad blockers that “ad blockers were not allowed on YouTube”. In August, things heated up as Google started to display the prompts aggressively to users with ad blockers. Two months on and…

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Netflix announces new Binge Ad format, Sponsorships and Downloads

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Netflix users may subscribe to the service for $6.99 per month, but the caveat is that the plan includes ads. The company published One Year Into Netflix Ads this week on the official blog to look back and into the future of ads on the platform. According to the post, Netflix’s Standard with Ads plan…

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It looks as if Streaming Services are dying to lose customers

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Streaming services have turned the wrong way in the past couple of years. While ad-powered plans are the big thing currently, there are other developments that many customers may not like. These push more and more customers to other options, including P2P. Netflix started to push its ad-powered plan earlier this year and many streaming…

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Quickest Way to upgrade to Windows 11 version 23H2

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft released the 2023 feature update for Windows 11 yesterday to the public. It is already available via Windows Update, but only if the device meets all hardware requirements and has no known issues. Most Windows 11 devices can be upgraded via Windows Update immediately. The situation is different for devices that don’t meet the…

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How to edit System Environment Variables on Windows

Posted on October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Environment Variables are an essential part of the Windows operating system. The variables are mostly useful for command line usage and also in scripts. As an example: when you type a program name on the command line, e.g., notepad.exe, Windows searches the variables to find the application. System environment variables determine locations for certain folders…

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RSS Guard: open source RSS Reader review

Posted on October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

RSS Guard is may RSS reader of choice. I have used quite a few RSS readers in the past decades: from Google Reader and FeedDemon to QuiteRSS, to name just a few major ones. I like QuiteRSS, but development has more or less ceased. RSS Guard is an open source RSS reader that comes with…

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