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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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WinRAR 7 Beta: new features and backwards compatibility

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

RARlab released WinRAR 7 Beta today. This new version of the popular archiver comes with important changes, some of which affect backwards compatibility. Note: the new version is released as beta. Don’t install and run beta software on production systems. Beta releases are ideal for testing purposes. With that out of the way: you may…

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Everyone wants your browsing data

Posted on October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

On today’s Internet, data is as precious as gold was in the Ancient world. Browsing data is data that is created automatically when you browse the Internet. Whenever you visit a website, lots of things happen in the background. Requests are made, cookies and site data may be saved to the local system, and the…

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Password Managers that restrict passwords should not exist

Posted on October 21, 2023October 21, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Password service Dashlane announced restrictions for free account users this week that limit passwords to 25. Starting November 7, 2023, all Dashlane Free users are restricted to 25 passwords instead of unlimited passwords, the previous limit. Those with more than 25 passwords keep access to them but they face the same restrictions in regards to…

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This uBlock Origin filter blocks IDN attacks in browsers

Posted on October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

IDN attacks are a common threat on today’s Internet. IDN stands for Internationalized Domain Name. It refers to domain names that contain one or multiple characters in “non-Latin script or alphabet, or in the Latin alphabet-based characters with diacritics or ligatures”. This enables support for domain names in all languages. German-speaking organizations and users may…

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Disable OneDrive’s Back up folders on this PC feature

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft Onedrive’s back up up folders on this PC feature may transfer files from system folders to Microsoft cloud servers automatically. OneDrive is integrated natively into Windows 11. Users who sign-in with a Microsoft account, which Microsoft encourages, get access to OneDrive. File Explorer lists a OneDrive folder and there is an icon in the…

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Is Windows 11 a Flop?

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft released its Windows 11 operating system in late 2021 to the public. Internal data, viewed by Windows Central, suggests that the operating system passed the 400 million monthly active devices mark this year. Microsoft has not released information on monthly active users to the public. Third-party sites such as Steam’s hardware survey or Statcounter…

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Ads and higher prices: how to cope with a changing streaming landscape

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Streaming media pioneer Netflix set out to become the home of the cord cutting movement. Offer a better experience than Cable to a lower price. Things have changed significantly since then. Now, there are numerous players on the market, e.g., Disney+, Netflix, Apple TV, Paramount, Prime Video, HBO Max and many more. All want a…

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Why are some Apps System Components in Windows 11?

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Native applications on Windows 11 will soon be divided into apps and system components. Microsoft introduced the change back in July in Insider builds and it looks as if it is going to roll out soon to stable versions of the operating system. Windows 11 ships with a large number of apps. Some of these…

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Don’t wait for Google to end third-party cookies

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Google plans to eliminate third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser. An updated schedule, published on Wednesday, confirms that testing begins in the first quarter of 2024. A total of 1% of Chrome users will join the test, which disables third-party cookies in their browsers. Google plans to push the change to the entire Chrome…

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Spacedrive: cross-platform file manager with a twist

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Martin Brinkmann

Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer that is powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. Note: the software is alpha at this point. It may contain bugs and issues, and its main purpose is testing at this stage. I experienced some hangs and issues during the test. All modern operating systems…

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