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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…
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…
Temporary Cloud Backup is a new service by Samsung. It is rolling out to Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets with One UI 6 or later. The backup solution looks like many other cloud-based backup services on first glance. Samsung users may use it to back up data on cloud servers. What makes this different is…
O&O ShutUp10++ is a free tool for Microsoft’s Windows operating system to improve privacy. Designed initially for Windows 10, the program is now also available for Windows 11. While its main focus is on blocking the operating system’s data hunger, it is also a helpful tool for managing other Windows settings. First, the basics. You…
Mozilla plans to integrate support for Early Hints in the Firefox web browser. The feature may improve the time it takes to load webpages by up to 30% according to early studies. Cloudflare announced Early Hints back in 2021 as a novel way to speed up the loading of webpages. Then, in 2022, the company…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Microsoft developed a new app for Windows 10 and 11, called Windows Backup, which is rolling out to systems that install the latest updates for these operating systems. Previous backup options, such as File History, remain available for now. The backup application uses Microsoft OneDrive to save some data. While that sounds like a good…