Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
Opera Software introduced several new features to development editions of its browsers in the past couple of months. I reviewed the new tab management and dynamic themes feature just recently. Today, Opera Software announced the launch of Opera One R2, the next stable version of its web browser. This release is feature-packed, and it includes…
Google announced a range of new security features for its messaging app and service Google Messages. Google says that the service is used by more than 1 billion users per day and that it filters out 2 billion suspicious messages each month already. Good to know: the improvements roll out over time and some are…
Windows 11 and previous versions use the mouse feature Enhance Pointer Precision by default. This guide helps you understand what the feature does and why, in some cases, it may be better turned off. What is Enhance Pointer Precision? Put simply, it is designed to improve the accuracy of slow mouse moves. Maybe you have…
If you have been using Windows computers for at least 2 decades, you may still remember the open source app WinDirStat. WinDirstat, in a nutshell, visualizes disk usage and supports cleanup operations. Programs like it, or my current favorite WizTree, are helpful in detecting large files and folders. The programs are useful especially when it…
News about BlueScreen crashes on Western Digital or Sandisk SSD systems broke shortly after Microsoft’s release of Windows 11, version 24H2. Affected user systems crashed regularly after the upgrade to the new version of Windows 11. Users started to collect information about the issue and even suggested a fix that involved making an edit to…
Microsoft confirmed three more issues that affect devices that are upgraded to Windows 11 version 24H2. Probably the most severe of the lot is the issue that may cause a BlueScreen error during the upgrade from earlier versions of Windows 11. Here are the details: Microsoft is blocking (some?) Asus devices from upgrading to Windows…
Netflix’s reported strong earnings, revenue, and an increase in subscribers for the third-quarter of this fiscal year. One of the most important takeaways is that people seem to love the ad-powered Netflix plan. Netflix says that more than 50 percent of all subscribers in the third-quarter selected the Standard with ads plan. Compared to last…
Google released a new stable version of its Chrome browser today. The new version is a security and feature update. As far as security is concerned, users no longer have to worry about 17 security issues, as Google patched them in the new release. Three of the publicly disclosed one are rated high, which comes…
Next year will be crucial for many Microsoft customers. The company will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Next to that, it will also end support for Office 2016 and 2019 on the same day. This means that any of the included applications won’t receive updates anymore after that date. This includes…
The latest Opera Developer build comes with improved AI integration. Opera highlights new tab management options, including the ability to group or close tabs based on your instructions. Commands such as “close all YouTube tabs” or “create tab groups for all open tabs” should work now. Opera says that everything is processed locally on the…