Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
Mobile devices are seemingly everywhere. Many people carry them around all day. This makes them a valuable target for attacks. The NSA published a document earlier this year in which it highlights best practices for mobile devices. It is a simple document, that divides suggestions into the labels avoid, disable, do, and don’t. Some suggestions…
Windows supports hundreds of different keyboard shortcuts. Some of them basic, like pressing the Windows-key to open the Start menu. Others more advanced, like pressing Ctrl-Shift-Esc to open the Task Manager. Not all shortcuts are equally useful. While usefulness depends somewhat on how you use Windows, some shortcuts are certainly more useful than others. The…
I do not know a single Windows user who is using the Microsoft Store regularly. Microsoft has not revealed how successful the store is, which likely means that it is not successful enough to boast about it. The company has tried various changes in the past. A recent change, announced at the end of last…
Kagi has launched Kagi Translate, a free translation service that it says offers better quality than Google Translate or DeepL. Kagi, which started out as a service to revolutionize online search, has expanded into different areas since then. Kagi Translate is the startup’s latest service. It offers the following features: Usage is straightforward. You may…
Google is about to roll out a change on Android that changes how captive portals are opened. Tip: I never connect to open Wi-Fi networks because of security and privacy concerns. I do use the option to create instant hotspots on Android using my mobile device when possible, which is much safer. Clearly, this works…
Microsoft introduced a new File Explorer context menu in Windows 11. This streamlined menu replaced the classic menu by default, but users can still open it from the new context menu or by holding down the Shift-key before they right-click. Windows 11 has been around for a few years now, and some Windows 11 users…
In less than two months, Microsoft will manipulate Windows Mail and Calendar on Windows systems so that they stop working. Microsoft announced the change, in less drastic words, in an update to the Outlook for Windows support page. There, Microsoft writes: Support for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People will end on December 31, 2024. We’re…
While streaming seems to gain more popularity by the day, some users prefer to download content at times or always. This offers several benefits, such as: There are plenty of services available on the Internet that let you download videos to the local system. You may also use standalone programs, Internet Download Manager is my…
I dislike recaps. Not as much as precaps, which give you a summary of what you are about to see, but still. Whenever they come up, I immediately activate the skip button to get past them. Amazon is now experimenting with AI to improve recaps for viewers on Amazon Prime Video. The feature, which has…
Windows Update Viewer is an open source application for Windows that serves a number of purposes all around updates in Windows. The application is free to use and available as a portable version and as an installer. It displays all installed updates on the Windows system when you run it. Note that it is a…