Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
Google is informing customers currently that it is shutting down VPN by Google One “later this year”. I reviewed VPN by Google One in March 2023 and concluded that it was “the most basic VPN that you can get”. Subscribers would get access to the VPN if they paid Google at least $1.99 per month….
Opera GX’s browser is not the web browser that I use the most, but I check it our regularly just to see what Opera has been adding to it since the last time. This time, Opera is introducing a full-fledged modification for the browser. Its new Cyberpunk 2077 Mod takes browser themes to the next…
When it comes to wallpapers, there are different camps. Some prefer to handpick images for their desktops, others prefer automation, and a third group likes to display a solid color instead. If you belong to the automation camp, you now have another ace up your sleeve. The most recent update for Windows 11, released yesterday…
Microsoft’s Outlook app may now be used to sign in to Microsoft accounts and services. How useful is the new functionality? Sign ins to accounts on the Web or locally on devices are still a major nuisance for users. If you follow security guidelines, you pick a secure unique password for each service, and preferably,…
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 release will block certain tweaking apps from running or making modifications to the system. When you look at Windows development of the past ten years, you may notice a trend: certain options get removed without proper alternative. The release of Windows 11 is a prime example. Suddenly, users could…
If you found great helpful content online, you may want to save it for safe keeping. Screenshots are one option to do that. There are others, including saving the entire webpage to the local system or using tools such as SingleFile. All operating systems support the creation of screenshots natively. On Windows, you’d just use…
Vlogger is the latest AI tool that may generate videos. While there are plenty of tools around, Vlogger seems special. It can take a single input image of a person and generates a video out of it. Apart from generating the video, Vlogger may also create audio. This works well in conjunction with an existing…
Browser extension Limit promises to keep you focused on important tasks by setting time limits for distracting websites. We have all been there probably: you need to focus on “something” important on your electronic devices but are distracted all the time. Notifications, chat messages, a quick browse on YouTube, checking your social media feed, or…
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the price that organizations have to pay to extend Windows 10 support after October 2025. What Microsoft did not say was how much consumers will have to pay to keep their Windows 10 systems supported. The Windows 10 operating system will reach end of support in October 2025. This means, that Microsoft…
Google is working on a new security feature for the Web that aims to protect users against cookie theft malware better. Called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC), its main purpose is to bind cookies to the user’s device. To better understand this, it is necessary to analyze the current situation. When you sign-in to a…