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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…
Mozilla plans to enable cookie banner blocking in Firefox 120, but initially only in Germany. Other regions will follow at later point in time. Firefox users may, however, enable the blocking already. Many websites display cookie consent banners to users. These banners give website visitors a choice regarding the use of cookies. Cookies are data…
Most modern web browsers may display service handler requests when you visit certain websites. Chromium-based browsers display an icon in the address bar that shows two connected squares. The mysterious icon displays “page wants to install a service handler” or a similar message on hover. A click displays an interactive menu. You may allow, deny…
Sony released the original PlayStation 5 console in two versions three years ago. One PS5 included a Blu-Ray disc drive, the other did not. This initial version of the PS5 won’t be available for much longer. Sony unveiled a new, slimmer version of the PlayStation 5. This version will replace the classic version of the…
Guest Wi-Fi, or more precisely virtual LAN, is a feature of many Internet routers. It adds another wireless networking option, which is fully separated from the main local network. The term Guest Wi-Fi refers to one of its primary purposes: to allow guests to connect their devices to the Internet using a wireless connection. There…
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…
Steam games can be installed on any drive or partition on the system. The default installation path is always the main drive, but users may select a different drive. Reasons for doing so include running out of space on the main drive, putting games that require less speed on slower drives, or to improve manageability….
Brave Browser is a Chromium-based web browser by Brave Software Inc. It is available for desktop PCs and mobile devices. While it shares its core with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and other Chromium-based browsers, Brave Browser comes with several useful and even unique features. The following paragraphs list some of these features. Tor Integration Tor…
Google Android 14 is now available. This article looks at the main changes of the mobile operating system. The new version is in distribution already; Google Pixel owners are the first to receive the update. Other device manufacturers will release updates for supported devices starting later this year. Android 14: security improvements One of the…
Stream-jacking attacks have gained some traction this year. These attacks hijack streaming accounts on popular sites to impersonate known brands and push crypto-scams. BitDefender published an analysis of one of the larger attacks on its blog this week. The security company discovered a large operation that hijacked more than 1100 streaming video channels. The hijacked…