Mozilla Add-ons Product Manager Jorge Villalobos announced the end of Mozilla’s Promoted Add-ons pilot for the Firefox web browser on January 21, 2021. The organization decided not to move forward and make & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Mozilla ends the Promoted Firefox Add-ons...

If you are using the Nightly version of the Thunderbird email client, called Thunderbird Daily, then you may have noticed that recent versions of Thunderbird Daily use multiple processes. Stable and Beta & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Thunderbird will use multiple processes in...

If there is one thing that laptop users worry about constantly, it’s the device’s battery life. Many users keep their computer plugged in at all times for work gaming purposes. But sometimes you & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post TitleBarBattery displays your laptop’s battery...

Mozilla is working on a Firefox design refresh under the codename Proton. The project is in its early stages but the general plan appears to be to refresh pretty much any user & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post First non-final Tabs redesign courtesy of Proton lands in Firefox Nightly...

Security researchers of the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a new method to track Internet users that is persistent across sessions, even if users clear cookies and the browsing cache. & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Favicons may be used to track users appeared...

Automating things that you do frequently can aid you in becoming more productive. There are a few good programs that you can choose for this purpose such as RoboIntern or System Scheduler. TaskRunner & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Run tasks automatically, monitor your email inbox...

Microsoft released a new stable version of its Chromium-based Edge web browser on January 21, 2021. Microsoft Edge 88 is a security and feature update that introduces several new features and changes & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft Edge 88 Stable is a security update...

Google released a new stable version of the company’s Chrome web browser to the public this week. Chrome 88 fixed security issues and removed Adobe Flash among other things. Google improved the & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google improves the password management feature in...

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Password managers make our lives easier, and online identities a little safer. The best part is that they create complex passwords and you don’t have to remember those. Password managers like KeePass & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post HashPass is an unconventional password generator...

When Mozilla launched the redesigned Firefox mobile browser for Android, codename Fenix, in 2020, it knew that the new browser did not support all the features of the previous one. The organization & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Firefox for Android is still miles away from full...

The Premium Learn to Code 2021 Certification Bundle includes 27 courses that teach you how to code and cover various aspects of coding. Programming languages that are covered in the bundle include & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Ghacks Deals: The Premium Learn to Code 2021...

Most image viewer programs allow you to view one image at a time. I’m not talking about thumbnails, but a larger view of the pictures. If you want to browse your photo & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post NeeView is an open source image viewer that displays two images simultaneously...

Brave released an update for the company’s Brave web browser on January 19, 2021. The major feature of Brave 1.19 is support for IPFS, the Interplanetary File System protocol. Many users don’t & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Brave update introduces IPFS support, but what does that...

Google released Chrome 88 for all supported operating systems, the desktop platforms Windows, Linux and Mac, for Android and Chrome OS, on January 19, 2021. The release is a security update that & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google Chrome 88 is a security update and the first...

Mozilla’s Firefox web browser will soon support the printing of multiple pages per sheet. The new functionality is available in Firefox Nightly, the development edition of the Firefox web browser, already and & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Firefox to support the printing of...

Firefox 85 Stable will be released next week, and the browser includes a number of new features and improvements. We looked at the browser’s new network partitioning feature, support for importing passwords & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Firefox 85 remembers the last used...

Gesturefy and FoxyGestures are incredible add-ons which allow you to control your browser with the mouse. The gestures do take some time to get used to; if you want something simpler, you & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post easyGestures N is a user-friendly, mouse gesture navigation...

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The next stable version of the Firefox web browser supports the import of passwords from the password managers KeePass and Bitwarden, and password managers that use the same format. Current stable versions & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Firefox 85 supports the import of KeePass...

Privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo’s year was productive in 2020. The search engine managed to increase daily search queries significantly in 2020 and 2021 is already looking to become another record year as & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post DuckDuckGo Search Engine’s rise...

Google Images Restored is an extension for Chromium-based and Firefox-based web browsers that restores the classic Google Images web interface and its functionality. Google started to tinker with the interface on Google & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google Images Restored...

While we wait for Microsoft to deliver a modern Windows Explorer, an alternative app is already available on the official store and on GitHub. The program is called Files, and is an & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Files is an open source Windows 10 file manager app that supports...

I’m using Facebook for work predominantly, e.g. to post new article links on the site to the users who follow Ghacks on Facebook. Today, I noticed that I could not access the & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Facebook on Desktop redirecting to Messenger appeared first on gHacks...

A new version of the Windows 10 privacy tool Privatezilla has been released this week; the new version comes with an improved analysis feature that reveals configured and not configured settings when & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 10 privacy software Privatezilla update...

If you’re archiving data to an external drive, or if you’re just a data hoarder, it may be wise to save a record of the contents. Sure, you could use tools like & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Save a list of your folder’s contents, and use it to search for files with InDeep File...

Third-party Chromium web browsers will lose Sync functionality and other functionality as Google will limit access to private Chrome APIs starting on March 15, 2021. Google announced the plan to limit access & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Sync and other features may stop...

EBooks are an amazing way to relax, I always have my Kindle eReader nearby, so I can read a chapter or two when I need to take a break. But, I’m not & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Eve Reader is an open source EPUB reader for Windows and Linux appeared first on gHacks Technology...

MoveFileHere is a handy program for Microsoft Windows devices to move the newest file from the operating system’s downloads folder to the active folder in File Explorer. The developer of the program & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Use F7 in File Explorer to move downloaded files...

The team behind Wine, a compatibility layer to run Windows applications and games on systems such as Linux or Mac OS, has released Wine 6.0 to the public. Downloads, a compatibility database, & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Wine 6.0 is out with better Direct3D support and other...

Windows Explorer’s file copy function is a decent option for most users. If you’re a power user and want more control over the operation, you can use third party tools like TeraCopy. & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Copy and move files faster, manage multiple tasks efficiently with...

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A first screenshot of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10X edition of the company’s Windows 10 operating system has been posted today on Twitter. The screenshot shows the operating system’s taskbar and Start on & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post First screenshot and video of Windows 10X...

Microsoft announced yesterday that it raised the file size limit of its OneDrive file storage platform to 250 Gigabytes per uploaded file for all Microsoft 365 customers. The previous limit was 100 & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft increases OneDrive’s maximum file size to...

WinSlap is a free open source program for Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system to quickly modify system settings and tweak the system. Designed for use right after installation on first use, it & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Tweak Windows 10 with WinSlap appeared first on...

Having your music library tagged properly can be very helpful. Whether you’re in the mood for a particular genre or artist, or you just want to keep things nice ang organized, tags & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Tagcomplete is a freeware tool that tags songs automatically using...

Google introduced a change to its YouTube video site this week that brings dedicated hashtag pages to the site. Hashtags are used by video publishers to label content; a tech video could & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post How to browse hashtags on YouTube appeared first on gHacks...

BitDegree Academy AWS Online Courses & Practice Exams is an eLearning course that teaches you core AWS concepts and preps you to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification exam. Here is & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Ghacks Deals: BitDegree Academy AWS Online Courses...

Today is the first patch day of the year 2021. Microsoft released security updates and non-security updates for the company’s Windows operating system and other company products such as Microsoft Office. In & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft Windows Security Updates January...

Thunderbird 78.6.1 has been released on January 11, 2021. The new version of the open source cross-platform email client fixes a single critical security issue (the same that affected the Firefox browser & Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Thunderbird 78.6.1 is a security and bug fix...