Chrome’s Omnibox and a Few More Chrome Tips The address bar of the browser is where the URL or Web site address shows in your browser. Google’s address bar is also called the Omnibox. Because it’s just not for URLs. Here are some of the things you can do with Google Chrome’s Omnibox. The Omnibox is a calculator… Read More »
How to Use Google’s Voice Typing Just a few years ago, if you wanted good speech-to-text software you had to be prepared to pay… and some of the best text-to-speech applications were on the expensive side. And to be brutally honest, some of the earlier attempts to create accurate speech-to-text conversion were not particularly good –… Read More »
Easy Reading Made Easy Did you know that all three major browsers have reading modes that allow you to remove ads and clutter from most pages and even allow you to customize font sizes and more? It’s true. All three major browsers make easy reading… easy! Google Chrome First, Chrome’s Reader Mode is not enabled by… Read More »
Chrome and Edge to Beef-up Their Password Managers We have always been advocates of password managers like LastPass and Roboform. Alas, we know most of you still don’t use one. But for all of you who don’t use a password manager, some good news is coming your way: Both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome are beefing… Read More »
How to Export Passwords from Google Chrome Many of you who don’t use a separate password manager use the de facto password manager in Chrome. And that’s OK because Chrome requires you to enter your Windows PIN or password before you can see the passwords. If you’ve ever wanted a list of your passwords for safekeeping… Read More »
uBlock Origin – The General Purpose Blocker We understand why websites display ads. It’s a source of revenue. But some sites get carried away. And we don’t understand that because it ruins it for everybody. Why sites would display so many ads as to annoy their visitors is beyond my understanding. Some sites have so many flashing, floating,… Read More »