URL Shortener If you share links on social media, email, or text message, did you know that you can shorten long, messy links like this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/url-shortener/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib?hl=en with short links like this one? https://v.gd/b0SaYm There are dozens of browser extensions that can shorten URLs, but we’ve found none better than one called – ironically 🙂 –… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #889 – Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #889, was sent to all our subscribers on Friday, October 23, 2020, at approximately 7:45 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (USA). If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #888 – Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #888, was sent to all our subscribers on Friday, October 16, 2020, at approximately 7:20 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (USA). If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if… Read More »
Search the Web, Plant a Tree, and Get Some Extra Privacy We just found a search engine that provides you with as much security and privacy as DuckDuckGo but goes a step beyond. When you search using Ecosia, you not only enhance your search privacy, you also plant trees. And who doesn’t love trees? Well, you… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #887 – Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #887, was sent to all our subscribers on Friday, October 9, 2020, at approximately 8:30 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (USA). If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if… Read More »
How to Enable Chrome’s Hidden ‘Reader Mode’ for Distraction-free Reading It started off as reader mode and disappeared. Then it came back as “distill web pages” and disappeared again. Now it is back again, but it’s still not enabled by default. Chrome’s reader mode is a great way to remove ads, distractions, and other nonsense from… Read More »