Check a site for cookies without visiting it While we have an ambivalent attitude toward cookies, many of you seem to be concerned with cookies and no amount of words by us are going to get you to stop worrying about cookies. Therefore in the spirit of capitulation, we offer to those cookiephobics among you a Web site… Read More »
Make Cortana use Google Instead of Bing search (and how to set a default browser in Windows 10) [Page updated on 6/28/2018] We’ve removed this tip because it does not work in Windows 10 versions released after April 2016. Hopefully you’re not still using an unsupported version of Windows 10. If you would like your Cortana searches to… Read More »
Windows 10 has a time machine — it’s called File History Windows 10 has a feature called File History which allows you to restore accidentally deleted, altered or corrupted files, quickly and easily. First, before you can take advantage of the Windows time machine – File History – you must turn it on. There are two ways to… Read More »
“Copy to” and “move to” revisited…and reg files explained A little while ago we posted an article on how to add Copy to and Move to, to the Windows right-click menu. You can read the original article here. Here’s an excerpt from that post: If you’ve ever wanted to move a file from, let’s say, Drive C to a… Read More »
Surf anonymously with ZenMate* Normally we try to feature software for as many of you as we can. This week we’re featuring a browser extension that works only in Chrome, Firefox and Opera on Windows. And it works on Apple and Android devices as well – same browsers + Safari on Apple. We realize that leaves any of… Read More »
Secure your laptop This is a tip for all laptop users regardless of operating system. If you love low-tech tips, you’ll love these. Here are two simple things you can do to shore up your laptop to prevent access to the most private parts of your life. These are simple and basic tips — and while they may seem… Read More »