Chrome and Firefox: Pop-ups are back, baby! They offer 10% off, they ask you to subscribe to newsletters (sorry), they pull up a chat window so customer service can help you spend your money. If those chat pop-ups freak you out, try blocking them with the Hello, Goodbye extension.Read more… Continue Reading at https://lifehacker.com
Archive | web browsing
Manage Lots of Browser Tabs With This Chrome Extension
By Lifehacker.com on August 7, 2018 in bookmarks, chrome, chrome extension, General, productivity, tabs, Tech, web browsing, workona
If you do all your work in a browser, you can end up with dozens of tabs in one window. You could open new windows for different projects and shove tabs around, or develop the monk-like discipline to stop opening tabs. Or you could manage them practically by treating your browser like an operating system. […]
How to Notice and Avoid Dark Patterns Online
By Lifehacker.com on July 20, 2018 in amazon, dark patterns, General, online shopping, Tech, tech industry, ux, web browsing, web design
Have you ever noticed how online accounts are incredibly easy to sign up for, but can be hair-pullingly difficult to close? Sometimes the Close Account option is right where you’d think it would be, but other times you have to hunt it down, clicking through menu after menu until you finally find out that you […]
Browse the Web One-Handed With Opera’s New “One Touch” Android Browser
Opera released a new web browser this week that makes it easier to browse the web on your phone using one hand.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Make Wikipedia Your Peaceful, Scholarly Home Page
By Lifehacker.com on April 9, 2018 in bookmarks, General, home page, homepage, start pages, Tech, web browsing, wikipedia
If you like just a little distraction when you start up your browser, if you find Twitter and news sites too in-your-face, but a blank page too mundane, try Wikipedia. Yeah that’s right, we just linked to Wikipedia, like it’s some obscure site we found. Because if you only end up there through Google results, […]
Use Smooz to Actually Browse the Web One-Handed
By Lifehacker.com on March 9, 2018 in apps, firefox quantum, General, google chrome, ios 11, smooz, Tech, web browsing
I’m not a big fan of browsing the web on my phone, mainly due to my browser’s terrible control scheme. Everything is too spaced out. The keyboard’s at the bottom of the vertically oriented display, essential controls are tucked into hard to reach corners, and I don’t want to risk dropping my phone by performing […]
How to Not Email Naked Photos to Everyone You Know
Email can be a magnet for mistakes. Sometimes, these mistakes are trivial: you add an extra letter to a proper noun somewhere in your message; you accidentally bold part of a word; you use a semicolon instead of a comma. All forgivable offenses.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
How to Open Chrome Links With Your Keyboard
By Lifehacker.com on February 13, 2018 in browsers, chrome, chrome extension, General, keyboard shortcuts, Tech, vimium, web browsing
We wrote about Vimium, the Chrome extension that adds customizable keyboard shortcuts, back in 2010 and 2012. But I think we buried the lede: If you install Vimium, you can open links without using your mouse, and without hitting the tab key over and over. If you browse the web a lot, you probably use […]
Disable Those Annoying Browser Notifications, Once and For All
By Lifehacker.com on January 17, 2018 in firefox quantum, General, google chrome, microsoft edge, Tech, web browsing
You hate it as much as I do: that little box that appears whenever you visit a news site or blog, asking for permission to bug you with notification boxes for stuff you don’t care about. Instead of throwing up your hands in defeat and learning to live with the annoyance, you can stop sites […]
Why You Should Switch From Google Chrome to Firefox
Since its debut, Chrome has grown in popularity, though its once-stellar reputation has taken a bit of a hit as of late. Examples of Chrome-only sites are more and more common, reminiscent of the days when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer dominated the web browser market. It’s been shown to be a massive memory hog as…Read more… […]
How to Use Firefox’s Killer New Screenshot Tool
If you’re not taking screenshots of your computer screen much, remembering which key combos to hit might be more confusing than convenient. If you hate keyboard shortcuts, Mozilla’s new Firefox Quantum browser makes it incredibly easy to capture what’s on your screen thanks to its built in Firefox Screenshots service.…Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Now Google Chrome Can Automatically Silence Annoying Autoplay Videos
At some point, publishers at a lot of the sites I frequent decided that it would be a good idea to start using autoplay videos. While I think their thought is that when the video starts playing I’ll somehow be drawn in by their captivating host and majestic background music, the result is often me […]
Why You Should Check Out The New Firefox Quantum Browser
Mozilla claims its updated web browser is twice as fast as its last one, and uses a lot less memory than the competition—Google Chrome in particular. It’s called Firefox Quantum, and it might give the web’s most popular web browser a run for its money.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Reset Chrome to Stop Automatically Opening Apps
Apps opening automatically from Chrome is supposed to be a convenience—but sometimes it’s just annoying. Dealing with an intrusive iTunes window when you just wanted to see an app screenshot can be irksome, especially since iTunes doesn’t even handle apps anymore. Sometimes you just want to copy an email address, or…Read more… Continue Reading at […]
Get Tor’s Browser Update to Stop Leaking Your Real IP Address
By Lifehacker.com on November 7, 2017 in cybersecurity, General, Tech, tor, vpn services, web browsing
Certain users of the privacy-minded Tor web browser should download the app’s latest update, which adds a temporary fix to prevent the browser from leaking identifying information, namely IP addresses. The TorMoil bug, as named by the security research company that discovered the vulnerability, We Are Segment, can…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
How to Get Amazon to Stop Tracking Your Shopping Habits
Whenever you go to Amazon, the site shows you some of the last items you looked at. The idea is that if you see that shirt, frying pan, or epic novel again, you might decide to bite the bullet and make a purchase. It’s an ok idea in theory, but when the last item you […]
How to Stop Sites From Harvesting Cryptocurrency From You
By Lifehacker.com on October 20, 2017 in bitcoin, chrome extension, cryptocurrency, General, Tech, web browsing
Your browser might be doing someone else’s dirty work behind your back, mining cryptocurrency for malicious individuals using your desktop or laptops to create the digital currency, which can potentially be exchanged for real cash. According to Wired, hackers have found a way to inject Javascript-based cryptocurrency…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
This Extension Will Track the Cost of Your Mindless Web Browsing
Sure, you need to finish that PowerPoint presentation for next week, but it won’t hurt to just check Facebook real quick and see if Mark posted pictures from the party last weekend. And then make a quick order from Amazon. And you really should like a few photos in that gallery… It’s easy to waste […]
Here’s Why You Should Embrace Multi-Account Web Browsing
By Lifehacker.com on September 15, 2017 in browser extensions, firefox, General, privacy, Tech, web browsers, web browsing
Firefox users bouncing between work and personal accounts on a daily basis are probably tired of logging in and out, or switching accounts. Thanks to the new (and overdue) Mozilla-made Multi-Account Container extension, you won’t have to worry about remembering which account you’re logged into. If you’re unconcerned…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Here’s Why You Should Embrace Multi-Account Web Browsing
By Lifehacker.com on September 15, 2017 in browser extensions, firefox, General, privacy, Tech, web browsers, web browsing
Firefox users bouncing between work and personal accounts on a daily basis are probably tired of logging in and out, or switching accounts. Thanks to the new (and overdue) Mozilla-made Multi-Account Container extension, you won’t have to worry about remembering which account you’re logged into. If you’re unconcerned…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com