SouthEast Valley Friends in Tech
How to Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari When a site requires pop-up windows to function, you will have to turn off the pop-up blocker in your web browser to allow the site to function. We’ll show you how to do that in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. (more…)
Read moreHow to Kick People Off Your Wi-Fi Network Once you’ve given someone your Wi-FI password, they have unlimited access to your Wi-Fi, and they can join your network on all their devices. That’s how it usually works, anyway. Here’s how to boot them off. (more…)
Read moreHere’s Why Storing Passwords In Your Browser Is a Bad Idea We often warn that browser-based password managers lack the security and features of dedicated password software. But still, they’re better than nothing, right? A new report from AhnLab ASEC proves the opposite—storing passwords in your browser leaves you incredibly vulnerable to hackers, even if you use unique passwords for […]
Read more10 must-know Firefox tips – TechRepublic The Firefox open-source browser seems to always be riding on a roller coaster of popularity. One minute it’s on top of the heap and th… (more…)
Read moreHow to Change Microsoft Edge to Search Google Instead of Bing By default, Microsoft Edge uses Bing as its default search engine, but if you prefer something else—such as Google or DuckDuckGo—you can change it easily in the Settings menu. Here’s how, whether you’re running Edge on Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac. (more…)
Read moreListen, You Don’t Need That Many Browser Tabs Open I’m not here to tell you how to live your life. If you want to be constantly buried underneath a mountain of browser tabs, that’s your choice. But I think you can do better, and I’ll try to explain why. (more…)
Read moreHere’s How Firefox 95 Is Even More Secure Mozilla is getting ready to release Firefox 95. While the list of new features won’t exactly set the browser world on fire, the security upgrade the browser is receiving is nothing short of impressive The browser now includes a novel sandboxing technology called RLBox, which will significantly improve the security offered by […]
Read moreOneDrive Is Now the Best iCloud Alternative for Mac Users, Here’s Why Microsoft is now offering Mac users a pre-release build of OneDrive for Apple Silicon. The ARM-based application runs faster and more efficiently on M1 devices than previous OneDrive releases, and funny enough, it makes OneDrive the best iCloud alternative on macOS. (more…)
Read moreAmazon Echo: 6 Alexa features you should turn off on your smart speaker and display now Disable these six features and watch your Amazon Echo work better than ever. (more…)
Read moreHow to Disable Search Suggestions in Mozilla Firefox When you type a search query in Mozilla Firefox’s address bar, you see various search suggestions appear beneath your query. If you don’t find these suggestions helpful, you can turn them off. We’ll show you how. (more…)
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