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Another specific data type it stores is your location history, which may prove helpful or intrusive depending on your perspective. Either way you have some degree of control over Google’s record of the places you’ve visited. If you’re wary of the feature, you can turn it off completely. Deleting location data at specific intervals is also possible. We show you how to manage these tasks, but first, let’s discuss what Google location history does and whether it’s something you need....

There are notable tricks and hacks in Windows 8 that we haven’t yet covered to increase our productivity, improve user experience. There are even simple tweaks such as how to disable the lock screen through Registry Editor. Similar to your smartphone’s lock screen, Windows 8 also shows the time, date, battery percentage, etc., and for any PC user who would like to remove it and go straight to account login, here’s how to do it....

However, since this feature is now present in at least two mainstream browsers, the nagging-to-accept Desktop notifications are about to explode. Soon enough you’ll see websites using these notification systems in really malicious ways. Of course, this hasn’t happened yet, but it’s usually easy to see these things coming. So, how do you disable them? It’s actually quite easy to do. Disabling Notifications Disabling these new notifications is a mostly one-step process....

Perhaps you’re concerned about YouTube constantly tweaking its rules and regulations and want to back up your content. Alternatively, you may plan to boost your views by posting your content to other platforms. You may even be planning to delete your YouTube channel entirely but don’t necessarily want to lose all of your content. It’s easy to upload videos to YouTube, but it isn’t always obvious how to download those videos....

Installation LosslessCut is available for macOS, Windows and Linux. Head over to its Github page to download the installer for your platform of choice. For Ubuntu, the easiest way to install it is through snap: Unfortunately, LosslessCut doesn’t seem to be available in the repositories of most major Linux distributions. This means that your best alternative is directly downloading it from its official page at GitHub and installing it manually....

In Google Chrome, the secure browsing feature is known as Incognito mode. In Firefox, you can open a Private Window. However, private browsing on separate windows is less than ideal for switching from one site to another. To resolve this issue, there is an add-on for Firefox called Private Tab that allows you to open private tabs in Firefox instead of a separate window, making it easier for you to keep track of multiple sites at a time....

Note: this instruction is based on the Ubuntu server. If you are using another distribution, some of the commands may vary. Installing Two-Factor Authentication for SSH Open a terminal session on the machine where you will install the two-factor authentication, Type the following: To complete the installation, run: Tip: learn how to use SSH X-forwarding to run remote apps. Configuring SSH Two-Factor Authentication You will be prompted with a series of questions....

But have you ever wondered whether all the things you’ve said to Google Assistant are recorded? The answer is yes, and It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise. By keeping these commands, Google Assistant can learn your speech pattern and give you a better experience with it. However, you should be aware of the fact that if you wish to erase your history, you can do so quite easily....

If the drop in phone charging speed is due to an aged or damaged battery, there is nothing much you can do than to change the battery (or phone). But if you notice a drastic change in the charging speed, there are several things you can try to fix this slow charging issue. Change the Charging cable USB cables endure a lot of abuse, especially when people living in the same house use the same cord....

However, if you’ve just rebuilt the Search Index or added a lot of files, then it might take a considerable amount of time for the indexing service to index all those files. To solve this issue you can force Windows to ignore the user and run the indexing service as and when needed thus making it faster and more reliable. Using Group Policy Editor You can force Windows Search Indexing Service to run even when a user is using the system by configuring a policy setting with the Group Policy Editor....

Why You Need the Volume Mixer The primary benefit of the Volume Mixer is that it allows users to micromanage the sound of different apps. You can reduce the sound in your browser app while blasting the music app on full volume. Accessing it is easy. The Volume Mixer flies out from the System Tray where it is always available – just a click away. How to Use the New Volume Mixer in Windows 11 The Volume Mixer has a new home now and looks and feels different too....

You’ll need iFile for this tutorial, which is a file explorer for your iOS device, so make sure you have it installed before following this guide. We never recommend messing around with system files on an iOS device, so be sure to back up your iPhone/iPad in iTunes before proceeding. Also, you’ll need to follow this guide directly on your iOS device. First of all, head over here in Safari to download a folder with the new Cydia icon in it....

Get Vertical Tabs in Chrome For Chrome, there is no shortage of vertical tabs extensions in the Chrome store. However, most of them have a bad UI. Below is one of the best vertical tabs extensions available for Google Chrome. Vertical Tabs by Michael Vertical Tabs can get you the experience of vertical tabs like the Microsoft Edge browser. It is also one of the highly-rated vertical tabs extensions in the Chrome Web Store....

Here’s how it works: Here you can either have the websites open in a new tab or using a new window. There is also an option to set a delay of 10 to 60 seconds after the set time. To get a notification on the Toolbar instead of opening the websites, just tick on the box beside alert on Toolbar. The notification is found on the bottom right corner – you’ll see another calendar icon with a drop-down box and the number of websites you have scheduled to load....

What Is hiberfil.sys? Windows hibernate mode uses hiberfil.sys to store the running processes. Hibernate is a power saver feature of Windows that allows Windows to save all of your current session to the hard disk before shutting own the PC. On your next boot up, Windows will restore the session from the hard disk so you can continue your work from where you stopped previously. The hiberfil.sys file is where Windows stores the current session....

Here, we unveil a new utilization feature of the Windows 7 taskbar. Often, some programs and shortcuts to various applications are pinned to the taskbar for easy accessibility. However, sometimes for reasons concerning privacy and confidentiality, the user may want to hide these icons so that other users logging into his computer do not have access to his private applications or programs. We’ll now plow on the process to achieve this useful tweak....

At such times, what you can do is either close the other apps and re-open them when you need them, or you can just minimize them and maximize when you want. That is also a task in itself as you need to re-think what windows to close and what to keep open. There is now a way for Mac users to automatically hide inactive windows on their machines. It senses what windows are inactive and hides them for you to focus on the actual window that you are currently working with....

The details visible on your lock screen may not always be sensitive, but beyond everything, this info is no one else’s business but yours. A convenient method to keep your data private would be to hide notifications from your Android lock screen. This does not require that you root your phone, and it’s easier than you think. How to Hide All Notifications From Your Android Lock Screen To remove your sensitive information from your Android device’s lock screen, you’ll need to open Settings on your phone....

At the moment (if your smartwatch and your smartphone run the latest software version), you have two methods to increase the text size on your Apple Watch. We cover both of those methods, which are equally quick and straightforward, below. Increase the Text Size on an Apple Watch Using an iPhone The Watch app on your iPhone manages pretty much every single aspect of your smartwatch. Therefore, it doesn’t come as a surprise that you can use it to adjust the text size as well....

Generally speaking, the name “Mumble” refers to either the Mumble protocol or a Mumble client application, while “Murmur” refers to the actual server component on which a group chat is running. Today I’m going to walk you through (A) using the Mumble client to connect to an existing Murmur instance, and (B) hosting your own chat room with Murmur. If you’re only interested in setting up the server, skip ahead....