Chrome Extensions

Chrome Extensions Six Years Later, 2

We looked at a few Google Chrome Extensions last week that I have been using for a while. BitWarden, Capital One Shopping, Chrome Remote Desktop, and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials were briefly examined. I list them alphabetically, not in order of relevance or necessity. You could find all of them to be quite helpful when using…

Chrome Extensions

Chrome Extensions Six Years Later, 1

Recently, I’ve received emails from people wondering what nice Chrome Extensions they should occasionally use. Over six years ago, I wrote a thorough series about them at ghtech.site/google-ext. But today, I thought I’d respond to some questions I’ve lately received regarding the ones I like best, right now, and what they do. Let’s start by…

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Remembering Floppies Fondly

In the latter half of the 20th century, the floppy disk served as a universal storage device. Before any “disks” or “discs” were made accessible, the majority of computer systems sent data using reel-to-reel tapes. They may have appeared in previous Syfy films with continuously rewinding reels on a huge computer. I need to make…

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OneDrive by Microsoft

Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service that helps users save, sync, and share files on any device, including PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets. It is similar to Dropbox, Google Drive, and many other cloud storage apps in many aspects. As with some of the others, the OneDrive (the main part of the Microsoft 365…

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Screenshots with ShareX

Last week, I wrote about a few of the built-in snapshot features that Windows offers. I stated that there is a fantastic free Windows application. It is very effective at taking screenshots from your computer, but it also offers a variety of tools for processing and editing the photos you capture. Up until a few months…

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Harness Screenshots

Have there ever been times when you wanted to take a screenshot of your computer screen but were unsure how to achieve it? Maybe you want to transmit a hilarious photo to a friend or print something interesting you saw online. If so, you might be able to download a program designed to take a…