How-To Geek - Web

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:50:31 GMT

Vivaldi, the Chromium-based web browser alternative, just rolled out another big update. Vivaldi 7.5 comes with long-awaited features like colored Tab Stacks, stronger privacy with DNS over HTTPS, and many improvements to the browser’s core functions.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:26:35 GMT

Amazon is launching Prime for Young Adults, a new membership level made for people between the ages of 18 and 24. This upgraded membership comes with a full set of Prime benefits and perks at a much lower price. You can subscribe on the official website if you are in this age group.

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Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:15:55 GMT

Collabora Online, the online office suite based on LibreOffice, just released its big update for the year. Collabora Online now has faster document editing, security upgrades, and plenty of interface improvements, and you can still self-host it on your own server.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:00:17 GMT

YouTube is my favorite place to spend free time, whether learning new skills or watching videos I enjoy. But most of us miss out on features that can make YouTube even better to use. If you're new to YouTube or looking to use the platform efficiently, here are some tips you must know.

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Sun, 29 Jun 2025 20:15:16 GMT

Technology and how we use it has changed a lot over the years. However, despite the rapid advancements, traces of older tech still linger in our modern devices in the form of icons. Whether it's your smartphone, video game console, laptop, or desktop PC, or even your smart TV, the digital world is filled with visual callbacks to the past.

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Sun, 29 Jun 2025 20:15:16 GMT

I've always been the type to casually plug in flash drives lying around to check what's on them without having any second thoughts. That changed the day I watched a USB stick destroy a handful of devices like it was nothing. I didn't witness this in person, but what I saw was real enough to shake me. Ever since then, I haven't treated USB drives the same way.

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Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:30:16 GMT

As someone who sits in front of a screen all day in my living room, I am constantly looking for new music to listen to while I work. While I have a few genres that I find are particularly conducive to getting work done—ambient, dungeon-synth, and background video game music to name a few—variety is perhaps the best hack of all.

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Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:30:16 GMT

Being "shadowbanned" means that you're effectively blocked on your social media platform, but you don't actually know that you are. You may think that you're just going on as normal, but few if any people can see your activity, and you might as well be shouting into the void.

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Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:17 GMT

The next Amazon Prime Day event is less than a couple of weeks away, but if you want to snag legitimate deals on stuff you actually want, now is the time to prepare. All it takes is adding things to your cart and a bit of patience.

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Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:08:06 GMT

Not all data breaches come from the major apps and services you use every day. Some of them come from the places you least expect. If you used to work at any of Ahold Delhaize's brands, including Food Lion or Stop & Shop, you might want to run and get some freezes on your credit reports when you get a chance.

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