Microsoft Windows Security Updates September 2019 overview
It is September 10, 2019 and Microsoft has just released security and non-security updates for its Microsoft Windows operating system and other company products. Our overview of the September 2019 Patch Day […]
Ghacks Deals: The Complete Information Security Certification Bundle (97% off)
The Complete Information Security Certification Bundle is a big Information Security certification and eLearning bundle. It includes the following courses: NGINX: Beginner to Advanced 2019 -- Beginner's Guide to Master the HTTP […]
Mozilla relaunches the Firefox Test Pilot program to test privacy-focused products
Mozilla relaunched the Firefox Test Pilot program on September 10, 2019 to test privacy-focused products. The organization shut down the program twice already, the last time in January 2019. The second "Test […]
FireMonkey uses Firefox's official API for userscripts and userstyles
FireMonkey is a new browser extension for the Firefox web browser that enables users to manage userscripts and userstyles using the userscripts API that Mozilla introduced in Firefox recently. The extension offers […]
How to use multiple Microsoft Accounts in the new Microsoft Edge browser
The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser that Microsoft is working on currently supports a number of features that the classic Edge browser does not support. One of these is the ability to […]
Tip: how to change the Windows Task Manager update speed
Microsoft modified the built-in Task Manager of the Windows operating system significantly when it released Windows 10 in 2015. Some of the changes did not add value to the administrative tool; a […]
Authenticator is an open-source 2-step verification app for iOS
When it comes to iOS, open-source apps are something of a rarity but that doesn't mean they don't exist. If you're looking for an alternative for Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, LastPass Authenticator, […]
Vivaldi releases Vivaldi mobile browser for Android
Vivaldi Technologies released a first public version of the long awaited mobile version of the Vivaldi browser for Google's Android operating system today. The mobile version of the Vivaldi Browser is released […]
First Look at the Windows disk cleaner Clean Space
Clean Space is a free (and professional) software program for Microsoft's Windows operating system to remove temporary storage from the computer's hard disks. The application works similarly to other PC cleaners such […]
Latest Steam experiment aims to improve Search on the platform
Valve unlocked a new experiment on its Steam platform with the aim to improve search functionality on the gaming platform. The company launched Steam Labs in July 2019 on Steam to give […]
Mozilla plans to roll out DNS over HTTPS to US users in late September 2019
Starting in late September 2019, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is going to be rolled out to Firefox users in the United States. DNS over HTTPS encrypts DNS requests to improve security and […]
Draw.io is a free Flowchart and diagram creation software for Windows, Linux, macOS and your browser
Flowcharts are incredibly useful diagrams to explain process flows. Remember the phishing flow chart that Martin created in 2011? Or the flowchart about flowcharts? If you took a computer science class in […]
Firefox Add-ons Warning: This extension isn't monitored by Mozilla
Firefox users who open the official Firefox Add-ons repository may notice a new warning message displayed on most extension pages. The warning reads: "This extension isn't monitored by Mozilla. Make sure you […]
How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
It should not come as a surprise that the default search engine of Microsoft Edge -- regardless of whether it is the classic version or new Chromium version -- is Microsoft's Bing […]
Microsoft releases first preview of PowerToys for Windows 10
The first public release of PowerToys is now available for download featuring the two utilities FanzyZones and Shortcuts Guide. Microsoft revealed in May 2019 that it wanted to revive PowerToys and make […]
Surprise, Microsoft changed Windows Update behavior for the better in Windows 10 1903
Since the release of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system in 2015, updating and patching was at the heart of criticism that administrators and power users leveled at Microsoft. It was not the […]
Eyes Alarm is a nice take-a-break add-on for Firefox and Chrome
We discuss many Firefox add-ons and Chrome extensions here on gHacks, but the majority of those are either related to security or productivity. Today we take a look at a different category: […]
Ghacks Deals: Microsoft Network & Security Fundamentals Certification Bundle (85% off)
The Microsoft Network & Security Fundamentals Certification Bundle preps you for the two Microsoft exams MTA 98-366 Network Fundamentals and MTA 98-367 Security Fundamentals. The courses include quizzes, student worksheets and practice […]