Today Google launched Chrome 69 with some new features, a new design and a new password manager. While using the new browser, you might notice some changes in the address bar after a website loads. In the screenshot above, you'll notice that the URL only shows tecklyfe.com instead of www.tecklyfe.com. Webmasters can setup different sites [...]
Whether you're a system administrator wanting to prevent Google Chrome extensions across an enterprise network, or a parent wanting to prevent your child from installing Google Chrome extensions, deploying this Group Policy setting will prevent the installation of all Google Chrome extensions. Chrome extensions can be useful, but to an un-trained user, extensions can get [...]
Earlier this week, Adobe released some updates to fix security issues and vulnerabilities identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Twitter's @SwiftOnSecurity noticed a new Google Chrome extension for Adobe Acrobat after the update. According to the post, there is no mention of the new extension anywhere in Adobe's changelog and instead is installed without your knowing. [...]
According to a report released by ProPublica today, Google quietly changed its privacy policy in the past few months, allowing its advertising system to collect data that is associated with identifiable user information. Google’s DoubleClick ads can now use information from your Gmail to serve you up ads on YouTube or your YouTube search history [...]
If you're using a version of Debian Linux like Ubuntu, Kali, Mint, etc, then this tutorial will help you in getting Google Chrome running on your system. The commands will work regardless of if you're using 32-bit or 64-bit, only the .deb package you download will have either i386 (32-bit) or amd64 (64-bit) in the [...]
A few years ago, I wrote a Tech Tip for Speeding Up Google Chrome. As with any technology, Chrome has released a number of updates since that 2013 article. Most of the advanced settings I mentioned then are now either the defaults, or they're not available anymore. Out with the old and in with the [...]
In case you missed it, Google held their annual Android Nexus event today, so here's a recap of Google's Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Nexus event. You can watch the Google September Event on YouTube. Android 6.0 - Marshmallow Today, Google announced the release of Android 6.0, Marshmallow. Features like its Now on Tap personal assistant, [...]
If you're new to Windows 10 you've probably noticed that Microsoft has replaced Internet Explorer with their new Microsoft Edge browser. While Microsoft Edge comes with many enhancements over the old Internet Explorer, some websites could still have issues with the new browser. I recently ran into an issue accessing a Microsoft Exchange server's Outlook [...]
Another announcement made today is that Google Launches Google Photos with Unlimited Storage For High Quality Images And Videos. Apps will be available for Android and iOS (sorry Windows Phone users). Most photo hosting sites have storage limits and while some offer lots of storage, most aren't truly unlimited. As long as your camera or [...]