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Quick Links If you are bored with recycling the same static images for your Google Chrome wallpaper, you’re not alone. I wanted to change the way my tabs look and have more variety beyond appearance and theme color changes. So, I decided to bring my Google Chrome display to life with a few tricks and tools. Set GIFs as Wallpapers for Google Chrome The easiest way to spice up your Google Chrome wallpaper is to set your favorite animated GIF as the default homepage screen....

Quick Links Summary Advertisers use a smorgasbord of tricks to follow you across the web including tracking your IP, using cookies, identifying you from your browser fingerprint, and even headers injected at a network level by your ISP. It’s near-impossible to avoid it completely, but using a VPN and secure browser will regain some privacy. Online privacy is a myth. Whether you know it or not, on the internet you’re daily served tracking cookies, device fingerprinting scripts, internet service provider super cookies, and more tricks designed to get you to hand over as much data as possible....

Summary A solar eclipse is a beautiful cosmic event in which you get to see the Sun as a ring of fire. But why exactly does a solar eclipse occur, and why is it advised never to view a solar eclipse with the naked eye? Here’s everything you need to know. What Is A Solar Eclipse (Why Does They Occur) Our planet Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path—Earth’s orbit....

Quick Links Summary There’s no denying that browser tabs are a divisive topic. Share a screenshot of your desktop with more than 10 tabs open, and you’ll undoubtedly get comments about it. But do all of those tabs actually do any harm to your browser’s performance? Let’s find out. It feels like sound logic to assume that the more tabs that are open in your browser, the harder it has to work....

Quick Links Summary Like other social media platforms, Facebook does not notify you when someone blocks you. If you’re unable to find someone in your friend list, it could indicate that they have blocked you. However, it’s also possible that they’ve just unfriended you, deactivated their account, or been banned by Facebook. Check Their Facebook Profile in Your Friend List Whensomeone blocks you on Facebook, their profile no longer appears on your friends list....

Quick Links Summary If you’re shopping parts for a gaming PC, you might be considering anaftermarket water cooling solution. There are plenty of options out there, but which one should you choose, and what factors should you take into account? To help you decide, we’ll round out what you should look out for in an all-in-one (closed) water cooling solution, so you’re able to make a more educated purchase. Check the Radiator Allwater coolingsolutions come with a radiator to help dissipate heat....

Quick Links Recently I was stumbling around theHBO Maxpage while cheaply hesitating before subscribing, and I noticedHBO lets you watch pilotson some of its television shows for free. It’s like career day in high school, a chance to spend an hour learning how you could spend the rest of your life. Because the shows go on forever. While I wound up subscribing, I had little urge to watch the rest of any series, even the good ones....

Quick Links Summary To overclock your monitor, increase its refresh rates in increments of 5Hz using your graphics card chipset’s utility or custom software. Remember that not all monitors can accept an overclock, and even two seemingly identical monitors of the same model may perform differently when overclocked. You’ve probably heard of CPU and GPU overclocking, but did you know you’re able to also overclock your monitor? Here’s why you might want to give it a shot, and how you go about doing so....

Quick Links Summary Smart home technology has turned the humble door lock into something far more sophisticated. Here’s what you need to consider before purchasing a smart lock for your home. Decide on a Price Range Just like with any smart home technology, the first and most important consideration when looking for a smart lock is price. Now that the technology has matured, you can find a smart lock for anywhere from $49, but the price ranges up to $300....

Summary I am always looking for new ways to improve my gaming strategies and find unique and interesting ways to get through difficult sections. When I’m struggling with a boss or simply looking for new ways to explore, I often turn to speedrunners, as they are a great source of strategies to aid in overcoming difficult obstacles. What is Speedrunning? As the name implies, a speedrunner is someone who tries to get through a game as fast as possible....

Quick Links CES is the big tech event that kicks off the new year, and we’re in Las Vegas to take it all in. We’ve dug through the announcements and navigated the show floor to find our favorite products of CES 2023. Best in Show:Samsung The Premiere 8K Projector There are a lot of products to choose from for “Best in Show.” All of the products in this list as the “best” in some regard....

I switched to Windows 11 recently, and it has been an interesting experience. Besides from thewildly-unpopular Recall update, there are a few things already in the operating system that have made me unhappy. Upgrading to Windows 11 Was Painless I’m someone who appreciates the simplicity of a freshly installed operating system (unless it’s Linux,which gets better the longer you use it). After prompting from other members of the How-To-Geek writing team, I eventually bit the bullet and dove into the deep end....

Summary You may know that the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles let you use a USB external drive for additional storage, but you may have heard that there’s no point in using a USB SSD. While there are some limitations, the truth is that external SSDs can be an excellent upgrade for your console. Note, I’m talking about USB external SSDs here, not the NVME SSD expansion slot on the PS5 or the proprietary storage expansion modules for Xbox Series consoles....