End-to-end encrypted notes on PC and Mac
Are notes stored on your computer, phone or in the cloud in plain text that anyone can read? Here are free apps for PC, Mac and mobile that encrypt your notes for privacy and security.
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Roland Waddilove is interested in technology: Computers, phones, gadgets, software and internet. Long ago he worked on computer magazines, but is now mostly a tech writer for the web.
Enable Chrome Touch to Search hidden feature on your phone
Chrome has features you probably never realized it had. Did you know that you can search smarter and faster with Chrome Touch to Search on your phone? Search content within the web page.
Remove Allow in the Background items on the Apple Mac
Apps can automatically load and run in the background on the Apple Mac, but sometimes you don’t want them to. How do you remove Allow in the Background items in System Settings in macOS?
Add text to Snipping Tool (Snip & Sketch) in Windows and more
The Windows Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch as it used to be called, is a useful way to grab screenshots and annotate them, but how do you add text? Here’s how and how to enable other features.
Manage connections to your Google account and information
Apps and web services have access to information in your Google account. Check what is accessing your data and sever the connection with any you don’t want. Perform a security checkup.
How to stop Google sign in popup as you browse the web
Popup windows, messages, ads, sign ins and other things are annoying when you are browsing the web. Here is how to stop Google sign in popups from annoying you on the websites you visit.
Speed up your phone by creating shortcuts from menus
Does it seem slow to access features on your Android device? One way to speed up your phone is to create shortcuts to go straight to the features and functions you need the most. Here’s how.
Get free audiobooks you can listen to on your phone
Google is giving away free audiobooks, classic fiction and non-fiction titles, that you can download and listen to on your phone in the Google Play Books app. See what you are missing.
Copy the subject from photos using Spotlight on the Mac
The things we can do with photos these days is amazing. Objects or the subject of photos can be recognized and even lifted from an image. Here’s how to copy a photo subject with Spotlight.
Edit photos in OneDrive on your phone, fix, add effects
The OneDrive app on your phone has gained photo editing features you may not have discovered. Crop, fix lighting and color, apply filters and more from within the OneDrive app. Here’s how.