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How to delete your entire Google search history (and prevent Google from collecting it in the future)

Posted on July 29, 2025

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Did you know that Google keeps a record of everything you have ever searched for via the Google search engine?

Well, they do, and unless you have already deleted your Search history at some point in the past it dates all the way back to the very first search you made on Google!

Truth be told, Google has always provided a way to delete your Search history IF you knew where to look. The thing is, it was always very hard to find.

Luckily, Google has now made it a lot easier to delete your Search history.

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Opinion: The Windows update process needs a lot of work

Posted on July 19, 2025

If you’re like me, there are probably a few major annoyances with Windows that sometimes make you scratch your head and wonder why it does the things it does.

One of the most annoying of those annoyances is Microsoft’s clunky ‘Windows Update’ procedure for Windows. [Read more…]

Did you know you can subscribe to Amazon Prime one month at a time?

Posted on July 15, 2025

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By now you probably know that Amazon Prime members get fast and free shipping on Prime-eligible products plus a bunch of other awesome perks. It truly is one of the best deals around.

That being said, you might be reluctant to sign up for a Prime membership due to the $139 annual fee, especially if you tend to cluster your Amazon shopping at various times of the year.

Well guess what? You can sign up for Amazon Prime one month at a time if you only need it for a short time. [Read more…]

Rant alert: Why on earth do computers still crash after all these years?

Posted on July 13, 2025

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One of the most irritating things about computers is how they stutter, freeze up or simply crash altogether, usually at the worst possible time.

That happened to one of my friends this morning, and it really got me thinking…

Why is it that after all these years computers still crash at all? [Read more…]