Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
A while back I wrote a post discussing Opera’s addition of a free VPN service that’s integrated right into their awesome Opera desktop and mobile browsers.
I’ve used the free Opera VPN ever since it was first introduced because I really love the convenience of having my VPN seamlessly integrated into my web browser.
Unfortunately, Opera has just announced they’ll be removing the free integrated VPN service from their browsers at the end this month. [Read more…]
Wikipedia is the world’s most popular online encyclopedia, and I use it fairly often when I’m looking for a quick overview of some topic.
If you use Wikipedia as well you’ve probably noticed that most of the articles on there contain quite a few links.
In fact, longer articles typically have dozens of them!
One of the most frustrating things about reading a Wikipedia article is having to click on all those links just to learn the context of the linked term.
Reading a Wikipedia article usually goes something like this: [Read more…]
The other day I wrote about how Oath’s new Terms of Service (TOS) totally trash your privacy if you use either Yahoo Mail or AOL Mail.
After that post went live I received several emails asking me about Flickr, Yahoo’s ultra-popular photo hosting service. [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know I’ve been using and recommending great tech items from BESTEK for years.
Well, for a limited time BESTEK is offering my readers a great deal on three of their best-selling products.
Check them out below, and be sure to place your order by April 26 to take advantage of these special deals! [Read more…]
If your hearing isn’t as good as it used to be, chances are you have to crank up the volume on your TV to a level that’s uncomfortable for everyone else.
If that’s the case, there’s a very simple way that you can enjoy watching TV at a volume you can easily hear while everyone else listens at a normal volume. All you need is an inexpensive set of wireless infrared headphones. The ones I like best are made by Sony.
The Sony MDR-IF245RK Wireless IF Headphones (#ad) come with a small infrared transmitter that plugs into your TV set. The audio is then transmitted wirelessly to the headphones which let you adjust the volume to your liking. [Read more…]