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I published a “Quick Tip” for the April 29 issue of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter explaining how to set Firefox to always launch with the previously-used tabs open.
That tip prompted a lot of feedback from folks wondering if you can do the same thing with the Edge and Chrome browsers.
Luckily, the answer is yes. Just follow the steps below for the browser you’re using. [Read more…]
Question from Linda: I hate it when a website I’m visiting pops up a little box asking me to let them know my location.
I always click “Don’t allow” every time I get that message, but I’d really like to stop receiving them in the first place.
Can you tell me what I need to do to stop websites from even asking for my location? [Read more…]
As you probably know, Microsoft was never really able to gain any traction with the Edge browser they developed from scratch.
While there were other reasons for Edge’s failure to catch on with the masses, it was primarily due to the extreme lack of browser extensions that were available for it.
Microsoft eventually gave up on their proprietary version of Edge and developed a totally different Edge that is built upon Google’s ultra-popular Chromium browser code.
And guess what? Since Edge is now essentially Chrome at its core, it can now run Chrome extensions!
Question from Judy: When I purchased my PC with windows 10, it came with Microsoft Edge as the web browser.
I preferred using Google Chrome so I installed it and set it as my default browser.
The other day Windows updated and automatically installed a new version of Microsoft Edge.
Now I’m not sure if I should keep Chrome as my default browser or use Edge. What do you recommend?
Also, should I delete whichever one I decide not to use?
I would appreciate your thoughts on which is the best way to go. Thank you.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Ari G.: I recently bought my first computer with Windows 10 and overall I really like it, especially the Edge browser.
I do have a question about using Edge though, and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.
How do you view a page’s source code in Edge?
In all the other browsers I’ve used you just right-click on the page and click “View Source”. But Edge apparently doesn’t have that option.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]