Question from Renée: I hope you can help me with a problem I’m having.
Sometimes when I’m on the Internet the Bookmarks bar will just disappear and I have to go into the browser settings to put it back.
Have you ever heard of this? [Read more…]
Warning: Your browser could be compromising your passwords
A new report from the security firm Otto details a very serious data breach situation that’s playing out daily with millions of unsuspecting computer users, and it’s quite possible that you are affected by it.
Otto’s research discovered that both Chrome’s “Enhanced Spellcheck” feature and Microsoft’s popular “Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker” browser extension for Edge capture every bit of data you enter into any web form and transmit it back to Google and Microsoft’s servers. [Read more…]
How to open your web browser’s built-in Task Manager
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
A while back I wrote this blog post explaining how to use Chrome’s native Task Manager to find out which Chrome processes could be causing the browser to operate slower than it should.
That post received a lot of engagement, and several readers contacted me to ask if there is a native Task Manager built in to other browsers as well.
I answered those folks directly, but since I keep getting this same question I thought it might be a good idea to write a similar post to answer it on the blog. [Read more…]
Q&A: Should I keep using Chrome or switch to the new Microsoft Edge browser?
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…]
Yes, you do need to update your Chrome browser right now!
Several people have messaged me this morning asking if the viral notice to update their Chrome browser to the latest version is real or a hoax.
Well, as you know, hoaxes abound on Facebook, but this isn’t one of them.
If you haven’t done so already, you really do need to install the latest update for Chrome in order to prevent hackers from exploiting a very dangerous security flaw.
And you need to install this update right now because the flaw is actively being exploited as we speak!