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How to move Windows 10 apps to another drive to save space
While most apps for Windows 10 are considerable small in size, there are some games and larger apps available for the system that occupy hundreds of Megabytes or even more than that.
This may not be an issue if you have plenty of space available, but if your main drive is running low on space, you may want to consider moving heavy apps to another drive to free up space on the main drive.
NoSuchApp for Android highlights apps secretly connecting to tracking sites
When it comes to knowing what apps do and don't do on Android, there is little that average users can find out in advance or after installation.
Windows 10: 5 things I like
I'm fairly critical when it comes to new software versions regardless of whether it is an update to a web browser I use (Chrome) or the underlying operating system (Windows 10).
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Firefox Add-on Manager update introduces signing information
If you have installed the most recent version of Firefox Nightly, you may have noticed changes in the add-on manager that comes with every version of Firefox.
The add-on manager highlights the signing state of every add-on installed in Firefox. As you may know, Mozilla will introduce add-on signing in Firefox 42 which means that add-ons need to be submitted to Mozilla so that they can be signed by the organization.
The state of multi-process architecture in Firefox
Mozilla has been working on a multi-process architecture for Firefox for some time now. The feature separates components of the browser from each other to improve stability and also security.
Electrolysis, or e10s, is still in active development and original plans to release it with an earlier version of the browser has to be delayed.
Sleep Blocker for Windows: block power state changes under certain conditions
Sleep mode and hibernation make a lot of sense when you run mobile devices as they help you save power.
Need a Grooveshark alternative? NetEase Music may be it
So Grooveshark had to shut down after battling it out in courts for years and continuing operations in the meantime.
Breaking Web: Mozilla plans to deprecate non-secure HTTP
Mozilla plans to make fundamental changes to the Firefox web browser in regards to non-secure HTTP contents on the web.
Would you use Microsoft Edge if it supported your favorite extensions
Microsoft Spartan Edge is a browser in-development that will ship with Windows 10 later this year. In fact, it will replace Internet Explorer as the default web browser on the system.
AntiAdware blocks download wrappers and adware on popular websites
Depending on where you download your software from, you may get nasty surprises in form of adware with it.
This is done to increase revenue for the site's parent company at the expense of users visiting it.
TekBits News
- How to move Windows 10 apps to another drive to save space
- NoSuchApp for Android highlights apps secretly connecting to tracking sites
- Windows 10: 5 things I like
- Firefox Add-on Manager update introduces signing information
- The state of multi-process architecture in Firefox
- Sleep Blocker for Windows: block power state changes under certain conditions
- Need a Grooveshark alternative? NetEase Music may be it
- Breaking Web: Mozilla plans to deprecate non-secure HTTP
- Would you use Microsoft Edge if it supported your favorite extensions
- AntiAdware blocks download wrappers and adware on popular websites
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