July 2015

Windows 10 ships with several big changes and features, for instance Cortana, the digital voice controlled assistant or Microsoft Edge, a new web browser that replaces Internet Explorer as the default browser on systems running Windows 10, or that applications run in windows on the desktop now and not anymore fullscreen.

I talked about things I like in Windows 10 before but this article looks at some of the smaller changes and adjustments that Microsoft made in recent time.

The Firefox web browser is likely the modern browser that gives users the most control over privacy and security features.

While most browsers let you change some settings, you can dig deep and modify many privacy and security settings on Firefox's about:config page.

This works well for veteran users of the browser and those experienced enough to do so, especially since it is not only about making changes to the browser's configuration but also discovery of privacy related settings.

Microsoft renamed the main web browser of its upcoming operating system from Project Spartan to Microsoft Edge recently.

The company added new features to the browser in the latest build of the operating system that included several core browser features such as password and form filling.

It is clear that Microsoft Edge is a work in progress and that may very well be true for the browser's New Tab Page.

Have you ever asked yourself what ad-blocking scripts and extensions like uBlock Origin do after they have been installed?

While it is clear that they block or allow network requests or DOM elements, it is usually not that simple to find out about all activity in detail.