May 2016

Google implemented a change in Chrome 52 that blocks the back navigation functionality of the backspace key on the keyboard.

Chrome users were able to use backspace on any page to navigate to the previous page in history with a tap on the button.

That feature is no longer available with the release of Chrome 52. According to Google, it is all for the user -- again -- as it prevents the loss of form data when hitting the backspace key accidentally.

Opera Software continues to push a news feature in the company's Opera web browser. It plans to release an update to it that gives users more choice when it comes to the selection of news sources in the browser.

The personal news feature update, showcased for the first time in yesterday's Opera Developer edition update, makes news more personal.

Copying content, be it text or images, to the clipboard is a built-in feature of every version of Windows.

Simply select the content you want to copy and use Ctrl-C to copy it to the Clipboard: works with all programs that you can select content from including Windows apps.

If you are using Windows Apps, you may have noticed however that they don't ship with an option to share content to the Clipboard if you use the built-in share feature.

Fences 3.0 is the latest version of the popular commercial program for Windows that removes clutter from the desktop by adding manual and automated management options to it.

There are two types of computer users out there when it comes to the desktop of the PC: those who keep it in pristine condition and don't put any files or shortcuts on it, and those who use it as the main location for downloads, shortcuts, files and folders.

Facebook Live Around the World is a relatively new interactive map created by the social networking service that displays live streams as they happen in the world.

Everyone and their mum seem to be live streaming these days using apps like Periscope or services like Twitch.

Facebook supports live streaming as well but unless you follow Facebook news closely or have a friend who started to live stream already, you may not have know about this until now.

VPN Chaining is a technique in which multiple virtual private network (VPN) servers are chained to improve online privacy while on the Internet.

Basically, what it means is that you are not connecting to a single VPN but to multiple ones in a layered system that looks like Your PC > 1st VPN > 2nd VPN > Internet.

Before we take a look at the how, we should discuss why you would want to do that. One argument is that you cannot trust any of the VPN providers out there.

Google's been busy yesterday showcasing new features and products on the company's I/O Conference.

Next to the two messaging applications Allo and Duo, and first information about Android N, the next version of Android, was an interesting new concept called Android Instant Apps.

Google announced the upcoming release of two new mobile-only messaging applications called Allo and Duo today on the company's IO Conference.

Other sites have covered both services already, so here is just the minimum you need to understand what the two messaging apps offer.

Google Duo is a video chat app that is tied to your device's phone number. It is available for iOS and Android, and is dead easy to use thanks to its streamlined interface that does not offer many options.

Microsoft XPS Document Writer is a printer that is installed on all recent versions of the Microsoft operating system by default.

The printer enables you to create XPS documents that use the .xps file extension. The XPS format was created by Microsoft a long time ago as an alternative to Adobe's popular PDF format but never managed to establish itself as an alternative.

Microsoft published a Windows Store update yesterday for Windows 10 that brings along with it a design refresh and the much requested option to remove applications from the library.

My Library is a collection of all apps and games that you have installed from Windows Store on devices you own.

The main idea behind the feature is to provide users with easy options to install apps or games anew on the same device, or to install them on other devices without having to find them again in store.