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June 2016

How to manage downloads in Chrome for Android

When you check out the Chrome browser on Android, you may notice that it offers no option to manage downloads.

The download listing that is part of the desktop version of Chrome is missing, and the internal URL chrome://downloads does not working either.

When you check the menu, you will notice quickly that there is no download link either, and that the history is limited to the browsing history.

How to remove True Key by Intel Security

The following guide walks you through the steps of removing True Key by Intel Security from your operating system.

True Key by Intel Security  is a password manager by Intel that is available as a limited free version and a premium subscription version.

Many users may come in contact with the program without really wanting to, as it is offered as an opt-out option when Adobe Flash is downloaded from Adobe's official website.

Linking Windows 10 licenses to Microsoft Accounts

Microsoft introduced a new feature in windows 10 Build 14371 that allows you to link the digital license of the operating system to a Microsoft Account.

Even though Microsoft stated in the announcement that the feature is available starting with Build 14371, things look different currently than how Microsoft describes them.

Considering that this is a preview build after all, you can expect the feature to become available with the Anniversary Update at the latest.

Microsoft describes the feature in the following way:

Should you put tape over a webcam?

Putting tape over the camera of a laptop or mobile device is a low-cost solution to block the camera from capturing what is happening in front of the device.

The reasoning behind taping over a built-in camera of a laptop, other mobile device or desktop computer is simple: prevent anyone from using the camera to stream or record what the camera captures.

Which browser is the fastest?

Which browser is the fastest? When Google introduced Chrome, one area the company put a lot of emphasize on was performance.

Google ran benchmarks regularly showing that the browser's performance was way better than that of other browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer which were dominating the landscape at that time.

UltraSearch 2.1 with file content search

The new version of the file search program UltraSearch 2.1  for Windows introduces file content search among many other changes and fixes.

UltrasSearch 2.1 is the first major update of the free file search program for Windows for over a year.

The program is one of those ultra-fast third-party search programs that use the Master File Table (MFT) to find matching files quickly.

This leads to near-instant results once you start typing file names, extensions, or a combination thereof in the search field.

Firefox 49 gets TLS 1.3 support

Mozilla implemented support for the security protocol TLS 1.3 in Firefox 49 recently.

TLS 1.3 is the most recent version of TLS (Transport Layer Security), the successor of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). TLS is a cryptographic protocol used to improve communications security on the Internet.

Most Internet users come in contact with TLS when browsing the web (when they connect to HTTPS websites), or when they setup email accounts manually. The protocol is used for other activities such as instant messaging or voice over IP however.