November 2017
Password Manager Dashlane 5 is out
Dashlane 5 is the most recent version of the cross-platform password manager that is available for desktop and mobile operating systems, as well as a web version.
The password manager update is available for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and the Web. Support for Linux, Chromebook and Microsoft Edge is introduced in the new version so that it is now available on all major platforms.
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EZBlocker blocks ads on Spotify
EZBlocker is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that blocks ads on Spotify when it is run on machines running Windows.
Spotify is available as a free version and a premium version. The free version includes advertisement and some other limitations such as limited song skipping or the best audio quality the service has to offer.
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KB4051613: Adobe Flash Player Windows Update
KB4051613 -- Update for Adobe Flash Player: November 1, 2017 -- is a new Windows Update that resolves Adobe Flash Player issues.
The update is available for all versions of Windows that include Adobe Flash Player natively. What's particularly interesting about that is that Microsoft released the patch not only for Windows versions that it supports, but also for versions of Windows that it no longer supports.
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Toggle devices on Windows with DeviceSwitch
DeviceSwitch is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices to toggle (turn on or off) hardware devices with the click of the button.
The Windows operating system comes with built-in options to disable PC hardware. You can use the device manager for that, or the devcon command to turn off computer hardware.
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Chrome: How to allow Flash on sites
Google Chrome blocks Flash content by default in recent versions of the web browser. Google furthermore removed controls from Chrome in regards to plugins and Flash, and will remove Flash support from the browser in the coming years as Adobe announced the retirement of Flash by the year 2020.
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Foxit Reader 9.0 major new version released
Foxit Software released Foxit Reader 9.0, a new major version of the company's free PDF reading software for Windows, to the public today.
The new version of the program comes with new features and improvements, and security and stability fixes.
Existing users can run a check for updates with a click on Help > Check for updates. You may download the new version from the Foxit Software website as well, and upgrade existing versions of the program or install it anew instead.
Our last review of Foxit Reader dates back to 2013 and Foxit Reader 6.0.
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Bandwidth Hero: compress images to save data in Firefox and Chrome
Bandwidth Hero is a free extension for Chrome and Firefox that compresses images before they are sent to the browser that requested them.
Images can make up quite a large chunk of a web page. This depends on a number of factors, for instance the type of site, and whether the webmaster has optimized the images or not.
How to delete WhatsApp messages that you sent
WhatsApp added a new feature to its messaging applications that you may use to delete messages that you sent already using the client.
Messages that you sent up until now could not not be deleted by you after the fact. There was no grace period to undo the sending, and it seems that users requested such a feature which works similarly to how email providers like Gmail provide undo options for a short period of time after sending messages.
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