What's New

Google DataSaver Proxy is a Firefox add-on that brings Google's popular data compression technology to the Mozilla browser.

Google launched a data compression proxy for Chrome on Android in 2013, and has since then brought the technology as a browser extension to desktop versions of the Google Chrome web browser as well.

Microsoft operating systems ship with features, several of them enabled by default, that many Windows users may not need when it comes to running the computer.

These features are enabled for compatibility purposes, and while that is a good thing, may use memory, cpu cycles, or even expose the device to attacks or security issues.

The following guide lists installed features on Microsoft's operating system Windows 10, and their purpose.

The guide explains what each feature is designed for, and whether it makes sense to disable the feature on your machine.

FastStone Photo Resizer is a free program for Microsoft Windows that enables you to convert, rename, and manipulate images in batch mode.

Smartphone photos seem to get larger both in size and resolution each year. My trusted Xiaomi Mi 4c for instance creates photos that use up to 7 Megabyte of storage.

While those look great when you view them locally, it may be quite problematic to share them with others, or even upload them to the cloud for safekeeping.

A new feature has been added to Firefox 49 by Mozilla which improves the native printing process by utilizing the browser's reader mode.

If you want to print web pages in Firefox currently, you either end up with elements on the printout that you don't require, or use extensions or bookmarklets to remove unneeded elements from the page before sending the job to the printer.

All In One System Rescue Toolkit is a collection of tools for running administrative and troubleshooting tasks on Windows machines.

If you are the go-to guy when tech disasters happen in your family, circle of friends, or at work, you probably have an assortment of tools at hand all the time that assist you when it comes to troubleshooting those issues.

If you have not created your own set of tools, you may use a collection created by someone else. Popular solutions such as GeGeek Toolkit feature hundreds of free tools to analyze and repair all sorts of PC isues.

BitTorrent made the decision to spin-off Sync, the company's file synchronization service to newly founded company Resilio.

Resilio, headed by former BitTorrent CEO Eric Klinker, takes over Sync and everything associated with it.

In fact, when you visit the official Sync download site right now, you will notice that the site has already been rebranded to highlight the new brand and name of the product.

Refresh Windows is a new program for Windows 10 that enables you to reset Windows by downloading it and installing it on the PC.

Microsoft revealed back in May 2016 that it was working on a new tool to refresh an installation of Windows.

A new version of Windows Store featuring a new layout and features will be released alongside the Anniversary Update for Windows 10.

One of those new features is the option to install large applications on another drive.

It is rather interesting to note that app management options are rather limited right now, and that the situation will change only slightly with the release of the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 this Summer.

Container Tab is a new experimental feature that is available in Firefox 50 Nightly currently that can be best described as profiles lite. We talked about the feature back when it was called Contextual Identities.

Firefox supports profiles which you can use to run different copies of the browser that are completely independent from each other.

VDesk is a free, open source, program for the Windows 10 operating system that extends a system's virtual desktop functionality.

Microsoft added a virtual desktop feature to Windows 10 that is completely optional to use. It adds options to Windows 10 to create a number of virtual desktops that users can switch between to separate programs from each other.

The concept is not new and has been part of many Linux distributions for years. Microsoft released a program for Windows XP back then that added virtual desktop functionality to the operating system.

Win10Tile is a free open source program for the Windows operating system that enables you to create and set custom tiles for any Windows 10 start menu program.

Microsoft brought the start menu back in Windows 10 which looks like a crossbreed between the Windows 7 start menu and the Windows 8 start screen interface.

The start menu displays desktop programs and apps in its interface, and offers customization options to display program or app tiles directly when it is opened.

Firefox 50 ships with a new custom permissions indicator in the address bar that reveals if custom permissions are set.

The Firefox web browser puts you in control when it comes to permissions that you give web pages and web applications.

You may change default permissions, which are then active for all sites and apps, or may customize the permission set for individual sites to override those default permissions.

Tabs Limiter with queue is a browser extension for Google Chrome that has been designed to limit the number of open tabs in the browser.

Google Chrome is not well suited for large numbers of tabs. Not only are tabs displayed as icons without any identification means when the tab counts reaches a certain threshold,  the browser's memory use is extreme and slowing down operations once the threshold is crossed.