Browser – Daves Computer Tips https://davescomputertips.com Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 What Is The Most Private Browser? https://davescomputertips.com/what-is-the-most-private-browser/ https://davescomputertips.com/what-is-the-most-private-browser/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:01:50 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150308 The latest story doing the rounds on tech sites is based on the results of a “study” by a company called Digitain to ascertain levels of browser privacy. According to the Digitain report, Google Chrome is by far the least private browser… well, no sh*t Sherlock. In the study, rankings for browsers were evaluated on how they handled privacy, anti-fingerprinting, tracker and data blocking…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/ai-too-much-too-soon/feed/ 0 Watch International TV From Your Browser https://davescomputertips.com/watch-international-tv-from-your-browser/ https://davescomputertips.com/watch-international-tv-from-your-browser/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:01:31 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=149913 I was watching a YouTube video when it mentioned a website that allows you to watch International TV Stations directly from your browser. You know the drill, had to check it out myself. The website is tv.garden It’s pretty simple to use. Here is their default screen. Click on a country. It takes you to a list of channels. This will vary between countries. Canada has 111 channels listed.

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/watch-international-tv-from-your-browser/feed/ 5 How To Create Animation In Google Photos https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-create-animation-in-google-photos/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-create-animation-in-google-photos/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:58:25 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=149329 Last week, we covered, ‘How You Manage Screen Time on Your Roblox Account.’ If you missed that article, you can find it here: How To Manage Screen Time On Roblox Over the last six weeks, we have been covering Roblox, so I feel it is time to change gears and start a new subject. “What would this new subject be,’ you might be asking? This week, I’d like to introduce you to a feature on Google…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-create-animation-in-google-photos/feed/ 0 How To Change From Massive YouTube Thumbnails https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-from-massive-youtube-thumbnails/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-from-massive-youtube-thumbnails/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:28:10 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148835 YouTube has changed the size and quantity of thumbnails on the home page, and frankly, it’s too much. The thumbnails are enormous because the default is now only three rows, which are really in your face. This appears to have been incremental because a couple of years ago, it had changed from six rows to four. As far as I remember, the default used to be six or eight, but YouTube’s reasoning is…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-from-massive-youtube-thumbnails/feed/ 1 Brave Surpasses 100 Million Users Per Month https://davescomputertips.com/brave-surpasses-100-million-users-per-month/ https://davescomputertips.com/brave-surpasses-100-million-users-per-month/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:26:56 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148614 According to a recent announcement, the privacy-centric Brave browser has now surpassed 100 million active users per month, the only browser that is making inroads into Chrome’s domination. The browser achieved 50 million users in 2023, which has now doubled to over 100+ million, with more than 42 million daily active users. This is an impressive milestone for Brave and a solid indication that…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/brave-surpasses-100-million-users-per-month/feed/ 3 How To Change Chrome Appearance Settings https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-chrome-appearance-settings/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-chrome-appearance-settings/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:00:35 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148298 Last week, we covered how to set Chrome to ask where to download files every time. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Set Chrome To Ask Before Downloading This week, I decided to stick with the Chrome subject and find something else I can teach you. After researching for a while, I came across a setting that I had not dealt with recently. ‘What setting are you talking about…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-change-chrome-appearance-settings/feed/ 1 How To Set Chrome To Ask Before Downloading https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-set-chrome-to-ask-before-downloading/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-set-chrome-to-ask-before-downloading/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:38:03 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148140 Last week, we covered how to increase the RAM on your Samsung phone. If you missed that, you can find it here: How To Increase RAM On Samsung Phone This week, I decided to look at the Google Chrome browser. I have written many articles about this browser, and I found another one to share with you. While I was working at my Day Job (that’s the one that pays the bills), I was downloading a video.

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-set-chrome-to-ask-before-downloading/feed/ 0 Web Page Translation In Browsers https://davescomputertips.com/web-page-translation-in-browsers/ https://davescomputertips.com/web-page-translation-in-browsers/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:20:21 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=147992 I ended up on another Spanish website, and a small window appeared in the top right-hand corner of my Opera browser, asking if I wanted to translate it to English. I didn’t click on it right away, so it closed. But what if I changed my mind? How do I get to those translation settings? It seems like most browsers have a translation feature, and the procedures are similar. If you don’t click…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/web-page-translation-in-browsers/feed/ 0 How To Stop YouTube Translating Original Video Titles https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-stop-youtube-translating-original-video-titles/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-stop-youtube-translating-original-video-titles/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:02:26 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148024 YouTube is really getting on my tits lately! The reason I signed up for YouTube Premium in the first place was to not be bombarded by moronic ads every few minutes, not to mention the super-low price of $3 per month where I live. However, in line with the general trend of dumbing everything down nowadays, YouTube is automatically translating original video titles into my general Google language…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-stop-youtube-translating-original-video-titles/feed/ 4 Could The UK Ban VPNs? https://davescomputertips.com/could-the-uk-ban-vpns/ https://davescomputertips.com/could-the-uk-ban-vpns/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:12:02 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=147705 As I’ve mentioned already in other articles, the UK Online Safety Act (OSA) now requires UK visitors to certain websites, such as Reddit, Spotify, and Wikipedia, to verify their age with a selfie or other means of ID. It’s worth noting here that national ID cards are not mandatory in the UK, so many people use their passport or driving license for such purposes. However, since most UK citizens…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/could-the-uk-ban-vpns/feed/ 2 How To Activate Essential Chrome Mobile Settings https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:32:10 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=147732 Last week, we talked about how to turn off tracking on Instagram. If you missed that one, here it is: How To Turn Off Map Location Instagram This week, I wanted to continue to keep you informed on those mobile devices. What am I talking about? Good question. I wanted to share how you can Stay Secure Online by enabling Google Chrome Safe Browsing on your mobile device. Plus one other setting to…

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings/feed/ 0 The Spanish Language Hijacks My Opera Browser https://davescomputertips.com/the-spanish-language-hijacks-my-opera-browser/ https://davescomputertips.com/the-spanish-language-hijacks-my-opera-browser/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:01:35 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=147009 This is a weird one. Opera is to blame, of course. I noticed my browser was slowly being taken over by the Spanish language. I have nothing against it, I just can’t speak it. This morning, I went to Facebook, and the login page was in Spanish. I wasn’t sure what was going on, so I decided to search through the settings of Opera to find out. To get to settings (CTRL + F12) or (ALT + P).

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]]> https://davescomputertips.com/the-spanish-language-hijacks-my-opera-browser/feed/ 2 How To Set Up Edge For Optimum Privacy https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-set-up-edge-for-optimum-privacy/ https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-set-up-edge-for-optimum-privacy/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:01:41 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=146862 The Edge browser is not exactly renowned for its privacy. I do realize, however, that a lot of folks use Edge because it is already built into Windows, and besides which, it is a pretty decent browser. Here, then, are the settings you can adjust in order to optimize your privacy in Edge. There is a lot to get through, so much of what follows consists of screenshots. However, they are pretty much…

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