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    Thread: Mozilla removes Bypass Paywalls Clean extension from its add-ons repository; here are
Post: RE: Mozilla removes Bypass Paywalls Clean extensio...

I use this extension every now and then. It's quite useful. Didn't know about the Bypass Paywalls uBlock Origin filter list. Will check that out instead.
ray Browsers News & Tips 1 238 15 February 23, 02:35
    Thread: Complete redesign of Thunderbird comes in July 2023
Post: RE: Complete redesign of Thunderbird comes in July...

I'm looking forward to this UI change. Hopefully, it's just an interface change and will not break older addons.
ray Software & Services News 1 277 15 February 23, 02:18
    Thread: AVLab.pl - Product of the year 2022: a summary of security tests by AVLab
Post: RE: AVLab.pl - Product of the year 2022: a summary...

Hmm, Avast winning Product of The Year is suspect. Have they cleaned up their act after selling off customer data a few years ago? https://palant.info/2020/01/27/avasts-broken-data-anonymization-appro...
ray Independent Organizations Reports 1 304 07 February 23, 23:24
    Thread: Is Google Authenticator irreplaceable?
Post: RE: Is Google Authenticator irreplaceable?

On Android, I use Aegis Authenticator: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.beemdevelopment.aegis. Most open-source enthusiasts believe this is the best one available. andOTP is discontinued.
ray Kaspersky Security Blog 1 217 07 February 23, 23:12
    Thread: How to bypass the Microsoft Account requirement during Windows setup
Post: RE: How to bypass the Microsoft Account requiremen...

I was aware of the registry hack, but the banned email address one is new to me. Might be handy when I have to (re)install Windows although I should try to move to Linux!
ray Tips and tricks 1 374 27 January 23, 20:23
    Thread: Brave is testing a Quick Commands feature
Post: RE: Brave is testing a Quick Commands feature

Didn't know about this Chromium feature! Just enabled it on Chromium. Might make things easier than going directly to chrome://settings/. Hopefully I'll find some use for it :)
ray Browsers News & Tips 1 241 27 January 23, 20:20
    Thread: Twitter no longer allows 3rd-party clients
Post: Twitter no longer allows 3rd-party clients

As of a few days ago, Twitter no longer allows 3rd-party clients: https://www.engadget.com/twitter-new-developer-terms-ban-third-party-clients-211247096.html The Musk effect continues  :D Nowadays...
ray Tech News 1 328 22 January 23, 01:10
    Thread: Wikipedia has updated their design!
Post: RE: Wikipedia has updated their design!

The changes can be found in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC-ItaXDe2A&t=27m34s. The sticky header, table of contents sidebar, sidebar toggling and language switcher are the most promi...
ray Others 2 647 19 January 23, 21:12
    Thread: Wikipedia has updated their design!
Post: Wikipedia has updated their design!

I wouldn't call it a new design, but some subtle tweaking. See https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/wikipedia-redesign-vector-2022-skin.html What do you think? I kinda like it!
ray Others 2 647 18 January 23, 22:09
    Thread: How to remove the Firefox Unified Extensions button and restore the Overflow Menu
Post: RE: How to remove the Firefox Unified Extensions b...

I just upgraded to Firefox 109 last night and the new extensions menu was a little too cluttered for me. Decided to do this trick to revert to the older extensions menu for now.
ray Browsers News & Tips 2 285 18 January 23, 18:21
    Thread: What is the Best Free Download Manager?
Post: RE: What is the Best Free Download Manager?

HTTP Downloader (https://erickutcher.github.io/#HTTP_Downloader) by Eric Kutcher is pretty good. You can also download their optional browser extension to help with grabbing URLs. However, divinenews...
ray Freeware 5 1,583 16 January 23, 21:42
    Thread: Brave Browser 1.47: Windows group policy templates, clean link improvements, more
Post: RE: Brave Browser 1.47: Windows group policy templ...

The Copy Clean Link feature is nice! Glad that it's a native feature. In other browsers, you would need to install another extension like ClearURLs to do the same thing. About Snowflake, I don't reall...
ray Browsers News & Tips 1 229 15 January 23, 20:41
    Thread: How to access Reddit on mobile without signing-in or using the Reddit app
Post: RE: How to access Reddit on mobile without signing...

I would recommend using either a Teddit (https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#instances) or Libreddit (https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit-instances/blob/master/instances.md) instance. You can view R...
ray Tips and tricks 1 1,004 15 January 23, 20:31
    Thread: E-reader recommendation
Post: RE: E-reader recommendation

I know this thread is a little old, but the one that is best from a privacy perspective is a Kobo. You can easily hack around the account registration requirement and also run some third-party softwar...
ray Mobile Phones, Tablets and e-Readers 2 1,747 12 January 23, 21:53
    Thread: Alternative YouTube Music apps
Post: Alternative YouTube Music apps

YouTube Music is a great app to listen to music, but it has ads. I frequently like to check F-Droid to see if there are any new open-source apps available and I came across a few alternative YouTub...
ray Freeware 0 545 12 January 23, 21:26
    Thread: Twitter: check if your email address is among the 200 million leaked
Post: RE: Twitter: check if your email address is among ...

Unfortunately, one of my Twitter accounts was on the list. Hopefully I do not get spammed! What Ghacks mentions about using email forwarding services to signup for online sites will help negate thi...
ray Privacy & Security News 1 510 12 January 23, 20:32
    Thread: YouTube Vanced alternatives for Android
Post: RE: YouTube Vanced alternatives for Android

I never really used YouTube Vanced, so hearing that Vanced was being discontinued wasn't a big deal to me. I used NewPipe for the longest time, but have recently switched to LibreTube because it proxi...
ray Tips and tricks 1 647 12 January 23, 20:26
    Thread: Recommendations for best directory music player
Post: Recommendations for best directory music player

Hi everyone! I'm always on the lookout for good directory audio players on Android as I'm not a fan of audio players that build a music library and attempt to sort the music for you. I already have m...
ray Apps and Games 0 496 12 January 23, 05:02
    Thread: GFYI [Official] XYplorer Pro Christmas 2022 Giveaway
Post: RE: GFYI [Official] XYplorer Pro Christmas 2022 Gi...

"What feature/s of XYplorer Pro do you like best as compared to your existing file manager application (state your app) and why do you want to win a lifetime license of XYplorer Pro?” I've tried XY...
ray Official Giveaways 16 2,329 11 January 23, 23:00