Following system update 11.0.0, Nintendo includes an option in the Switch eShop to disable sharing of data with Google Analytics in regions other than Europe and Australia

How to Disable Google Analytics in the Nintendo Switch eShop

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https://www.howtogeek.com/703994/how-to-disable-google-analytics-in-the-nintendo-switch-eshop/

neat wee trick

Turn Your Pixel 5's Camera Cutout into a Notification LED

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https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/turn-your-pixel-5s-camera-cutout-into-notification-led-0384109/

Google Podcasts finally lets you add custom RSS feeds

On the mobile app, head over to Activity, and then tap on the Subscriptions tab. Next, select the three dots in the top right corner of the screen and tap on the "Add by RSS Feed" option

If you use the Google Podcasts web client, click the menu at the top left and then choose "Add by RSS feed"

Once you add a custom feed, the podcast will show up alongside your other subscribed shows

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Enable Phone Hub

Provides a UI for users to view information about their Android phoneand perform phone-side actions within Chrome OS. – Chrome OS only

chrome://flags#enable-phone-hub

it is set to expire with Chrome OS version 90

That means it is expected — but by no means guaranteed — to launch sometime between now and then without the flag

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i did post this a while back but i didn't have it on my chrome OS

just enabled it myself now

use address bar for various tasks

clear browsing data by typing 'clear cache', 'delete history' or 'wipe cookies'; manage passwords by typing 'edit passwords' or 'update credentials'; translate the current page by typing 'translate this page' or 'translate this', Chrome is up to date by typing 'update browser' or 'update Google Chrome'.

chrome://flags

Search for Omnibox use the drop-down menus enable both Omnibox suggestion button row and Omnibox Pedal Suggestions

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T-Mobile customer

Get two free months of Google Play Pass

To get in on the Google Play Pass free trial, enter the T-Mobile Tuesdays app and click on the banner. Once you save and redeem the offer, you'll be automatically redirected to the Play Pass splash page where a small T-Mobile Tuesdays banner should appear

If you're a customer (not including former Sprint subscribers) and don't yet have T-Mobile Tuesdays, you can download

Customers have until December 1 to redeem

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mute fleets

tap and hold a profile fleet bubble at top of android - iOS app

tap mute @(insert username)

then

tap mute fleets

that will mute the existing fleet but will also mute all incoming fleets from @(insert username) and you will continue to see all new tweets that aren't fleets from that user

you can only do this once a user has tweeted a fleet and must be done via the fleet profile pic you see

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The latest version of the Google Chrome browser, v87, released earlier this month, contains a new redesigned PDF reader

chrome://flags/#pdf-viewer-update

Once enabled, the new features will begin showing up when viewing any PDF file

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PSA

#BlackFriday

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You'll also gain early access to ProtonDrive beta for free

To get the promotion, please log in at mail.protonmail.com and click on the Black Friday icon

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CC. @stueytheround

Password Lock USB Drive with USB LockIt

Protects the USB drive with your photos, audios, videos and other files from prying eyes on Android & Windows

Once the drive is locked, nobody can access your files

this only locks your USB drives with a pin it doesn't encrypt anything on the drive

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https://www.usblockit.com/

BitBox is a web browser installed on a virtual machine

BitBox comes with its own copy of VirtualBox that is running a reduced OS and that OS has a choice of browsers installed

you can have BitBox Firefox/Chrome

BitBox is the most secure browser you can use on your device

whatever website you browse inside BitBox your original OS won't get affected once you close BitBox Firefox/Chrome it gets reset

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https://browser-in-the-box.software.informer.com/2.4/

Stadia Enhanced solves what, to me, is the most obvious problem on desktop:

there's no way to search for a specific game in the Stadia store.

How Google, a search company, has neglected to put a search bar on the Stadia Store website for this long is beyond me, but this extension remedies that by putting it right at the top of the page

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stadia-enhanced/ldeakaihfnkjmelifgmbmjlphdfncbfg

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don't know why you'd wanna but hey you might

How to schedule texts in Google’s Messages app

Draft a new text in Google Messages.

When you’re ready to set a delivery time, long-press the “Send” button to open the text details menu.

If you want to pick a more specific time, than the backed in options, tap “Select date and time.”

Set the day and hour when you want the text to be sent.

Tap “Save” to confirm the delivery time

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Why waste valuable space downloading Android apps from the Google Play Store for things that have a viable web-based counterpart?

Getting started with your new Chromebook or finding new experiences on your existing one can be tricky.

this can help

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shared this tip a few times use PWAs

'create a shortcut’ trick << I recommend this over installed apps
https://chromeunboxed.com/essential-web-app-starter-pack-for-new-chromebook-owners/?amp

Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here's How to Use It

You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so.

Data could be encrypted, yes, but lacked the critical “end-to-end” part, which means that no one—not Zoom, not hackers, not government snoops—can access it

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https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-enable-zoom-encryption/

Open Shell, originally known as Classic Shell, is open-source software that allows you to replace the standard Start Menu on Windows 10 and Windows 8

Open Shell originally came out as Classic Shell in 2009 and it has been around for a while

With Open Shell, you can change the appearance of the Start Menu and replace with the likes of Windows 7

https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases

Go to the Github and download the Open Shell program.
Launch the installer.
Click on the Next button

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The latest version of the Google Chrome browser, v86, released earlier this month, contains a secret Read Later feature

The feature is not enabled by default, but users must enable it by activating a Chrome flag:

chrome://flags/#read-later

Once selected, this option closes the tab and adds the tab link to a bookmarks folders called "Reading list."

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in case anyone uses Join and has same issues this "fix" is for chromebook

for windows/linux i'd do the steps shown here

https://joaoapps.com/join/faq/

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create your own custom emoji on Android phones

Emoji Kitchen is in the process of getting a huge new update which fundamentally changes how it works. Now, instead of selecting a single emoji and being shown various alternatives, you select two different ones, and your phone will smush them together to create your custom emoji

Apparently this new feature is currently rolling out to beta users of Gboard,

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https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/you-can-now-create-some-really-weird-custom-emoji-on-android-phones

fun fact

'God mode' folder from Windows 7 still works in Windows 10

Create a folder on your Windows desktop and call it GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and it will be populated with 206 or so links which are grouped for easy access.

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