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Here are five open-source email clients that could replace Gmail for you.

5 open-source email clients that could replace Gmail

The Gmail web interface is usually fast and easy, but your needs may leave you wanting here. Here are open-source email clients to replace Gmail.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

These 11 open source AI projects make writing beautiful software easier.

11 open source AI projects that developers will love | InfoWorld

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Windows 11 Storage Spaces are an incredibly useful feature. It's essentially a software implementation of RAID, combining multiple disks to form one storage pool that's seen by Windows as a single drive.

XDA

3 reasons you should be using Storage Spaces on Windows

If you have multiple drives in your PC, Storage Spaces is worth checking out

techhelpkb 1 year ago

With the Tor network and a Tor browser, you can surf largely anonymously. Security-conscious users should be aware of the technical background.

What is the Tor network? The anonymous internet, explained | PCWorld

techhelpkb 1 year ago

YouTube’s rolling out a new “captured with a camera” label that works with C2PA Content Credentials that tell if uploaded videos come from a real camera with unaltered footage and sound.

The Verge

YouTube takes a baby step toward labeling authentic video

The first bit of C2PA Content Credentials arrives.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

The password-killing tech known as “passkeys” have proliferated over the past two years. New features and resources launching this week are pushing passkeys toward a tipping point.

WIRED

The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over

“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement...

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Manifest V3, Chrome’s new platform for extensions is finally going into effect. What does Manifest V3 mean for Chrome users, especially those with an eye for privacy?

TechRadar

Your privacy on Chrome is at risk, here’s what you can do

With Manifest V3, Chrome users have a new privacy reality.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Last month, Apple released macOS 15 Sequoia, which broke the functionality of several cybersecurity products. Three weeks later, it's fixed.

TechCrunch

Apple fixes bugs in macOS Sequoia that broke some cybersecurity tools | TechCrunch

Apple said the new macOS release "improves compatibility with third-party security software," after the first operating systems release broke sever...

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Google's search engine is the default option on the Chrome browser. It suggests popular topics everyone else is searching for at a glance, aka trending searches. Here's how to turn them off.

Android Police

How to turn off Google trending searches

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Resilient File System (ReFS) includes Block Cloning technology, which drastically accelerates file copy operations, and yields significant performance gains compared to NTFS. https://www.techspot.com/news/104995-windows-11-latest-update-doubles-file-copying-speeds.html

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Arc Search is a browser app that’s wicked fast, has a very clean interface, and has an unbelievably good AI feature. The app has finally come to Android.

Digital Trends

Arc Search, one of my favorite iPhone apps, is now on Android

Arc Search has become one of my favorite iPhone apps of 2024. Now, it's finally available on Android.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Google is no longer working on its Ferrochrome launcher, an app that would’ve made running ChromeOS in a virtual machine on select Android devices super easy.

Android Authority

Google is killing its one-click app to run Chrome OS in a VM on Android devices

Google is no longer working on Ferrochrome launcher, an Android app that would’ve made it easy to run Chrome OS in a virtual machine.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

WP Engine is suing WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic for alleged libel and attempted extortion, following a public spat over the WordPress trademark and open-source project.

The Verge

The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit

WP Engine is suing Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Cloudflare has reported mitigating the largest DDoS attack seen to date. The attack peaked at 3.8 Tbps, the highest value for a network layer DDoS attack that has been publicly reported.

Cloudflare reports thwarting largest-ever DDoS attack | CSO Online

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Don't tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service. VPN companies usually don’t care about protecting your privacy. Here are a few methods to set up your own encrypted VPN server at home or in a data center.

TechCrunch

How to make your own encrypted VPN server in 15 minutes | TechCrunch

The best encrypted VPN is one that you have set up and secured yourself. Here's how to get started.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

The battle between Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, a WordPress hosting provider, continues in full swing, but WordPress is cutting WP Engine a very brief moment of slack (like, until tomorrow).

TechRadar

WordPress grants WP Engine "reprieve" - but they

WP Engine users gets temporary access to WordPress servers

techhelpkb 1 year ago

Arc browser creator The Browser Company has officially started a bug bounty program to keep its growing Chromium-based browser’s security in check.

The Verge

Arc browser adds security bulletins and bug bounties

Time to change things around.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders

PBS News

OpenAI looks to convert from nonprofit roots and become for-profit company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the company looks ...

techhelpkb 1 year ago

The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.

TechCrunch

The Tor Project merges with Tails, a Linux-based portable OS focused on privacy | TechCrunch

The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.

techhelpkb 1 year ago

It's possible to send a private email using Gmail’s confidential mode with a user-defined expiration date. Once expired and you delete the original, it's permanently deleted from your account after 30 days and can't be recovered. https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/09/24/these-confidential-gmail-messages-will-be-deleted-in-30-days/