Extensions

  • Blog
    digitpatrox5 days ago
    24

    How to add extensions to Gemini

    I was driving home the other day and wanted to call my partner and let him know that I was stuck in traffic. (Not an unusual event on Brooklyn’s Belt Parkway.) I’ve got a relatively old car (it’s a 2007 model, so we’re talking no real smarts), and so I depend on my phone rather than any built-in intelligence to…

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    digitpatroxNovember 13, 2024
    46

    How to show file extensions on Windows 10

    To show file extensions on Windows 10, open File Explorer, click “View,” and check the “File name extensions” option. Or open “Folder Options” and clear the “Hide extensions for known file types” option. Alternatively, you can enable this feature from the Settings app or by using Command Prompt or PowerShell. UPDATED 11/13/24: On Windows 10, a file extension refers to the…

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    digitpatroxOctober 30, 2024
    49

    How to show file extensions on Windows 11

    To show file extensions on Windows 11, open File Explorer, then click on “View,” select “Show,” and choose the “File name extensions” option to show extensions. Another way is to open “Folder Options” and clear the “Hide extensions for known file types” option. Furthermore, you can enable this feature from the Settings app or by using Command Prompt or PowerShell.…

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    digitpatroxOctober 23, 2024
    65

    Google to let businesses create curated Chrome Web Stores for extensions

    Google has announced it will soon allow organizations to create their own curated “Enterprise Web Store” of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS, aimed at improving productivity, security, and management for businesses. The new store, planned to enter preview later this year, aims to provide businesses with a dedicated, curated environment for browser extensions commonly used in their organization.…

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    digitpatroxOctober 14, 2024
    52

    Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

    Google’s Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company’s deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification. “This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn’t follow best practices for Chrome extensions,” reads the Chrome Web Store page for uBlock Origin. The warning includes…

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    digitpatroxSeptember 20, 2024
    136

    Microsoft Edge Will Warn You About Slow Extensions

    Microsoft has announced a new feature in testing for its Edge browser that will warn you when your installed browsing extensions start slowing things down. Extensions are handy but sometimes can rob your browser of precious CPU cycles, making pages longer to load and impacting browsing performance. In extreme examples, a resource-hogging extension can make the browser crawl to a…

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