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Why I Am Taking An Indefinite Hiatus From Social Media Starting at the End of 2024

Installing and Using the 1Password Chrome Extension

Tech News: Latest Version of PatchMyPC Gets A Complete Redesign

How to Install and Use the 1Password Firefox Browser Extension

Downloading and Using The 1Password Desktop App

The FBI is Warning Against Using Text-Based Two-Factor Authentication. Here’s What You Need To Know and What You Can Do About It.

How To Download, Install, and Use 1Password

Common Windows 11 Performance Tricks That Aren’t Worth Doing

Quick Tip: How To Change Your Windows 11 PIN Into A Secure Password

Kevin’s Picks: Karen’s Directory Printer

Here’s My System Cleanup Checklist

Quick Tip: How To Turn On Dark Mode in Windows 10

Kevin’s Picks: Open Shell (Replacement Start Menu)

The Mark Cherrington Podcast Episode 5 – Focusing on Children’s Services

Bluesky’s Promise of User Control: What Bluesky Gets Right, and the Challenges it Faces

Don’t Want to Upgrade to Windows 11? Here’s How 0patch Can Keep Your Windows 10 Secure Beyond October 2025

Quick Tip: File and Folder Thumbnail Cache Images in Windows

The Mark Cherrington Podcast: Episode 4 – Forced to Pawn: How Families Navigate the Welfare System Gaps to Survive

Kevin’s Picks: SkeetsApp for Bluesky (iOS and iPad)

Kevin’s Picks: PowerToys

Quick Tip: Clear Storage Space on Your iPhone by Uninstalling and Reinstalling Them To Get Rid of their “Documents and Data”

Kevin’s Picks: Consent-O-Matic – Browser Add-On for Automatic Cookie Management for Every Site

The Windows 2024 (24H2) Update: New Features You Might Have Missed

Kevin’s Picks: Libre Office

A Reminder That I Have Moved My Newsletter

Microsoft Recall: The Backlash, the Misunderstandings, and What Microsoft is Doing to Address It

This is a Windows 11 Enshittification Checklist

Kevin’s Picks: TrackMySubs

Moving My Newsletter To Ghost

Kevin’s Picks: Spybot Search and Destroy

Kevin’s Picks: Sky Follower Bridge for BlueSky

What Are Cookies And Should I Keep Them Or Not?

The Latest Twitter Exodus Has Many Going To BlueSky. Here’s What I Like About It.

Why uBlock Origin Users May Need to Switch: The Impact of Manifest V3

Simple Router Security Tips to Protect Your Home Network

How To Send Text Messages via Satellite Using Your iPhone or Pixel (not just during emergencies)

Quick Tip: Disable Those “Sign In With Google” Pop Ups

Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Chrome’s Password Manager

How To Download and Install Backblaze To Securely Backup Your Files To The Cloud

Why I Switched From Google Drive to Dropbox

How To Reset Windows 11

Here Are The Firefox Extensions I Recommend!

How To Use Mastodon: Part 1

How To Better Secure Your Google Account

Quick Tip: Startup Items in Windows 11

Why Your Computer Needs A System Cleanup

Quick Tip: Pin Folders to Quick Access in Windows 10

Kevin’s Picks: CLCL (Clipboard Tool)

Quick Tip: How To Disable The News and Interests Widget From Opening on Hover

Quick Tip: How To View File Extensions in Windows 10

Kevin’s Picks: Start11

What You Can Expect When I Connect Remotely To Your Computer

AirPods Pro 2 Get FDA Approval as Hearing Aids. Here’s Why That Matters, and Why It’s the Most Important Announcement Apple Made at Their September Event

Study Reveals Some Computer Repair Shops Snoop Around While They Work, and Why My Customers Will Never Have To Worry About That

Kevin’s Picks: WinAero Tweaker

Quick Tip: How to Disable The “Let’s Finish Setting up Your Device” Screens on Windows 11

How To Customize Firefox: Setting Things Up, Bookmarks, Extensions, Download Settings, and Resetting

Kevin’s Picks: ImageGlass

The Mark Cherrington Podcast: Episode 3 – Legal Aid Crisis, Colonial Trauma, and Community Support

Why It’s Usually A Mistake To Buy A Computer at A Big Box Store

The Mark Cherrington Podcast: Episode 2 – Fundraiser Gala, Income Support Challenges, and Donations

Quick Tip: Activate a Window Simply by Moving Your Mouse Cursor Over it (instead of needing to click it)

Quick Tip: Hide Clutter in Windows 11 Desktop Search

Quick Tip: Get Rid of Notification Ads and Full-Screen Upsells in Windows 11

How To Use Mastodon: Part 2: Connect With Those You Know, Advanced Mode

Tech News: Dropbox Says Hackers Stole Customer Data From its eSignature Service Dropbox Sign (HelloSign)

Tech News: Microsoft Confirms It Can’t Fix The KB5034441 0x80070643 Error On Windows 10

Tech News: Roku OS Home Screen Is Getting Video Ads

Kevin’s Picks: In My Pocket, A Firefox Browser Extension

Kevin Talks Tech Episode 7 – Clare in Arctic Bay, Nunavut

The Mark Cherrington Podcast – Episode 1 – Introducing Mark Cherrington and the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy! - Second Edition

Tech News: Microsoft is Bringing More Junk To Your Lock Screen That You Never Asked For – Like Sports, Traffic, and Finance Updates to the Windows 10 Lock Screen

Tech News: What Chrome Incognito Mode Really Does and What Everyone is Getting Wrong About It

Tech News: Microsoft Reveals You’ll Need To Pay $90 Per Computer For The First Year, and More After That To Keep Using Windows 10 Securely Beyond October 2025

Quick Tip: Here’s How To Keep Your YouTube Subscriptions Private

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy! - First Edition

Quick Tip: Turn Off Suggested Notifications (ads) in Windows 11

Tech News: A Few New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 17.4

Quick Tip: Turn Off “Use Your Google Account To Sign In” Website Pop Up Prompts

Tech News: Brave Browser No Longer Forces Their VPN to Install on Your Computer

Tech News: Terms of Service Update Allegedly Locks Roku TVs Until Users Agree

Quick Tip: How to Use A Password Instead of a PIN in Windows 11

Kevin’s Picks: Groupy 2

Kevin’s Picks: Ghostery, A Browser Extension

Quick Tip: Clean Up Search Suggestions and Permissions in Windows 11

Quick Tip: Turn Off Data Collection and Content Suggestions in Windows 11

Quick Tip: Customize The Windows 11 Taskbar

Tips On How To Make Windows 11 Less Annoying and Intrusive By Disabling Upsell Notifications and Other Messages

Using Emailed Login Links When Signing Into KevinTheTechGuy.ca and What You Need to Know About Passwordless Login

Kevin’s Picks: Windows Toolbox

How To Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account

How To Switch To A Local Account in Windows 11

Kevin Talks Tech Episode 6 – Chris Alemany

Quick Tip: Keep Microsoft Store Apps Up To Date

Quick Tip: Get Rid of Google Search Ads with AdGuard

Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for Twitter

System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 11

How To Guides: System Cleanup Series

You Have Found a Deleted or Replaced Post!

System Cleanup Series: Windows Update in Windows 10

Quick Tip: How to Zoom Into A Web Page To Make Text and Images Larger in Firefox

How To Reset Windows 10

System Cleanup Series: Antivirus

System Cleanup Series: Removing Malware and Spyware

System Cleanup Series: How To Use PatchMyPC to Keep Your Programs Up to Date

Check Out This Petition For the Canadian Government to Build it’s Own Mastodon Server to Engage with Canadians

System Cleanup Series: Startup Items in Windows 11

These Are The Settings You Should Change After You Install Firefox

System Cleanup Series: Windows Update in Windows 11

Why You Should Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone in iOS

System Cleanup Series: Driver Booster

System Cleanup Series: Setup Driver Booster

These Are the Apps I Recommend Getting Rid of After Installing Windows 11

System Cleanup Series: Downloading and Installing Driver Booster

Kevin’s Picks: TeraCopy

Bought A New Computer? Here’s Why You Should Reset Windows Before You Use It.