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Shutting Down My Home Business

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The Truth About Switching to Linux For Regular People

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Kevin’s Picks: The Fastmail Desktop App

YouTube App on Roku How To Guide (PDF)

Emby App on Roku How-To Guide

How To Setup Emby on Mac (PDF)

System Cleanup How To Guide

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for Oct 10 2025

Why I Moved Mom from Plex to Emby

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Upgrading from Windows 10? Here Are My Recommendations for Desktop and Laptops in Canada

How to Get Free Windows 10 Security Updates For The Next Year Using Windows Backup, but Without Installing OneDrive

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy For Sept 26 2025

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Quick Tip: Use Face ID to Lock or Unlock Any iPhone App

Kevin's Picks: Proton Authenticator

Kevin's Picks: Why Clever Cleaner is the Best iPhone Cleanup App I Have Ever Used

Quick Tip: The Browser That Protects You The Best From Scam Links

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for August 29th 2025

Quick Tip: Pin Conversations in iMessage on iOS 18

Quick Tip: How Many Browser Tabs Are Open On YOUR iPhone? Here's How To Close Them!

Quick Tip: How To Keep Junk Out of Your Texts on iPhone!

Quick Tip: Free Up a TON of Storage on Your iPhone!

Quick Tip: Check Your iPhone App Subs. Stop Paying For What You Don’t Use!

From Windows to iPhone: What to Expect From This Newsletter Going Forward

Reset Windows 11: What You Need to Know Before You Do It

New System Setup: Starting Fresh with Windows 11

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Quick Tip: How to Block and Report SMS Spam on Your iPhone

iOS 18.6.1: What’s New and Who It Actually Affects

Patch Tuesday is Here for Windows 11 and Windows 10, Including Security Fixes and New Features. Here's What's New

Quick Tip: Every Major Browser Forces Picture-in Picture "Always On Top". Here’s How to Use PowerToys Fix to Override That.

How I’ll Be Sharing My Blog Posts From Now On

Instagram’s New Map Feature: How It Works and Why You Might Want to Disable Location Sharing for the App Entirely

Proton Authenticator: Import, Export, and Sync Your 2FA Codes Without the Hassle

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - August 8th 2025

Not Shutting Down After All: Reinventing My Home Business

Looking Back at Ten Years of Windows 10 and Where Things Go From Here [Paid Subs]

Looking Back at Ten Years of Windows 10 and Where Things Go From Here

Quick Tip: Using Container Tabs in Firefox or Zen Browser

How to Make Windows 11 Actually Usable [Paid Subs] [Teaser]

How to Make Windows 11 Actually Usable

Windows 11 Is Adding Third-Party App Updates to Windows Update. This Might Be The Feature That Makes it Worth Upgrading [Paid Subs] [Teaser]

Windows 11 Is Adding Third-Party App Updates to Windows Update. This Might Be The Feature That Makes it Worth Upgrading

Quick Tip: How to Sign Back into WhatsApp on Your Computer Using the QR Code

A Closer Look at What’s Coming in iOS 26 [Paid Subs] [Teaser]

A Closer Look at What’s Coming in iOS 26

ICYMI: Kevin’s Picks: Windows Toolbox

Kevin's Picks: Croissant - Social Media Cross-Posting Made Simple

Quick Tip: Check If Your Info Was in a Data Breach, and What to Do Next

Here's Every App I Pay For On My iPhone. Are They Worth Your Money?

Kevin's Picks: InControl

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What You Need to Know About Windows 10 Support Ending FAQ [Teaser]

What You Need to Know About Windows 10 Support Ending FAQ

Quick Tip: A Smarter Way to Handle Unwanted Emails: If You’re Not Reading It, Unsubscribe From It, Or Ignore It.

Kevin's Pick: UDM14

Quick Tip: Use iCloud.com to Add iPhone Contacts from Your Computer

ICYMI: Quick Tip: Have You Checked Your App Subscriptions On Your iPhone Lately? Here’s How.

How to Add A New Contact to Your iPhone Address Book Using iCloud (Mac or PC) [Paid subs][Teaser]

How to Add A New Contact to Your iPhone Address Book Using iCloud (Mac or PC)

What’s Safe to Uninstall on Your Windows PC (and What to Leave Alone) [Teaser]

What’s Safe to Uninstall on Your Windows PC (and What to Leave Alone)

What’s Safe to Uninstall on Your Windows PC (Full Guide + Checklist) [Paid Subs] [Teaser]

What’s Safe to Uninstall on Your Windows PC (Full Guide + Checklist)

Why It’s Been Quiet Around Here: After the Move, Settling Back In With Less Microsoft, and More iPhone [Teaser]

Why It’s Been Quiet Around Here: After the Move, Settling Back In With Less Microsoft, and More iPhone

ICYMI: How To Setup Set Up Emergency Contact Information on Your iPhone

Quick Tip: How to Clear Cookies For Just One Website

ICYMI: Kevin's Picks: RainDrop.io: An Alternative to Pocket

ICYMI: Quick Tip: Have You Checked Your App Subscriptions On Your iPhone Lately? Here’s How.

ICYMI: Why You Should Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone in iOS [Paid Subs]

How to Safely Unsubscribe From Junk Email [Paid Subs]

How to Safely Unsubscribe From Junk Email

Quick Tip: Which Browsers Actually Block Scam Links?

ICYMI: Quick Tip: How To Disable “Enhanced Ad Privacy” Targeted Ads Based On Your Chrome Browser History

Quick Tip: The Smart Ways to Back Up Your Photos

Back After a Break: A Closer Look at Our Recent Move and My Home Office Setup [Teaser]

Back After a Break: A Closer Look at Our Recent Move and Two Apps You'll Love!

Here is A Step-by-Step Approach to Fraud Awareness at Home

Here is A Step-by-Step Approach to Fraud Awareness at Home

How Facebook (Meta) Secretly Tracked You, Even in Private Mode [Paid Subs]

How Facebook (Meta) Secretly Tracked You, Even in Private Mode

What Are Passkeys? Here's A Simple Explainer That Actually Makes Sense [Paid Subs]

What Are Passkeys? Here's A Simple Explainer That Actually Makes Sense

ICYMI: Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for Twitter

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for June 7 2025

Kevin’s Picks: Zen Browser

Kevin's Picks: 0Patch

ICYMI: The Firefox Extensions I Use And Recommend [Paid Subs]

ICYMI: Quick Tip: Display Delete Confirmation Message in Windows 11

Quick Tip: How to Change Default Apps on Your iPhone (iOS 18.4 and Later)

A Change at KevinTheTechGuy.ca: Full Quick Tips in Your Inbox!

Quick Tip: You Can Now Set Google Translate as Your Default Translator App in iOS

ICYMI: How To Download, Install, and Use 1Password

Kevin's Picks: RainDrop.io: An Alternative to Pocket

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for May 23 2025

Which One’s for You? Comparing Twitter (X), Bluesky, and Mastodon [Paid Subs]

Which One’s for You? Comparing Twitter (X), Bluesky, and Mastodon

Kevin's Picks: DuckDuckGo

Kevin's Picks: DuckDuckGo

Some Hiccups Moving KevinTheTechGuy.ca To Substack, But All is Well Now

Some Hiccups Moving KevinTheTechGuy.ca To Substack, But All is Well Now

How to Add and Use the Bookmarks Toolbar in Firefox [Paid Subs]

How to Add and Use the Bookmarks Toolbar in Firefox

ICYMI: Quick Tip: How To Add Bookmarks To the Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

How To Disable Data Collection and Suggested Content (ads) in Windows 11 [Paid Subs]

How To Disable Data Collection and Suggested Content (ads) in Windows 11

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ICYMI: Quick Tip: How To Turn Off Ads and Tips on Windows 10 Login Screen

iOS 18.5: Six Small Changes That Make a Big Difference: Practical Improvements That Regular Users Will Actually Notice and Benefit From [Paid Subs]

iOS 18.5: Six Small Changes That Make a Big Difference: Practical Improvements That Regular Users Will Actually Notice and Benefit From

Send Me Your Tech Questions!

ICYMI: Quick Tip: Get Rid of Google Search Ads with AdGuard

If Chrome Were Handed to Mozilla, Would Firefox Change for the Better? [Paid Subs]

If Chrome Were Handed to Mozilla, Would Firefox Change for the Better?

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

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for May 9th 2025

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

Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for Twitter

Must Have Windows Apps

Phishing Emails Are Now More Convincing Than Ever, Often With The Help of AI. Email Links Often Aren’t Safe. Here's Why You Should Log In To Your Accounts Manually Every Time [Paid Subs]

Phishing Emails Are Now More Convincing Than Ever, Often With The Help of AI. Email Links Often Aren’t Safe. Here's Why You Should Log In To Your Accounts Manually Every Time

Quick Tip: Firefox Permissions Settings

Quick Tip: Firefox Permissions Settings

When Firefox Stops Working, Don’t Nuke It. Delete the Profile Instead.

Linux Mint Review: Great Until You Need More Than the Basics

Linux Mint Review: Great Until You Need More Than the Basics

When Firefox Isn't Working Right, and Reinstalling Doesn't Fix It, Here's How To Delete the Profile Instead To Start Fresh

Quick Tip: Firefox Not Working Right? Here's How To Delete the Browser Profiles and Start Fresh

From Wonder and Fascination to Engineered Attention

Teaser For New Audio and Video Podcast Versions of My Newsletter

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for April 25th - Video Version [Paid Subs]

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for April 25th 2025 - Audio Podcast Version [Paid Subs]

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for April 25th 2025

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How to Perform a Regular Computer Tune-Up

How Scammers Fool Even the Best of Us, And What To Look Out For

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy for April 18th 2025

Quick Tip: Sort Folder Items by ‘Date Modified’ and More in Windows 10!

What Firefox Is Actually Doing Regarding Advertising and User Data

Kevin’s Picks: ZoomIt

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

Kevin’s Picks: Greenshot

Kevin’s Picks: 7Zip Alternatives

A Quick Apology

Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for YouTube

Quick Tip: How To Backup And Restore Your Chrome Bookmarks

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

Testimonials

This Is The New Home For My Home-Based Business.

What Made Me Choose Driver Booster Over DriverMax (And Stick With It)

What Made Me Choose Driver Booster Over DriverMax (And Stick With It)

If You Find My Work Valuable, I Need Your Support

A Quick Newsletter This Time Around

The Mark Cherrington Podcast Episode 7: A Young Mom Is Denied Income Support

What Firefox Is Actually Doing Regarding Advertising and User Data

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - Friday, March 7 2025

The Mark Cherrington Podcast Episode 6 – Making Changes To My Podcast

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - Friday, Feb 28 2025

Apple’s iCloud Encryption Rollback in the UK: What It Means for You, No Matter Where You Live

Making Some Changes to My Substack

Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for YouTube

Quick Tip: How To Backup And Restore Your Chrome Bookmarks

Quick Tip: How To Backup And Restore Your Chrome Bookmarks

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Try on Monday, Feb 24 2025

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Know on Friday, Feb 21 2025

E-Transfer Scams Are on the Rise. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

E-Transfer Scams Are on the Rise. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Try on Monday, Feb 17 2025

Quick Tip: How Do You Take a Snapshot in VLC, and Where Does VLC Save Snapshots in Windows?

Kevin’s Picks: Tapestry – A Reading App For the Web, Not a Social Media Client

Kevin’s Picks: Tapestry – A Reading App For the Web, Not a Social Media Client

Apple’s Moment of Truth on Encryption: A Purity Test for Its Commitment to Privacy

Quick Tip: How Do You Take a Snapshot in VLC, and Where Does VLC Save Snapshots in Windows?

Kevin’s Picks: 7Zip Alternatives

Quick Tip: Microsoft Really Wants You to Keep It’s Edge Browser. Here’s How to Safely Uninstall It Anyway

Quick Tip: Microsoft Really Wants You to Keep It’s Edge Browser. Here’s How to Safely Uninstall It Anyway.

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Know on Friday, Feb 14 2025

Zen Browser: I Love You (For Now), But STOP Messing with Basic Functionality and User Habits

Zen Browser: I Love You (For Now), But STOP Messing with Basic Functionality and User Habits

Windows Mail is Gone. Here Are A Few Alternatives to the Free Outlook: Thunderbird, Betterbird, and EM Client

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Try on Monday, Feb 10 2025

Quick Tip: Get Rid of Google Search Ads with AdGuard

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Know on Friday, Feb 7 2025

Urgent Update: If You Use 7-Zip, You Need to Patch It Now!

Urgent Update: If You Use 7-Zip, You Need to Patch It Now!

Quick Tip: Mute Your Mic and Turn Off Your Webcam With These Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Mail is Gone. Here Are A Few Alternatives to the Free Outlook: Thunderbird, Betterbird, and EM Client

Big Changes Coming to Kevin The Tech Guy

Big Changes Coming to Kevin The Tech Guy

Kevin’s Picks: ZoomIt

Quick Tip: Mute Your Mic and Turn Off Your Webcam With These Keyboard Shortcuts

The OneDrive Backup Mess: What You Need to Know and Why You Should Avoid It

The OneDrive Backup Mess: What You Need to Know and Why You Should Avoid It

Why Social Media Bans Aren’t The Solution: What Research Says About Social Media Bans and Youth Mental Health

Kevin’s Picks: LocalSend

The Latest From KevinTheTechGuy.ca - 3 Things to Try on Monday Feb 3 2025

How To Clean Up Your Google Search Results

How To Clean Up Your Google Search Results

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Know on Friday Jan 31 2025

The Problems With Free Antivirus Software

The Problems With Free Antivirus Software

Keep Your iPhone Apps Private with Face ID Per App in iOS 18

Keep Your iPhone Apps Private with Face ID Per App in iOS 18

Quick Tip: How To Turn Off Notifications for Certain Apps in Windows 10

14 Computer Myths You Probably Still Believe

Quick Tip: How To Silence Unknown Callers On Your iPhone

I Used Linux Mint for Two Months on My Main PC. I Think Windows is Still the Better Choice

I Used Linux Mint for Two Months on My Main PC. I Think Windows is Still the Better Choice.

Quick Tip: How To Turn Off Notifications for Certain Apps in Windows 10

Quick Tip: How To Silence Unknown Callers On Your iPhone

Quick Tip: Removing Apps and Programs in Windows 10

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Try for Monday Jan 27 2025

Common Windows 11 Performance Tricks That Aren’t Worth Doing

Quick Tip: Sort Folder Items by ‘Date Modified’ and More in Windows 10!

Kevin’s Picks: Greenshot

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - 3 Things To Know for Friday, Jan 23 2025

Quick Tip: Cloud Backup Services I Recommend

Letting Go of Hotmail, But Fondly Remembering the 90’s: Let’s Make Sure Those Emails (and My Newsletter) Actually End Up in Your Inbox

Quick Tip: Cloud Backup Services I Recommend

Quick Tip: You Can Now Customize The Chrome Toolbar (where the extensions live, usually)

Letting Go of Hotmail, But Fondly Remembering the 90’s: Let’s Make Sure Those Emails (and My Newsletter) Actually End Up in Your Inbox

Quick Tip: How To Display Desktop Icons in Windows 11

Quick Tip: How To Adjust the Size of What’s on Your Screen in Windows 10

Quick Tip: How To Change Download Settings in Firefox

A Friendly Reminder: Patch Tuesday Was This Week, and It’s a Great Opportunity to Give Your Computer a Tune-Up at the Same Time

Free Malware Tools You Should Know And When to Leave It to the Experts

Quick Tip: How To Get Rid of Annoying Cookie Banners

An Update on Blog Post Teasers

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - Fourth Edition

Kevin’s Picks: ExpressVPN

Quick Tip: How To Add Bookmarks To the Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

Yes, I'm Back On Substack. Here's Why, and What You Can Expect Going Forward

Quick Tip: How To Add Bookmarks To the Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

Quick Tip: How To Display Desktop Icons in Windows 10 (This PC, etc.)

Quick Tip: How To Change Default Programs in Windows 10

What Is The Difference Between RAM and Hard Drive Storage?

Quick Tip: How To Get Rid of Annoying Cookie Banners

How To Completely Reset Firefox Settings

How To Setup Set Up Emergency Contact Information on your iPhone Lock Screen

Choosing Between iDrive and Backblaze: A Simple Guide to Cloud Backup

Bit Warden: How To Install and Use the Chrome Extension

Bit Warden: How To Install and Use The Firefox Plugin

Bit Warden: How To Install and Use the Bit Warden Standalone App

How To Series: Download, Install, and Use Bit Warden

Kevin’s Picks: Quick Assist – Troubleshoot Computers Remotely For Free with This Tool From Microsoft

How To Use Mastodon – Part 3: Digging Into Settings

The Latest From Kevin The Tech Guy - Third Edition

You Do NOT Own Your Social Media Accounts Or Anything You Post on Them.

Saying Goodbye to Twitter After I Deleted My Account Today After 17 Years On a Once Beloved Platform