A new interesting feature is going to be introduced in Firefox 48. It will get a Narrate option for the Reader view. Once the user enters this mode, he can enable the speech synthesizer, which will read aloud the page content for you using a computerized voice. Let's explore this feature in detail.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Opera 37 features a built-in ad blocker
The Opera browser for PCs now comes with a new feature. With version 37, it has a built-in ad blocker which allows you to get rid of ads on any web sites you visit! This can attract many more users to this Norwegian browser.
Everything you need to know about Firefox 45
Firefox 45 is out for Desktop PCs and for Android. This release will have long term support (ESR), which means it will get updates for the duration of an entire year. Firefox 46 will now become the beta branch and Firefox Developer Edition will get version number 47.
Microsoft has released Office 2016 Insider Preview build 16.0.6741.2014
A new build of Office 2016 is out. This time it is 16.0.6741.2014. The update is available for participants of the Office Insider program. Here is what is new in this update.
Windows 10 build 14278.0.RS1 and Windows Nano Server leaked to the web
Two interesting non-official releases of Windows have leaked to the Internet. The first one is a Windows 10 RedStone branch build 14278. The other one is a Windows Nano Server installation image.
How to change UAC settings in Windows 10
Since Windows Vista, Microsoft added a new security feature called User Account Control (UAC). It tries to prevent malicious apps from doing potentially harmful things on your PC. Before the administrator-level (elevated) action is allowed, UAC asks permission from the user to go ahead with it, or cancel the request. UAC has some settings which can affect its behavior. In this article we will look how to change those settings in Windows 10.
Change a pinned app’s shortcut icon on the taskbar in Windows 10
Since Windows 7, Microsoft redesigned the taskbar and introduced the concept of pinning shortcuts, which were earlier stored in the Quick Launch. However, once you pin a shortcut, changing the icon of the pinned shortcut isn't so easy. Windows 10 does not show the new icon! Let's see how to fix it.
How to perform an emergency restart of Windows 10
Windows 10 has a secret reboot mode called "Emergency restart". When you perform an emergency restart, Windows closes all running apps forcefully and you will not see any warning about saving your work. This way of restart can be useful if you have some issues with apps or the OS hanging or crashing and you would like to quickly restart the PC to fix it. Follow this tutorial to learn how to perform an emergency restart in Windows 10.
How to enter file location manually in GTK 3 open/save dialog
Many apps use the GTK 3 toolkit on both Windows and Linux. Once your favorite software gets updated to a version that uses GTK 3, you might find it confusing to enter a file or folder path manually. Unlike the GTK 2 dialogs, where there is a special button to enter the location text box, GTK 3 dialogs have no option to do this. Here is what you can do.
Vivaldi Beta 3 is available
Yet another major public release of the Vivaldi browser was released a few days ago. Vivaldi Beta 3 includes a lot of changes and improvements. Its developers consider this release stable enough and hope that it will be the last beta release before a stable version 1.0 is out. The released Beta 3 has the following build number: 1.0.403.24. Let's see what it offers to the end user.
