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Firefox and browser fingerprints: check protection and keep sites working
Mozilla explains its fingerprinting research. Check protection modes and their scope, compare site behavior and understand what a browser test can tell you.
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Google Maps in AI Studio: prompt a bookshop finder and check the result
A practice brief for a bookshop finder, four prototype checks and the limits of Maps Demo Key. Includes Google’s demonstration and an explanation of API calls.
Edge compares products: check the price, coupon and cashback separately
Compare products across tabs, calculate what you pay now and keep expected cashback separate. Includes a worked example and access conditions.
Fake Windows installers: what to check after a suspicious download
Microsoft reported a fake-installer campaign. Check whether you ran the file, read Protection history, scan and review unwanted-app blocking with genuine screenshots.
Gemini Omni 1.2 in Google Vids: make a 15-second video from a photo
Find the 15-second setting, check your remaining generation allowance and try a prompt using your own photograph. Includes an official Google demonstration.
Tech digest, November 2–8: Affinity, Vids video, ChatGPT GIFs and Windows security
Ten developments: Affinity for iPad, Images 2.6, 15-second Vids clips, Windows on 8 GB, Dropbox, WhatsApp and security. Practical steps and primary sources.
Free Affinity for iPad: make one poster for print and a group chat
Build an editable A6 poster and a separate PNG for the phone. Includes a worked layout example, the official drawing video and a project file to follow along.
Xbox is testing phone controllers on smart TVs: how to get the QR code
Turn on Preview Features, get the QR code on your TV and try a cloud game with iPhone or Android controls. This is separate from the US Xbox Nano preview.
Dropbox can now rename files for you. Here’s how to check its plan first
Use a six-file example to prepare two approved PDFs, catch a naming conflict and check the result. Includes the initial rollout details and Dropbox’s own demonstration.
Android can warn you about forgotten keys: how to set up Find Hub alerts
Turn on a separation alert for a compatible tag, check the home exception and find out why a shared tag or Battery Saver can keep your phone silent.
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