Kevin’s Picks

Kevin’s Picks: Libre Office [Subscribers]

By Kevin / November 7, 2024

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by Microsoft Office’s constant updates, subscriptions, and general bloat, I completely understand. I used to feel the same way, but I found a solution that changed everything for me: LibreOffice.

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Kevin’s Picks: TrackMySubs

By Kevin / November 5, 2024

Tired of losing track of all your subscriptions? With so many services moving to the subscription model, it’s easy for unexpected charges to sneak up. TrackMySubs makes managing recurring payments simple and secure, giving digital entrepreneurs and small businesses a clear view of their expenses. Find out how TrackMySubs can help you take control and stay organized—no more surprises on your credit card statement!

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Kevin’s Picks: Spybot Search and Destroy

By Kevin / October 30, 2024

Tired of pop-ups, strange ads, or sudden slowdowns on your PC? Spybot Search and Destroy is a powerful, free tool designed to root out spyware and protect your system in real-time. Whether you’re a casual user or a tech enthusiast, Spybot offers customizable scans, browser immunization, and reliable spyware protection to keep your computer safe. Curious to learn more? Let’s dive into what makes Spybot a go-to choice for boosting your PC’s defenses!

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Kevin’s Picks: Spybot Search and Destroy [Subscribers]

By Kevin / October 30, 2024

Tired of pop-ups, strange ads, or sudden slowdowns on your PC? Spybot Search and Destroy is a powerful, free tool designed to root out spyware and protect your system in real-time. Whether you’re a casual user or a tech enthusiast, Spybot offers customizable scans, browser immunization, and reliable spyware protection to keep your computer safe. Curious to learn more? Let’s dive into what makes Spybot a go-to choice for boosting your PC’s defenses!

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Kevin’s Picks: TrackMySubs [Subscribers]

By Kevin / October 30, 2024

Tired of losing track of all your subscriptions? With so many services moving to the subscription model, it’s easy for unexpected charges to sneak up. TrackMySubs makes managing recurring payments simple and secure, giving digital entrepreneurs and small businesses a clear view of their expenses. Find out how TrackMySubs can help you take control and stay organized—no more surprises on your credit card statement!

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Kevin’s Picks: Sky Follower Bridge for BlueSky

By Kevin / October 30, 2024

If you’re one of the many people looking to reconnect with friends from Twitter (now called X) on Bluesky, there’s a simple way to bridge the gap: Sky Follower Bridge. This nifty browser extension makes it easy to find and follow your Twitter connections on Bluesky, offering a streamlined way to transition between these social…

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

By Kevin / October 26, 2024

Tired of confusing cookie pop-ups nudging you to “agree” to tracking? This innovative add-on from privacy researchers in Denmark automatically manages your cookie preferences, putting your data security on autopilot. Set it once, and browse freely—no more manipulative pop-ups!

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Kevin’s Picks: Zen Browser

By Kevin / October 19, 2024

The Zen Browser is built on the Firefox engine and offers a unique and modern browsing experience. Zen’s homepage promises a browser that is “beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features. We care about your experience, not your data.”

It’s now my primary browser. I love it!

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Kevin’s Picks: Zen Browser [Subscribers]

By Kevin / October 12, 2024

The Zen Browser is built on the Firefox engine and offers a unique and modern browsing experience. Zen’s homepage promises a browser that is “beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features. We care about your experience, not your data.”

It’s now my primary browser. I love it!

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Kevin’s Picks: CLCL (Clipboard Tool)

By Kevin / October 6, 2024

Due to the nature of my work and the fact I’m a Power User, I copy and paste images and text frequently. This can of course be done through the Windows clipboard, but that only allows one item at a time. That’s why I strongly prefer a lesser known tool called CLCL. It has a strange name, but works very well. In my case, I have it set to save 50 items at a time.

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Kevin’s Picks: Start11

By Kevin / September 25, 2024

In this Quick Tip, I will talk about the frustrating so-called Start Menu in Windows 11, and the program you can install to replace it, called Start11, and have a much more usable Start Menu. I will also walk you through how to download and install Start11.

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Kevin’s Picks: PowerToys [Premium]

By Kevin / September 20, 2024

Ever feel like you’re not getting the most out of Windows? Well, you’re in luck! With PowerToys, a free utility program from Microsoft, you can supercharge your Windows experience with added capabilities and enhanced features.

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Kevin’s Picks: WinAero Tweaker

By Kevin / September 8, 2024

WinAero Tweaker is a free app that lets you adjust (tweak) settings in Windows from a user friendly app. It allows you to make convenient changes and add extra functionality to context menus, and different parts of Windows.

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Kevin’s Picks: ImageGlass

By Kevin / August 25, 2024

For this Pick, I’m focusing on the fantastic and FREE image viewer called ImageGlass, though you can purchase it through the Microsoft Store if you want to support them.

It’s a lightweight image viewer with a simple user interface and vast format compatibility.

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

By Kevin / May 1, 2024

In My Pocket gives you a very convenient way to quickly access the items you’ve saved to your Pocket account, which I basically use as recent bookmarks across my devices. You’ll need to login, but beyond that it’s super easy.

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Kevin’s Picks: Groupy 2

By Kevin / April 6, 2024

In this pick, I am focusing on Groupy 2 from Stardock. It enables tabs in File Explorer, which windows 10 does not have by default. These are similar to tabs in your browser. I literally use and depend on Groupy every single day, and it makes me more productive.

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Kevin’s Picks: Ghostery, A Browser Extension

By Kevin / March 18, 2024

Ghostery provides adblocking, and stops trackers from accessing your personal data, in addition to Cookie pop-ups.

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Kevin’s Picks: Windows Toolbox

By Kevin / March 6, 2024

Windows 11 comes bundled with several Microsoft apps that you may not have any need for, and it’s a real pain to get rid of them.

The best program I’ve found to do this so far is called the Windows Toolbox from Chris Titus Tech. It’s $10US, but I consider that a very fair bargain for what it does.

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Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for Twitter

By Kevin / February 14, 2024

In this pick, I’m talking about the browser extension for Firefox and Chrome called “Control Panel for Twitter”. For those of us who must still use Twitter (now X) out of necessity, in addition to possibly posting more frequently on other Social Media like Mastodon, Threads, BlueSky, etc. this makes the experience of using Twitter much more pleasant.

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Kevin’s Picks: TeraCopy

By Kevin / January 11, 2024

This time around I’m going to mention a file transfer program I use from time to time called TeraCopy. It has a FREE version that I strongly recommend, particularly in situations where you are copying and pasting large amounts of data. TeraCopy works very well for that, and is more reliable that the copy and paste feature built into Windows.

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