ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Show Home button’ Option
The Redundant Navigation Icon For decades, web browsers featured a prominent “Home” button—an icon shaped...
UbuntuHow to Disable the Ubuntu ‘Ssh’ Service (Use Local Access Only)
The Remote Access Risk On almost all Ubuntu Server installations (and many developer desktop setups),...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Show scroll bars’ Always Option
The Persistent Scroll Bars By default, macOS uses a very modern approach to scroll bars:...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Show app list in Start menu’ Option
The Cluttered Start Menu By default, the Windows 10 Start Menu is divided into three...
DocsHow to Stop Google Docs from Automatically Resizing Images
The Frustration of Auto-Formatting When you insert an image into a Google Docs document, the...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Use a web service to help resolve spelling errors’ Option
The Privacy Cost of Spellcheck Google Chrome features a built-in spellchecker that underlines misspelled words...
UbuntuHow to Disable the Ubuntu ‘Polkitd’ Daemon on Single-User Systems
The PolicyKit Authorization Daemon In Ubuntu, the polkitd (PolicyKit daemon) is a system-level background service...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Play feedback when volume is changed’ Option
The Unnecessary Volume Beeps When you press the Volume Up or Volume Down keys on...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device’ Option
The Silent Background Login In modern versions of Windows 10, when your computer restarts after...
DocsHow to Stop Google Docs from Automatically Updating the Table of Contents
The Shifting Page Numbers If you are writing a long report or a book in...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Use Google’s Location Service’ Option
The Privacy Implications of Geolocation When you visit a website that wants to know your...
UbuntuHow to Disable the Ubuntu ‘Rsyslog’ Service (Use Journald Instead)
The Redundant Logging Daemon Historically, Linux systems relied on the syslog daemon (and later rsyslog)...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Show tags’ Option in Finder
The Colorful Clutter Apple heavily promotes the use of “Tags” in macOS. Tags allow you...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Show notifications on the lock screen’ Option
The Lock Screen Privacy Leak In Windows 10, the lock screen is the barrier between...
DocsHow to Disable the Google Docs ‘Show table properties’ Sidebar
The Intrusive Formatting Panel When you are formatting a complex document in Google Docs, you...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Use secure DNS’ Option (DoH)
The Corporate Network Conflict Google Chrome includes a privacy feature called “Use secure DNS” (also...
UbuntuHow to Disable the Ubuntu ‘Vpnagentd’ Service (Cisco AnyConnect)
The Lingering VPN Daemon If you use a corporate laptop or frequently connect to enterprise...