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...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Show preview column’ Option in Finder
The Wide Column Clutter The macOS Finder offers several ways to view your files, with...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen’ Option
The Distracting Sign-in Screen In Windows 10, the login experience is split into two parts:...
DocsHow to Disable the Google Docs ‘Show breaks’ Option (Page Breaks)
The Visual Interruption of Pages By default, Google Docs is designed to simulate a physical...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly’ Option
The Silent Background Loading Google Chrome is designed for speed. To make websites appear to...
UbuntuHow to Stop the Ubuntu ‘Systemd-udevd’ Service on Headless Servers
The Hardware Monitoring Daemon In modern Ubuntu systems, the systemd-udevd service is a crucial background...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Show status bar’ Option in Finder
The Bottom Information Strip The macOS Finder includes an optional “Status Bar” that appears at...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Use Peek to preview the desktop’ Option
The Accidental Desktop Reveal In Windows 10, the extreme bottom-right corner of the taskbar (just...