It’s happening: The Senate passed the bill forcing TikTok’s Communist China parent company, ByteDance, to sell or face a ban. And while President Biden has signed off on it, there’s a catch: The ban isn’t rolling out until after the 2024 election. The legislation gives ByteDance nine months to sell with a possible three-month extension. Bet they’ll go down to the wire.
Speed up your computer with this simple Google Chrome extension
Nobody likes to work on a slow computer, but finding the cause (or a fix) can be tricky. If Google’s Chrome browser is your preferred way of getting around the internet, there is a good chance that it could be to blame.
The browser is notorious for requiring a large chunk of resources, and this is due to how it works. Chrome allocates RAM to each open tab. So if you have a handful of tabs open, it can adversely affect performance.
But there is a way to reduce the strain on your patience and computer. Read on for an extension that can speed up your browsing sessions.
Google Chrome extension to speed up your PC
Assigning a set amount of RAM to each open tab is Chrome’s way of doing things. Other browsers require fewer resources as they allocate RAM to the browser program, not the tabs. That is why your browsing might slow down, but not your computer.
But Chrome is like a hungry hippo, munching away at the available memory and leaving very little for the rest of the components. So while you could switch to a different browser, that isn’t always the most practical thing.
An independent developer seemingly had enough of Chrome’s appetite and did something about it. That is where Auto Tab Discard comes in. The free extension is designed so that Chrome suspends open tabs, diverting resources to the current tab.
The suspended tabs become dormant until you need to access them. But it does come with a caveat. The cached memory from unused tabs is deleted from your browser, so you must reload it. This can take a few seconds, so it’s not faster than just switching.
How to add Chrome extensions
The ability to suspend open tabs isn’t new, as other browsers, like Microsoft’s Edge, do that natively. But the extension will be handy for those who prefer to work on Chrome.
Here’s how you get the extension:
- Navigate to the Auto Tab Discard page.
- Click on the button that says Add to Chrome.
- Once downloaded, the extension is ready to be used.
- If it isn’t activated by default, click on the puzzle piece in the top right corner next to your profile photo.
- Installed extensions are displayed here. Click on Manage extensions.
- Locate Auto Tab Discard on the page and toggle the switch to the right to enable it.
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Google’s Chrome browser is super popular, with nearly 3 billion installations globally. Chrome is relatively safe to use if you’ve set it up correctly. Tap or click here for ways to make it even safer to use.
But you must keep your programs, including web browsers, up to date to fend off newly found cybersecurity threats. Google recently discovered a dangerous zero-day threat to its Chrome browser.
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Updated 03/20/2020 – Since everyone is preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. government has decided to allow more time to file taxes. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced the move via Twitter. Tax Day has officially been moved from April 15 to July 15 for all taxpayers and businesses. You can take this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties. (Scroll down to see the official tweet.)
This one thing will speed up your Chrome browser
For most people, Google Chrome is their go-to browser. It’s has two things that everyone wants – speed and ease of use. But, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its share of problems. This one download can help with those issues and help you keep using Chrome in your daily life.
Snooze your tabs so you can easily go back to them later
We’ve all been here before, right? A bogged down computer due to too many open browser tabs. Your browser, notorious memory hog as it is, uses up your resources and before you know it, your computer freezes and you struggle to gain control. Thankfully, there are browser extensions you can use to temporarily suspend your open tabs to get back to them later.