The best browser setting you’ve never checked

Every day is full of choices. I’m not sure we need 30 flavors of chips lining grocery store aisles, but it’s nice to have options when it comes to tech. The trick is knowing what you can customize. 

Take your browser and all those tabs. Whether you hate clutter and want to start fresh each time, or you like everything exactly where you left it and want all your tabs to reopen when you turn on your computer … both are possible.

Too many tabs?

Ever pause in the middle of a project and look up at a dozen browser tabs? Yeah, me too. Makes sense that you’d want to be able to take a break and come back to all your tabs open. (Just know this can slow down your computer a bit depending on how many tabs are open.)

Other people prefer a blank slate. You can direct your browser to open up to one specific page or a few URLs you always use.

Steps for Chrome

To open Chrome with a new tab:

  • Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots, then Settings.
  • Click On startup and select Open the New Tab page.

To open Chrome and continue where you left off:

  • Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots, then Settings.
  • Click On startup and select Continue where you left off.

Steps for Safari

To open Safari with a new window:

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10 hidden Gmail features you should be using

Most people only use their email inboxes to send and receive messages. There are a lot of secret tricks you can use to speed up your workflow, though. Bookmark this page since we’re sharing the best Gmail tips and tricks you’ll use time and time again.

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Must-have download: Quick, simple screen capture and file sharing tool

Grabbing a screenshot can be an essential part of your everyday workflow, whether for your use or to share with others. While taking a screenshot is nothing new, historically, the most simple way to do so has been to click the Print Screen key. Even then, you would have to use another program to change the screenshot to something usable.

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