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Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Windows Phone to the rescue?

YouTube’s been cracking down on ad blocker usage this year. I’m fine coughing up $14 a month for YouTube Premium, but I can’t help but be amused at the user agent workaround Enderman posted yesterday (spotted by Windows Central).

Using a Google-made Chrome extension, you can put a digital name tag on your browser that basically says, “Hello! My Name is Windows Phone,” and YouTube won’t show you ads.

YouTube hasn’t specifically said that turning your browser into three Windows Phones in a trenchcoat is against its terms of service, but all the same: Proceed at your own risk.

Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker

[Windows Central]

Google’s fixing a cookie problem with Drive downloads, but not the biggest oneGoogle’s fixing a cookie problem with Drive downloads, but not the biggest one
Brave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or notBrave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or not
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Wi-Fi 7 is so fast that my ISP’s gigabit plan can’t keep up.

Neither can anything else I own. My smart home gear almost all uses either Wi-Fi 4, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-wave. My computers don’t even have Wi-Fi 6E and my Synology NAS only has gigabit ethernet. Same goes for my Xbox Series S (which tops out at Wi-Fi 5, by the way).

None of this is likely to change for me anytime soon. Wi-Fi 7 sounds great — really great, in fact — but you do not need it.

What is Wi-Fi 7 — and do you even need it?

Wes Davis
13 states join the IRS direct-file test after tax prep firms dropped the ball13 states join the IRS direct-file test after tax prep firms dropped the ball
Google is tweaking Chrome’s search bar to make it easier to navigate the webGoogle is tweaking Chrome’s search bar to make it easier to navigate the web
Chrome on iOS and Android will now detect URL typosChrome on iOS and Android will now detect URL typos
Reddit’s blockchain-based Community Points are going awayReddit’s blockchain-based Community Points are going away
OpenAI’s flagship AI model has gotten more trustworthy but easier to trickOpenAI’s flagship AI model has gotten more trustworthy but easier to trick
The New York Times now offers daily hints for its Connections word gameThe New York Times now offers daily hints for its Connections word game
Stack Overflow lays off over 100 people as the AI coding boom continuesStack Overflow lays off over 100 people as the AI coding boom continues
Everything you need to track your movies, music, books, and moreEverything you need to track your movies, music, books, and more
Comcast cable internet with 2-gigabit uploads is rolling out soonComcast cable internet with 2-gigabit uploads is rolling out soon
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