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Photo : Shutterstock ( Shutterstock ) While Safari doesn’t have anywhere near as many extensions as Firefox or Chrome , there are some wonderful add-ons you will soon wonder how you ever lived without . We’ve compiled a list of the best Safari extensions for Mac so you can add much-needed features to Apple’s de fa ult browser, from YouTube enhancements to enabling dark mode across all websites. ( While you’re checking these out, don’t forget to change these Safari settings to make it a better browser . And i f you’re looking for the best Safari extensions for your iPhone, we’ve got you covered there too .) Vinegar: Fixes YouTube’s worst annoyances If you watch a lot of videos on YouTube, Vinegar ($1.99) is a must-have. This extension blocks ads on YouTube and forces the platform to use a minimal HTML5 video player. For Mac users, the main benefit here is the option to watch YouTube ad-free, but Vinegar isn’t only beneficial for Mac. A single purchase allows you to use Vineg...

Photo : Margirita_Puma ( Shutterstock ) Some Mac users have a single administrator account on their machines. There’s nothing wrong with that if you’re the only person who uses the computer. If others have access your Mac, though , you should create a second account for added security. Here’s why. When you share an admin account with others, there is nothing stopping them from creating a new user account and removing admin privileges from your own account. You can see this issue play out in this Reddit post , where the poster’s ex made themselves the admin and blocked the OP from a host of actions on the Mac. As long as they know your account password, they can make themselves the admin on your machine. The simplest way to prevent this situation is to create a separate admin account only you can access. First, click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your screen and select System Settings or System Preferences . Now go to Users & Groups . Click the Add Account or the...

Photo : Antonio Guillem ( Shutterstock ) Netflix might be doing away with free password sharing soon , but until then, the passwords are still flowing freely. If you’re generous with your Netflix account, you’ve no doubt found yourself saddled with moochers . Maybe you loaned your password out to a friend to catch up on Stranger Things , or you’re still logged into an ex’s TV and notice a lot of content you did n’ t watch. No matter the case, there’s now an easy way to kick anyone off your Netflix account. In the past, the only way to deal with Netflix moochers was the nuclear option: sign out of all devices. Sure, this feature kicks any unwanted users off the account, but it also kicks you off the account on every device you’re signed into. The price for Netflix justice is to sign back into Netflix on your TV, iPad, smartphone, and anywhere you watch. In short, it wasn’t fun. Netflix now allows users to remove select devices off of the account , which makes this process so m...

A study by a computer science professor at the University of Guelph found 'absolutely jarring' privacy violations by some Ontario laptop repair shops that accessed customers’ personal information. Jenny Kane/The Associated Press Privacy violations at computer repair shops are “absolutely jarring,” says a professor involved in a new study, which found half of all stores tested in three Ontario cities unnecessarily accessed customers’ personal information. Women bore the brunt of the violations. In some cases, the study found, repair shops also copied personal information such as passwords and revealing pictures onto external devices. “We wanted to see, in what we believe is the first examination of this kind, whether this big and prevalent issue of privacy violations is happening in Canada. And what we found was absolutely jarring,” said Hassan Khan, a computer science professor at the University of Guelph and one of the co-authors of the study, along with master’s students ...