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Photo : DenPhotos ( Shutterstock ) When you’re downloading torrents on your computer, consider using a VPN . Your ISP and advertising companies don’t need to know you’re downloading the latest Linux distros or other totally legal content, and a good VPN can help you improve your privacy. Most people just download a VPN and assume all their data is safe from prying eyes, but it’s not true. Once you’ve selected the right VPN, you should bind it to the torrent client to ensure that your IP address doesn’t leak. Some VPNs have a kill switch that disables your internet connection when it’s not routed through your VPN. Even if you’ve enabled this feature, kill switches can fail and compromise your privacy. The best way to keep your data private while downloading torrents is to bind your client to the VPN directly. Which torrent client should I use? There are plenty of torrent clients out there, but Qbittorrent is among the best. It’s free, works very well, and doesn’t have ads or othe...

Photo : monticello ( Shutterstock ) If you’re like me, trying to find a single Chrome tab amongst dozens of open sites is damn near impossible. I end up searching Google for the site I was looking for, and then adding a duplicate tab to the ever-growing pile. Searching for bookmarks and through your history isn’t perfect, either—b oth require you to go to their respective pages first, then searching for what you like. Google, of course, is no stranger to search. The company started as a search engine, after all, so it knows a thing or two about finding things. It’s not surprising, therefore, that Google has figured out a better way to search for tabs, bookmarks, and history in Chrome, creating shortcuts for searching for each. As reported by 9to5Google , Google added this helpful new search feature to version 108 of Chrome. Instead of digging through your tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history by hand, use an ampersand (@) instead. You can use @+the relevant query to quickly fin...

Photo : PixieMe ( Shutterstock ) Chrome is a popular browser for a reason: It’s fast, powerful, and compatible with popular apps, services, and extensions. All that power, though , comes from somewhere, and ends up putting a strain on your RAM. Chrome is a memory hog . Fortunately , there’s now an easy solution to the problem. Why does Chrome use so much memory? Each tab you open is a new activity for Chrome to manage, and the browser makes a point of running each tab as its own process . That way, something can go wrong with one tab without affecting others . Chrome is also fast because of its prerendering feature , which takes up RAM to keep things loading as quickly as possible. Plus, the more tabs you open— and the most resource-intensive tasks you run in those tabs— the more RAM you’ll use. It isn’t really an issue until it becomes one: If your system runs out of RAM, you run into performance issues, all because your internet browser can’t handle its RAM properly. How Me...