Ditch these default settings.

When users launch Safari, Firefox, or other browsers, they may be prompted with the option to set the current browser as the default. This option might also be available from the browser's menus or ...

The small, underrated switches I use to instantly cut the noise and organize my inbox ...

Most times, attackers use Excel spreadsheets to spread malware or inject trojans into your computer. Although there are many ways to do that, macros are the most common thing they use. That is why you ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Safari is a perfectly good browser in its own ...

Many default settings buried deep inside our technology make us share superfluous amounts of data with tech companies. In my last column, I went over how to shut those off. But not all default ...

Opera is an internet software suite that handles internet-based tasks, like sending and receiving e-mails, website display, chatting, downloading and reading web feeds, etc. After making any changes ...

Your Mac comes pre-configured to open specific file types with default apps. Click on a web link, and it launches Safari. Open an email notification, and you're directed to Apple's Mail app. This ...

If Edge keeps changing the default search engine to Bing, and you have to switch back to Google or Yahoo manually, do this to ...

Late last year I had, shall we say, compelling reasons to set up LinkedIn for the first time. I didn't find a job. I did, however, find a staggering number of emails in my inbox. LinkedIn, if you ...

There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable lesson about our personal technology: The devil is in the defaults. The saying refers to the default settings that tech companies embed deep in the ...

Simple steps can make your smartphone, computer and TV work better for you. By Brian X. Chen Many default settings buried deep inside our technology make us share superfluous amounts of data with tech ...