Amazon’s Fire tablets have a well-deserved reputation for offering decent bang for the buck. They have decent displays, long battery life, and affordable price tags (especially during Prime Day or Black Friday sales). But they also come with an operating system called Fire OS, which is Amazon’s custom version of Android. Instead of the Google […]
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WSATools makes sideloading Android apps on Windows 11 easy
The Windows Subsystem for Android lets you run Android apps on Windows 11. Available as a preview for Windows Insiders on the beta or dev channels, installing WSA will also install the Amazon Appstore, which currently allows you to install about 50 Android apps. But shortly after Microsoft released the first preview builds of WSA, […]
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How to sideload Android apps on Windows 11
Windows 11 is the first version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system to offer native support for running Android applications. Thanks to a partnership with the Amazon, setting up Android app support is as simple as downloading the Amazon Appstore from the Microsoft Store. Eventually you’ll be able to use the Amazon Appstore and/or Microsoft Store […]
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How to install Windows 11 (if it’s not available from Windows Update yet)
Windows 11 is now available, which means that new PCs powered by the latest version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system have begun to ship and Microsoft has started pushing the update to eligible PCs through Windows Update. But the company is doing a phased rollout, which means that some users may not see an upgrade […]
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Amazon Fire tablets: How to disable Amazon apps and features
So you’ve installed the Google Play Store on your Amazon Fire tablet. What’s next? While you can’t yet root Amazon’s latest tablet or replace the operating system with a custom ROM, you can disable a bunch of Amazon apps and features. Don’t need the Amazon Appstore, want to disable the Weather, Prime Video, or Kindle apps? […]
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Windows 10 begins blocking installation of “Potentially Unwanted Apps” by default this month
8 Comments on Windows 10 begins blocking installation of “Potentially Unwanted Apps” by default this monthMicrosoft’s built-in Windows Defender has had a feature that blocks installation of Potentially Unwanted Apps, (PUAs) since May, 2020. But up until now, it’s been disabled by default, which means users who wanted that protection would have to opt-in by flipping a few switches in their Windows Security settings. Now Microsoft says it’s going to […]
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How to sideload apps on Amazon Fire tablets (install apps that aren’t in the Amazon Appstore)
3 Comments on How to sideload apps on Amazon Fire tablets (install apps that aren’t in the Amazon Appstore)Amazon’s Fire and Fire HD tablets ship with a fork of Google’s Android operating system called Fire OS. For the most part that means they have a custom user interface that’s designed to highlight Amazon apps and services. But it also means that instead of the Google Play Store, they ship with the Amazon Appstore […]
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How to bulk download Humble Bundle eBook purchases
Humble Bundle‘s eBook bundles are a great way to save money on books, digital comics, manga, or audiobooks. The company got its start by offering bundles of video games for low prices, but these days the company also offers software bundles from time to time, and lots of eBook bundles. For instance, I got the […]
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How to install apps in postmarketOS (with Phosh shell)
PostmarketOS is an operating system based on Alpine Linux which is designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. It can at least boot on over 200 devices, and it supports a number of different user interfaces. The PinePhone postmarketOS Community Edition is one of the first smartphones that actually ships with the […]
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uBlock Origin: How to hide Google’s script blocking warning for websites using Funding Choices
23 Comments on uBlock Origin: How to hide Google’s script blocking warning for websites using Funding ChoicesIf you’re using uBlock Origin with your web browser to block ads and other scripts, then you may come across messages from time to time asking you to disable your ad blocker because it’s interfering with the page. And sometimes that’s the last thing you want to do. I was recently alerted to the fact […]
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Easily boot multiple operating systems from a USB flash drive with Ventoy
There are a bunch of tools that let you load an operating system onto a USB flash drive, allowing you to boot from that drive and either run or install the OS. But most of those tools are only designed to support one operating system at a time. Ventoy is a new tool that turns […]
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How to install Fortnite on Android (now that it’s gone from the Play Store)
The developer of the wildly popular battle royale game Fortnite launched their own battle against Apple and Google this week. In a well-orchestrated series of moves, Epic intentionally broke the rules of the App Store and Google Play, which resulted in Fortnite being kicked out of both stores… and in response Epic file lawsuits against […]