We’ve come a long way with technology. These days, you can stream almost any song in seconds, get food or groceries delivered without talking to a single person, and even use AI to help you learn a new language. It’s kind of overwhelming when you stop to think about it.
But even with all these digital conveniences, many of us still aren’t using them to their full potential. That’s why Redditors decided to share some of their favorite internet hacks that make everyday life a little easier. From shortcuts that instantly reopen that tab you accidentally closed to underrated websites you’ll want to bookmark, check them out below—they might just come in handy.
#1
There's a Chrome extension that turns all pictures of Trump into kittens.
it's called Make America Kittens Again and it has made my viewing experience a little less insufferable.
it's called Make America Kittens Again and it has made my viewing experience a little less insufferable.
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#2
I always complete my emails and look over them before I put the destination email addresses in. Prevents me from accidentally sending something I don’t want to send.
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#3
If you put swear words in your search, you won't get the AI generated answer.
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#4
Delete your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. it will help your mental health and save you time. Also, unsub from any political subreddit.
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#5
Tired of looking up photos and getting AI images? Add “before:2022” to the end of your Google searches.
Similarly you can specify exact dates “before:YYYY-MM-DD” or search for anything “after:YYYY-MM-DD” as well.
Similarly you can specify exact dates “before:YYYY-MM-DD” or search for anything “after:YYYY-MM-DD” as well.
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#7
Before submitting a lot of text in an online form, copy it with CTRL/CMD+C in case your login timed out or the page crashes when you submit. At least you won’t have to type it again.
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#8
I use -ai at the end of a Google search to get rid of that stupid ai overview thing.
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#9
Block people more liberally. If someone's saying things that make me uncomfortable or upset? Boom, blocked. It's so much better than getting into arguments or having my mood lowered when I'm trying to do something fun..
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#10
Use https://cooked.wiki/ to view just recipes -- skip the long, meandering essay that leads up to what you really want. It's like a super-power.
2donuts4elephants:
In a similar vein to save time, justwatch.com has a comprehensive list of where you can find a movie or TV show on streaming services without having to look up each one individually. It's immensely helpful.
2donuts4elephants:
In a similar vein to save time, justwatch.com has a comprehensive list of where you can find a movie or TV show on streaming services without having to look up each one individually. It's immensely helpful.
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#12
Regarding troubleshooting when it comes to software based issues, at the end of your query, type [solved] and you'll get a bunch of topics with proven fixes.
For eg: resident evil 3 pc frame drops [solved].
For eg: resident evil 3 pc frame drops [solved].
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#13
Get a good password manager and use it as a browser extension. In itself a great way to create unique and strong passwords.
A really good benefit however, is that if you ever accidentally click on a phishing link to a service you use, the password manager won't auto fill your credentials. This should immediately indicate to you that you are not are the site you thought you were.
A really good benefit however, is that if you ever accidentally click on a phishing link to a service you use, the password manager won't auto fill your credentials. This should immediately indicate to you that you are not are the site you thought you were.
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#14
If you need to see a saved password, but the site doesn't have an "eye" option to reveal it
highlight the dots that are your password, right click, select "inspect element" or similar, go to the "type" field and change the "password" word to anything and press enter, your password will be revealed.
highlight the dots that are your password, right click, select "inspect element" or similar, go to the "type" field and change the "password" word to anything and press enter, your password will be revealed.
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#16
On YouTube you can skip almost any ad by clicking the info button and hitting “stop seeing this ad” and it’ll skip the ad even if it doesn’t have a skip button. Doesn’t work for official ads tho like Walmart or Pepsi
Pale_Angry_Dot:
If you have a VPN there's certain countries in which YouTube has no ads, like Monaco or I think Albania.
Pale_Angry_Dot:
If you have a VPN there's certain countries in which YouTube has no ads, like Monaco or I think Albania.
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#17
* Get a great music recommendation each day and don't rely on your streaming services algorithm loop: https://1001albumsgenerator.com
* Don't support Google -> Stop using Chrome. Try **Firefox** with the uBlock (ad-blocker) extension, it's awesome!
* Don't support Google -> Use https://duckduckgo.com/ or try another one, they're in general pretty good these days.
* Don't support Google -> Stop using Chrome. Try **Firefox** with the uBlock (ad-blocker) extension, it's awesome!
* Don't support Google -> Use https://duckduckgo.com/ or try another one, they're in general pretty good these days.
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#18
F12 & right click the refresh button > do hard refresh & clear cache.
I worked briefly in IT and this solved most problems.
I worked briefly in IT and this solved most problems.
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#19
Windows key + V
It opens up a clipboard of all your recently copied items including images. Really useful.
It opens up a clipboard of all your recently copied items including images. Really useful.
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#20
Not really a "hack" but still something I do every day. When on a typical online shopping site, if there is a dropdown to change the number of items displayed per page, take a look at the URL when you click on one of the options. You'll usually notice part of the URL has changed to reflect the number of items you've chosen. Simply change that number to anything you want to display more items than the dropdown allows you to.
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