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What to do when your browser is slow on an old laptop
On an older machine the browser is rarely the real bottleneck. Here is how to find what is — disk, memory, extensions or heat — and fix the right one.
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Notes from the workshop
Writing about small software: how to tell which browser extensions are worth their permissions, what a game owes someone on a slow connection, and what happens between noticing an annoyance and shipping something for it.
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Are browser extensions safe? What to check before installing one
Most extensions are fine, but an installed one can read every page you visit. Here are the checks that separate the safe ones from the risky ones.
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How to organise tabs for work and study separately
Separate Chrome profiles give work and study their own windows, logins and extensions. Tab groups handle the lighter version. When to use which.
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How to resume a YouTube video where you left off
Copy the video URL at the current time before you close the tab. Here is that method, why YouTube's own resume is unreliable, and what to do instead.
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How to close a tab without losing your scroll position
Ctrl+Shift+T restores your place in a tab you just closed. For anything older, here are the methods that actually bring back your exact position.
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Why Chrome uses so much memory when you have a lot of tabs open
Chrome gives each tab its own process, so memory climbs with tab count. Here is how to see what yours are using and what actually brings it down.
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Web tool, browser extension, or bookmarklet: which one your task actually needs
A comparison of the three lightest ways to automate a small task in a browser, and how to tell which one fits before you commit to it.
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From annoyance to shipped: how a CraftlyKit project actually gets built
The full path a small project takes here — from noticing a repeated irritation to publishing it, including the stage where most ideas get killed.
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Building for all ages: what a teenager and a parent both need from a tool
Designing for a wide age range is not about simplifying. It is about removing the assumptions that quietly exclude one group or the other.
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What makes a browser game good on a slow connection
Most browser games are built for fast connections and forget everyone else. What actually matters when bandwidth is scarce and the device is modest.
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The forty-second task: how small tools quietly remove repetitive work
Small repeated tasks hide in plain sight because each one feels too short to fix. Here is how to find yours and decide which are worth automating.
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Browser extensions that actually save time, and how to spot the ones that don't
How to tell which browser extensions will still earn their toolbar space in six months: the frequency test, the hidden cost, and when to remove one.
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