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Thewebcanbea dirtyplace– most
sitesareinfestedwithcookiesand
youcanbarelymoveforJavaScript
andthird-partytrackerslurkingin
webpages.SiteBleacher(bit.ly/
bleach488) simplifiestheremovalof
cookies,locallystoreddataand
otherbrowsingjunkthatwebsites
usetocollectyourdataandspy
onyou.
Visitanysiteanda badgeappears
onthetoolbarbutton,lettingyou
knowthatsomethingonthesitecan
beremoved.Clickthisandyou’re
presentedwiththreeoptions.BesidetheURLis theoptiontowhitelistthesite
and,belowthat,a switchtowhitelistonlythecurrenttab.Thiswhitelistcanbe
managedbyclickingSettings.Toclearyourdatafromthesite,justclickClean.
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Remove trackers from
any website
Trackpricesandbaga
bargain
WithBlackFridayfastapproachingand
Christmashotonitsheels,it’stimeto
keepyoureyespeeledforthehottest
bargains.Thankfully,theOtsleditPrice
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sittingshackledtoAmazon,refreshing
thepageanddesperatelywaitingfor
pricedrops.Theextensionoffersthree
options:CreateTrack,TrackPriceand
Watchlist.ClickingTrackPriceis the
easiestwaytowatchforincoming
bargains.CreateTrackis a littlemore
in-depth:clickthebutton,
selecta specificareaon
the page – in this case,
the item’s price – and
confirm that you wish to
track the area. You’ll now
be notified if that section
of the website changes.
You can view all
currently tracked items in
your Watchlist.
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TherearelotsofWiki
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MenuforWikipedia(bit.ly/
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add-on
thatlists
allthe
different
Wiki
sites,
including
lesser
known
ones
suchastravelguideWikivoyage.
Ratherthanactingasa
bookmarktoolfortheWiki
empire,websitesaredisplayed
in a fly-outwindowwhereeach
siteis fullynavigableanddoesn’t
needtobeopenedin a newtab.Hearwebsitesread
aloud
ThenewEdgebrowser
includestheoptiontohaveweb
pagesreadaloudin Immersive
Readermode.Simplyclickthe
bookiconin theaddressbar
toreveala toolbarthatcanbe
pinnedbyclickingthedrawing-
pinbutton.Here,you’llseetwo
additionaloptions:‘Readaloud’
is a roboticnarrator,with
playbackcontrolsatthetopof
thescreen,alongsidea selection
ofvoices;‘Textpreference’is
idealforanyonestrugglingto
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This fortnight’s most useful tips and add-ons to help you get the
most from Chrome, Firefox, Opera and more
Customise your new tabs
If you’re looking to make your new
tabs more exciting and enhance them
with some practical tools, then install
@Home (bit.ly/home488). This
add-on starts you off with a blank
slate when you first open a new tab,
but click the three-line button and
you’ll find a host of options to add.
Start by choosing the tile icon. This
is the ‘store’ (don’t worry, it’s all free),
where you can add various extras
such as a clock, a search bar and
quick links to your favourite sites.
Drag and drop the modules into place,
then open the three-line menu again
and click the pencil icon to resize the
boxes on the new tab.
Now click the cog to enter the
settings for each element – you can
write a greeting message, add URLs
to your quick links and create
background images or colours.