Gizmodo: “We’re coming up on the 20th anniversary of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser next year, and a lot of features have come and gone in that time. If you’re using Firefox as your daily driver, make sure you’re using it to its full potential by checking out some of these lesser-known tools, options, and features…” Continue Reading
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If You Care About Privacy, It’s Time to Try a New Web Browser
The New York Times – “Most of us use web browsers out of habit. If you surf the web with Microsoft Edge, that may be because you use Windows. If you use Safari, that’s probably because you are an Apple customer. If you are a Chrome user, that could be because you have a Google… Continue Reading
In bed with Google: Sleep Sensing feature prompts privacy worries
CNET – The search giant already knows what you’re doing for much of your waking life.” Google wants you to take its latest gadget with you into the bedroom. The marquee feature on the search giant’s new Nest Hub, a smart display released on Tuesday, is a tool called Sleep Sensing that tracks a person’s… Continue Reading
Here is a detailed picture of vaccination across the country. See where your county stands.
Washington Post – March 27, 2021: “The first nationwide look at vaccination across counties reveals vast differences in the rate that people are receiving protection from the coronavirus, with notably lower rates in predominantly Black areas and counties that voted most heavily for President Donald Trump in 2020…The county data exposes the missing information about… Continue Reading
Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps
The Verge: “Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes. The features announced today aren’t rolling out all at once, though; many aren’t available just yet, and it’s unclear when some will be available in some… Continue Reading
Google Scholar – Track and manage your public access mandates
Google Scholar Blog – [On March 23, 2021 we added] “a Public access section to Scholar profiles to help you track and manage public access mandates for your articles. If your public Scholar profile has papers covered by public access mandates from research funding agencies, you should see a new section that looks like this.… Continue Reading
HathiTrust Digital Library: Search & Collection Builder – A to Z
YouTube – HathiTrust – “Presenter: Angelina Zaytsev, User Services Librarian Are you looking for ways to zero in on just what you need for your reference interviews or research using HathiTrust Digital Library? This session provides an in-depth look at Search and Advanced Search to discover materials in the 17.4 million item collection. Learn how to… Continue Reading
Firefox 87 introduces SmartBlock for Private Browsing
Mozilla Security Blog – “Today, with the launch of Firefox 87, we are excited to introduce SmartBlock, a new intelligent tracker blocking mechanism for Firefox Private Browsing and Strict Mode. SmartBlock ensures that strong privacy protections in Firefox are accompanied by a great web browsing experience. Privacy is hard – At Mozilla, we believe that… Continue Reading
Search with an image on Google
Google Search Help – “You can learn more about an image or the objects around you with a reverse image search. For example, you can take a photo of a plant and use it to search for info or other similar images. What you find when you search Your results can include: Search results for… Continue Reading
In 2020 Two Thirds of Google Searches Ended Without a Click
SparkToro / Rand Fishkin: “In August of 2019, I published research from now-defunct clickstream data provider, Jumpshot, showing that 50.33% of all Google searches ended without a click to any web property in the results. Today, thanks to new data from SimilarWeb, I’ve got a substantive update to that analysis. From January to December, 2020,… Continue Reading
What’s new in Congress.gov? Spring 2021 Edition
In Custodia Legis by Andrew Weber: “Most of our Congress.gov posts focus on the enhancements which are part of our three week sprint cycles by which we release new material and upgrades to Congress.gov. However, sometimes I like to take a longer look back at the work we have done and provide a bigger snapshot… Continue Reading
How hospitals hide pricing data from web search results
Becker’s Health IT (no paywall): “HCA Healthcare and Universal Health Services are among hundreds of hospitals that have embedded special coding within their websites to block previously confidential pricing information from appearing in web searches, according to a March 22 Wall Street Journal report. Seven things to know…” Continue Reading
