GoKawiil - Tech News

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This free Mac tool lets me see which apps are quietly accessing the internet - and block them fast (zdnet.com)

2026-07-15 | by Jack Wallen | tags: access, apps, disable

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Probably check on your smart appliances (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: anubis, disable, jshelter

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Bad news for creeps: Meta just brought a much-needed update to its smart glasses (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-08 | get Meta Quest 3 VR Headset → | tags: capture, disable, glasses

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CSSQuake (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get CSSQuake T-Shirt → | tags: cssquake, show stats, show fps

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IPv6 zones in URLs are a mistake (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-04 | get IPv6 Address Book → | tags: anubis, disable, jshelter

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Cats Lock’ is a fun Mac app that solves cat keyboard spam (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-16 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Mac Keyboard Protector → | tags: cats lock, mac app store, 9to5mac

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How I freed up 10GB of storage space on my Pixel by disabling this one optional app (zdnet.com)

2026-02-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Google Photos → | tags: aicore, apps, disable

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Disabling this Google Pixel core freed up to 10GB of storage space for me - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-02-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Google Pixel → | tags: aicore, apps, disable

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I disabled this Google Pixel core to free up to 10GB of storage space - how it works (zdnet.com)

2026-02-11 | by Jack Wallen | get Google Pixel → | tags: aicore, apps, disable

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You can fix most Windows 11 issues by double checking these 4 settings first (zdnet.com)

2026-02-10 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Settings → | tags: apps, click, disable

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Disabling this Pixel app could free up to 10GB of storage space - how it works (zdnet.com)

2026-02-10 | by Jack Wallen | get Storage Space → | tags: aicore, apps, disable

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iFixIt tears down new AirTag, finds 50% louder speaker still 100% easy to disable (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-05 | by Marcus Mendes | get AirTag → | tags: airtag, apple, disable

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Firefox users didn't want AI, so Mozilla is giving them a way to kill it (zdnet.com)

2026-02-05 | by Jack Wallen | get Browser → | tags: ai controls, disable, feature

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Turning off this simple switch made the Firefox browser much more bearable for me (zdnet.com)

2026-02-05 | by Jack Wallen | get Browser → | tags: ai controls, disable, feature

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You can turn off Firefox's new AI features with one simple switch - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-02-04 | by Jack Wallen | get Browser → | tags: ai controls, disable, feature

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Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get Display → | tags: disable, indexing, mdutil

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Is turning off Windows Security a bad idea in 2026? A PC expert's bottom line (zdnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Security → | tags: disable, disable windows, permanently

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2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-03 | get Linux Desktop → | tags: anubis, disable, jshelter

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I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV to instantly improve the performance (zdnet.com)

2025-12-31 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Streaming device → | tags: apps, disable, prime

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Is turning off Windows Security a bad idea? A PC expert's practical rule of thumb (zdnet.com)

2025-12-18 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Security → | tags: disable, disable windows, permanently

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Own a Fire TV? I changed 10 settings to make the system run like new again (zdnet.com)

2025-12-15 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Smart TV → | tags: apps, disable, prime

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Spotify may finally let you tone down those distracting animations (APK teardown) (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-15 | get Podcast → | tags: android, animations, disable

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Should you ever turn off Windows Security? It's tricky, but here's my rule of thumb (zdnet.com)

2025-12-13 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Defender → | tags: disable, disable windows, permanently

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Ly – A lightweight TUI (ncurses-like) display manager for Linux and BSD (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-01 | get TUI → | tags: build, disable, lightdm

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iHeartRadio web has exposed all its source code (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-21 | get Streaming service → | tags: code, disable, disable sourcemaps

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Valve is about to win the console generation (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-12 | get Steam → | tags: anubis, disable, jshelter

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I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV to significantly improve the performance (zdnet.com)

2025-11-06 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Streaming device → | tags: apps, disable, prime

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Fire TV acting slow? 10 settings I changed on mine to instantly improve the performance (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Fire TV Stick → | tags: apps, data, disable

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Slow Fire TV? 10 settings I changed to dramatically improve the performance (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Fire TV Stick → | tags: apps, data, disable

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Fire TV feeling slow? I changed these 10 settings to dramatically improve the performance (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Fire TV Stick → | tags: apps, data, disable