It’s no surprise that the majority of the world’s population uses and enjoys the internet. If you are reading this article now, you are certainly one of them.

In fact, there are plenty of tech-related tips out there that can totally simplify and make your life much easier.

It doesn’t matter how much you are familiar with the internet and computers; the internet is so wide that there is always something left to be explored. With the increasing use of the internet, these internet hacks can put you a level above the rest if you use them.

You might come across new tech tricks and internet hacks every now and then. This is because the Internet world is full of tech hacks that are a bit hidden! So, want to know some amazingly cool and useful Internet hacks?

Let’s have a look.

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Use Google Chrome as a Notepad

You must be using Google Chrome for browsing, but do you know you can use Google Chrome as a notepad? You might be busy surfing or doing work on the internet and suddenly have to write urgent information. You may require the notepad when using the browser to visit the Internet. If so, check out this without wasting a single second.

Write down this piece of code in the address bar of your Chrome browser:
data:text/html, <html contenteditable>  
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This will turn the current tab of Chrome into a notepad that you can use for writing purposes.

Keep in mind to save the text materials you make in a tab by transferring them to your normal text editor at the conclusion of your surfing session.

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Mute Noisy Tabs

Have you ever wondered about where a sound is coming from while surfing the internet? Just opening multiple tabs won’t let you know which tab is the culprit. Sadly, noisy tabs can be very distracting especially when you are working on some important thing.

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Luckily, the good news is that you can mute the tab from where the sound is coming from without closing or leaving the tab that you are currently working in. You will notice the sound icon on the target tab.

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Play MP3 or Movies in Google Chrome

Google Chrome includes a built-in music player. Google Chrome allows you to play Mp3 files and movies right from your current tab. You just need to drag and drop the file that you want Chrome to play into the address bar. 

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 The technique is fairly easy, and I hope you enjoy it and use it to show off your quality of being geeky.

View Hidden Password In Browser

You may have seen how passwords are shown on any website, for example, dots or stars. It prevents others from reading them. This might be difficult if there are too many passwords to memorize. But, it is still possible to uncover the password from the star censoring.

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In the password field, right-click on Inspect and open the Source Code window. All you need to do is change the type of the form field from Password to Text.

Whereas the approaches for revealing passwords are secure to use, it is vital to keep your credentials as concealed as possible.

Use Google as Timer

Google introduced a cool trick that lets you use it as a countdown or alarm clock. To use Google Timer, type this piece of code in the Google search:
Time for <time>
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Set timer for <time>

Note that, the maximum duration that can be counted appears to be 23 hours and 59 minutes.

Browse the Internet Secretly

You might not notice it, but you leave your footprints on the internet by which any third party can track you. However, if you want to browse the internet without leaving any traces, this is the hack to achieve that. The different browser lets you browse secretly and offer this facility under other names. For Google Chrome, right-click and select Incognito Mode, while in Mozilla Firefox, the same is achieved through Private Window.

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Check if the Website is Safe

It is imperative to keep security in mind when using the internet. Since many malicious websites, viruses can harm your system and damage you a lot in terms of sensitive and personal information. You must know that Link Safety is an effortless internet hack that will let you know if any website is safe for browsing. Just write this piece of code in your browser:

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostics?site=”address_of_website”.

Convert YouTube Video into Animated GIF

YouTube is one of the largest video-sharing platforms that lets you watch and share thousands of videos. But have you ever wondered about changing these videos into animated GIF images? Having an animated GIF image means you can easily insert it into a web page or any document. The service to convert YouTube videos into GIFs is gifs.com, which automatically does the conversion. All you need to do is to provide the URL.

Convert YouTube Videos To Gif By Adding GIF Before Youtube In the Url.
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Find MP3 songs with directly downloadable links

Everyone loves music, and the internet lets you search and download your favorite music. And, it includes paths to reach the right downloadable link from music hosting websites. Do you know Google has served you with direct links? There is a simple trick to download Mp3 songs without looking for music downloading sites.

To get the direct link of any MP3 song, just type:
intitle:index.of?mp3 song title
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Avoid accidentally closing Browser tabs

The majority of our job revolves around internet services, resulting in us having an unlimited number of tabs open throughout the day. But do you sometimes close tabs accidentally while surfing the web? No doubt, it happens but don’t worry. There is a way to avoid this.

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All you need to do is open your browser, right-click on the open tab, and select the Pin Tab or Pin option. This will help you avoid closing tabs by mistake, and to remove this pinned tab, you need to first unpin it. You can unpin the tab in the same way.

Use Google Search to Find the Complete Phrases

Do you ever want to search for something on Google but can’t remember the exact phrase or word? When looking for an exact phrase, putting all of the terms in the phrase as your search will not get the best results. Don’t worry. It is human nature, and it happens to almost everyone trying to remember particular quotes, sayings, lyrics of a song, etc. This internet hack makes it easier to identify phrases. You just need to put an asterisk in the quoted statement that will indicate Google as the missing character. Fortunately, Google will show all the results that are likely to replace the specified term, keeping the rest of the sentence’s words unchanged.

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Shortcut key for Address Bar

Sometimes due to lack of time, people want to use the mouse to drag, but what if your mouse is not working and you have an emergency? An easier way to access the address bar is this shortcut key combination:

Press Ctrl+L or F6 to access the address bar of your browser.

Know-How Google Sees You

Everyone knows Google is the only search engine that makes most of its profit from online advertisement programs like AdSense and AdWord. Google creates a profile for you in the database to display only suitable ads for you. And thus, Google only shows the ads that match your profile.

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You should be logged in to your Google account, or otherwise, Google will ask you to log in.

Mute Gmail Thread

Well, Gmail includes the feature of conversation, have you ever been a part of a conversation where you have no active role to play? As a fact, it happens sometimes; you keep on receiving the emails regardless. But you know what you can do about it? Just mute that particular Gmail thread, and you will not receive any new email notifications when any new replies are made in that thread. When you mute a thread in Gmail, no additional messages relating to it will appear in your inbox. After you mute the thread, all emails contributed to it will be saved in your Gmail account.

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To accomplish this, go to your Gmail inbox and select the particular thread that you want to mute. Under the More tab, select Mute.

Explore Space, Galaxies, and Constellations

You might have used Google Maps to search for any location from any place. But do you know Google provides a similar explorer for space too? Google Sky offers a close-up view of outer space and lets you explore galaxies, constellations, planets, and more.
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Magically, this simple system allows everyone on Earth to examine and travel among 100 million astronomical objects and 200 million galaxies. High-resolution pictures and informational overlays combine to create a one-of-a-kind environment for exploring space.

Access Everything on Your Computer

Did you know that Microsoft has now built a new God Mode for Windows-based computers? God Mode is essentially a shortcut that gives you easy access to all the maintenance features of Windows. However, we believe that this mode was created to help computer support staff so that they can quickly sort out problems. To make the God Mode shortcut, create a new folder, and name it as below:

1 GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Copy the whole code given above, and use it as the name of the newly created folder. Press enter and voila! Magic will happen!
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Log out of Facebook remotely

Ever checked Facebook on a friend’s or family member’s device and then realized, with horror, that you forgot to log out? Never fear; there’s a simple but little-known way to log out of your profile remotely. Navigate to Settings using the drop-down in the right-hand corner of your screen, then Security, then Where You’re Logged In. From this screen, you will be able to close an open session on whichever device it’s still running on.

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Play YouTube in slow motion

There are many fun tricks and tips, or easter eggs, to be found on YouTube. For instance, the ability to play arcade games within the viewer, but there is also a genuinely useful trick: playing videos in slow motion. It’s easier to spot yourself in the background of a TV vox pop that way.

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It’s straightforward: justhold down the space bar, and the video will start playing at a slower speed, perfect when it comes to grabbing the right screenshot of a particular moment (and here’s how to do that on Mac and PC). You’re welcome.

Twitter soft block

Twitter has a pretty useful function in the mute button, which allows you to remain following an account but hides its tweets and retweets from your own timeline. It’s a great way of basically ridding a person of your Twitter experience without offending them by unfollowing. (People do not know when you mute them. To mute: click on the cogwheel to the right of somebody’s profile.)alltop9/twitter-soft-block-mute-option
However, what you often really want is to mute someone from reading your tweets. Here there’s an unofficial option that can help; it’s known as the Soft Block. This is a sly means of forcing a person to unfollow you by blocking and immediately unblocking them. Once they are unfollowing, your tweets and retweets will no longer appear in their timeline.

Twitter shortcuts

Just as Photoshoppers know that shortcuts are the cornerstone of productivity, avid tweeters know that shortcuts are your friend. Did you know that pressing “n” will open up a new tweet dialogue box (on native web Twitter)? Or that you can easily favorite a tweet by simply pressing “f”? Here’s a list of Twitter shortcuts:
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Remember to always place a full stop before @-mention when tweeting something you want visible in your timeline.

What’s More?

  • While you may be aware, “Ctrl + D” is the key shortcut for bookmarking a browser tab. Likewise, “Ctrl + Shift + D” is a keyboard shortcut for bookmarking all open browser tabs.
  • Want to download links to movies? Simply place “index of” before the title of the film. When you hit enter, multiple websites with download links will show in the search engine results.
  • Flip a Coin is one of Google’s well-known online coin-tossing products. To use this tool, simply enter “flip a coin” into Google.
  • Want to download a Youtube video? Make certain changes to the URL. You have to place ss before “youtube.com”. When you hit enter, you will be directed to the download page of your desired video.
  • Traveling abroad? Google can assist you with flight management. Browse for flights from Takeoff city (Departure) to Landing city (Destination) on Google Search Result Page.
  • Have you misplaced your phone? Let’s not be worried. Go to Google Chrome (ensure you’re logged in) and search for “Where’s my phone?” or “Track my phone.” You’d find out where your phone is.
  • If your system memory is running low and your browser is still showing the old layout even though the website’s layout has changed, you have to clear the cache. You can clear it by pressing Ctrl+Shift+R. Then click the Refresh button.

Final Verdict

So, that’s all for today. Thanks for reading till the end. Hope you enjoyed the article and now know some useful internet hacks! So, what are you waiting for? Share it with your friends and also tell us if you know any internet hacks that you’d like to share?

So, that’s all today. Hope you enjoyed the article and now know some useful internet hacks!

Do you know any internet hacks that you’d like to share?

 

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