The reason why I usually write on the internet and computer tricks is that I find it much more convenient using them to complete most of my everyday tasks as it makes my life hustle free. Today I will be sharing with you some basic computer and internet tricks every average Ghanaian internet user should.
Google Timer : Do you know that you can do a simple Google search and Google will give you a timer alarm? All that you have to do is to go to Google and search GOOGLE TIMER and the rest will be history.
Use Google Chrome Browser as notepad : In case you want to write and important note while browsing and you don’t want to quit your browser, you can use your chrome browser as a notepad. All that you need to do is to copy: without the brackets into your address bar in the gif image below into your chrome browser.
See how Google views you : If you want to know how Google views your ad preference, visit this link: Ads Settings
Check malicious website: If you want to know if a website is safe to surf or not, simply replace the www.google.com with the URL of the site you want to go: http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=suspiciouswebsite.com
Create disposable temporary email servers: When creating an account on websites you don’t trust, instead of using your real email address, create a disposable email with the following providers:
MailDrop
Fake Mail Generator
Guerrilla Mail
ThrowAwayMail
10 Minute Mail
Convert YouTube videos into GIF format : Add Gif before the YouTube address bar and all the videos will be converted into Gif format.
Restore accidentally closed tabs when browsing : In case you are browsing and you mistakenly closed a tab, use Ctrl + Shift + t to undo the changes.
Hack any Airport Wi-Fi: In case you want free Wi-Fi at the airport, place “?.jpg” at the end of any website URL.
Avoiding someone on your phone without him knowing: If you want to snub someone’s call without the person knowing that you intentionally switch off your phone, remove the battery instead. If you switch off the phone, it will notify the mobile switching center, and anyone who calls you will know that you’ve switched off your phone.
Search the following words on Google when you are lonely and bored;
Do a barrel roll
Tilt
Google in 1998
zerg rush
Pacman
Blink html
In case you want to watch any video on YouTube, replace YouTube with the following words given below to bypass any restrictions:
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Replace “youtube” with “listentoyoutube” in the URL and paste it in your address bar to download the audio of the video.
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Replace “youtube” with “nsfwyoutube” and paste it in your address bar to bypass age restriction.
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Replace “youtube” with “youtubeskip” in the URL and paste it in your address bar and you won’t see ads.
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Replace “youtube” with “ssyoutube” in the URL and paste it in your address bar to download the video in any quality available.
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Replace “youtube” with “listenonrepeat” in the URL and paste it in your address bar to repeat the video automatically.
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Replace “youtube” with “gifyoutube” in the URL and paste it in your address bar to convert video into gif format.
How to view any hidden user password in a web or mobile browser:
