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Arc has become my go-to browser for MacOS. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNETDo you find yourself struggling to stay organized within your web browser? Too many tabs? Too many accounts? Too much everything that you wind up feeling overwhelmed?Or maybe you simply need to put a wall up between your work and personal browsing. Whatever is driving your need for better organization, the Arc browser can help. Arc makes it easy to create separate profiles and keep things organized.Also: Why I love Arc browser’s Shared Folders – and how they workWhat do profiles do? Essentially, a profile isolates logins, cookies, browsing history, archive timing, favorites, extensions, and even settings (within arc://settings). You can have a profile for Work, Personal, School, Children — anything you need.Arc has a slightly different take on profiles from other browsers. Instead of creating a separate browser profile, you create a profile for your Arc Spaces. This way, not only can you switch quickly between profiles, but you also can include the spaces you’ve already created for each new profile. By doing this, you don’t have to then re-create every space you’ve already added. But don’t worry, when the new profile uses a pre-existing space , it doesn’t inherit anything from the profile that created the space . It’s as if you’ve cloned the spaces for the new profile, without the associated data or information. More

You can see the sites I’ve added as Favorites above the Workspace name (WORK). Jack Wallen/ZDNETThe Arc browser has put the fun back in browsing. It’s unique and well-designed, and the longer you use the browser, the more features you’ll find to help you enjoy the web even more. One feature I’ve discovered that makes collaboration (or just sharing information) easier is Shared Folders. Folders? In a browser?Also: 5 ways Arc browser makes browsing the web fun againSeriously. And they’re really helpful for keeping your tabs even more organized. You can create folders for any topic or category and drag and drop open tabs into them so they don’t clutter the interface.Those folders also serve another purpose — sharing. You can create a folder, fill it with tabs, and then share it with others — regardless of which browser they use.One thing to note: The folks with whom you’ve shared folders will not receive updates about the folders, and you cannot delete the permalink for a folder. Therefore, the only way to revoke access to a folder is to delete the folder. With that in mind, I like to think of Shared Folders as temporary repositories for links that I will eventually delete when I’m finished with them. More

New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia BackyardProduction/Getty Image I have 2 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of fiber internet in my home for $120 a month. I’m lucky. I have access to that kind of broadband and the money to pay for it. Many people aren’t that fortunate.  On May 1, the Affordable Connectivity Program […] More

akinbostanci/Getty Images Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ — the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client — will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly short for “I Seek You”) was still around. Back in 1996, though, ICQ was the IM client. Launched by Mirabilis, […] More

Microsoft Microsoft Edge will soon let you watch and listen to certain online videos in other languages. At its Build conference on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that the new AI-powered feature will translate videos in real time on YouTube as well as a range of other sites. On a Microsoft Edge features page, the company revealed […] More

SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images Although we’re still in the 5G era, Samsung is already looking ahead to try and solve the problems that could make a 6G rollout far more difficult. Samsung Research, the research and development arm of the Korean tech giant, has partnered with Arm to develop technologies that would address parallel packet processing […] More

Yuichiro Chin/Getty Images We’ve known for some time that satellite texting will be included with Android 15, but we might finally have a hint as to which carrier will be the first to get it. Initially reported by AndroidAuthority, several users on the T-Mobile subreddit who have downloaded a beta version of Android 15 have […] More

Jack Wallen/ZDNETMost people believe Google is enough — type your search string into the address bar, hit enter, and comb through the results. What if I told you that there were better ways to search using Google Chrome? With the help of a few simple extensions, you can extend and simplify the search process right from your browser.Also: 5 ways to declutter your Chrome browser – and take back control of your tab lifeFor those who’ve never installed an extension in Chrome, it’s simple:Go to the extensions page in the Chrome Web Store.Click Install.When prompted, click Add Extension.Before I continue, a word of warning: While searching for these extensions, I found several add-ons in the Chrome Web Store that were not verified by Google. Because some extensions require access to your Google account to function, I won’t recommend any option that has not been verified. You do not want your account information compromised! Therefore, even if an extension looks like it’s exactly what you’re looking for, if it’s not verified, featured, or doesn’t have a decent amount of positive reviews, avoid it.Similarly, if you filter extensions by either “Featured extensions” or “Established publishers,” you can trust that any extension listed is Verified.With that in mind, here are a few extensions I’ve found and used that can enhance your search experience.1. Search YouTubeSure, you can add YouTube as a site search in Chrome’s settings, but a handy extension called Search YouTube makes this a bit easier. Once installed, the Search YouTube extension adds a right-click menu entry so all you have to do is highlight a string of text on a webpage, right-click your mouse (or double-finger-tap your trackpad), and select Search YouTube for “X” (where X is your search string).Also: How to download YouTube videos for free, plus two other methodsYou can also pin the YouTube icon to your toolbar extension section. Click that icon to go directly to YouTube. This featured extension doesn’t offer much more than that, but if you search YouTube often, it comes in handy.You can install this free extension from the Chrome Web Store. More