annoyances
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How To Get Past A Google AMP Page To The Normal Version Of An Article
1Google AMP is all about making web sites load faster when you’re on your phone, but it can be a little annoying in practice since it hijacks your browsers browser swipe actions and creates a custom Google-generated URL. Thankfully, you can get around it.
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Anti-Mosquito Candles Don’t Work
It turns out we’ve all been putting up with the smell of citronella candles for nothing. A new study has found that “anti-mossie” candles are ineffective at warding off the pest. In short, this natural “repellent” doesn’t seem to have any effect on one of the most notorious disease-spreading blood suckers on Earth.
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The ACCC Is Coming After Dodgy Broadband Speed Claims
Finding it difficult to make sense of providers’ broadband speed promises? You’re not alone in Australia, and the ACCC has promised to help.
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8 Ways To Make Your Favourite Websites Run Faster
Many of us spend most of our time on the web, but all too often browsing sessions can descend into a sprawling mess of memory-hogging, audio-playing tabs that bring your computer and your productivity to a shuddering halt. It doesn’t have to be that way. These extensions and tricks can bring some simplicity back to…