Showing posts with label Brave browser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brave browser. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Popup Ads in Brave

Popup ad blockers in Brave are a security feature. You can tell whether they are enabled by a little icon in the URL window. The icon looks like a red block with an 'x' n the bottom right corner of a folder. Unfortunately, this feature can also can create inconveniences. For instance, they may prevent you from printing emails. This post illustrates how you can temporarily disable them. This method involves establishing a rule that applies for the browser.

Notice that, in these video instructions, you will not be requested to click on and disable the blocker from the icon in your URL. This is because, that method will add the site (from which you are disabling the security feature) as an exception to the current rule. This site will be added to a list of exception called 'Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects' which may also be accessed via the same path illustrated in this video. So even if you use the instructions in this video but do not remove the site from the list, the exception will still apply. 

See this video 'How To Enable Or Disable Pop-Ups On The Brave Web Browser | PC | *2022*' by YouTuber (No Rest for the Wicked)


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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Transfer Brave Bookmarks between computers

The Brave browser allows users to transfer bookmarks from on computer to another by way of an HTML file. This post will illustrate how to complete the tasks of generating an HTML file and exporting it (from the old computer) and then the task of importing that file (onto the new computer).


Creating & Exporting HTML file 

  1. From within the hamburger menu (top right corner) of the Brave browser, select Bookmarks > Bookmark manager
  2. From within the 'Organize' menu (3 dots in the top right corner below the Bookmark manager menu), select Export bookmarks > OK (to the dialog box with the automatically generated dated filename like 'bookmarks_12_31_23' and file type as HTML) 


Importing HTML file 

  1. From within the hamburger menu (top right corner) of the Brave browser, select Bookmarks > Bookmark manager
  2. From within the 'Organize' menu (3 dots in the top right corner below the Bookmark manager menu), select Import bookmarks > Select the HTML file