doug — off the record

• Steve Nease cartoon, May 27, 2026

• Google is forcing websites to stop doing one of the most irritating hacks that impacts user experience

  Have you ever heard of 'back-button hijacking'? Google is forcing websites to stop doing this irritating hack because it's ruining the user experience

• My new favorite Windows app made my PC safer and more reliable – and it's free | ZDNET

• Canada's US travel advisory was just updated — Here's what summer visitors should know – Narcity

  Heading stateside? Listen up!

• 6 AI Prompts That Can Restore Old Photos in Seconds

• Ontario Gas Prices: Pump Price Dropping 13 Cents by Friday

  Ontario gas prices are expected to drop by 13 cents per litre by Friday. Industry expert Dan McTeague explains the rare good news at the pumps.

• DuckDuckGo’s app is growing in popularity after Google turned search into AI

• I fixed my Android's shutter lag with a free Samsung app I didn't know existed

  Your Samsung phone captures photos when you lift your finger, not when you press — here's the fix.

• I found an easy way to automatically keep AI out of my search results – and it works in nearly every browser | ZDNET

• If You’re Looking For Led Zeppelin at Their Peak, Jimmy Page Would Recommend This Album in Particular – American Songwriter

  If you want to skip through the discography and go straight to Led Zeppelin at its best, Jimmy Page recommends 'How The West Was Won'.

• Apple's new icons are so befuddling there's an official guide to help explain them | Macworld

  In case you're truly lost, here's Apple guide to the new Creator Studio app icons.

• Seven Beloved Nursery Rhymes With Dark Meanings

  From "Humpty Dumpty" to "London Bridge Is Falling Down," discover the surprisingly disturbing origins of your favorite childhood nursery rhymes.

• There's a version of PowerShell that's even more powerful — and it's already on your Windows PC

  I switched to WSL 2 and finally stopped feeling locked into Windows — here's why that changes everything.

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