Merry Christmas 2025!
Luke 2:8-20 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
15 When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”16 So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. 17 When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.
Posted in Biblical Accounts, Christian, Holiday
Google Messages Crashing/Hanging Fix
In this blog post, I will show how I fixed the Google Messages app from freezing. Please keep in mind, this fix worked for me and a couple of other people. While it may not work for everyone, I am sharing it in the hopes that it might help someone else experiencing the same problem.
Background: For the last 3 months, I have been encountering an issue with Google Messages. Every time I opened the app, it would completely freeze within 10 seconds, forcing me to close it manually. Initially it seemed to go away with a Google Messages update. Unfortunately, it started freezing on me again.
After tinkering with it for a bit, I figured out the “Automatic previews” feature was causing the app to hang. Disabling the “Automatic previews” option resolved the issue.
If you wish to try the fix for yourself, here is what to do.
1. On the top-right of the app, tap on the icon as shown in the image below.
2. Open the settings menu.
3. Find “Automatic previews”, and tap on that.
4. Make sure the highlighted options are disabled.
And that is it. This worked for me, and hopefully this will work for you too.
Posted in Android, Mobile Phone, Software, Tips & Tutorials
Are Web Browser Extensions Safe to Use? (2025 Update)
Several years ago, I wrote about the potential risks associated with web browser extensions (also referred to as “add-ons”) being able to abuse their power and access sensitive user data.
I said if someone has installed a malicious browser extension, their web browsing data (e.g., browsing history, password credentials, what they type into a website, etc.) may get sent directly to the extension’s creator, putting the user’s online security and privacy at risk.
Today, I received an email with a link to a news article, explaining how 18 separate web extensions for Edge and Google Chrome were caught spying on people.
Here is the link to the article: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/07/millions-of-people-spied-on-by-malicious-browser-extensions-in-chrome-and-edge
[Click here to view article as a PDF.]
This just goes to show, always be mindful about which web browser extensions you choose to install.
Update 08-22-2025
Here’s another example of why you should be careful with web browser extensions.
Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit
Posted in Android, Computers, General, Internet and Servers, Mobile Phone, Security, Software
Happy 4th of July (2025)
𝓟𝓻𝓪𝔂 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹!
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” – Psalm 33:12a (NASB)
“and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NASB)
Posted in Holiday