posted on August 11, 2011 by Dave LeClairIf you should receive an email asking you to update to the latest version of Firefox with a handy link, please do not click it.This is a scam attempted by some people who are targeting the most gullible of users (which is none of our readers are of course) into installing a backdoor Trojan that will log your passwords and possibly do unscrupulous things with them. Keep your passwords safe, and disregard this ...
posted on August 11, 2011 by Jeffry ThuranaThe spotlight of the social networking realm is currently on Google+. It’s still very young, but the user growth is amazing. The latest data says that there are already more than 18 million Google+ users out there.While most people are busy comparing Google+ with Facebook, and trying to figure out which one they should choose and use, there are those who have built tools to combine all of these social networks together and ...
posted on August 13, 2011 by Ann SmartyIt happens to all of us. We love using browser tabs to open more and more links in the background and then go through them one by one. However it is really irritating when some of the tabs in the background auto-play video or audio files which interferes with what you are currently listening to or which distracts you from your normal browsing or working routine.Luckily, there are a few handy tools that could ...
posted on August 15, 2011 by Ann SmartyThe Add-on Bar was introduced in FireFox 4 and replaced the Status bar.The Add-on Bar is a toolbar at the bottom of your screen that keeps all of your add-on shortcuts, thus giving you a quick access to their features.The status bar was primarily removed to make the most of the browser real estate- which makes many of us wonder why the newly introduced Add-on bar is absolutely un-optimized in terms of saving ...
posted on August 16, 2011 by Dave LeClairFor the most dedicated of Firefox users, the time to act is now. The fine folks at Mozilla have made the new version of Firefox available a little early for those who just cannot wait for the official release. Simply choose Windows, Mac or Linux, download and install the files and the latest version of Mozilla Firefox will be yours. There is the possibility that this version may not be 100% final, but ...
posted on August 19, 2011 by Bakari ChavanuTo provide you with even more information while browsing the web, Google recently released a new IE, Google Chrome, and Google Toolbar extension, entitled Google Related. The extension works automatically when you visit a site, similar to how you do manual searches for a particular topic you’re reading about.So for example when you visit a review about a particular product, the extension will produce a pop-up panel at the bottom of the page, ...
posted on August 6, 2011 by Ann SmartyIt’s weird that Google (a search engine in the first place) has created its own social network without giving users the ability to search for other users’ real-time updates. There’s an option to search for users – which works much like Facebook’s people search – start typing and people will be suggested instantly. It works primarily by matching words you are typing with users’ names and emails. But how about searching for what people are ...
posted on August 4, 2011 by Yaara LancetThe new player in the field may be addictive, but even before it came along there was no lack of websites that are way more beckoning than work. Be it Facebook, email, Google Reader, or just your favorite blog, the Internet today is distraction galore.While some of us work in offices where these sites are blocked, some of us have to exercise incredible willpower on a daily basis when we try not to ...
posted on August 3, 2011 by Justin PotBe told when a particular website offers a web app. Find apps you’re interested in while browsing the web instead of spending time browsing a web store. A site you love may be offering a cool web app and you can find it with “There’s a Web App For That“.It’s been half a year since the release of Chrome 8, which introduced the Chrome Web Store. Much ink, digital and otherwise, has ...
posted on August 1, 2011 by Ann SmartyOnce a new social media network is launched, we start looking for ways to cross-link our social media profiles to share our updates everywhere.In case with Google Plus, it is hard to ignore the start-up as it sends you so many invites to join that you really “have” to give it a try.Until you decide which social media network to stick with (or in case you make up your mind to get involved ...
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