Just yesterday we have been talking about plans to accelerate the Firefox development plan, and while the release of beta 10 of the upcoming Firefox 4 browser has nothing to do with that, it shows that the developers are urging to release the final version of Firefox 4 to start working on Firefox 5. Firefox [...]
Keep My Opt-Outs For Chrome Blocks Ad Personlization
Personalization is the latest buzz word on the Internet. Search engines like Google for instance personalize the search results based on previous searches, Amazon likes to show you items that they think you like and ads on the web use information to display ads that they think are more relevant to you. Some users do [...]
OpenOffice, LibreOffice 3.3 Final Released
Oracle, with the purchase of the software company Sun, is the current main sponsor of the Open Source project. Members of the Open Office project formed The Document Foundation back in September 2010 and made available a fork of Open Office that they called Libre Office. Open Office is governed by the Community Council which [...]
The Best Language Learning Software
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” – St Ambrose; Perhaps the best application of this saying would be in the field of language learning. When you go to a country either on travel, to stay, or on business, it makes perfect sense to learn the language of that place or country. Some might [...]
Samfind Bookmarks Bar For Firefox
Firefox offers many options to work with bookmarks in the browser. From the standard Bookmarks menu to a single icon in one of the toolbars, almost everything is possible by default. Some users on the other hand may want additional options which are usually added by installing add-ons. Samfind Bookmarks Bar is an add-on that [...]
Windows 7 The Pocket Guide, Free Offer
Windows 7 has been out for more than 12 months and it is already clear that it is a huge success, not only for Microsoft but also for users who switch to the new operating system. The majority of computer users are still using a different system, and it will take additional time before they [...]
Add serious web content control with WebContentControl in Linux
There are many reasons why you might want or need to control what is seen via a web browser. Be it children, work, or any other reason, you might want to have more control than just your standard proxy software offers. That is where the incredibly powerful WebContentControl comes into play. The WebContentControl GUI takes [...]
Oh No, Mozilla Plans To Accelerate Development Cycle
It took a very long time from Firefox 3 to Firefox 4. Guess how long it will take from Firefox 4 to Firefox 5! According to plans published in Mozilla’s Weekly Engineering Newsletter not that long, or does months sound like a long time? Plans are to follow Google Chrome’s footsteps at least in the [...]
Leaked Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots Show Progress
The first half of 2011 will see new releases of two popular web browsers. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is the second Internet browser besides Mozilla’s Firefox 4 that will be released in this time period. Hopes are high in both cases, and preview versions that have been released until now show that the developers have [...]