Have you ever asked yourself why the Firefox web browser is not scoring a perfect score in the Acid3 test? The test checks a web browser’s compliance with web standards. Developed in 2007 and first released in 2008, the Acid3 test has become a standard in testing new web browser versions. When you run the [...]
Disable Firefox’s What’s New Page After Updates
I just noticed that two Ghacks readers have problems with Firefox’s What’s New page after updating their browser to Firefox 3.6.20. The intention of the What’s New page is to provide Firefox users with information about new features and changes. The page will be displayed instead of the homepage currently configured by the user. The [...]
How to Control Specific Programs for Different Users in Windows 7
When it comes to using a shared computer, there are important considerations to think about in terms of programs that users can access. Naturally, you don’t want everybody to have Administrator privileges because any user could affect settings. If there are kids using the PC, this could turn out to be a sticky situation. Some [...]
Gooce+, Add Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn To Google Plus
I find it rather difficulty to spend time on all social networking sites that I have an account for evenly. The three dominant social networking sites that I use currently are Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. I never got the hang of LinkedIn and do not use localized social networking sites. If I would add [...]
Google Related For Chrome Extension
Google Related is a brand new extension by Google for its Chrome web browser. The extension acts as a browsing assistant displaying related news and contents in a small bar at the bottom. This process itself is automatic. The related information that are displayed on the toolbar at the bottom of the browser screen are [...]
How To Uninstall The Babylon Toolbar Completely
There are quite a few users out there who have installed the Babylon Toolbar after downloading software from Cnet’s Download.com portal. This is not the only way of installing that toolbar though, as it is available for direct download at the Babylon.com website as well, and via other programs and services that use it to [...]
Google Updates Sitelinks in Search Results
So called sitelinks are displayed if a specific search term has an authority site associated with it. If you search for Ghacks for instance, you will notice that my site is displayed at the top. Below the standard listing are the site links, which previously used about the same amount of space as a standard [...]
The CNET Download.com Installer
I have to admit that I’m not downloading many files from Cnet’s download.com software portal. I usually prefer direct downloads from developer sites. Sometimes however developers link to the downloads on download.com instead of offering the downloads on their sites. This can make sense from a business perspective, but removes some of the controls they [...]
How To Setup News Filters In RSS Reader RSSOwl
I have been using the Java based RSS reader for all my feed reading needs for more than a year. Previously I tried to work with other desktop feed readers like FeedDemon and online readers such as Google Reader. In the beginning, I just used the program to read all the news that came in [...]