Regular readers know that I would make the switch away from Firefox to either Google Chrome or Opera if those web browsers would support both NoScript functionality and Last Pass. NoScript is a security add-on for Firefox that blocks scripts from being loaded when the website loads. The user has afterwards the option to enable [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera, Security

If you search the Internet, e.g. on Google Search or Bing, for requested extensions for the Google Browser you notice that NoScript next to an effective ad blocker tops those listings most of the times. NoScript is a Firefox extension that can block all scripts by default from being loaded when the page is requested. [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

The recent preview of Opera 10.50 has shown that the Opera development team is dedicated and willing to improve their web browser even if it does not get the attention that it deserves. That speed increase coupled with other interesting features and options like Opera Turbo or Opera Unite make Opera a very attractive web [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

A friend recently asked me a bunch of questions about PC security. How dangerous email was, how people could attack a website and so forth. The answers to his questions led to this article which is not going to cover the usual PC security recommendations that always include using antivirus software, a firewall or malware [...]

Categories: Security

The NoScript add-on for the Firefox web browser is without doubt one of the best ways to increase the web browser’s security as it disables JavaScript elements on all websites that are visited by the user initially. It is of course possible to enable these JavaScript elements if the website is considered safe but the [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

The Firefox web browser offers an user several ways of manipulating web sites in realtime. The article discusses several of the possibilities that are available ranging from popular Firefox add-ons to userscripts and other means of website manipulation. We would like to encourage you to post additional tips and hints about website manipulation in the [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

SSL connections which you can identify by the HTTPS protocol in the address bar of the web browser provide additional security in comparison to the HTTP protocol. This is why many companies use SSL on security sensitive pages of their website which usually involve financial transactions or personal information. To put it bluntly: A bank [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Security

NoScript is a highly acclaimed Firefox security add-on that protects the user from scripts that are executed on websites. The approach is to block all scripts on a website unless the website gets whitelisted by the user. While that is certainly the best security approach it does require lots of manual whitelisting in the beginning [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Security