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Firefox Aurora: here is how you get your old profile back
So Mozilla decided to make the Aurora channel of the Firefox web browser stand out a bit from the rest by rebranding it to Firefox Developer version and moving
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Mozilla launches Tracking Protection feature in Firefox Nightly
Advertising and marketing companies use tracking to learn more about users that visit properties on the Internet that their services run on.
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How to stop Dropbox permanently from autostarting on Windows
I run the excellent Autoruns regularly to block programs, services, drivers and whatnot from starting automatically on the system.
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Keep track of activities with Habbits for Android
Most people have goals they would like to achieve.
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Display an Update Badge in Firefox
The Firefox web browser is configured to download and install updates automatically.
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Microsoft tool to create installation media for Windows 8.1
Up until now it was quite difficult to get your hands on a proper installation disc or USB flash drive to install Windows 8.
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QKSMS improves text messaging on Android devices
There are still times where I use text messaging instead of a chat application when I need to contact someone, for instance if they don't use messaging apps.
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How to block sites in Firefox
Internet users have quite a few options at their disposal when it comes to blocking sites on the web.
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Registry Recycler: scan, defrag and backup the Windows Registry
Registry Cleaners don't have the best reputation thanks to scareware products and advertisement that goes along with it.
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Firefox Nightly: e10s (multi-process) on by default from today on
E10s, Electrolysis or multi-process Firefox has been in development for a long time but has been prioritized only recently by Mozilla (again) after not being in
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Multi-PDF Tool PDF Shaper 3.0 released with Windows 10 support
If you manipulate pdf documents in one way or the other regularly, then you may have come across PDF Stumbler before as it ships with a collection of tools for
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SuperSimple Video Converter for Windows review
If you want to convert media files on a Windows PC you will have to use third-party software for that as the operating system does not really support a lot of v
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Google Chrome gets extension to open Google Drive files in PC and Mac programs
If you are using Google's online storage solution Google Drive to host or synchronize files across devices using online servers, then you may have noticed that
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What websites know about you and how to protect yourself
This is the second part of a mini series about privacy on the Internet.
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Find out how secure your messaging application is
When it comes to sending messages to other recipients, chat applications that allow you to do so have been around for ages.
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A first look at Firefox's new Developer Edition
Firefox's new Developer Edition, a version of the popular web browser designed specifically for web developers, will see an official release on November 10, 201
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Tame icon overflowing desktops with Tago Fences
I reviewed Nimi Places two days ago and found it to be a great program to bring order to the desktop.
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Who on the Internet can see your IP address, and what can they do with it?
Browsing the Internet is very similar to driving around with a car privacy wise.
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10 Firefox Productivity Tips and Tools
As a long time Firefox user I have come to love the options to customize the browser as well as the functionality that it offers and its add-on developers.
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Move or copy files from different folders using nothing but Windows Explorer
When it comes to moving or copying files on Windows, users of the operating system have plenty of options to do just that.
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Otter Browser Beta 3 brings sidebar and other improvements
When Norwegian company Opera Software announced the retirement of the company's own Presto engine in favor of WebKit and shortly thereafter Blink, some users of
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Microsoft launches cross-platform remote Internet Explorer application
Developers who want to optimize their websites for all web browsers need to get their hands on various browsers to do so.
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Organize your Windows desktop with Nimi Places
I try to keep the desktop of my Windows PC as clean as possible.
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The Windows Task Manager (Core Windows Tools)
The Windows Task Manager is one of the core programs that ships with every version of the Windows operating system.
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Massive Benchmark highlights asm.js performance of web browsers
Performance or more precisely JavaScript performance has been a thing in the browser world ever since Google launched its Chrome browser to the public.
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Play classic games at Archive.org's Console Living Room and Internet Arcade
If you want to play classic console games you have two major options.
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BeeDoctor is an all-in-one system maintenance and security tool for Windows
So-called all-in-one tools such as Advanced System Care, Slim Cleaner or Glary Utilities are highly popular on Windows thanks to the immense set of programs the
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Reddit News is an advanced Reddit client for Android
There is a lot to like about Reddit, the massive online community that rose to fame after Digg and other sites took a dive.
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Fing for Android displays devices that are connected to a wireless network
Do you know which devices are connected to a wireless network that your computer or mobile device is connected to? Knowing this can be very useful in several si
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Open random bookmarks in Firefox
If you have lots of bookmarks, hundreds or even thousands of them, you may have lost sight of all the sites that you have bookmarked.
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System Explorer 6.0 update brings action log and other enhancements
Most native Windows programs are fine for basic tasks or information retrieval but lack the feature richness of third-party programs.
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Pastebin Manager is a file uploader and downloader for Pastebin
Pastebin is a free online service that enables anyone to upload text contents to the site to make those contents available to the public.
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Avast's HTTPS Scanning interferes with Firefox and other programs
Security companies such as AVG, Kaspersky or Avast release new versions of their products each year to the public.
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vTabs brings vertical tabs to Google Chrome (with one caveat)
When you compare Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox, you will notice sooner or later that Firefox supports displaying contents in a sidebar while Chrome does not.
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MouseFighter: emulate a computer mouse using a keyboard
Mouse and keyboard are the standard input devices on most desktop systems.
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YouTube supports 60 fps videos now
Frames per seconds and resolution are a big deal in the gaming world and it is usually the case that the more you get the better for the gaming experience.
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Google releases Bookmark Manager extension for Chrome
The native bookmark manager of the Chrome browser is as basic as it gets.
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Add _nomap to your router's SSID to have it ignored by Google and Mozilla
The service set identifier (SSID) is a unique identifier for a wireless network and commonly referred to as the network name.
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SRT Downloader downloads subtitles for all video files in a folder
When I have the choice to watch a movie with subtitles or a synchronized movie I always pick the one with subtitles.
