I just got an email from long time reader Ben who told me that my feed would not update automatically anymore. After checking the feed it turned out that he was right. […]
Look In My PC is a free auditing program for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows that may generate dozens of reports when run. Technicians and system administrators who are troubleshooting PC […]
Every web browser offers some form of ad-blocking functionality which blocks advertisement and commercials from being shown when websites are loaded in it. Firefox users have adblock plus or Noscript, Opera users […]
WaybackFox is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that enables you to open snapshots of the active site created by Archive.org. Webmasters and researchers sometimes need to take a look at […]
Opera Backup is a free program for Windows devices that you may use to back up or restore Opera browser data. Backups should be an important part of every computer user's disaster […]
The debut of Google Chrome 5 a few days ago brought a new Content Settings menu that promised to deliver better content control to Chrome users. Back then the settings where not […]
Mozilla Prism is a new add-on for Firefox that can be used to turn any web page into a standalone application on Windows. Beta 3 of Mozilla Prism 1.0 has just been […]
Mozilla runs antivirus and compatibility scans when add-ons are submitted to the official add-on repository by developers. These add-ons are then offered as experimental add-ons until they pass a human review which […]
Computers that are bought in stores and those that are build individually do not come with software preinstalled usually except for trial versions and adware. A few options are available to deploy […]
MaComfort is a free and commercial program for the Microsoft Windows operating system that brings Mac-like functionality to Windows devices. Computer users who work with different operating systems have to get used […]
The biggest feature addition of Google Chrome 4 was without doubt the built in extension engine that allowed Chrome users to install and use extensions. What the developers forgot to mention in […]
Regular readers know that I would make the switch from Firefox to either Google Chrome or Opera if those web browsers would support NoScript functionality and Last Pass. NoScript is a security […]
Can sites you connect to in your web browser of choice identify you using so-called browser fingerprinting? Lets find out. Sites can identify various technical information of a connecting web browser and […]
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 […]
Mozilla Weave is an add-on for Mozilla products that can sync data between multiple installations of the Firefox web browser. Weave can for instance be used by Firefox users to synchronize bookmarks, […]
One great aspect of Google Chrome now supporting extensions is the fact that some developers produce extensions that have not been created yet for Firefox. Most of the extensions are obviously offering […]
Update: The Google Toolbar is only available for Internet Explorer 6 and up on Windows. Google has retired all other versions of the toolbar. The Google Toolbar is a web browser add-on […]
Quick Config is a software program for Windows machines that uses profiles to apply preferences to different computer systems it is run on. It can be used to create computer profiles that […]
Google Chrome, unlike Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Internet Explorer does not offer a quick way to subscribe to RSS feeds with a shortcut. Both Opera and Firefox display an RSS feed icon […]
Now that a stable version of Google Chrome with extension support has been released to the public it is time to concentrate on some of the usability issues of the web browser. […]
Google released Google Chrome 4 stable today which is another milestone release for the Google browser. The developer's have managed to overtake the Firefox web browser - at least when versioning is the […]
Platinum Guard 4 is a disk cleanup software much like the acclaimed CCleaner or ACleaner applications for Windows. Its main purpose is to recover disk space that is occupied by temporary data […]
Private browsing is a relative new mode that has been added to several popular web browsers recently. It allows a user to interact with the web browser like in normal mode but […]
We posted a solution for one of the causes of unauthorized Google redirects yesterday. These redirects can happen in one browser or multiple ones, and are usually related to searches that the […]
Quix is a customizable command driven bookmarklet that can be used in most of today's web browsers including Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome or Safari. It is basically a […]
Advanced session management is something that Google's web browser lacks currently. The only option that is provided is to open the tabs that were open in the last browsing session. There is […]
Clipple is a free add-on for the Firefox web browser that adds clipboard management functionality to it directly so that you can store multiple items instead of just one using it. If […]
Some people buy items whenever they want without taking actual need or the pricing history of an item into account. It is clear that some items need to be purchased right away […]
ACleaner is a free system cleaner for the Windows operating system that resembles the widely popular CCleaner in many aspects. Most Windows users think of CCleaner if they have to recommend a […]
Page Monitor Visualping is a free browser extension for Google Chrome and compatible browsers to monitor web pages for changes and notify you about them. Extensions that have once only been available […]
Scrolling is an activity that Internet users do on a regular basis as screen resolutions are usually not large enough to display web pages without vertical scrolling. Most users feel that the […]
Multi Links (formerly known as Snap Links) is one of the many small Firefox add-ons that add a lot of value to the web browser. It enables you to draw a rectangle […]
The web browser market has become a lot more interesting and challenging in the last year. Windows users now have the choice between four (five if you count the mediocre Safari as […]
Wipe is a free software program for the Windows operating system that scans the computer system for traces that have been generated while the system was in use with options to delete […]
Interested users who monitor new add-on and extension additions for the Mozilla Firefox web browser and the Google Chrome browser will notice that the latter grows faster in absolute terms ever since […]
Is it really almost 2010? The first decade of 2k is nearly at an end, a decade that has been quite prosperous for the Linux operating system. A decade that saw the […]
Amazon with its vast assortment of items is one of the preferred online shopping locations for Internet users. Buying items on Amazon is comfortable, and its excellent return policy has contributed to […]
Internet Explorer Tweaker is a free program for Microsoft Windows to apply certain tweaks to Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 is an excellent web browser and a step […]
SKeys is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows that enables you to change what Special Keys do on your computer keyboard. Some computer keyboards come with a set of special keys […]
The recent preview of Opera 10.50 has shown that the Opera development team is dedicated and willing to improve the web browser even if it does not get the attention that it […]
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