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EU is getting ready to sue Microsoft which could result in a fine as high as $7.4 billion
Remember that browser choice screen Microsoft promised to include in all EU-destined Windows PCs from 2009 onwards? That same browser choice screen Microsoft “accidentally” forgot to include in Windows 8 but has now promised to add it? Yeah, well, despite Microsoft’s assurance, EU regulators have finalized their probe into Microsoft [...]
Read More »[Firefox] Organize your bookmarks with Foxtab
So thanks to you lovely people, I have had my eyes opened to the wonderful world of all the bookmark managing systems that Firefox actually has to offer. So today, I bring you Foxtab.
I really, really like Foxtabs’ interface. The settings are easy to understand, and offer you quite [...]
Read More »[Chrome] Define those words on the go with Google Dictionary
When you’re in college you find yourself reading quite a few academic papers. And every now and then, even for people with huge vocabularies, you may encounter a word that makes you go “Huh?” Google Dictionary is an extension for Chrome that will make sure you don’t have to go [...]
[Chrome] Take notes right in your browser with Memo Notepad
An instance of Notepad open on my computer is pretty much a constant thing. I take notes – regularly. I note add-ons and apps I want to review, I organize lists, I keep track of blog posts and the like across multiple different sites, and Notepad has been my best [...]
[Internet Explorer] Yoono for IE makes social networking easier, or at least that is the idea
I love bringing you all reviews of wonderful browser add-ons that will make your life easier. Any time I hear about something that consolidates services into one convenient place, I know I have to review it for you wonderful people. I like sharing things that work…and I like warning people [...]
[Chrome] Make long URLs easier to manage with Google URL Shortener
I read a lot of macro sites in my RSS feeder. I admit this. I Can Haz Cheezburger, Cute Overload, I Has A Hot Dog, Demotivational, all of those and more. And when I find something that’s either too adorable or to hilarious not to share, I copy the URL [...]
[Internet Explorer] Recover recently closed tabs with Open Last Closed Tab
I do a lot of multi-tab browsing in all of my browsers. Sometimes I hold onto a tab until the end of the day so I can really absorb what it has to say, and relax while doing it. But occasionally, I make mistakes. I’m human – I can’t help [...]
Mozilla introduces ‘Firefox Health Report’, an opt-out data collector that sends Firefox usage data to Mozilla
One of the ways software publishers improve their products is by collecting data on how their programs are being used by the end user. This data, if utilized properly, can provide significant insights to developers on how they can not only improve bugs and errors but also better tailor their [...]
[Firefox] Quickly find a page you left behind with Tab History Menu
Who hasn’t navigated a few clicks forward in a webpage and then wanted to quickly return to the fourth or fifth page back? Rather than clicking the “Back” button a number of times and hoping you remember how far back the page you wanted was, Firefox has an add-on solution.[...]
[Firefox] Make your browsing more fun with Cheevos for Firefox
I’m a gamer geek but an admittedly latecomer to the game, so to speak. When I first started playing World of Warcraft, I’d never heard of an achievement system. So the first time I got one, it startled me. But after that, I was hooked. I spent hours, even days, [...]
[Chrome] FastestChrome increases productivity by streamlining your browsing experience
FastestChrome is a productivity extension designed to make your browsing and searches quicker. It features the ability to autoload the next page so that you have uninterrupted scrolling when doing Google searches or reading vertical comic archives or image searches. It also turns any text link into a clickable link, [...]
[Opera] Remove annoying YouTube ads with YouTube AdsFree
If you’re tired of YouTube ads blocking the bottom of your videos while watching through your playlists, then YouTube AdsFree is for you.
As the name indicates, YouTube AdsFree blocks ads on YouTube videos. As you can see from the screenshot to the right, no ad! It also has a [...]
Read More »[Chrome] Personalize your browser My Chrome Theme
I love personalization. When I sign up for a new service or a new site I waste no time filling out the profile and making it my own. Back when I used Firefox regularly, I was always on the lookout for themes that made my browser say “me!” in neon [...]
[Opera] Use Ghostery to see what websites are tracking you
“Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean that there’s no one out to get me.” Who hasn’t heard that line before, or some variation on it? With the information age came the fact that more people and companies are collecting data on individual people and their habits more than ever. This [...]
[Firefox] Easily share your favorite sites on Facebook with Facebook Share Button
How many times have you been browsing the internet, found something you wanted to share on Facebook, copied the URL, navigated back to Facebook to post the URL to share on your timeline, but then got distracted by your Facebook feed. And eventually, when you realize you were doing something [...]
[Internet Explorer] Bring HTML5 functionality to IE with Chrome Frame
Chrome Frame is an add-on for Internet Explorer that brings advanced browsing functionality and support for open web standards to Internet Explorer. More specifically, Chrome Frame allows Internet Explorer to render HTML5 just like it would on Google Chrome.
Chrome Frame is possibly the most unobtrusive add-on I’ve ever seen. [...]
Read More »[Opera] Store tabs for use at a later time with Tab Vault
When I’m want to write about a specific topic, sometimes I do the research a long time in advance so I’ll have things ready to pull up when I need to reference them for whatever paper or blog I’m writing. I used to do this by creating a bookmarks folder [...]
Microsoft releases patch for Internet Explorer vulnerability, download the fix now to stay safe
You know that Internet Explorer vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 7/8/9 on Windows XP/Vista/Win7 dotTech recently posted about? Yeah, well, it looks like Microsoft is on the ball with this one; they have just issued an easy-to-apply ‘Fix it’ to patch the vulnerability. According to Microsoft, “applying the Fix it solution, [...]
[Opera] Quickly close duplicate tabs with No Dupes
Who hasn’t occasionally opened the same website several times thanks to a misplaced click or two? When I’m browsing around, hunting for add-ons to review for you wonderful people, I do it all the time. I suddenly realize I’ve opened at least three tabs of the exact same add-on page, [...]
[Firefox] Make your bookmarks more visual with Viewmarks
I’m a fan of Opera’s Speed Dial. Until today, I hadn’t found similar functionality for Firefox — then I found Viewmarks.
In simple terms, Viewmarks adds Speed Dial-like functionality to Firefox. Viewmarks puts a little “Open book with bookmark” icon in the upper left of your browser, just past the [...]
Read More »[Chrome] Expand your vocabulary and make your writing more impactful with Thesaurus
Thesauruses are fantastic things. They can help you expand your vocabulary and ensure that you don’t sound like every other person writing about your chosen topic. On the flip side, used incorrectly, they can make you sound verbose and overbearing. However, that doesn’t stop them from being useful. When I [...]
[Firefox] Find out where a website is located with Flagfox
Every website exists on a server, somewhere in the world. I like to know where my websites are located – mostly because that indicates when I can expect responses to my support requests, among other things. Until I found Flagfox for Firefox, finding this information meant doing a lot of [...]
[Opera] View the weather on Speed Dial screen with The Weather
I like to know the temperature is outside. Weather add ons and apps are something that I’m very fond of for that reason. However, I was a bit disappointed in The Weather extension for Opera.
It’s a simple enough install, and places a square on your Speed Dial that tells [...]
Read More »[Chrome] Check your typing speed with Typing Test
I don’t get the concept of an add on that is nothing but a redirect to a website. When I installed Typing Test by KeyHero to my Chrome browser, I was expecting a button with a dropdown that would give me the typing test. Instead, what I got was no [...]
Read More »New exploit allows hackers to hijack HTTPS connections
Last week researchers unveiled a new exploit that allows the hijacking of HTTPS connections, the type of connections the world relies on for secure data transfer over the Internet.
Dubbed CRIME (Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy), the hack exploits vulnerabilities in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) [...]
Read More »New vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7, 8, and 9 allow hackers to remotely control your Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 computer
A couple back-to-back Java vulnerabilities hit the cyber waves a few weeks back. The cyber criminal gang that exploited those vulnerabilities seems to have developed a new zero-day attack. This time the attack has Internet Explorer in its crosshairs.
Security researchers are reporting there is a new zero-day vulnerability affecting [...]
Read More »I challenge you to try to make Firefox use more RAM than my 1.4GB record
Since its inception, Firefox has been notorious for excess RAM usage, often in the form of RAM leaks. While Mozilla claims to have fixed RAM issues in recent Firefox updates, and has done a fairly good job for the most part, it is still possible to see Firefox consuming a [...]
Read More »[Chrome] Be warned of dangerous websites before you visit them with Web Of Trust
If you’ve ever ended up with a virus on your machine because of a Google search gone wrong, then you probably wish you had some way to know whether or not that site that seems so perfect for what you’re looking for actually is what it claims to be before[...]
[Chrome] Play a game of 3D chess, online or off, with SparkChess
Sometimes it’s the simple things that make you smile. As much of a product of the digital gaming age as I am, I still love a good game of chess. Yes, Windows has a built-in 3D chess game, but I’ll admit – I never passed much beyond the beginner aspects [...]
[Chrome] Hootsuite Hootlet allows users to share open websites with social networks… too bad it doesn’t work
I’d been lucky so far to be able to give you reviews on add-ons and extensions that I’ve really liked. That changed today. I haven’t used Hootsuite before, and I honestly didn’t know much about it. However, Hootlet bills itself as being “sharing made easy,” and will supposedly share whatever [...]
DownThemAll makes batch downloading faster, easier [Firefox]
I do a lot of graphic design on the side. When downloading a massive amount of stock images, it’s usually an annoying one-at-a-time process. Not so since I found DownThemAll.
DownThemAll takes the annoyance of mass-downloading and makes it simpler. With DownThemAll you can download all the files with a [...]
Read More »Have a theater experience on your home computer with Turn Off The Lights [Firefox]
For awhile, I was watching Hulu.com all the time. It was much more convenient than setting aside time to watch TV on the actual television. One of my favorite features of the site was the ability to “turn off lights”, fading the entire browser window around the video into darkness [...]
Fill out your website design work with placeholder text using Lorem Ipsum Generator [Opera]
For those who design their own WordPress themes, or simply want to see how things look with a “wall-o-text” in place, there are a bunch of free Lorem Ipsum generators for use around the web. However, who wants to tab off of their design work in order to grab a [...]
Integrate SkyDrive with Gmail using Attachements.me [Chrome, Firefox]
I’ve never been a big fan of mail applications. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve tried them all. Outlook, Eudora, Thunderbird, even a little known one called Incredimail (just because my boss at an old job was obsessed with it for awhile). While I don’t doubt that they’re effective for [...]
Read More »Flash vulnerability fix for Internet Explorer 10 is on the way, says Microsoft [Windows 8]
The version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes bundled with Windows 8 has a vulnerability that has been traced to it’s integrated specific version of Adobe Flash. At first, Microsoft claimed that they wouldn’t be providing security patches for the bundled software until October; now they’ve changed their tune amid [...]
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