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[Windows] Find and delete dead or duplicate bookmarks/favorites with AM-DeadLink
Bookmarks (or favorites, as they are known in Internet Explorer) are very useful in helping keep track of websites we want to revisit in the future, for one reason or another. The issue with bookmarks is often people have so many bookmarks, it is hard to manage them all. So [...]
What is ‘Click-to-Play’ and how to enable it in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer [dotTech Explains]
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Recently dotTech posted a joke about websites that start to randomly play videos or audios and how every web browser should have a feature to kill such websites. In the comments a dotTechie — Darcy — posted about very useful comment about using an addon in Firefox to block Flash [...]
Read More »$732m Microsoft fine is because Google reported Microsoft to EU
Remember that $732 million fine Microsoft was hit with by the EU because Microsoft did not include browser ballot box in Windows 7 SP1? Yeah, well, as it turns out it the EU did not find out about the “error” by mistake. They had help. From Google.
According to a [...]
Read More »Flaw in HTML5 allows websites to bombard you with data until your hard drive is full
So you thought you would be safer with Flash gone and HTML5 taking over? Generally speaking, you are probably right — but not in this particular situation. Computer science graduate Feross Aboukhadijeh has demonstrated a proof-of-concept that allows websites to download unlimited amounts of data to your computer… until your [...]
Read More »“If web browsers were superheroes…” [Comic]
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In today’s world, there are dozens upon dozens of web browsers out there, especially if you factor in browser apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. When looking at just desktop browsers, most of these dozens tend to be forks of the five major ones — Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, [...]
Read More »How to enable Do Not Track in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera [Guide]
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Do Not Track is a semi-new feature in the digital world that allows users to tell advertisers to not track their online activity for the purposes of serving targeted/personalized ads. To use Do Not Track, it must be built into your internet browser and, thankfully, all four major browsers now [...]
Read More »[Chrome, Firefox, Opera] Find out why a website loads slowly with YSlow
In today’s bigger and faster world, we don’t want a website to load slow. YSlow will tell you if a website is slow and why. This addon is mostly directed to webmasters and hosts rather than the average Joe but it may still be fun to use if you are [...]
[Chrome, Opera] No need for a real keyboard if you have Virtual Keyboard (by Google)
If you are on a touchscreen device, or don’t like your physical keyboard on a non-touch machine, then having an onscreen keyboard is a good idea. Virtual Keyboard by Google gives you that ability in Chrome or Opera with very little fuss.[...]
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Read More »[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 »[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 [...]
[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 [...]
[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, [...]
[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 »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 »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 [...]
Anyone else notice Chrome ads on Google.com for people running Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera?
Chrome may be dominating browser wars but apparently Google isn’t satisfied. Recently — and by recently I mean past few days, if memory serves — I’ve noticed an ad on Google.com telling me to install Chrome. I first saw the ad on Google.com in the form of a blue banner [...]
Read More »How to disable Java for Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Opera [Guide]
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If you are fed up with Java’s security vulnerabilities but are not willing to completely uninstall Java from your computer, a potential middle ground is disabling Java in your browser. This guide shows you how to disable Java in Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Opera.
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Read More »Chrome has 33% of browser market share, tops whole Internet Explorer family and Firefox
In terms of global browser usage, Google Chrome surpassed Firefox in December 2011 and beat Internet Explorer 8 in January 2012 but still had less market share than the total Internet Explorer family combined. Now, according to StatCounter, Chrome commands one-third of the global browser market (33.81%), making it [...]
Read More »Kogan charges 6.8% tax to anyone using Internet Explorer 7
Even though Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10) is waiting to be released publicly, a portion of Internet users are still dwelling on the old versions of IE, the most popular being IE 7. Using older versions of IE not only forces security compromises, but also is a pain to website [...]
Watch online videos in cinema style with Turn Off the Lights [Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari]
It’s not everyday you find a browser extension available for all the major browsers so this must be a special day. Turn Off the Lights is available for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari and it will improve your online video watching experience. However, if you are still afraid [...]
How to block advertisements in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera [2nd Edition] [Guide]
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A few weeks ago we had a good discussion regarding advertisements. There are many dotTechies who are OK with advertisements; but there are also others that are not. Out of those that dislike ads, there are some that block ads and there are some that would like to block ads [...]
Read More »Tip: Easily open links in new tabs by pressing the scroll wheel on your mouse
I have been doing this for a long time now but it occurred to me some people may not know this nifty trick. Often times when I browse the web I come across multiple links that I want to follow. Since I can’t view multiple links in the same tab [...]