It can take a while to scroll through an extensive website page. So that’s where the Content Scrollbar can come in handy. That’s a Firefox add-on that adds clickable markers to the scrollbar for all headings on the pag...
Not all website pages might have the best color schemes. To customize the color schemes of website pages, add Color Transform to Firefox. With that add-on we can apply multiple colors schemes to website pages, and edit their contr...
To highlight a row in Gmail, you must first select it by clicking the check box next to it. You can’t simply highlight it on mouse over. There’s also no way for you to change the highlight color for your “read” and “unread” emails...
If you’re worried about the fact that someone might take a look at your private chat conversations, then you better opt to keep your chat apps locked so they can’t be easily accessed by intruders. The good thing about this is that...
When you have lots of software open in Windows, taskbar space invariably becomes more limited and the desktop might be cluttered with open windows. One good way to add some more space to the taskbar is to make the software invisib...
Want to know how to password protect a PDF document? Well, that’s easy especially if you already have a PDF viewer with a built-in file encryption feature such as Adobe Acrobat 8 or 9. Now, for whatever reason, let’s just say that...
Windows has a multitude of settings most of which you can access via the Control Panel. To reach specific setting options, there are usually a few menus and submenus to wade through. As such, if you’re not sure exactly where...
Almost every desktop and laptop has USB (Universal Serial Bus) slots for flash storage devices. When you insert a USB stick, you must usually open Windows Explorer and click on the USB slot there to open files saved on it. However...
The system tray is the section at the right of the taskbar in Windows that includes a clock and a few small icons. You can expand the number of shortcut icons in the system tray with Tray Tools 2000. That’s a freeware packag...
Every modern web browser has a built-in option that allows users to download a remote file from a specific source. This is a good thing because you no longer need to install another software or program just to download some text f...
XnShell is a dynamic shell extension for the Windows 7 context menu offering users a variety of features directly from within this menu. This freeware program is extremely easy to use and setup and will surely offer users added co...
We can all do our bit to save the rainforests. One way to do that is to print less paper, which will also save you some ink. This post covered how to edit pages before printing in Firefox, and you can also do that with the Print o...
Nowadays, it’s so easy to search the web for images. Just do a quick search and you’ll find tons of images and photos on almost every site or page that you visit. The thing is, if you’re using Chrome, there’s no easy way to view t...
You can open document files in Firefox from the menu bar. Click on the File button, Open File and then select a file to open in the browser. You can also open files by dragging and dropping them from the desktop to Firefox. To dra...
When browsing with Firefox, you can accidentally click on the X icons that close tabs. To ensure your tabs remain open, add Tabloc to Firefox. That’s an add-on that locks and protects your Firefox page tabs. Open the Tabloc ...
Let’s just say that you have a page or site that you want to check after some period of time. Like, for example, a Reddit thread or an interesting blog post. However, there’s no way for you to directly subscribe to it. There’s als...
Ultimate Windows Tweaker offers users a plethora of tweaks which can used to alter the behavior of your computer. Read on to learn more.
For a quick way to alter the colors in your photos forget about those photo applications packed with editing options. You should instead add the Color Surprise application to Windows XP, Vista or 7. The Color Surprise application ...
In this article, I told you about how we can select Firefox options and navigate pages with short mouse movement combinations. You can also do the same thing in Opera without any extensions. The more recent Opera versions include ...
Want to root your LG Volt? This guide will help you accomplish just that! Disclaimer: This guide is intended as a helpful “how to”. Ashraf and dotTech are not responsible for any gain or loss (including but not limited to bricked ...
Whether you’re at work, at school or at home, you need to have this motivation to keep doing what you’re doing. However, there are days when you get to feel like you’re not in the mood to do anything at all. At times like these, r...
The copy and paste tool in Windows is handy, but the Firefox browser does not have that option for page tabs. Wouldn’t it be great if you could copy Firefox page tabs so that they can be temporarily closed to free up space o...
Gone are those days where users often rely on tactile buttons to carry out certain Android commands. Today, there are more ways to control your Android device such as voice commands and gesture controls. Speaking of which, did you...
The NavBar ring, also known as the navigation bar ring, is a feature that’s usually present in Android devices with soft navigation buttons. With it, you can access the Google icon by simply swiping up from your smartphone or tabl...
Okay guys, this is a short one but if you are having troubles with your Windows system crashing, this may be of help to you. Windows Reliability monitor gives you a way of pinpointing applications that may be causing you gripe. In...
Over a period of time, your laptop battery life will naturally decrease. Other than changing your battery, there are measures which you can employ in order to try to get more out of your battery. Windows 7 includes a hidden tool w...
There are so many apps out there that let you take notes. Now, what if you want a simple yet reliable note-taking app that would allow you to add tags and places to your notes? How about a note-taking app that flaunts Google’s new...
Want to root your LG Genesis? This guide will help you accomplish just that! Disclaimer: This guide is intended as a helpful “how to”. Ashraf and dotTech are not responsible for any gain or loss (including but not limited to brick...
TabFlip is a Firefox extension that lets you flip through your open page tabs like pages of a book. With this extension you can open page tabs without selecting them on the tab bar. Instead you press the right mouse button and dra...
The Google Chrome browser has better built-in translation options than Firefox. When you visit a site not in English, Google Chrome will offer to translate. Firefox has no such option, but you can quickly translate pages in the br...
Sometimes, you can’t help but forget that you’ve already saved an email contact under a different name so you end up having duplicates. That’s not all. There’s also a tendency for you to have duplicate contacts after you import yo...
In Google Drive, you can upload and store RAR (.rar) and ZIP (.zip) files but you can’t extract them. The least you can do is to preview the content inside these compressed files but that’s all. Nevertheless, there’s a quick and e...
Group emails are nice especially if you’re talking about your work or group projects but what if you want to level up your options? Like, for example, having an option to preview links, maps, videos and images without opening anot...
This tip may be appealing to all of the ‘speed demons’ out there. By removing the Windows splash screen on startup you can fractionally decrease the amount of time it takes for your computer to boot. Keep reading to le...
Nowadays, you need to be extra careful when it comes to the software and apps that you download and install on your computer. Who knows? You might be unknowingly installing a software that contains malicious programs and other .ex...
