When browsing the Internet, you will often find yourself clicking through links as you jump from one page to another. While this has already become a norm, clicking through links just to see the actual content of that page can be ...
Easter eggs aren’t just sumptuous chocolate. They are also added to software packages as secret responses that occur after entering an undocumented set of commands. The OpenOffice Calc software package has a few Easter eggs....
Sometimes, it is way easier to merge multiple files into one than to copy and paste them into an entirely new document. This helps you save time especially if you are already rushing to meet your deadline. It’s just that every doc...
You don’t have to print a whole OpenOffice spreadsheet if you require just a small section of it. One way that you could print a small section from a spreadsheet would be to copy and paste a group of selected cells into anot...
A progress bar is something that provides feedback on a given process. Most will be familiar with download progress bars that show you how much of the software has been downloaded in percentage terms. You can also add progress bar...
As we all know, Google Chrome has a built-in PDF reader. This makes it easier for you to view or read any PDF file or document without having to download and install any software or application. It’s just that it can also become q...
When printing a website page, you might not need the paper to include everything on it. Yet most browsers have few Web page editing options for printing. Some people might copy and paste sections of text from the website page into...
VLC Media Player is a freeware software package, for the Windows, Unix, Mac OS X and Linux platforms, which plays video/audio files. This is the VLC Media Player website from where you can add it to your software library. Like man...
You can open PDF (Portable Document Format) documents with both PDF software and browsers. This article covers opening PDF documents with Google Chrome. The Firefox browser does not include any built-in options with which to open ...
When connecting to a WiFi network for the first time, you’re required to enter the security key in order to be able to use it and gain access to the internet. However, once the right key is entered, connecting to the same Wi...
You select alternative search engines in Firefox by clicking on the icon on the left of the browser’s search box. You can organize that search engine drop-down menu more effectively with the Organize Search Engines add-on. W...
By default Firefox has a horizontal toolbar which includes the address bar and search box along with other options. Consequently, space on that toolbar is a little limited. Wouldn’t it be better to have a vertical toolbar wi...
Wouldn’t it be great if you could check out a link’s content before opening the page? At the moment there aren’t any browsers which have built-in options to preview links before opening them. However, those with Google Chrom...
Google Drive is a reliable cloud storage service wherein you can also create various types of documents and files. In other words, it’s not just for storing documents, images, videos and other files. You can also use it to create ...
Wouldn’t it be great if you can create your own custom characters on Windows? By learning how to do so, you can personalize your texts, documents and even the images and screenshots that you edit on MS Paint. Plus, it’s a fu...
Firefox 29 gave the browser series something of a revamp. Mozilla removed the orange app menu button from Firefox 29, and replaced the square tabs with curved alternatives. To restore the classic Firefox theme from previous versio...
Online file converters are great because you don’t need to download or install anything on your computer. However, they’re not always accessible. So, you might as well choose a document converter that you can use at any given time...
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to directly send the files that you find online to your preferred cloud storage account? Well, with Ballloon, you definitely can. No need to click the download link. Just send the file strai...
On my tablet, I usually prefer using a keyboard that supports auto-complete and smart word suggestions simply because it helps me type faster. Speaking of which, Complete for Gmail is a free tool that you can use to help you write...
Modern Download Manager is an add-on for the Firefox browser. This is an add-on which is packed with additional options with which you can customize your downloads. For example, you can pause, resume and cancel downloads; scan fil...
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to extend the functionality of Facebook’s infamous chat heads to Chrome? Well, why not? All you need is a simple browser extension like Faces.im. Even so, let’s find out if this simple tool ...
If there’s one thing that I like dislike while watching videos on YouTube, it’s the fact that I can’t automatically hide the annotations every time I load a video. Now, if you’re like me, then you’d probably wish for a better YouT...
Firefox is a browser that has a variety of keyboard shortcuts for page navigation. In addition, there are also a few add-ons for the browser which add extra keyboard navigation shortcuts. These are a few Firefox hotkeys to note fo...
Windows Aero added transparency to Windows Vista and 7. However, that only adds a small amount of transparency to the borders of most browser windows. To really add transparency to Firefox, install the GlassMyFox extension which e...
Thanks to third-party apps, you can do almost anything that you want with Android. You can change your home screen and lock screen theme, quickly reply to messages via floating chat heads and a whole lot more. Speaking of which, T...
One of the reasons why many users prefer to compress their files is because of the fact that the compressed files require less space than the usual. One good example of this is when you compress your documents as ZIP or RAR. Apart...
Google doesn’t want you to get malware so they’ve blocked extensions from installing outside of the Chrome store. This though mostly a great thing, does do a bit of damage. It does some damage to reputable developers w...
Google has now removed the separate search box from Chrome. The search box is instead amalgamated with the address bar. However, with the Search Box extension we can restore Google Chrome’s search box. Open this page to add the ex...
You can create a variety of documents with MS Word 2010/2013. The software has all the options required to set up booklet documents with a book fold. If you’re setting up a booklet, with multiple pages, you’ll need to adjust the W...
Google Play Music is becoming an increasingly popular service. The service has some awesome features, but the absolute best feature is the ability to upload up to 20,000 songs to your Google Play Music account for free! Library st...
One of the main advantages of using a distraction-free text editor is that you don’t need to think of anything else. You just need to focus on what you’re writing and simply let your ideas flow. Anyways, this is exactly why you sh...
If you use the internet a lot, chances are that you have used the DNS or Domain Name System without even realizing it. In layman’s terms, the DNS translates domain names to their numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose...
Do you have a folder with top-secret files in it? If so you can make the folder perma invisible. And by perma invisible I mean the folder won’t be shown even if someone enables “show hidden files and folder” in W...
Some Android devices have a built-in option for disabling the camera shutter sound. However, this is not always the case. So if ever you find yourself troubled over the fact that your camera keeps on making that annoying sound eve...
This article is part of an ongoing series that hopes to bring a working knowledge of Linux to users of Windows. In the first article, we introduced Linux on a basic level. In the second article, we answered some commonly asked que...
