Previously we have seen how we can block certain websites on Chrome and Internet Explorer. Now the thing is that, as long as the restrictions are browser specific, one can always download and install a different browser and open the blocked websites. A simple way to restrict a website across all browsers in Windows is [...]
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Sometimes little things make a big difference. Let’s take the example of the warning dialog which pops up in Firefox when we try to close multiple tabs. The warning tab is actually a safeguard against losing work when you accidently close the browser. I have often made the mistake when I absentmindedly closed a tab [...]
Nothing else annoys me more than a slow Internet connection. Sitting in front of your browser while it’s loading your graphics packed webpage and all you can do is sit and stare at the progress bar can be a real pain. Sometimes, you can change your connection provider but let’s just say you are stuck [...]
Cache (noun): A hidden storage space. That’s the definition you will get in the dictionary. When it comes to browsers, a browser cache is something similar but not so hidden. A browser cache is a special folder tucked away among other folders that stores web page elements that a browser thinks it will need again. [...]
Most of us are usually quite protective about our browsing history and frown upon add-ons that record it without us knowing. But then, there are others who’d like to have their browsing history at their tips all the time so that they could search through it and dig up useful information. Infoaxe is an alternative [...]
With time, almost all the programs running on Windows tend to become sluggish and frustrating to use. Of course there are ways to take care of such issues through tools like Ccleaner, system defrag etc but there are program-specific steps too that should be taken to speed up individual programs. Internet Explorer is one such [...]
HTML5 looks like the next big trend or the next big mystery, depending on how you look at it. But it is just a far reaching change from the traditional way we build web pages. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the building block of the web. Everything from simple email to Facebook is built around [...]
If you tend to lose control over your browser tabs while having a wild session of browsing, you need a course in tab management. With TooManyTabs, the course is a short and efficient one. TooManyTabs is a Chrome extension that helps you manage your workflow when you have too many tabs open (the Firefox extension [...]
Web 2.0 has drastically improved the style of webpages. It has made webpages more colorful, more interactive, and very difficult to print. The web survives on advertisements, but it is something that disrupts the way we would like to print webpages. And I haven’t even started with the eco-unfriendliness of printing reams of pages with [...]
In one quick simple stroke, the cc:to me bookmarklet can help you remove your dependence on browsing tools like Instapaper and Read it Later. The cc:to me bookmarklet also gives you another way to use your Gmail account as an information powerhouse. Here’s what it does – it lets you quickly email information from the [...]
I still remember the days I used to spend hours in the community library reading books. There were times when I had to wait for a long time in queue if a hot new book had arrived on the shelves. Things have changed now, and today instead of going to a library we can actually [...]
Bookmarking all the open tabs in your browser can come in handy at times. Like, if you are researching on a topic, and have got a number of related tabs open. The next thing you want to do is collate the URLs at one place. Bookmarking them individually would be a pain. We have in [...]
You must have come across a lot of articles that are titles like ’10 Best Browser Extensions…’ or ’10 Best Firefox Add-ons…’. Call them browser extensions, plugins, or add-ons – they are simple little programs that extend the functionality of a browser. Using these little programs, you can power-up your browser to handle a variety [...]
With the changing times we sometimes fail to notice small changes around us. If you remember the good old versions of our favorite browsers, be it Chrome, Firefox or IE, opening a new tab in them either opened a blank page or a specific website automatically. Today these browsers have emerged with a full-fledged new [...]
When I work on my browser I usually get stuck with an overwhelmed tab strip that has a huge number of tabs open concurrently. With so many tabs open at the same time it doesn’t take much time for my laptop to become sluggish, and thus out of frustration I sometimes close all my tabs [...]
In a previous post, I talked about how you can backup and restore Google Chrome Profile data. The tool is amazing for users working on Chrome but what is you prefer some other browser like Firefox or Opera and use it as your default browser. Today I would like to introduce you to FavBackup, an [...]
