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Showing posts with label Browsers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Browsers. Show all posts

Getting Started with Windows 8: Changing the Default Browser

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Most users spend their time online and with Microsoft’s new Metro interface, Windows gets a full screen experience without ever having to use the desktop – unless you need to. The new experience includes a very basic and stripped Internet Explorer but users can replace this browser, Mozilla has announced it is working on a version of Firefox and Google, more silent about it, has included a metro style version once its browser is set as the default. In case you’re wondering: right clicking on the top of the screen toggles tab view – even in Chrome. Let’s get started!

Windows 7 [Tip]: Pinning Websites to your Superbar

Tuesday, August 30, 2011


Many of us know, from using IE9 that you can pin your favourite websites to the Superbar. Myself, I dislike IE9 due to it's lack of addon support and customizability. Here's my solution for any web browser.

Create your shortcut
Right click in any folder and select New ~ Shortcut. In the path name type in the URL of your favourite website. Click next then name your bookmark.

Find, and download the website icon
For most websites including facebook and Google+ you can find their icon by adding /favicon.ico to the end of their URL. If not, just search it on FindIcons.

Changing the icon of your newly made shortcut

Right click the website's shortcut you previously made to enter the "properties". Click "Change Icon". Browse to where you saved the icon, select and open it. Click ok.

Here come's the complicated part.

Creating the toolbar
Make a new folder, named whatever you wish. Right click the superbar and select Toolbars ~ New Toolbar...

Navigate to the folder you've just created. Select it and click "Open". You'll see your folder in the Superbar.


Last but not least, Add the shortcut you previously made into the folder you previously created. Once all your favourite sites are added (and other shortcuts might that might be useful to you) it should look something like this:

Happy Pinning :)

IE 9 Beats Chrome Every Step of the Way

Thursday, August 4, 2011

For those of you who think that you are getting better security with Google Chrome, think again. When it comes to malicious attacks, IE 9 stops what Google Chrome doesn’t.

Google Plus Needs Fan Pages Now if it wants to Curb Fake Accounts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Google had better bring its business pages feature to Google Plus and fast. People who have blogs, who own a business, or want to promote a website want to be a part of the Google Plus wave. However, the only way they can take such a part is to create a Gmail account for their site or business and create a Google Plus account for that business or site.

Independent Study: Ranks Browsers in Terms of Security

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

An independent test by NSS Labs has found that Internet Explorer’s built-in reputation system is markedly superior at blocking social-engineering attacks than its rivals.

Reading PDF's : Google's Solution

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

You may wonder, from time to time, what are these "PDF" files that my computer can't read? PDF files are files that are produced as a portable file that can be read by any capable PDF reader. The PDF File Format was created by Adobe Systems in 1993 and continues to distribute something called the Adobe Reader which reads and displays these files in a clear and precise manner.

Microsoft Reveals Segments of Codename Windows 8

Monday, June 6, 2011

imageMicrosoft has lost its silence and shown their latest developments in the user interface and some of the features that are set to appear in upcoming ‘Windows 8’ which is set to be tablet friendly and have a dual user interface. This will be the first major UI shift in Windows since the introduction to the taskbar in Windows 95 and the major tweak to it in Windows 7.

Firefox Users in Windows 7: How to Enable Tab Preview in Firefox 4

Saturday, May 21, 2011

imageLike with Google Chrome, tab preview in Windows 7 doesn’t come built in. However, there is a quick fix that can get the tabs to be previewed in your Windows 7 taskbar. The fix is easy and relatively quick and you will be up and running in a matter of minutes.

 

Chrome Users in Windows 7: Behold, AERO Peak for Tabs

Friday, February 25, 2011

If you like to use the full functionality of Windows 7 and have a preference for Google Chrome as your browser, you may have noticed that you could not get to individual tabs from the task bar. However, there is a trick that will allow you to gain full functionality out of Google Chrome without any mods or programming knowledge, just a trip to shortcut properties.

Black Hole Update Returns

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

As I was browsing the internet on my favourite social network, a popup decided to appear notifying me that I have a new update. I found it a bit suspicious that Microsoft was sending an update in the middle of the month.

 
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