Browsers & Add-ons

There has been a lot of success recently for ace internet browser Mozilla. This intelligent browser has been able to carve a niche for itself in the IT circuit. It added a new feather to its cap by revealing the news that more than 2 billion add-ons have been downloaded by users as of now through the browser. This is indeed a milestone which has been announced with great deal of pride. Firefox, the... Read More »

Now it is possible to view attached Word documents within the browser as opposed to the previous cumbersome methodology of downloading, saving and opening of the files locally. This was a development alongside the added features to the Google docs, which is now compatible with almost any file type. Previous methods Previously there were two options to view an attached Word document in Gmail. One was... Read More »

If you are using the old version of Google’s Chrome, you will require downloading Adobe’s Flash separately. But, you have good news if you want to install Google’s Chrome new and latest version having interesting features, you do not need to download Adobe’s Flash and save it on another place. Google’s Chrome presents its latest version having integrated Adobe’s Flash which will directly... Read More »

Inspired by the Web search option of Google, EFF, which stands for Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with the project they called the TOR, which actually decided to release last Thursday a new public beta version of an add-on of Firefox. This add-on can allow the browser’s users to encrypt information and other communications data with famous websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The new... Read More »

Ever since the implementation of the tab feature in Internet Explorer, browsing has become increasingly easier. The feature now allows you to surf multiple websites without the hassle of endlessly switching through windows to access your other open web pages. If you like to open multiple tabs at once, you may be in need of a feature which remembers each and every tab you have used during your browsing... Read More »

A home page is the page that you see when you first open your web browser. This page can be blank or a specified webpage. Your home page is also the page that you are directed to if you press the Home button in Internet Explorer. Regardless of what your current home page is, you can change it to your preferred website or use an add-on to dynamically customize its behavior. This guide is for those... Read More »

Recently Microsoft announced the updation of the distribution scope of a toolbar update which, without the user’s knowledge, installed an add-on from Internet Explorer. Moreover it also installed an extension from Firefox called Search Helper Extension. Microsoft assured that the new update is actually the same as the old one; the only way they differ from each other is the way in which the... Read More »

Google’s upcoming OS Chrome is said to bring a reform in the world of computers and it is expected that the first system to arrive with its OS as Chrome will be launched pretty soon. The OS is coming with a whole lot of exciting features. The OS is said to be the fastest of all time with a record boot up speed of 7 seconds that is remarkable in every way. The OS comes with a number of applications... Read More »

Internet explorer has evolved since its first versions, and has become pretty complicated web browser with lots of features, plugin support, and support for newest HTML standards. But that has come at a prize, such complication level leads to dependencies on lots of different sub-packages, C++ run-time libraries, and to gradual reduction of performance overtime, while registry keys become cluttered... Read More »

On one of the Patch Tuesdays, when Microsoft regularly updates the toolbar, there was an installation of an add-on to the Mozilla Firefox as it was for the Internet Explorer. As the user tried to update the toolbar as it was instructed by Microsoft, there was an automatic update for these two browsers too. The important aspects of this add on was that the user was not asked for any permission to update... Read More »

The latest release by Apple has been the most recent version of the Web browser Safari 5 which happened this week. There are many new trends and features that have been released as part of this version. Some of these features have become controversial too. Though, the SVP for marketing the product worldwide for Apple Phil Schiller claimed that the Safari was the best browser available till date. It... Read More »

Cookies are information in text format that can be encrypted while transferring information over the internet. You might have encountered many alerts and errors with the cookie word being included in the statement. Cookies are not able to execute therefore there is no chance that cookies contain and replicate viruses. Still cookies management is an issue that you might need to do while surfing through... Read More »

Google has recently announced the official release of its Chrome 5 versions for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. This has happened less than a month after the new version was made available through the beta channel and it reflects Google’s commitment for advanced Web technology and better performance, as well as the rapid rhythm of evolution of the product. Chrome 5 is expected to bring significant... Read More »

The latest version of the Google chrome leaves the beta stage and an overall version is just out. It is available for Mac, Windows as well as Linux operating systems. For those who are already using the Google Chrome in the beta stage can get updated to this latest version. Chrome designed for Mac operating systems have features such as synchronizing bookmarks and the browser settings. The most used... Read More »

For the average Windows user, the news of release of Google Chrome 5 is not a big thing. For Mac and Linux users however, this news is impressive enough to warrant a cruise to Google Chrome’s download page. After all, its claim of monumental browsing speeds and new features is just begging for trial. After months of adjustments and bug fixing, Google Chrome 5 has gone stable. In its new form, Chrome... Read More »

Google has just come out with the new encrypted version of its search engine. This is with the effort to protect internet users from having other users having access to their search history using the same network. The new version of Google is SSL encrypted and to be found at https://www.google.com. The new version, like all of Google’s products, is going to see a slow roll out and users can opt... Read More »

Google Chrome released its latest version a few days back, on occasion of its 6th centenary. The new Version 6, although not into the markets as yet, can be checked out on the developer’s preview channel on Linux, Mac and Windows. Although regular users might not recognize the big change, this is a huge milestone for the Google developers as they have neared completion to the targeted specifications... Read More »

The browsers and the desktop Operating System (OS) of the future need to provide us a much broader and much more comprehensive level of protection than the average user enjoys today. There is a need to re-invent how browsers are programmed and run on end-user systems. Isolation is the first step to better protection. This is evident in the new Windows 7 OS which allows XP to run in a completely isolated... Read More »

There is no reason as to why a Firefox addict should not be excited at this time, because they are reaching every nook and corner to satisfy their customers. Their latest venture is the entry into mobile phone browsers, thus the first things all other players will have to think is “run baby run”. Mozilla in the recent past has been the biggest hit among the other browsers with its advanced features... Read More »

Here is a small set of important and most popularly used add-on that is differentiating the choice of browsers amongst most of us. Most of us at a point of time did not know anything more than what is so called the “IE” but, days have changed where the selection of browsers not only depend upon the parameters like speed and ease of usage but add-ons. Given an option to use the historic Internet... Read More »

Mozilla Firefox has been the recent buzz in the world of Internet and this has happened because of the significant amount development they have been doing in their browsers to help their users in the most effective way. They have been doing well particularly in terms of the ADD-on service that they provide for their users. They have almost neared and are still developing more add-ons that are more... Read More »

“A small step towards a giant leap” is an age old saying that would immediately come to every business man’s mind when they really understand and appreciate the use of add-ons that firefox has introduced. These add-ons are more useful to companies that are gravitated in doing online business because, Firefox has a unique feature, that can help such companies to improvise the ease with which... Read More »

After installing a browser, the first thing that a user does is to install the Flash player from Adobe. Without the Flash player it is impossible to view certain websites as well as the videos on the Internet. But now, Google has decided to make things easier for its user. Google has decided to build Flash in its browser Google Chrome. Now, Google has decided to support the Adobe Flash player in its... Read More »