Archive for the ‘browser tips’ Category
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Last week Google continued its march in Internet domination by releasing its very own Web browser, Chrome. I downloaded it the day it came out and have been really impressed. It's incredibly fast, not cluttered with unnecessary features, and has some great under-the-hood performance.
I've long been a huge fan of ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Now that you know how to hide the annoying Firefox downloads status window, it's time to make your downloads really scream.
Enter Internet Download Manager (IDM) -- the great little utility with the ugly logo. Once you start using IDM, you'll never want to go back. Downloads are so fast ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
I don't know about you, but when I download something, I just want to click a link, have the file or application download, then get to it when I'm ready to open the file or launch the application. If I'm downloading a large file, especially, I don't need to watch ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
People who know me know that I'm all about using keyboard shortcuts whenever possible. Why? When my hands spend more time on the keyboard and less time on the mouse, I can maximize productivity and get more done in less time. So long as a shortcut exists and you know ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
There are lots of reasons why Firefox has been steadily gaining on Internet Explorer browser market share over the past few years (37.2% as of January 2008): Along with being more stable, faster, and more user-friendly, it's highly customizable. And I'm not just talking about add-ons.
Say hello to about:config ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Quite simply, RoboForm is the best password manager utility out there. Once you use RoboForm, you'll wonder how you lived without it. I've been using it since early 2006 or so and it's one of the utilities I use every single day on both my desktop and my laptop (and ...
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Do you use Firefox on more than one computer? (You do use Firefox, right?) Maybe you already use a Web-based bookmark organizer like del.icio.us or Ma.gnolia.com -- which are nice, but not always as fast as local bookmarks.
Or maybe your bookmarks are trapped on your computer. What will you ...
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Hi, I'm Gabe Anderson. I've published more than 2,000 personal and professional blog entries on my other blogs since 2000.
