Even though Internet Explorer has improved greatly with version 8, I still much prefer Firefox because it is so customizable. However, it can be slow to open sometimes. Here’s a free program to speed up Firefox – it’s called Speedyfox. Get it here. All you have to do is download the file, [...] Read more »
Archive for ‘browsers’
My current software recommendations
MondaySep 21,2009
I get asked fairly often about what is the best antivirus program to use, what antispyware program should be used, etc. Today I am going to summarize what my current recommendations are. Keep in mind, these recommendations change from time to time. Whenever these things do change, I will do [...] Read more »
What is a browser?
SaturdayJun 20,2009
Do you know what a browser is? Google sent a guy to Times Square to ask people on the street that question. The answers he got varied widely, but the vast majority of people didn’t know what a browser is. A browser is a program on your computer that allows you to view [...] Read more »
Internet Explorer 8 available today
ThursdayMar 19,2009
The newest version of Internet Explorer, version 8, is available for download from the Microsoft website:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/ It will have to be pretty amazing for me to switch from Firefox. Keep in mind, this is a beta version so it may have some bugs. Of course, the same could be said for the final [...] Read more »
How to reduce Firefox memory usage
MondayAug 18,2008
By now you are probably using Firefox, and if you are staying up to date, you are using Firefox version 3. It is far superior to Internet Explorer in many ways. One downfall of Firefox is that it uses more than its fair share of memory. I don’t know why Mozilla has [...] Read more »
Secret features of Firefox 3
WednesdayAug 6,2008
Firefox 3 has some interesting features that most people are not aware of. This week we will talk about a few of these “secret” functions, and hopefully you will find them useful. 1. You can drag a Firefox tab to a separate Firefox window. If you have two Firefox browser windows open, [...] Read more »
A wonderfully simple Firefox trick
MondayJun 30,2008
This week’s tip is probably one of the simplest ones I have ever published, and most people probably don’t know about it. But it can make viewing some web pages a whole lot easier. For me, a fairly good portion of my Firefox window is taken up by menus and toolbars. I [...] Read more »
Get rid of that stupid “Send Error” Report
MondayJun 23,2008
Do you get tired of seeing this error report every time a Windows program malfunctions: If you’re like me, you have better things to do than click “Send” or “Don’t Send” to tell Microsoft that their programs are messing up. There are lots of other people that do that anyway, so Microsoft [...] Read more »
How to have LOTS of home pages
WednesdayMay 28,2008
I know that some of you already know how to do this. But for those of you that still only have one website as your home page (the site that comes up each time you open Firefox or Internet Explorer)…this is for you. It’s nice to have a particular page come up each [...] Read more »
The QUICKEST access to any website
TuesdayJan 22,2008
There may be a website that you want to check sometimes, and you just want to look at that website right away. What is the quickest way to do that? Of course, you could just add the site to your Favorites or Bookmarks list, but there is a way that will give you even [...] Read more »
