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How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar
Your browser menu bars sometimes disappear. This can occur because of a bug in the system, a popup window alters your settings, or because your browser goes into full-screen mode. Whatever the reason, you can restore your browser’s menu bars by pressing certain keys on the keyboard. These methods are called “keyboard shortcuts.” They come [...]
Continue reading...How To Avoid Being Duped By Social Engineering Hacks
Saturday, July 9, 2011
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In a previous post, I reported the prevalence of “social engineering,” which is a new technique that’s been developed by hackers. Now that computers and browsers are becoming more secure with improved bug fixes and firewalls, hackers are looking to deceive computer users– YOU and ME. According to one report, 1 in 14 downloads is [...]
Continue reading...Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3
Monday, March 14, 2011
In case you missed my previous, utterly riveting posts of other superb Firefox addons, see Part 1 and Part 2. Firefox is a wonderfully versatile browser, due to the nearly innumerable additional mini-programs you can use with it. StumbleUpon While technically a toolbar, this addon is an extension of the StumbleUpon website. I wrote an [...]
Continue reading...Why Do Pop Ups Still Appear After I Have Blocked Them?
Friday, February 25, 2011
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I addressed the dangers of browser popups in Internet Explorer and how to block them in my post “How to Prevent Popups in Internet Explorer.” You may have followed my advice and set the popup blocker to a high setting, blocking all poipups unless you manually override it or created a whitelist of allowed sites. [...]
Continue reading...How to Block and Unblock Specific Videos and Images Using AdBlock Plus
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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In my previous post, I showed you How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus. If you have not yet read it, I recommend it, as it will provide a little background, enabling you to better understand this tutorial. AdBlock Plus very easily blocks Flash and Java videos– all you need to do [...]
Continue reading...How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus
Saturday, February 12, 2011
AdBlock Plus is my favorite Firefox plugin. It’s why I stick with the Firefox browser even though there are others that are faster and flashier. I’ve written about how to use AdBlock Plus for custom ad blocking and unblocking of images, but did you know that AdBlock Plus can also block Flash and Java videos? [...]
Continue reading...Fixing Bookmark Problems in Opera Browser
Friday, March 19, 2010
A reader named Martin sent me in a question: Any ideas why opera browser suddenly will not allow bookmarks to be saved, and any idea how to correct this? Martin, it sounds like you have a corrupt opera6.adr file or a corrupt bookmarks.adr file (depends on your Opera version and if your Opera uses imported [...]
Continue reading...Handy Shortcuts for Firefox Browser
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
If you work at the computer all day, as I do, you learn very quickly how tiresome all the billions of hand movements can be. It becomes a chore to move from the keyboard to the mouse to the keyboard and back again. Ugh! I am a big fan of keyboard shortcuts, especially for the [...]
Continue reading...Fix Firefox Problems
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A few people have asked me a some questions about solving problems with the browser Mozilla Firefox. I think Firefox is a terrific browser: it’s safer than Internet Explorer; it’s faster; and it’s got innumerable options, themes, and addons available. However, when it has problems, it’s usually more complex than the basic Internet Explorer crash. [...]
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