The Older Geek

How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar

Monday, January 23, 2012

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 [...]

The Pros and Cons of Online Shopping

Friday, January 6, 2012

2 Comments

Can anyone remember the time before Amazon and eBay and PayPal when we all actually used to DRIVE to stores and hand CASH to a REAL human cashier? The Internet has certainly changed things. Not only is the Internet the “information super highway,” it’s become the shopping megaplex of the world. I remember my initial [...]

Goodbye, Firefox, I’m a Chrome Convert

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

4 Comments

I remember Firefox 1.0, way back in… *gasp* 2004! I was an early Firefox fanatic, finding the browser much faster, more intuitive and less bulky than the Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers. Sadly, the sun is setting over my Firefox career. I was very disenchanted with 4.0. It wouldn’t work with some of my plugins, [...]

Best Firefox Addons, Part 5

Friday, August 12, 2011

Comments Off

Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of Firefox addons? I’ve been a Firefox user since the browser first hit the Internet in 2004, and I have thoroughly enjoyed its flexibility– and the cool addons! I think Firefox single-handedly changed the way we use browsers. No longer as a sole means to browse [...]

How To Avoid Being Duped By Social Engineering Hacks

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Comments Off

How To Avoid Being Duped By Social Engineering Hacks

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 [...]

Best Firefox Addons, Part 4

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Comments Off

Is there no end to all the terrific Firefox addons out there? I think not. I’ve already written several posts stuffed full of my favorite goodies. Here are more: No Squint This is a beautiful addon for those of us who need a little visual aide. NoSquint very easily enlarges webpages and manages things like [...]

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

Monday, March 14, 2011

2 Comments

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

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 [...]

Viewing a Website’s Page Source Data

Thursday, March 3, 2011

2 Comments

You can learn a lot from a website’s page source data. Let’s say they have a very cool plugin and you want to know what it is! Check the page source data. Let’s say you want to know what blog theme they are using, or their website has a phenomenal photo or template color that [...]

How to Block and Unblock Specific Videos and Images Using AdBlock Plus

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Comments Off

How to Block and Unblock Specific Videos and Images Using AdBlock Plus

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 [...]

How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus

Saturday, February 12, 2011

1 Comment

How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus

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? [...]

How To Delete Browser Cookies

Saturday, January 15, 2011

1 Comment

Cookies. We love them and we hate them (well, I do), especially with milk. Ha ha! Seriously, cookies (as far as computing goes) are small text files placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. Cookies contain information such as website name, date and duration of visit, and other extraneous stuff. Not very [...]

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 2

Thursday, December 16, 2010

1 Comment

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 2

Amongst all the other browsers out there– Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari– Firefox stands out. Why? Addons. I love Firefox because of addons. I have previously mentioned some of my favorite addons in the post Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1. There are so many good addons out there that I am compelled [...]

How To Make Bloggers Blogs Respond Faster

Thursday, November 11, 2010

3 Comments

How To Make Bloggers Blogs Respond Faster

It’s terrific that Blogger has spruced up their blog designs, offering more choices and some much-needed flexibility and style for Blogger users. Unfortunately, Blogger blogs are notoriously slow to load and very slow to respond when scrolling down the page. Oh sure, the pages work relatively acceptably in the Internet Explorer browser, but who uses [...]

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1

Monday, September 13, 2010

2 Comments

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1

One of the best things about Firefox is the ability to incorporate “addons” to the browser. I love Firefox for this reason. An addon, or add-on, is a plugin, or a small script of software that runs within another piece of software (in this case, within Firefox). The addons can be downloaded, configured, and uninstalled [...]

What Is a “Feed” and How Do I Find It?

Monday, May 3, 2010

Comments Off

A “feed” is, at it’s most basic, syndicated web content. The most common type of feed is the RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Atom is another format of feed. The RSS feed symbol is commonly displayed as a little orange boxed icon with white stripes. Graphic artists have become very creative with the symbol, and have [...]

Customizing the AdBlock Plus Addon for Firefox

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Comments Off

Customizing the AdBlock Plus Addon for Firefox

A reader from the UK, Paddy, asked me a question regarding the Firefox browser: Firefox works perfectly on most sites i vist except my bebo page, when on bebo it often doesnt show a button or box i need to click on to change items. I have updated my addons and plugins to see if [...]

Handy Shortcuts for Firefox Browser

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

2 Comments

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 [...]

Tag Archive | "Firefox"

How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar

The Pros and Cons of Online Shopping

Goodbye, Firefox, I’m a Chrome Convert

Best Firefox Addons, Part 5

How To Avoid Being Duped By Social Engineering Hacks

Best Firefox Addons, Part 4

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

Viewing a Website’s Page Source Data

How to Block and Unblock Specific Videos and Images Using AdBlock Plus

How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus

How To Delete Browser Cookies

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 2

How To Make Bloggers Blogs Respond Faster

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1

What Is a “Feed” and How Do I Find It?

Customizing the AdBlock Plus Addon for Firefox

Handy Shortcuts for Firefox Browser

Meet The Older Geek

Subscribe to The Older Geek

Great Hosting

Archives

Great Deals