Browsers
Google Chrome Tip: How to Give Streaming Videos a Movie Theater Experience
by Evan Wondrasek on March 18, 2010
Do you like online streaming video sites? Me too. I could probably spend all day watching videos of baby puppies, the hilarious auto-tuned news, or that cat that couldn’t quite jump over the baby fence. If you want to enjoy these videos and tune out the extra stuff, the Turn Off the Lights extension for the Google Chrome web browser is worth checking out. Turn Off the Lights is a a simple... [Read More]
How To: Quickly Open Accidentally Closed Tabs in Firefox
by Evan Wondrasek on March 15, 2010
Firefox only: Tabbed browsing in Firefox is incredibly useful and can improve your entire browsing experience; recovering an accidentally closed tab, however, isn’t particularly intuitive. Firefox does keep a record of your recently closed tabs (which are available under History –> Recently Closed Tabs), but this guide will show you how to recover a closed tab with a single click... [Read More]
Create a Simple, Awesome Browser Start Page with Fav4
by Evan Wondrasek on March 5, 2010
I recently asked my friends on Twitter what they used for their browser start page, and it seemed like most people used about:blank, Google/Firefox Start, or iGoogle. I personally use iGoogle because I can combine a lot of information into one page, but I often find myself wanting something a little simpler. Fav4.org is an browser start page that offers just that. Fav4 is very simple – you... [Read More]
Opera Web Browser: Fighting Back With Version 10.50
by Dustin Patterson on March 2, 2010
Many people are aware of the instant popularity of the Google Chrome web browser, taking just over 3% of the browser market share upon its release. Opera, a competitor in the web browser market since 1996, has only achieved a 2% market share in the past 14 years. The Opera developers aim to get back into the web browser market with the 10.50 release of the Opera web browser. The Opera 10.50 web... [Read More]
See What Others are Saying with the Twitter Reactions Extension for Google Chrome
by Evan Wondrasek on February 9, 2010
One of the most useful aspects of Twitter is that people tweet about everything - which means there is never a shortage of commentary about anything on the internet. Twitter Reactions is a new extension for the Google Chrome web browser that displays what others are saying about websites you view in real-time. To get started, simply install the Twitter Reactions extension for Google Chrome. After... [Read More]
Time to Upgrade: Google Ending Support for Internet Explorer 6 Soon
by Evan Wondrasek on February 5, 2010
Google recently announced that as of March 1st, 2010, they will no longer be supporting Internet Explorer 6 in their web applications, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites. It’s safe to assume that many of their other web applications will soon follow, as they promise that this year will be a “great year for Google Apps”. If you’re currently using Internet Explorer... [Read More]
Google Chrome: How to Sync Browser Sessions Between Multiple Computers
by Evan Wondrasek on February 4, 2010
Here’s a scenario: you’re about to leave work for the day and you have 9 important tabs open in Google Chrome. You’d like to continue with that same session when you get home – but what can you do? FreshStart is a great extension for Google Chrome that allows you to save your browser sessions and reload them on multiple computers. You can simply save all your open tabs to... [Read More]
Optimize Your iGoogle Personalized Homepage with Super iGoogle
by Evan Wondrasek on January 26, 2010
I use iGoogle as my browser start page which allows me to quickly view things like the news, weather, movie showtimes, my to do list, and email when I open my browser. iGoogle is completely customizable and supports a great variety of themes. I only have one problem: the search header and sidebar take up a lot of valuable space that could be used for content. A simple way to condense the extra... [Read More]
What’s New in Firefox 3.6
by Dustin Patterson on January 21, 2010
Today marks the release of the latest version of the Firefox web browser – Firefox 3.6 Some changes to the popular web browser have come about in the latest release, and are outlined below. Lightweight themes Included in Firefox 3.6 are lightweight themes, also known as Personas. When using Personas, users will have the ability to quickly change themes without having to restart the browser. ... [Read More]
Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
by Evan Wondrasek on January 12, 2010
Full-length URLs have nearly become an internet faux pas since the advent of sites like Twitter where character restrictions reign supreme. Sending a normal URL in a tweet is the digital equivalent of tripping over your own shoelaces, and most people have adopted a “favorite” URL shortening service like bit.ly, tinyurl, or is.gd. Google recently entered the URL shortening business offering... [Read More]
