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Tag: Firefox

  • How to stay secure on Facebook by enabling HTTPS [video tip]

    Back in November, we posted about the dangers of a new Firefox extension that is available for download called Firesheep and how to protect yourself from it using an extension called HTTPS Everywhere.  To address this threat created that Firesheep exploited, Facebook now has a new security setting that will make you use HTTPS by…

  • If technology names were literal [cartoon]

    Have you ever stopped to ask yourself how various technologies have come up with their names?  What if you were taking the name literally?  The Extralife comic has taken this thought and turned it into a pretty funny cartoon.  Enjoy!

  • Prevent duplicate tabs in Google’s Chrome Browser

    I may not be a fan of Google Chrome like many other tech enthusiasts (I am a proud Opera user with Firefox as my fall back browser for when something won’t work), but this extension found by the folks over at Tekzilla is likely to help reduce the headaches of Chrome users.  If you are…

  • Get instant search in Firefox with InstantFirefox [video]

    The awesome crew over at Tekzilla has found a great little Firefox extension called InstantFirefox that brings Google’s new Instant Search functionality to Firefox.  You can now type in your address bar and get instant search results from various sites which is really cool!  Check out the video below for all the details.

  • Opera 11 launches!

    I’ve made no secret about the fact that I think that Opera is the best browser out there and they are continuing to prove that they are the best with the latest release, version 11.  Below is a short promotional video highlighting some of the new features such as visual mouse gestures, increased security and…

  • How to default YouTube to HD

    If you are like me, especially if you view YouTube videos in full screen, you want the video to be at the video to be playing at the highest resolution possible which of course isn’t the default.  The Tekzilla crew has found a great Chrome extension (I assume you can probably find one for Firefox…