- Remove saved passwords in Opera
Tags : Opera, Browser, Saved Passwords
July 27, 2010
Like other browsers, Opera also stores the login credentials of various web sites so that you do not have to type the user name password again and again. Although, these stored credentials are encrypted yet there is a possibility of them getting stolen. You can remove all the stored passwords from Opera Password Manager.
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- Disable thumbnails of tabs in Opera
Tags : Opera, Browser, Thumbnails
July 27, 2010
In Opera, when you hover the mouse cursor over a tab, it shows the thumbnail of the web page in that tab. The thumbnail generation can slow down an older and slower computer. You can disable the showing of thumbnails of tabs by following these steps.
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- Remove saved passwords in Chrome
Tags : Chrome, Browser, Saved Passwords
July 27, 2010
When you enter login credentials on a web site, Chrome prompts you to save the passwords so that next time you do not have to type it in. This can be a security problem, as anyone can login to your accounts. If you want to clear your previously saved passwords, then follow these simple steps.
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- Disable Security Center in Windows Vista
Tags : Windows Vista, Security Center
July 26, 2010
Security Center in Windows checks if your Windows Vista is being automatically updated, has an updated firewall, anti-spyware and anti-virus. But if you are sure that your computer is being updated regularly and has an up-to-date protection, then you may want to disable the security center.
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- Reset Internet Explorer settings
Tags : Internet Explorer, Reset Settings
July 26, 2010
If you have made a mess of settings in Internet Explorer and it is no longer working like it should, then you can reset all the settings to their default. This will change all the settings in Internet Explorer to their original values when you first installed Internet Explorer.
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- Create XPS documents in Windows 7
Tags : Windows 7, XPS Documents
July 26, 2010
Microsoft has created the XPS format of documents, in the hope that one day they would replace the popular PDF documents. Windows 7 has a built in XPS document viewer. In Windows 7, you can convert any other document into the XPS format easily.
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- Show smaller desktop icons in Windows Vista
Tags : Windows Vista, Desktop
July 25, 2010
Windows Vista shows large desktop icons by default unlike its predecessors like Windows XP or Windows 2000. But you can change the size of the desktop icons back to small or medium size if you want.
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- Disable file icons on thumbnails in Windows Vista
Tags : Windows Vista, Thumbnails
July 25, 2010
By default, Windows Explorer in Windows Vista shows thumbnails of files and also superimposes the file icon on the bottom-right of the thumbnail for documents of some type. If you do not like this feature then you can easily disable it.
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- Check browser security with Qualys Browser Check
Tags : Browser Security, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome
July 25, 2010
Most of the malware attacks are due to outdated browsers and plugins, as they may contain unpatched vulnerabilities. You can check whether your browser and its various add-ons or plugins are up-to-date using the Qualys Browser Check. It can check Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.
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- Change downloads complete alert interval in Firefox
Tags : Mozilla Firefox, Downloads
July 24, 2010
When you download a file using Mozilla Firefox and the downloads are completed, Mozilla Firefox shows an alert on the bottom-right of screen that downloads are complete. The time interval this alert is shown for is two seconds. The two seconds interval can be very small. If you want this alert to appear for a longer time, then you can set a longer interval.
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