Category: Internet

Use Google URL shortner for short URLs

There are many url shortners out there like www.tinyurl.com, www.bit.ly etc. You can use them to create a shortened URL (actually a shortcut to the real URL). Now Google has started its own URL shortner called Goo.gl. This is experimental and is usable withing Google services like GMail. But you can use a plugin in Google Chrome browser to shorten just any URL.

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Turn off location aware browsing in Firefox

Location aware browsing is a Firefox service that supplies your location to any sites you visit. When visiting a web site that makes use of the location aware browsing, Firefox will ask you if you want to share this information. For example, a pizza site can use your location to locate nearest pizza outlet. If you do not like this service you can turn it off easily.

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Find out if a web site is down for everyone

Sometimes when you try to open a web site, the browser says something like server not found. This may be due to numerous reasons like web server is down, or site is undergoing domain name server changes etc. It may also be possible if your internet connection is dropping. There is a quick way to know if you are the only one experiencing a web site down times?

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