Internet Explorer 8.0 and above has a feature called Accelerators. When you select a text on a web page, a blue arrow is shown clicking on which various options are shown like Blog with Windows Live, E-Mail with Windows Live, Map with Live Search, Translate with Live Search, Search with Live Search, Search with Bing and etc.
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Switch to new tabs in Firefox automatically
Starting with Firefox 3.6, when a new tab is opened, Firefox does not automatically switch to it but keeps the current tab active. But you can change the settings to make it switch to the newly opened tab as soon as it is opened.
Read moreCustomize address bar font in Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a popular browser partly because it allows a high number and variety of customizations. You can choose to make any part of the Firefox browser look as you want. In this article we would see, how to customize the address bar font.
Read moreReopen closed tabs in Mozilla Firefox
Most of us use the tab feature in Mozilla Firefox and open multiple web sites in Firefox. Sometimes, when we open multiple sites using the tabs we might accidentally close one of the tab. Now what? But do not worry, Firefox has a method to open the closed tabs.
Read moreSet a browser as your default browser
If you have installed more than one web browser on your computer you can set any one of them as your default browser. This article details how to set Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox and Chrome as your default browser. But instructions are same for any other browsers.
Read moreChanging backspace key action in Mozilla Firefox
In any browser, when you press the backspace key, it takes you back one page in the browsers history. It is equivalent to clicking the back button in the browser. In the default Mozilla Firefox installation in Ubuntu Linux, the backspace key does not do this. But you can modify, backspace key action can be modified easily.
Read moreChanging user agent in Mozilla Firefox
Every web browser uses user agent strings to have itself identified. The web servers request these strings to find out if it is Internet Explorer, Opera or Mozilla Firefox etc. The user agent strings are built inside the browser. But in Mozilla Firefox you can spoof the user agent strings.
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Using Mailinator for fake email address
Every next web site now wants you to register using your email address before you can post your comments. Some web sites want you to put in your email address before you can download. Although, most of these sites do not sell your email addresses to spammers but a tiny fraction of them do. Now, you can use Mailinator.com to have a temporary disposable and fake email address.
Read moreAccess bookmarks from anywhere
You have bookmarked dozens of web sites but you can access these bookmarks only from your own PC. What if you are at a friend’s house or away from your home enjoying vacations? How would you access your favorite sites that you bookmarked? One solution is to make a free homepage and put the links of your bookmarked web sites on it. But it needs a little knowledge of HTML. If you do not want to go into coding and making a web page, then you can use any of the following bookmarking services.
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How to Backup and Restore Firefox Profile with MozBackup
You have installed your favorite addons in Mozilla Firefox and you have bookmarked dozens of web sites you like and cannot live without. But now you have to reformat your PC for some reason, or you got a new PC and want to transfer the settings to the new computer. What are you going to do ? You can use MozBackup tool to backup and restore your Mozilla Firefox settings.
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