Category: Internet

All modern browsers have a home button in their toolbar clicking on which takes you to the home page. But in Google Chrome, this home button is hidden by default. If you want to show this home button in the Google Chrome toolbar, you can change settings in Google Chrome.

Location aware browsing is a new feature in modern browsers. It supplies your geographical location to any sites you visit. This information can be used by a web site to offer services near your place. For example, a pizza site can use your location to locate nearest pizza outlet. If you do not like this feature you can turn it off easily.

hen you visit a web site which requires you to enter a user name and password, Google Chrome offers you to save this password. It may be a useful feature but very risky as trojans, malware or hackers can steal this information. If you want to disable password saving, you can change settings in Google Chrome.

Google Chrome is a slim, fast and secure browser. By default popup windows are disabled in Google Chrome. If you want to enable popup windows you can change settings in Google Chrome. Here is how.

Now Google search engine service is available over SSL (secure socket layer). With Google search over SSL, you can have an end-to-end encrypted search solution between your computer and Google. This secured channel helps protect your search terms and your search results pages from being intercepted by a third party like your ISP or any middle network that connects you to Google servers.

Sometimes some third party extensions in the Internet Explorer are buggy and do not let Internet Explorer start or work normally. In such a situation, you can check by starting the Internet Explorer without the third party extensions to see if it starts properly.

You can use Bing Maps to find the route directions for your travel between one or more than one places. You can print, save, email the maps. You can also choose the places that would fall in your travel route.

Chances are high that you have a broadband internet connection and no dial-up modem installed in your computer. So when it comes to faxing a document, you are left with no choice but to use a fax machine. But now you can send a fax online to over 40 different countries for free.

Last year, Mozilla had started a service to check if your add-ons in Mozilla Firefox are up to date. Now, Mozilla has extended the support to include other browsers including Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer. Support for Internet Explorer is limited as it does not support JavaScript object in the plug-ins.