Remove Add-ons from Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft Internet Explorer is as flexible browser as Mozilla Firefox, but it also lets you install some add-ons to enhance the web-browser functionality. If after installing a add-on, you find that this was not the kind of add-on you were looking for, then you can remove that add-on. Here is how to remove a add-on from Internet Explorer.

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Stay safe online with McAfee SiteAdvisor

The Internet is full of various kinds of threats – malware, phishing, spyware, drive-by-downloads. The cyber-criminals are now working in a well organized manner in order to steal your financial information and turn your computer into a zombie. Would it not be nice if someone warns you before you visit a fraud web site or a web site designed to infect your computer with malware? The McAfee SiteAdvisor can warn you about a web site as you open it in your browser.

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Spoof User Agent String in Opera Browser

Some web sites only allow Microsoft Internet Explorer and force you to use only one specific web browser. These web sites detect your browser by the User Agent String sent to the sites by the web browser. By spoofing this User Agent String, you can fool these web sites into thinking that you are using a different web browser. The Opera web browser allows you to spoof or identify itself either as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox web browser.

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Show My Computer icon on Desktop in Windows 7

The classic Start Menu, which was available till Windows Vista and is removed from Windows 7, allowed you to put the My Computer (or just Computer in Vista) shortcut on the Desktop. When you double-click on this My Computer icon, you would see all your hard disks and other removable devices. If you miss this classic My Computer shortcut, you can create one on Windows 7 desktop as well.

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Turn any page upside down in Google Chrome

You want to play a little prank on your friend? Use Google Chrome web browser to turn every webpage upside down using the Upside Down extension for Google Chrome and tell your friend that he is should go see an eye specialist. Using the Upside Down extension, you can turn a whole webpage or its images upside down for the sake of fun.

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Latest YouTube videos alerts for Google Chrome

Usually we visit the YouTube web page, to check for the latest videos that someone (you have subscribed to) has uploaded, liked or favorited. But if you are too lazy to visit the YouTube webpage to check for the new videos, then the YouTube Feed extension for Google Chrome web-browser is for you. This extension notifies you of the new videos when someone you have subscribed to uploads a new video, likes a video or favorites a video or comments on some video.

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Clear video history for your YouTube account

Recently we published an article on how to clear the web history from your Google account. Similar to your web search history stored by Google, the YouTube web site stores your video watching history – which video you watched in the chronological order of watching the videos. This history is used in suggesting you more videos of the time in the Recommended For You section.

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Organize Start Menu programs into groups in Windows 7

One of the most annoying things in Windows 7 is its modified Start Menu. Microsoft took the liberty of removing the classic Start Menu in Windows 7 and in the new Start Menu it is very hard to select a program. Luckily some folks have developed a program called HandyStartMenu which groups the programs installed under Start Menu into many categories like Internet, Music and Video, Fun and Games etc.

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