Like all the other moderns browsers Firefox 4 has also added support for utilizing GPU for video and animation playback on a webpage. This is called hardware acceleration and is enabled by default. But if you have a low end graphics card then it can make videos play very slow and you may have to disable hardware acceleration. After you have disabled the hardware acceleration, Firefox would use software rendering for all web page contents.
Read moreInstall WebM plug-in for Internet Explorer 9
The WebM media format is an open-source free media format specially designed for the HTML5 video tag. The WebM plugin is based on the Matroska codec and features very high-quality video, better video playback even on older computers, ability to change the video speed and is open-source. Most of the web browsers support the WebM media format internally except Internet Explorer 9.
Read moreEnable Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome
More and more browsers are supporting hardware acceleration for faster rendering of media rich web sites. Hardware acceleration makes use of the GPU in the computer to render the media embedded in a web page for faster and better results. In the Google Chrome hardware acceleration is disabled by default. Here is how you can enable hardware acceleration in Google Chrome web browser.
Read moreTransparent Disk Encryption Using FreeOTFE
The FreeOTFE is an on-the-fly transparent disk encryption open-source program for Windows PC and PDA. Using FreeOTFE, you can create one or more virtual-disks on your computer which act like regular disk drives. Anything copied to these virtual disk drives is automatically and securely encrypted.
Read moreEnable Ctrl+Alt+Del Requirement at Logon in Windows 7
When you start your Windows 7 computer, a logon screen is presented to you where you can enter your login credentials. For extra security, you can enable the requirement of pressing the key combination Ctrl + Alt + Del before a user can see the logon screen. Not having to press Ctrl + Alt + Del leaves users susceptible to attacks that attempt to intercept their passwords.
Read moreAccess Sites Anonymously Using PHProxy in Firefox
PHProxy is a web based proxy technology designed in the PHP programming language. A PHProxy based web proxy server can download a requested page on its server and then show it to you – thus acting as a proxy. The user is completely hidden behind the PHProxy protective layer of proxy. If you are using Firefox web browser, then you can use the PHProxy add-on in Firefox to automatically view a webpage using the PHProxy web proxy servers.
Read moreCheck if Your Chrome Browser has Outdated Plugins
Most of the time, hackers and malicious sites are able to attack a person through browsers because you are using an outdated browser plugin, for example, an outdated Adobe Flash plugin. But how would you know if you have an outdated browser plugin installed. The Secbrowsing Chrome extension for the Google Chrome web browser allows you to check if your Chrome browser plugins are up-to-date.
Read moreTurn On InPrivate Filtering in Internet Explorer
Many web sites use content from other sites like maps, videos, images, counters or analysis etc. These third party sites may track your browsing behavior using many different methods like tracking cookies. The InPrivate Filtering in the Internet Explorer can help prevent website content providers from collecting information about the sites you visit.
Read moreBlock Malicious Sites with G-Data CloudSecurity Add-on
Everyday more and more phishing and other malicious web sites are reported. The only way to protect yourself from these is to block them in real-time. You can use the free G-Data CloudSecurity plugin for web browsers to block such dangerous and suspicious web sites. It effectively blocks access to known malware distribution and phishing websites – in realtime.
Read moreLockNote for Storing Confidential Information
LockNote is a portable program that lets you store all your confidential data inside its notepad like interface using the AES-256 cipher. You can store your serial numbers, passwords, and other types of text notes in an encrypted form. It is truly portable in the sense that all your data is encrypted and stored in the program itself – without needing any extra files. It is just a single file and can be placed on a portable media like a USB flash drive.
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