Windows Vista can put your computer into Sleep instead of turning it off. Sleep is a power-saving state. Sleep saves all open documents and programs, and allows the computer to quickly resume full-power operation when you want to start working again. Windows allows some devices other than the power button to wake up the computer from sleep. But you can disable the wake up option for a device if you want.
Read moreRemove 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.
Read moreChange the Maximum Number of Restorable Tabs in Firefox
The Session Store feature of the Mozilla Firefox web browser can restore all the previously open tabs and windows when your Firefox browser restarts in case of a crash. The Session Store has a setting of how many tabs it can restore in such a situation. The default value is 10 tabs but you can modify it to increase or decrease the maximum number of restorable tabs.
Read moreStay 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.
Read moreSpoof 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.
Read moreShow 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.
Read moreTurn 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.
Read moreTurn any webpage into a shoot-em up game in Firefox
If you get bored doing the everyday work at your office, it would be a nice timeout from the boredom if you can turn any webpage in your web browser into a video game. The Destroy-the-Web addon for Mozilla Firefox does exactly that
Read moreLatest 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.
Read moreClear 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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