When you clear the browser cache in any of the web browser, it does not clear the history of files played using the Adobe Flash player. So anyone can easily see which videos you watched on sites like YouTube and other video sites and which games you played online. This Adobe Flash player history can only be cleared using the Adobe Flash Settings Manager which is available on the Adobe’s website.
Read moreHow to Pin a URL Shortcut on Windows 7 Taskbar
When you try to drag a URL shortcut to the Windows 7 taskbar, that shortcut is not pinned to the taskbar but instead it is pinned the jumplist of your default browser. Now this is frustrating because you wanted to put the shortcut to the taskbar, so that you an click on it to open the respective website. But do not worry, there is a workaround to put the URL shortcut itself on the taskbar.
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Online Safety Using Web-of-Trust Browser Add-on
The Web-of-Trust add-on works in partnership with the Panda Security. This add-on is available for all the major web browsers. It adds a button in the toolbar which shows the rating of the currently browsed website. When you search something in a search engine like Google, it also shows you the rating of each of the listed results. If you accidentally open a malicious website with poor ratings, then the Web-of-Trust add-on will block it.
Read moreFull Offline Installer for the Chrome Browser
When you download the Google Chrome browser from its web site, you actually download just a bootstrapper which downloads the latest setup file from the Google servers. But if you want to install the Chrome browser on a computer not connected to the Internet, then you are pretty much stuck. Thanks to the Google Chrome developers, that now you can download a full offline installer for the Google Chrome browser which you can install on any computer whether connected to the internet or not.
Read moreMake Snow Fall on Any Webpage in Google Chrome
Winter has arrived and Christmas is nearing, so why not celebrate by making the snow fall in all the webpages open in the Google Chrome browser. It not only looks cool but is also fitting to the winter season. By using the Snow extension, you can make start the snowflakes falling effect on any webpage in the Google Chrome browser.
Read moreDisable Wake Up Option for a Device in Windows Vista
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.
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