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Firefox

You can use Pocket without an account in Firefox

August 14, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

You can save articles to pocket without creating an account.

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to remove Twitch Desktop App from Windows if you can’t uninstall it

August 13, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Recently, Twitch desktop app’s stable version has been released and available for download for Windows and Mac Platforms. If Twitch listed in Control Panel’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Tips and Tricks
Check show ful address

Vivaldi : Show full URL in Address bar

August 9, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Check show ful address

Like Firefox and Chrome, Vivaldi browser too doesn’t display a website’s full URL in the address bar, it hides the protocol. For e.g. for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
Firefox

Firefox 55 : Enable Screenshots feature

August 8, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Screenshot feature -Vivaldi has it, Opera is testing it and Firefox has got it with version 55. Firefox 55 has been released for Windows, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to Set Custom Image as Opera Start Page background

August 6, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

You can set custom Image as Vivaldi Start Page background and even you can use desktop wallpaper for that of Speed dial, browser originated … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Opera, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
One off search icons location bar

Firefox 55: Remove Search Suggestions and One-Click Search buttons in Address bar

August 3, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
One off search icons location bar

One-Off Search buttons you’ve seen till now in Search bar of Firefox, will now appear in address bar also when you start to type. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Browsers

How to repair Corrupted Chrome extensions

August 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If an extension you’ve installed in Chrome browser gets corrupted and shows the message: ‘This extension may have been corrupted’ . You need to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Browsers, Google Chrome, How to, Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks

Disable Vivaldi’s ‘Press Escape Key to exit Full Screen’ Message

August 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

While every browser displays a tip you can exit the video you’re watching in Full Screen by pressing the Esc button, this message can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
How to

Vivaldi : Get ‘Continue running background apps..’ option

August 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

How to get ‘continue running background apps when Vivaldi is closed’ option in Vivaldi settings, which Vivaldi browser doesn’t offer by default like Chrome.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
How to

How to remove Vivaldi Update Notifier?

July 26, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

We’ve told you in the past on how to turn off Auto Updates for Vivaldi browser, which actually doesn’t update automatically without user consent, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
Firefox
Firefox system add ons list

Firefox: How to remove all System Add-ons?

July 24, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Firefox system add ons list

To ship the features faster, Mozilla has followed Go faster process where they ship built-in features to Firefox via system add-ons. These won’t be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to add a Site RSS feed to Opera Personal News

July 17, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

News feature introduced in Opera browser has turned out as an RSS Reader, which was not getting that much attention lately or been forgotten … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Opera, Tips and Tricks
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