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New Google

How to go back to Classic Google+?

September 1, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
New Google

New version of Google+ has been made the default option for users using out there, if you’ve not switched to or not tried new … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
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How to Set a custom background image for Vivaldi browser Start Page?

August 31, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

After Firefox. can we say Vivaldi is the most customizable browser ever? Vivaldi browser by default comes with a set of background images that … [Read more…]

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

How to Change Vivaldi Snapshot Icon to Red from Black?

August 31, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’re running both Vivaldi stable and snapshot versions, for you to able to recognize which version you’re using, Vivaldi has created a new black … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
Google Chrome
Material and non material versions of Chrome in one frame

How to disable Google Chrome’s Material Design?

August 30, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Material and non material versions of Chrome in one frame

Google is slowly transitioning desktop Chrome’ default design to Material design, this has happened to the Mac version of Chrome 52, next is Windows … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks
Free Download Manager Advanced Settings downloads

Configure Free Download Manager to shut down computer when a download is completed

August 26, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Free Download Manager Advanced Settings downloads

Like Internet Download Manager, Free Download Manager also allows to shut down the computer when the downloads are completed. This will be useful for large … [Read more…]

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Tips and Tricks
Vivaldi accent color from active page setting in Theme preferences

Prevent or Stop Vivaldi from changing color of Tabs

August 25, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Vivaldi accent color from active page setting in Theme preferences

One excellent and unique feature of Vivaldi browser, that stands out and lacked by other browsers is, the browser adapts to the color of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
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Edge: How to add articles to Reading List to read later

August 24, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Have you Stumbled across an article on Edge browser that you want to read later? You can add it to reading list and open … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks
Opera
Opera profile folder location

Opera Profile folder location

August 24, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Opera profile folder location

Sometimes, you need to know the browser profile folder location on your computer to remove it and create a new profile, doing so fix … [Read more…]

Posted in: Opera, Tips and Tricks
How to

Vivaldi : How to Show more bookmarks on Bookmark bar?

August 23, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Vivaldi browser by default doesn’t show bookmarks bar, you can display it by using Ctrl+Shift+B shortcut or by selecting the option provided in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
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Backup restore Vivaldi profile

How to Backup and Restore Vivaldi Profile?

August 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Backup restore Vivaldi profile

If you’re about to reinstall Windows and worried about loosing your Vivaldi browser data as you need to install it freshly, don’t worry! We’ve … [Read more…]

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

Disable Rate Opera dialog

August 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Starting Opera 37, Opera software has incorporated and enabled Rate Opera dialog on all channels such as developer, beta and stable. Sometimes, rate opera … [Read more…]

Posted in: Opera, Tips and Tricks
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Windows Defender latest definition updates download page

How to download Windows Defender definition Updates manually in Windows 10?

August 20, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Windows Defender latest definition updates download page

FYI, Windows Update will automatically download and install Windows Defender definition updates once per day, if you want to download and install the antimalware … [Read more…]

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