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How to

How to disable Snagit update Notifications?

May 6, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’ve disabled TechSmith Snagit from auto-updating, (if you don’t know, you can do it by opening Snagit preferences, click on ‘Advanced’ tab, under … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Annoying YouTube is fullscreen popup

Disable Firefox’s ‘youtube.com is now fullscreen. Press Esc at any time to exit’ Message

May 1, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Annoying YouTube is fullscreen popup

Whenever you visit YouTube or any video sharing site, and try to play a video in full screen, a message appears on top saying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Google Chrome

Chrome 42: How to get old Bookmarking Interface and Manager back?

April 22, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Don’t like the new bookmarking interface introduced by Google with Chrome 42 version? You can change that to the old one (classic) easily through … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Changing Firefox preferences from tab to window

How to disable tab-based preferences in Firefox 38?

April 21, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Changing Firefox preferences from tab to window

This article tells how to get Firefox preferences in a pop-up window from Tab one. If you’re used to seeing Firefox options or settings … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Spartan
Choose default apps screen Windows 10

Make Spartan as default browser in Windows 10

April 10, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Choose default apps screen Windows 10

With the build 10049, Microsoft has introduced ‘Project Spartan’ browser for Windows Insiders in Windows 10, it is still in development and buggy, though … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spartan, Tips and Tricks
Firefox

How to uninstall Marketplace Apps from Firefox Desktop?

April 8, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

With Firefox 35, Mozilla has introduced Marketplace beta, by accessing it from the tools menu or by visiting this link you can able to … [Read more…]

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

How to disable Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit’s Notifications?

April 6, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is available in Free and premium versions, where Free version shields browsers (including add-ons also) such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox , … [Read more…]

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

Uninstall Language Packs in Windows 10 build 10049 to reclaim 2.5 GB Disk Space

April 4, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Have you noticed that? Windows 10 build 10049 installation took a longer time than the previous builds, something not right with this build, it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Heartbeat rating widget in Firefox

How to disable Heartbeat Feedback feature in Firefox 37?

March 27, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Heartbeat rating widget in Firefox

According to Firefox 37 version release notes, which is currently in beta, Mozilla has included a feedback feature called Heartbeat, it is a user … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to
Windows 10 desktop icon settings

Windows 10: How to Change Recycle Bin Icon in build 10041?

March 22, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Windows 10 desktop icon settings

Most users didn’t like the Recycle Bin icon in the new Windows 10 technical preview build 10041, if you’re one of those and want … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
Firefox

Tip: Use Ctrl+Shift+N Shortcut to reopen last Closed Window in Firefox and IE browsers

March 14, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

You can open last closed tab in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera browsers by using the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T, very useful! Isn’t it?  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to disable Reader App on Windows 10?

March 10, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Windows 8 by default offers Reader modern app to open PDF files, whenever you came across a link to a PDF file on page … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
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