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How to
Move to Dropbox context menu item

How to Remove “Move to Dropbox” from Context Menu in Windows

September 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Move to Dropbox context menu item

Don’t want Move to Dropbox Context Menu entry? here is how to remove it. Yesterday Dropbox 2.4 has been released with Screenshot sharing feature, it also adds Move to Dropbox option to context menu for files or folders, which appears […]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Firefox 23 share button

How to Activate Share Button in Firefox 23?

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox 23 share button

Firefox 23  has been released officially with social sharing functionality and available for download for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms, this release brings Share button to browser. Three months back, Mozilla has added Facebook as social service provider in Firefox […]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
Google Chrome
Chrome 29 version showing Audio Indicator for YouTube Video Playing tab

How to Enable Audio Indicators for Google Chrome Tabs Right Now

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Chrome 29 version showing Audio Indicator for YouTube Video Playing tab

Back in February 2013, Google has added cool yet useful feature, audio Indicators in Canary Build that shows which tabs are playing audio with animation. Google has disabled this feature by default in Canary on Windows and it has not […]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Tips and Tricks
News
Opera Quick Access bar

You can Now Enable Bookmarks Bar Aka Quick Access Bar in Opera 17

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 4 Comments
Opera Quick Access bar

As Promised by Opera Software to their users Bookmarks are back, not in Opera 16 though, but in developer version for now, you still need to enable a flag to see it in action. Latest Opera 17 developer has got […]

Posted in: News, Opera, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Firefox keyword search extension for address bar

Firefox 23: How to Always Use/Set Different Search Engine for Searches in Address bar

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox keyword search extension for address bar

Mozilla has released Firefox 23, and one change you might’ve not noticed or don’t know and why it matters for some users?.  The change is:  keyword.URL preference has been removed and now when you select search provider from Search bar […]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
How to
Chrome saved passwords

How to Prevent Chrome and Firefox Browsers From Storing Passwords?

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Chrome saved passwords

First thing to do after installing any browser that too before installing your favorite extensions is make sure it is not saving passwords you type on websites. Process varies for browsers but you’ve to remember this and apply to all […]

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News
Pinterest Personalization setting

Pinterest Site Now Tracks You by Default, Here is How to Opt-Out

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Pinterest Personalization setting

Pinterest has announced they’ll track you through cookies to suggest boards and pins, you can opt-out of this easily. Like many other sites, to bring personalized experience to their users Pinterest to suggest pins and boards on their site based […]

Posted in: News, Tips and Tricks
How to
Bitdefender Safepay pop up

How to Turn Off Bitdefender SafePay If you don’t need It

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Bitdefender Safepay pop up

If you don’t need Safepay feature in Bitdefender Internet Security 2013/2014, you can easily disable it. By default, setting for Bitdefender Safepay browser- security feature which lets you browse banking websites in virtual environment thus protects your sensitive information you

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Tips and Tricks

Easily Turn off Bitdefender’s Search Advisor in 2014 Product

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Bitdefender offers Search Advisor, security feature which scans the links for search results displayed on major Search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo and for Twitter and shows links you about to click in your browser are safe or not

Posted in: Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Firefox 22 with JavaScript option in Preferences

How to Disable JavaScript In Firefox 23? [Tip]

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Firefox 22 with JavaScript option in Preferences

The option to disable JavaScript has been removed from Content tab of preferences dialog in Firefox 23, but you can still disable JavaScript through hidden preference in it. Firefox 23 is coming soon, now on beta channel and noticeable changes […]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks
Yahoo Mail Classic

Its Still Possible to Access Yahoo Mail Classic/Old Version

June 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Yahoo Mail Classic

How to access Yahoo mail classic or old version as it being discontinued. As Yahoo announced in this year April, they’re closing Yahoo Mail Classic version and other products like Upcoming, Deals, SMS Alerts on June 3rd. There is no […]

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Firefox
Firefox Australis menu from hotdogs icon

How to Check for Updates in Firefox Australis UX Build [Tip]

June 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Australis menu from hotdogs icon

Firefox interface for Windows, Mac and Linux is going to change completely with Australis, you can see this in action if interested, by installing latest Nightly UX build. It may take a while for you to get used to the

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
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