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Firefox

What is PDF.js? Will it be Integrated into Firefox?

October 18, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Mozilla currently developing PDF.js, a native HTML5-based PDF Renderer for Firefox and plans to offer for their users in future, Web browsers capable of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks Tagged: HTML5, HTML5 based PDF Renderer, PDF
How to
Opera theme creator: custom browser theme on a laptop screen

How to disable hardware acceleration and WebGL in Opera 12

October 15, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu
Opera theme creator: custom browser theme on a laptop screen

Opera 12 alpha arrived on October 13, 2011 with what Opera called a major technical milestone: full hardware acceleration with WebGL. It makes animations … [Read more…]

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

What is igfxpers.exe? How to disable it from running in your Computer?

September 29, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you’ve noticed igfxpers.exe process running in the Task Manager under Processes list, from its name, it’s difficult to understand which program it belongs … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: disable, igfxpers.exe
Tips and Tricks

Windows 8 Controls Power to Optical Drives: Zero Power ODD

September 27, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Yesterday we’ve covered about Early launch Anti-Malware Boot-Start Driver lets you choose which boot-start drivers to be initialized in Windows 8, today we’re going … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Optical Disk Drive, Optical Drive, Windows 8, Zero Power ODD
Firefox
Firefox settings, about:config and browser fixes on a laptop

Enable/Show “http://” URL Prefix in Firefox 7 Location Bar

September 25, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu
Firefox settings, about:config and browser fixes on a laptop

It’s all set for Firefox 7 final release on September 27th of this month, Mozilla follows Chrome and Opera, removes http:// protocol and trailing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to remove Windows.old Folder in Windows 8

September 18, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you haven’t formatted the partition and installed Windows 8 over it with custom install option instead of Upgrade or after Windows 8 Refresh, … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Windows 8, Windows.old
Tips and Tricks

Windows 8 Developer Preview Product Key

September 18, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

If Windows 8 Developer Preview installation failed during first attempt or if you’re planning to use Reset your PC setting on Windows 8 or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: product key, Windows 8
Tips and Tricks
Customize Windows 11 taskbar and desktop on a PC

How to Add Quick Launch Bar and Show Desktop Icon to Windows 8’s Taskbar

September 18, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu
Customize Windows 11 taskbar and desktop on a PC

Quick launch bar which lets you quickly access apps on Windows is disabled by default in Windows 7, same the case in Windows 8 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Windows 8
Tips and Tricks

Enable .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 8 Developer Preview to Run Applications

September 17, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Windows 8 Developer Preview comes included with .NET  Framework 4, so you don’t need to install any .NET Framework version on Win8, but to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Net framework 3.5.1, Windows 8
Tips and Tricks

Translate PDF Files & Word Documents with Google Docs [Updated]

September 11, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Most of Windows users don’t find Google Docs much useful with Microsoft Office installed in their Computers for creating, editing Word document and Spreadsheets, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Google Docs, Google Translate, PDF, Word
How to

How to View CHM Files in Windows 7

August 14, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you’re getting “Navigation to the webpage was canceled” error while opening CHM files in Windows 7, you shouldn’t blame Windows for that, because … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: CHM file, Windows 7
How to

How to Get Rid of “WebRep Overall rating“ Text Appears at the bottom of Google+ Posts

July 7, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Never faced this situation before Avast WebRep plugin automatically adds “WebRep Overall rating” text at the bottom of Google+ posts (check the screenshot below) … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Avast WebRep, Google Plus
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