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How to

How to Integrate Free Download Manager with Google Chrome,Firefox,Opera and Safari Browsers

July 30, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

We’ve already covered how to integrate Internet Download Manager into Google Chrome, but Internet Download Manager is not a free application. Let’s look at … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Free Download Manager, integrate Free Download Manager with Firefox, integrate Free Download Manager with Google Chrome, Integrate Free Download Manager with Opera, integrate Free Download Manager with Safari
How to

How to Force Windows 7 for a Faster Shutdown

July 27, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

It is really annoying that Windows 7 starts up so quickly, but it doesn’t shut down as quickly as it should be. It needs to … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Quick Windows 7 shutdown, shutdown, Shutdown Windows 7 fastly, shutdown Windows 7 super fastly, Windows 7, Windows 7 faster shutdown, Windows 7 shutdown
How to

How to Update VLC Media Player

July 22, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you are using the popular VLC Media Player, you can check updates for it from it’s help menu. It is always recommended to … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Updaing VLC player, update VLC Media Player, update VLC player, updating VLC media player, VLC MEdia Player, vlc player
How to

How to install Nero 10 Free version without Ask Toolbar

July 13, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

Nero released  Nero BurnLite 10 free version which offers simple CD,DVD copying and burning capabilities but the annoying thing is Nero BurnLite 10 comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: ask toolbar, install Nero 10 free without ask toolbar, Nero 10 BurnLite 10 without ask toolbar, Nero 10 free, Nero 10 free version, Nero 10 free version without ask toolbar, Nero BurnLite 10
Firefox

How to disable Plugin-Container.exe Process of Firefox

July 7, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

In Firefox 3.6.4 and above versions, plugins like Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime and Silverlight are  loaded in a separate process called Plugin-container.exe and helps … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: crash protection, crash protection in Firefox, disable plugin-container.exe, plugin-container, plugin-container.exe, plugin-container.exe disable
How to

How to enable/disable Safety reading mode in Foxit Reader

June 10, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

I stopped using Adobe Reader since few years, and using Foxit Reader as a PDF Reader despite Foxit installs crappy toolbars without notifying readers … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: disable, enable, Foxit Reader, PDF, safety reading mode, trust manager
Google Chrome

How to Create a new Google Chrome User Profile?

June 5, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

There will be lots of problems when a user’s browser profile gets corrupted, a browser profile contains bookmarks, passwords, user preferences, history of website … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: chrome user profile, profile, user profile
Tips and Tricks

Make Google SSL Search as the Default Search Engines in Firefox , Chrome and Internet Explorer

May 23, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

Google launched  encrypted search which in beta which sends encrypted data to Google while you are performing search from your browser.Google SSL search will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: default search engine, default search provider, Google, Google Secure search, Google SSL Search
Google Chrome

How to Disable Suggestions in the Address bar for Chrome

April 14, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

When you type a word or two in the address bar in Google Chrome, it will suggest websites similar to what you type, this … [Read more…]

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

How to Reset Hosts File to its default

December 12, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

Hosts file in Windows is used to look for websites IP address whenever you type the website URL in your browser, Since IP addresses … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Security, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Hosts file, reset hosts file
How to

How to Avoid Memory Errors While Scanning

November 24, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

The Scanner is now largely used in Home and office environments to send hard copies into digital image format through Email. Though Scanner requires … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: memory errors, Scanner
Tips and Tricks

2 Ways to Track bit.ly Links

September 17, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

bit.ly is the default URL shortner for Twitter (Update: Not now, Twitter uses its own t.co) and for other popular desktop twitter clients like Tweetdeck … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: bit.ly, track bit.ly links, tweetdeck, Twitter
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