Browsers

StumbleUpon

January 9, 2007

StumbleUpon is a browser toolbar that introduces you to new websites based on your interests and preferences. As you rate websites, StumbleUpon compares your interests with other similar StumbleUpon users and finds new websites for you to “stumble upon.” Works with both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

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Scroll Wheel Clicking

December 19, 2006

Clicking on a link with the scroll wheel (or middle button) of your mouse will open the link in a new tab in both Firefox and Internet Explorer 7. In the same browsers, a click of the scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) on any tab, will close that tab. For more short cuts, try [...]

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Open Links in New Window

November 14, 2006

When surfing the Web from a list of links, it is often handy to view each site in a new tab or browser window. Most browsers let you specify this behavior as the default. In Firefox, go to Tools/Options/Tabs. In Internet Explorer, look in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced. For more detailed instructions, read this tip from Oregon [...]

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Wheel Mouse Navigation

August 8, 2006

If you have a wheel mouse, here’s a handy browser navigation tip. Hold down the Shift key and scroll the nav wheel backwards to return to your previous web page. Scroll two clicks, and you are two pages back in your history. Moving forward in history is just as easy: hold down Shift and roll [...]

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Default Browser Search Engine

July 11, 2006

Many people do not realize that their browser address bar can act as a search engine. For example, instead of a URL, you can enter a search query, such as “Who is Barbara Feldman?” Here are instructions from Google on how to change your default search engine. Of course, these instructions assume you are changing [...]

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Optimizing Firefox

April 7, 2006

The free Firefox browser with tabbed browsing, and integrated Google search is my browser of choice because it is so extensible. To get a feel for what can be done with it, peruse Peter Butler’s ten favorite Firefox plugins in Optimizing Firefox.

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Pop-Up Blockers

February 28, 2006

Pop-up blockers that stop most of those annoying popping ads are built into the newest versions of the Internet Explorer (Windows Service Pack 2) and Firefox browsers. If your browser doesn’t include pop-up blocking, you can get good pop-up blocking from the Google or Yahoo! toolbar. When using a pop-up blocker, there will be times [...]

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Close Multiple IE Windows

August 9, 2005

To close multiple Internet Explorer windows at once (useful for getting rid of dozens of pop-up windows), click on one of the window tags in the XP taskbar. Then hold down the Cntrl key while clicking on each of the remaining IE windows. Right-click to open up the group dialog menu, and select Close Group.

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Tracking Cookies

July 26, 2005

Cookies are small text files saved on your computer by websites. Some are used to remember your website preferences (such as your login username, or local zipcode for weather or movie listings.) Others are used to track your surf patterns between websites. These are also known as “tracking cookies” or “spyware cookies.” When choosing a [...]

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Browser Hijacking

December 17, 2004

When spyware takes control of your browser by changing the start page and the default search engine, it is called a browser hijacking. To thwart most hijacking attempts, many experts advocate using Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. If you are already are infected, HiJack This is a free tool that will list all your [...]

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