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Do Not Track Plus
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Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Today is the 3rd day of using this and I think it is going on my “keeper” list.My counter just went over 300.Review: pcworld.com/businesscenter       Do Not Track Plus blocks web beacons and other tracking technologies that advertisers use to … Continue reading →

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64-bit Varients – Windows
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Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Fast Firefox faceoff: Nightly vs. Pale Moon vs. Waterfox Three unofficial Firefox variants take advantage of 64-bit processors and 64-bit version of Windows 7By Howard Wen, Network World February 13, 2012 08:08 AM ET Fast Firefox faceoff: Nightly vs. Pale Moon … Continue reading →

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Adobe Flash Player Protected Mode Beta Released for Firefox
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by

      …Adobe has been modifying its popular Flash Player to include the sandbox technology that would block malicious code before executing. Adobe on Feb. 6 released a beta version of the Flash Player plug-in that has the sandbox for Firefox … Continue reading →

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Bogus “browser update” pages deliver malware
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Posted on February 6, 2012 by

     …The pages – located at vkernel(dot)org, aveonix(dot)org, smolvell(dot)org, stocknick(dot)org – are not able to detect what browser the users use and serve either a Firefox or Chrome themed fake update warning. …Users are warned to be careful when being … Continue reading →

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How to automatically enlarge thumbnails online
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Posted on February 4, 2012 by

       If you’ve ever found yourself giving up while clicking through an online photo gallery or grinding your teeth in frustration at an online vendor’s tiny thumbnails, help is on the way. Firefox and Chrome each have plug-ins that will … Continue reading →

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Firefox Adds Powerful New Developer Tools
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Posted on February 1, 2012 by

     Firefox adds a number of new built-in developer tools that let developers change the look and feel of websites in real-time. With Page Inspector, developers can peek into a page’s structure and layout without having to leave Firefox. This … Continue reading →

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How to add keyboard shortcuts to Netflix
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Posted on January 28, 2012 by

      Keyboard shortcuts make browsing Netflix and rating movies quick and easy.    Instead of clicking on menus and navigating to the areas of your interest, why not press one key? That’s the functionality that a userscript written by Dustin Luck … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by

      Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution. Linux Mint 13 will feature an entirely new user interface, called … Continue reading →

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Firefox Profile Switcher Add-on
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by

      If you are working with multiple profiles in Firefox you have probably your own ingenious way of launching them. Some Firefox users may use shortcuts to launch their profiles, others the built-in profile manager, the command line or an … Continue reading →

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Scam – Facebook Profile Switch
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Posted on January 15, 2012 by

     Have you received an invitation to turn your Facebook profile red or black? Maybe pink?“Ignore it, security experts warn. It is another scam spreading on the social media site…” Friday, 13 Jan 2012, Source: MyFoxNY.com More Scam Offers Pink … Continue reading →

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