Category Archives: Google

Mozilla jumps to deal with Google Toolbar demise
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Posted on July 22, 2011 by

I don’t use the toolbar but I do use this and it may  come in handy for those who do.I didn’t realize how many services Google had. Display all Google services as buttons or as a space-saving dropdown menu next to … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Browsers, Firefox, Google | 4 Comments

Google Shortcuts Extension
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Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Lot of stuff available with this. I had no idea there were this many services available.I’ve only just started tweaking it but am liking it already for the easy access to my Google site and mail. Display all Google services … Continue reading →

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Change Google’s Nav Bar Color
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Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Quickest change I’ve ever made. Installed the script before I ever used Google for search though I did see the black nav bar briefly and could hardly read it. Change Google Navigation Bar (the bar at the top of Google … Continue reading →

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Firefox 7 UI Change
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Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Update: First off thanks for the comments. Looks like I missed something, like the fact that I was running Firefox 7 Nightly maximized. Normally I only have the browser window only partial of the screen-width.  But this does bring up … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 4.0, Fx 5.0, Fx 6.0, Fx 7.0, General Mozilla, Google, IE, Microsoft | 9 Comments

Firefox 4 Beta 11 and Firefox 5
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Posted on January 27, 2011 by

On February 10, 2010, Mozilla released Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1. Yes, that is correct version number 3.7. Since it was still being built on the Gecko 1.9 rendering engine and was supposed to be an update to Firefox 3.6 (features/changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.6, Fx 3.7, Fx 4.0, Fx 5.0, Google, IE, Microsoft | 5 Comments

Changes to Search Engine Plugins Coming
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Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Starting with most likely the next Firefox 3.6.x update (currently scheduled for mid-October) the default set of Search Engine plugins shipping with Firefox will be changing. Microsoft’s Bing will now be included (user had to manually install this search engine … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Blogs, Firefox, Fx 3.6, Google, Microsoft | 1 Comment

New Stop/Reload/Go 'Button' for Firefox 4
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Posted on September 8, 2010 by

I can not completely say this new ‘feature’ was taken from Chrome. Presently Firefox has separate stop, reload and go buttons. There are many add-ons out there such as Stop-or-Reload Button which combine the stop and reload buttons in to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, Firefox, Fx 3.6, Fx 4.0, General Mozilla, Google | 4 Comments

Internet Explorer Turns 15!
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Posted on August 13, 2010 by

The summer of 1995 we saw the release of Windows 95, which introduced the paradox of clicking ‘Start’ to turn-off your computer. But more importantly, that summer was also the release of Internet Explorer 1.0 which forever changed the way … Continue reading →

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Chrome Conundrums Resolved
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Posted on June 25, 2010 by

Back in January I wrote about a couple Chrome Conundrums. They were how when I had Chrome window maximized I could not get to my hidden taskbar without pressing the Windows Key. Further if the Chrome was the active application … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, Google, Other | 1 Comment

YouTube Auto Buffer Script Updated
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Posted on April 10, 2010 by

The author of the YouTube: Auto Buffer and Stop AutoPlay Greasemonkey script has released an updated version (1.2.5) on April 8th. Recently Google/YouTube made changes which caused this script to stop working. Also new with this version, if an HD … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Google, Tips & Tweaks | 2 Comments