How to create shortcuts to start Chrome, Opera and IE in private browsing...
Incognito mode is a browsing mode that erases website traces from browser page histories, search histories and more besides. Browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer all have...
View ArticleHow to enable click-to-play plug-ins in Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer...
This article taught you how to enable a click-to-play Flash in Firefox. You can also enable those plug-ins in the Opera, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome browsers. As those browsers have built-in...
View ArticleHow to view website source code with a hotkey in Internet Explorer [Tip]
You can open website page source code in Internet Explorer by right-clicking pages and selecting View Source. This article covered how to open website page source code in Firefox with external editors....
View ArticleHow to disable plug-ins in Chrome, Firefox, IE and Opera [Tip]
You can add numerous plug-ins such as Flash or Java to browsers. However, they can hog RAM much the same as extensions. This is how you can view and switch off Chrome, IE, Firefox and Opera plug-ins....
View ArticleHow to automatically highlight new content from a website in Internet...
Internet Explorer doesn’t have a huge number of extensions compared to alternative browsers. However, one notable extension you can to IE is Diff-IE that highlights website updates. That highlights any...
View ArticleHow to fix Internet Explorer homepage (browser) hijacking [Guide]
When you open your web browser, you expect your default homepage to show up for you, but sometimes instead, your homepage is changed to some random unknown website and embedded with pop up ads. You...
View ArticleHow to import or export Chrome, Firefox and IE bookmarks [Guide]
The foremost browsers include options to import and export bookmarks. Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer all have import/export options for your bookmarks. With those options you can transfer your...
View ArticleHow to edit web pages for printing in Chrome, IE and Safari [Tip]
We can all do our bit to save the rainforests. One way to do that is to print less paper, which will also save you some ink. This post covered how to edit pages before printing in Firefox, and you can...
View ArticleHow to customize “Use default” button in Internet Explorer 11 [Tip]
Here’s a quick trick for customizing the Use default button on Internet Explorer 11 or any of its latest versions. That’s a button on the Internet Explorer Window that sets the homepage to a default...
View ArticleHow to change default download locations in Firefox, Chrome, Internet...
By default, almost all browsers store your downloads in a user profile Downloads folder. However, you can select alternative download folder locations via browser settings. This is how you can select...
View ArticleHow to get Windows 8-style homepage in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and...
This article covered how you can get a Windows 8 Metro-like page for the Google Chrome browser. However, that extension is exclusively for Chrome. You can add a Windows 8 Metro homepage to all the...
View ArticleHow to the edit number of rows on Internet Explorer new tab page [Guide]
Like other browsers Internet Explorer has a New tab page with a few rows on it. However, it does not include any options which adjust the number of rows included on that page. Nevertheless, by delving...
View ArticleHow to create macros for Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer [Guide]
A macro is a recording of a series of software commands and instructions. They are usually included in office applications, such as MS Word, to automate frequently selected options within the software...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases fix for Internet Explorer security bug… including a patch...
After details about a critical security bug affecting Internet Explorer 6 to 11 on Windows XP through 8.1 hit the web, it was inevitable that Microsoft would fix the issue and release a patch to keep...
View ArticleInternet Explorer hit by major security bug, Windows XP users will never get...
We didn’t think that Windows XP finally saying goodbye and not getting software updates in the future would be this bad so quickly. Perhaps Microsoft didn’t calculate, or miscalculated, as there is...
View ArticleHow to clean Internet Explorer right-click context menu [Guide]
The Internet Explorer right-click context menu is one which can get cluttered with accelerator and add-on options/shortcuts. However, you can still clear up the context menu with the browser’s options...
View ArticleABC thinks Firefox is an “outdated version of Internet Explorer” [Image]
Fail, ABC News, fail!
View ArticleNew Microsoft ad, ‘Child of the 90s’, makes me want to try Internet Explorer...
If were a child of the 90s, heck, if you lived through the 90s, Microsoft’s latest ad for Internet Explorer might be a fun nostalgia trip. The ‘Child of the 90s’ ad goes through many of the things that...
View Article[Web] BullGuard Virus Scan is a fast, free online virus and malware scanner
It is important to regularly scan your computer for any potential virus or malware threat. It’s just that despite of all the warnings, there are still those who often neglect to scan their PCs simply...
View ArticleHow to block ads in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera on Windows...
Advertisements are a critical source of revenue keeping dotTech afloat (same goes for most other websites). I greatly appreciate anyone and everyone that does not block ads on dotTech and our sister...
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