Tag: Internet Explorer
How to disable web browser add ons (Browser Helper Objects)
Browser add-on’s can be very handy; extending the functionality of your favorite web browser. At the same time they can also affect its stability and performance. The more add-ons running in the background, the more likely it can also be an easy target for someone to maliciously target an add-on to compromise the web browser. [...]
How to Make Internet Explorer Open Multiple Tabs At Launch
If you like to start your day by looking at more than one webpage, you can set up Internet Explorer to open several pages when you launch your browser. I use this tip to open Hotmail (email), Google News (news) and Facebook (social networking) each morning with one click. Years ago, opening a single home page [...]
Internet Explorer 10 Available For Download, Let the Testing Begin
Internet Explorer 9 was just released, like last month, but Microsoft isn’t taking a backseat in the new browser war. Microsoft has already released a preview of Internet Explorer 10 for developer testing. The Internet Explorer 10 platform preview is a very early build of what we may see on IE10, and offers Windows user [...]
Windows 8: Details, Features and Screenshots
Windows 8 is the next operating system from Microsoft, and a followup to the well received Windows 7 OS that currently runs on most modern notebooks and computers. Windows 8 is just making its way to close Microsoft partners for additional testing, but we already know quite a bit about the next version of Windows. [...]
How to Sync files between 2 computers with Windows Live Mesh.
There are many solutions out there for synchronizing data between multiple computers, I personally use Dropbox, but I want to look at another free solution that is just as seamless — Windows Live Mesh. Windows Live Mesh has been part of Microsoft’s set of solutions to solve issues relating to accessing personal data and settings across multiple [...]
How to Troubleshoot JAVA Installations on Windows 7 (Quick Tip)
Many desktop and web applications are built on top of the JAVA Virtual Machine which is a platform for writing special programs that are cross platform aware. Meaning, a program written using the JAVA Virtual Machine can run on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux without alteration. Unlike certain applications, where you have to get [...]
Microsoft Boasts 2.3 Million IE9 Downloads in 24 Hours
Microsoft is boasting that 2.3 million copies of its latest browser, Internet Explorer 9, has been downloaded in a span of 24 hours. The IE9 browser was announced at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. So how does IE9′s download numbers compare? Engadget says that despite being a popular download, the number here still trails [...]
Internet Explorer 9 Jump List Deals: Free Hulu Plus, Groupon & More
Microsoft has just launched Internet Explorer 9, the company’s latest web browser, which has a collection of new features including the ability to pin web pages to your Windows 7 Taskbar and is offering a collection of deals to users who try out the new Jump List feature in IE 9. Once pinned to your [...]
Microsoft Launches Internet Explorer 9 for Public Download
Internet Explorer 9, which has long been available as a beta and later as a Release Candidate (RC), is now out as a full-fledged version 1 public download via Microsoft’s www.beautyoftheweb.com webpage. The release of Internet Explorer 9 was announced at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. “The best experience of the Web is on [...]
Microsoft Launches Countdown Timer for IE6
Microsoft had recently unveiled a countdown timer website to get people off of its Internet Explorer 6 browser and begin to upgrade to more recent versions of IE. IE6, is a ten-year old browser, and Microsoft tells users “It’s now time to say goodbye” on www.theie6countdown.com. The company’s goal is to get the percentage of [...]
