Tag: web browser
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 [...]
9 Tips for Troubleshooting Internet Explorer 9 (How To)
If you have recently upgraded to or want to upgrade to Microsoft’s latest web browser, Windows Internet Explorer 9 and you are experiencing some technical difficulties with it, here are some tips to resolve some of the common problems you might experience. 1. Internet Explorer 9 Refuses to Install. The first thing is to make [...]
How to Prevent Internet Explorer 9 from Automatically Installing Through Windows Update
Microsoft announced earlier this month that they would be accelerating Internet Explorer 9 adoption by automatically pushing it through Windows Update. A lot of users might not be happy with this decision since there are websites and web applications that are still being optimized for the browser. Not everyone want’s Internet Explorer 9 automatically installed, [...]
How to Uninstall the Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Last week Microsoft announced the availability of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. If you have not upgraded to the Release Candidate, before you do so, make sure you uninstall the beta first. Here is how you uninstall the Internet Explorer 9 Beta: Click Start, type: view installed updates Hit Enter on your keyboard Next, search [...]
How to Install Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate
Here is a quick look at how to install the Internet Explorer 9 RC. Please note that Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate is pre-release software. Although this is a near final product, there are possible show stoppers and certain websites might not function as desired. If you are not sure about installing pre-release, its best [...]
How to Clear Your Web Browser History (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera)
If you visit a lot of websites in your favorite web browser and re-visit these sites over time, a small snippet of information is retained by your web browser, basically a memory of the last time you visited the site. In this article I will show you how to clear your browser history in five [...]
How to use Message Rules in Windows Live Hotmail For a Cleaner Inbox
Do you ever wish you could send emails to a specific folder automatically so that you can choose when to deal with them? Well, you’re in luck. You can use message rules in most email programs to send emails to specific folders or even to delete them. In this guide we will show you how [...]
How to Pin Hotmail To Your Windows 7 Taskbar
Last month Microsoft launched the innovative next generation version of its popular browser, Internet Explorer 9. One of the major highlights is the app centric experience IE 9 introduces. This makes it easy to access your favorite websites in Windows much easier while also providing unique co-branded experiences. The Windows Live Team are updating their [...]
Internet Explorer 9 Beta: Enjoying the Beauty of the Web
This week Microsoft introduced us to a new experience, a new way of enjoying the web, the beauty of it specifically. The web browser has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, it has moved from this niche thing that was once a second class citizen to activities such as Word processors, spreadsheets to a [...]
