Make Web Browser safe & secure

"... I am using latest version of web browser and still got malicious attack!" Besides updated web browser software, there are number of other related elements that can render a web browser insecure. You could be using either of web browser like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox,

Remove Feedback button from Firefox 4

Firefox 4 beta version introduced lot of new visual and functional features to the browser. Besides tabs on top above the address bar and neater one access Firefox button, it also has Feedback button at top right. This button allow Firefox users to send feedback regarding their experience

Block images on webpages in Firefox

Do you want to block images loading or being displayed while browsing specific websites? This can enhance browsing speed on slow internet connection and save on bandwidth costs. Parents can enforce strict control by blocking images on websites not fit for viewing by children. You can

Restore ‘tabs on top’ below Firefox 4 address bar

Newer version of Firefox browser (4.0 beta) has new position for tabs above the address bar. Do you want to restore tabs placement as in older version of Firefox in newer Firefox 4.0 or above? You can easily move tabs on top of Firefox browsing window below the address bar using following

Switch to classic menu bar in Firefox 4

Newer Firefox 4.0 beta has neater looking universal access "Firefox" button. Using this single button you can access various options like print, save, history, help - which otherwise are displayed in menu bar at the top. If you still prefer the good old classic menu bar, you can easily

Use encrypted Google search in Chrome & Firefox

Google has introduced "Google SSL search". It is an encrypted and more secure version of Google search. While using Google SSL, a direct connection between user computer and Google is created. Data transferred during Google search cannot be intercepted by any third party. You can easily

Turn off GeoLocation aware browsing in Firefox

Websites that use physical location information (like Google Maps) for providing content can extract that information using Geolocation aware feature of web browser. We have already seen easy way to disable geolocation in Google Chrome. If you are using Firefox, following is quick

Check text to code ratio of any webpage

Actual text and code of a webpage is an important parameter for evaluating webpages. Text to Code ratio measure can be used for webpage analysis for SEO (search engine optimization). You can easily view percentage of text to percentage of code of any webpage within Firefox browser using

Extended Firefox statusbar like Opera

Do you want detailed status bar in Firefox browser like one in Opera? Extended Status Firefox plugin adds functionality of extended status bar in Firefox browser. It show lot of information including: percentage of the page loaded, number of loaded images, bytes downloaded, load time and

Change default font type & text size of browser

Majority of users do not bother to check and configure font settings of a web browser. We just open weblinks and start browsing web content. All modern web browsers allow users to change default text settings. You can configure to change default font type and size of text of either of web

How to enable Firefox taskbar preview feature

By default, the taskbar preview feature is not available in Firefox browser. However, it is present in Google Chrome browser by default. No need to miss this feature in Firefox, you can turn ON this cool feature by tweaking few settings of your Firefox browser installed on Windows 7

Hotmail email notifications in Firefox

Do you want to stay updated with new emails from Hotmail account while browsing web in Firefox browser? You can easily do this by using Hotmail Watcher Firefox plugin. You can configure it to auto-check for new messages in your Hotmail account from Firefox status bar.  It can send sounds,