Desktop notifications can be a pain in the butt… Here is how to stop them outright (in Firefox, Chrome and Opera).
Desktop notifications from websites in your browser can be useful, or an annoyance. If you never want to see that permission box, here’s how to turn off desktop notifications on Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.
Source: How To Stop Desktop Notifications In Firefox, Chrome, and Opera | Gizmo’s Freeware
Using the 4-step process of the Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool you can easily and comfortably download genuine Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 disk images (ISO) directly from Microsoft’s servers. As an added bonus here, you can also download the disk images for Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016, and Office 2011 for Mac, as well.
Source: Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool
Microsoft admins: Update your systems now to prevent “crazy bad” zero-day bug exploits – A new Windows zero-day exploit has been discovered, and it’s possibly one of the most serious vulnerabilities to date. It targets Windows Defender’s Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MsMpEng), tricking it into executing code when the engine scans a file… READ MORE
Results are in: The best Android smartphone camera is… – Our search for the answer to this question saw us put Samsung’s latest, the Galaxy S8, up against the best from its rivals, including the LG G6, Sony Xperia XZs, Huawei P10, Google Pixel XL and OnePlus 3T! Now the votes are in and have been counted, let’s reveal the winner! … READ MORE
Opera is ‘Reborn,’ with new features that help usher in modern browser market – Opera Software has officially rebooted the Opera browser and relaunched it in a brand-new “Reborn” guise. The Neon-compatible browser brings a fancy new look to the browser market, as well as an ad blocker, virtual private network (VPN) service, and built-in chat functions, all of which could help separate it from the more popular competition… READ MORE
ASUS ZenFone 3 – 5.5-Inch unlocked Dual SIM smartphone with AMOLED Gorilla Glass 5 display, 1920 X 1080 FHD resolution… READ MORE
Massive ransomware attack spreads across the globe – A new strain of ransomware is wrecking havoc all over the world, with hospitals across England and major companies in several counties reportedly affected. Security experts have identified the ransomware as a new strain of the WannaCry (also known as WanaCrypt0r and WCry) malware, and apparently its reach extends beyond… READ MORE
How to open Universal Touch-optimized File Explorer in Windows 10 – Windows 10 v 1703 includes a new UWP Windows File Explorer app file, that is optimized for Touch devices. This post will show you how to access this hidden Explorer app… READ MORE
Google Maps for Android adds Street View images in navigation to show your turns – Google Maps has quietly rolled out a new feature that will make it easier for you to see where you need to go when using turn-by-turn navigation: integrated Street View images on the directions screen… READ MORE
Canary All-in-One Home Security Device – See and Hear: Stream real-time video of your home with Canary’s 1080p HD camera, 147 degree wide-angle lens, automatic night vision, and high-quality audio. More Than a Camera: Protect your home with Canary’s 90+ dB siren, motion-activated recording, auto-arm/disarm, and instant access to local authorities. HomeHealth Technology: Monitor air quality, temperature, and humidity to help understand how your home might affect your health. Intelligent Notifications: Receive instant video alerts on your iOS or Android device. No Installation/Contracts/Monthly Fees Required: Plug in Canary, connect to the Internet and you’re ready to go. Free secure cloud storage included,or get even more with optional monthly plans… READ MORE
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Have not had a chance to play with this yet; but Opera has released a NEW Android App in the Google Play Store called “News and Search“. I am big into the news aggregator (feed) apps and will be definitely checking this out.
ADDENDUM (6/9/16) – Ok, had some time to install and play around with Opera’s News and Search. At this point, is going to be a keeper on my phone (and tablet). In summary, it is a news aggregator (that you can customize channels to meet your interests) that is built on top of a flavor of the Opera browser designed for the dual purpose of setting up channels (of your interests) and for surfing the internet (as you would with any browser). It took me a bit of time to navigate around; but, once I learned, I really like where all of the controls are located. Very impressive at this point…
Browse hot topics, trending & breaking news per category and even connect your Twitter account to get an overview of all the news stories shared by your friends’ networks. Stories you want to keep or share can easily be added to the built-in reading list.
Through the Opera Browser Developer Channel you can try the developer’s version that has a dedicated power saving mode that is engineered to extend your laptop battery life up to 50%. In comparison to some of the other browsers (such as Google Chrome) this can mean several more hours of internet browsing time before you need to recharge your laptop.
Here is how to turn this feature “on”:
It’s easy to use the the new power saving mode. Once the laptop’s power cable is unplugged, the battery icon will appear next to the search and address field in the Opera browser. Click the battery icon to activate the power saving mode and flip on the switch.
You can learn more about this at Opera Blogs
We all are familiar with web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari; however, much is not said about Maxthon. Currently, I have Maxthon loaded on my Android phone and tablet and I have found it to be the best mobile device web browser out there. I think if you give the mobile version of Maxthon a try, I think you will find that it closely replicates the same browsing experience that you experience on your desktop computer.
I just learned yesterday that the developers of Maxthon recently released a NEW desktop version of Maxthon, called Maxthon Cloud Browser. I noticed that they had a portable version of Maxthon Cloud Browser available for download, so I decided to give it a spin.
To be honest (and I am still testing this), I am very impressed. I don’t have anything available to test page loads, but I can tell you from experience, this is probably one of the fastest browsers I have ever experienced. Also, this browser is loaded with a ton of built-in features (such as screen gestures, a dial pad, dual page view, a resource sniffer, a screen capture utility, and more…). I do have to admit, which is a fun thing for me, I had to do some exploring in order to find a lot of the features and how to turn things on and off (i.e. the sidebar).
What the main concept of Maxthon Cloud Browser is that Maxthon Cloud Browser is not limited to a single device ecosystem or operating system: It moves files, data and web session information from browser to browser, unconfined by a single set of cloud products or devices.
If you really want to try something NEW, download the portable version of Maxthon Cloud Browser and give it a try! I think you may see that this Browser, not likely to break the backs of Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome; is a browser that may have a chance of coming out of nowhere.
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Making a decision on what web browser to use on your tablet PC can be a tough decision. I personally have tried, and tested, the browser that ships with the Android OS, and others such as Opera, Dolphin and Firefox. What I have found, is that due to the various compatibility issues browsers face with tablets, tablet sizes and the Android OS, each have there own little quirks. Time will tell which browser will surface at the leader when the tablet browsing war slows down.
Another browser that crossed my plate that I am now testing is called Maxthon Tablet.
Maxthon Tablet is specifically optimized for the 10 inch tablet. Note: Actually the specs on the Google Play site indicate that Maxthon Tablet is optimized run on an Android based tablet 7.7 inches or greater tablet (7.7, 8.9, 10.1).
What I am finding is that Maxthon has done really a super job on this browser. I find browsing with Maxthon Tablet, on my Toshiba Thrive tablet, gives me the same experience I have with the browser on my desktop computer. As a matter of fact, this browser has impressed me so much that it has become the only browser on my tablet. At this point, Maxton runs rings around the other browsers.
Fastest and smartest tablet browser. Make no mistake, with over 500 million downloads of its PC web browser Maxthon knows how to make your web sizzle. Maxthon Mobile is packed with cool features like:
Sync to the Cloud – Your bookmarks/favorites travel with you from desktop to mobile.
Theme/Skin – Ever-growing collection of skins that can customize your browser the way you like it.
WWW/WAP switch – Switch between www and WAP versions of the web at your fingertip
RSS reader widget – Find, manage and read your favorite content quickly and easily
Speed Dial – Quick access of the best sites on the web.
Download Manager – Makes it easy to sort, schedule and grab the downloads you need: wherever, whenever.
Super Gesture – Use touch screen commands to surf with your fingertips.
Tab browsing – Powerful tab management that puts your mobile screen to maximum use.
Amazing speed – Get websites super fast.
Powerful personalization – Avatars and more.
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If you are looking for a decent web browser for your Blackberry or your web capable smartphone, then take a look at Opera Mini & Opera Mobile .
The Opera Mini browser has been specifically engineered and developed with the mobile phone user in mind. The browser interface is elegantly designed and is engineered to use a tenth of the bandwidth of other mobile browsers; thus, reducing data usage and saving you money.
I am currently running the latest version of Opera Mini (v5)on my Blackberry (pay-as-you go phone) and believe me, there is no better web browser for a phone out there. As a matter of fact, I never ever dreamed of seeing a browser on my phone that is comparable to the browser on my computer. Take a moment and watch the video below to see Opera Mini and Opera Mobile in action.
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The content presented by the authors of each of the articles below are examples of dedication, pride and commitment. Each week What’s On My PC posts random articles, called Geek Squeaks’, that have been crafted by the authors who are members of the What’s On My PC blogroll community… If your blood runs thick with the information technology and you need a daily fix, then check out these blogs.
Snakebytez
Ninite : Easily Install Multiple Free Windows Apps in One Go
TTC Shelbyville
Put Your Computer to Sleep With Sonar
I Love Free Software
EtherPad: Collaborate in Real Time on Word Documents
Worthy Tips
Gmail now let you fetch POP accounts instantly & easily
TuneUp Blog about Windows
Myth Busted: Why Disabling SuperFetch
on Vista and Windows 7 Is a Bad Idea
WP Xpert
Intense Debate Is Now WP.com Enabled
Mrintech
Flickr Pro Account: Features and Review
Canadian Tech Blogger
Opera 10.5 Released To Windows Users
Internet Security Blog
Protect, Hide, Store and Send Files Secretly Under EXE Cover
Free PC Security
Threatfire Test with MSE and Avast 5
AskBillFirst
Trojan Pretends to Be Microsoft Security Suite
Tech-for Everyone
This Reader Question Is A Doozie
Rarst.net
Best sync and backup routines guidelines
Lifehacker
Manually Refresh POP Mail Fetching in Gmail
Crazy World of G
Export This Part 3
AKS-Feel The Change
Lock Keyboard and Mouse Buttons with Kid Key Lock
Carol’s Vault
PowerPoint to Video Converter
411-Spyware.com
How to Remove Security Essentials 2010
Plato Press
Baby Starves While Parents Tend to Virtual Child
Evilfantasy’s Blog
Unlocker 1.8.9
Right On Technology
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thePC Security
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by Different Programs with NetBalancer
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The everyday computer user primarily uses the computer to browse the internet. As a result, the web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc.) becomes one of the most important pieces of software on the computer. Over a period of time, based on the user’s surfing habits, the browser cumulatively collects bookmarks, cookies, history, toolbar settings, extensions, add ons, etc. that the user ultimately becomes dependent on. The problem occurs is when the computer crashes or the user moves to a new computer AND all of those cumulative browser gatherings by the user are lost. I have actually witnessed users that were more upset that they lost their browser bookmark settings, when their computer crashed, than personal documents they may have had.
To prevent this mishap from occurring there is a backup solution, called FavBackup, that will backup your bookmarks and any other settings that are browser specific (e.g. history, cookies, user preferences, extensions and other elements).
FavBackup is a portable app that requires no installation and has the capability of backing up the browser settings for various versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari and Flock. One point to make is that you will be see two different type of backup and restore options:
(1) – Backup or Restore – allows you to select what you desire to backup or restore
(2) – Full Backup or Full Restore – will perform a backup or restore of all settings in one fell swoop.
FavBackup is very easy to use, fast and efficient; AND is must-have software for any computer user who is tied to their browser. If anything, make FavBackup part of your normal backup routine and use it to at least backup your bookmarks.
Welcome to the weekly listing of articles from the “What’s On My PC…” blogroll community. These are articles are articles posted by the authors during the past (7)-seven days. If you notice on this list (and the blogroll) there are some recent additions (e.g. Mrintech, Computer Too Slow, Blogging Fool). If you are looking for a great selection of tech related information, then you need to visit these sites (blogs) that are maintained by a great group of dedicated people.
Snakebytez
Double Driver : Backup and Restore Installed Drivers
Piyada’s World
Download books from Google using GBDownloader
TTC Shelbyville
Windows 7 Upgrade Chart
The Abbey Rose
LinkWithin Widget
Mrintech
Yahoo! Increases Email Attachment Size to 25 MB!
Computer Too Slow
Windows 7 launch: Microsoft Sent out Invitations
Free PC Security
Auslogics Free Registry Cleaner & Registry Defrag
AskBillFirst
So What Is It Good For? Flash Drives v. External HD
Tech-for Everyone
How To Copy Your Bookmarks
Sugarloaf Tech
How to fix red X in Outlook signature
Rarst.net
FreeFileSync – spiffy sync app
Lifehacker
Opera 10 Final Available for Download [Downloads]
AKS-Feel The Change
Trojan.Peskyspy Attacking Skype Users
411-Spyware.com
How to Remove Vista Antivirus 2010
Teck~Line
Get Rid Of Those Annoying YouTube Video Ads
with Ad Block plus (Firefox)
Spyware Biz Blog
Insure your kids safety online, please.
Plato On-Line
Internet’s New Kind of Murder
Is You Geeked Up
Very Handy Windows Vista/7 Shortcut Keys
Evilfantasy’s Blog
Auslogics Task Manager
Confessions of a Freeware Junkie
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Other Browsers Advance as Internet Explorer Slides
By Mark Long
www.newsfactor.com
July 6, 2009 1:16PM
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continued to lose ground against other browsers in June, according to StatCounter. The market share for Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 rose rapidly since its launch last week. Opera’s share in Europe has jumped since July 2008 and Apple, Inc.’s Safari has lost global market share, but Safari 4 downloads have been heavy.
We all want faster, safer, and reliable… Checkout the browser speed comparison test at PCGames Hardware. The tests they ran focused on pure speed. You can even run the same tests at Sunspider, Futuremark Peacekeeper, and Acid.
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June 19, 2009 – by Link, Riemann
PC Games Hardware tested the speed of the internet browsers Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, 3.0.11 and 3.5b99, Opera 9.6 and 10, Safari 3.1.1 and 4.0, Chrome 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 with the benchmarks Peacekeeper and Sunspider and checked them with the Acid tests as well.
[ Source: PCGames Hardware ]
Here are this weeks’ highlight “tech” articles from bloggers on the “What’s On My PC…” blogroll. If you are new (or old) to computers, I encourage you to visit these blogs. You can learn a whole lot very quickly from, what I consider, very reputable sources.
A Tech’s First Impression of Windows 7 64-bit – Tech-for Everyone
Fully Optimize Windows Vista Services – Technize.com
Wipe Your Blackberry – Sugarloaf Tech
Knockout Malware With SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition – Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts
rsizr.com – quite advanced way to resize images online – Rarst.net
Receive a FREE prepaid cell phone from Safe Link Wireless- Tech-Line
Computer Security and Firewall Ports – TTC Shelbyville
TOY: M-Audio KeyStation 49 Review – Tux in the Midwest
Most Dangerous Websites – Plato on-line
Free Windows7 Tips and Trick Ebook – Piyada’s World
KillCopy Speeds Up Disk Transfers and Securely Deletes Files – Lifehacker
Get alerts for specific phrases – AKS – Feel The Change
Watch Out Safari: New Opera 10 Goes Turbo – AllThatsNew
How to Remove “Testversion” Popup – 411-Spyware.com
Splinter Cell: Conviction – Sam is back with shorter hair and sexier than ever – Carol’s Vault
Article: Panda Cloud Antivirus installed. Ok Cloud, fix me up – Confessions of a freeware junkie
Email Misunderstanding – Crazy World of G
BoonEx – Free Community Website Builder Software – Is You GEEKed Up
If you are like me, you may be using more than one web browser OR you may be in the process of changing to another browser. The problem most users experience in these cases is moving their bookmarks (or web site favorites) from one browser platform to another; OR trying to keep their bookmarks synced between the different browser platforms. It has been my experience through assisting other users that there is a “high value” placed on their bookmarks (or favorites). I often hear the statements, “please try and save my favorites or don’t lose my favorites”. Most techie types know the various processes to convert and transfer bookmark formats from one browser format to another; however, it can be a daunting task for the everyday computer user.
There is an easy solution to all of this called “Transmute”. Transmute is software that will easily do all of the work for you when you desire to transfer your bookmarks from one browser platform to another.
“Transmute will convert, synchronize, sort, organize and remove duplicates from your bookmarks and more”.
I currently use Transmute to synchronize my bookmarks between Internet Explorer, Opera USB, Chrome, and Firefox. I also look at Transmute as a backup strategy for my bookmarks, as well. There is a “FREE” version of Transmute and a “PAID” version. The “FREE” version supports the major browser platforms and is all most users will need. The “PAID” version takes it one step further and provides support to work with two of the leading “online” bookmarking services (Delicious and Google Bookmarks).
Transmute is available as a full install program or as a portable app that can be run from your flash drive. (NOTE: This is another good tool for the techie toolbox).
Publisher’s Description
Transmute supports all of the major web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Apple Safari, Chromium, Flock and Konqueror!
A streamlined interface makes Transmute very accessible.
By default Transmute will timestamp and back up your bookmark collections before changes are made, providing extra safety.
Transmute supports Windows using the Microsoft .NET Framework. However, Transmute will also run on Windows, Linux and Mac via use of the Mono Framework!
For those who may not know what a web browser is, it is simply a software application, such as Internet Explorer, that is specifically crafted for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the internet. Many computer users do not realize that there are other browser options out there, other than Internet Explorer; the most popular being Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera (to name a few).
Recently I have been on the hunt for a good portable version of a browser to run from my flash drive. I have tried and used extensively the portable versions of the most popular browsers such as Firefox, Opera, and Chrome; however, I found that after long periods of usage (from the flashdrive), the browsers would start to bog down and/or errors would start to develop.
Sometimes we get so locked into what is popular and forget that there are other options. It was at this point I starting looking outside that circle of “popular browsers” for something different. During that hunt, I tried and tested many (such as Avant, Maxthon, Browzar, QtWeb). I eventually came across a browser called “TheWorld Browser” that not only caught my eye, but has performed beautifully from my flash drive. As a matter of fact, the more I use it, the more I like it.
TheWorld Browser is a “fast, safe and easy way to browse the web” that has features that many of the other browsers do not. TheWorld Browser is dependent on the Internet Explorer engine, and is guaranteed to be 100% malware free. This app is small in size (1.4 MB) and, in my opinion, is very fast to the draw… If you are looking for an Internet Explorer replacement on your PC or a browser to carry with you on your flash drive, I say give this browser a try!
Publisher’s Description
Multi-threaded frame.
TheWorld Browser version 2.0 is among the first multi-threaded frame browser in the world (the first is Internet Explorer 7.0), the multi-threaded window frame can prevent the web pages from freezing.
Intelligent Ad blocking + Blacklist filter.
TheWorld can block popup ad. and float ad. automatically.
TheWorld can block popups and float ads automatically. You can also use a blacklist to filter ads. The blacklist filter works from lower level of HTTP protocol, with regular expression so that you can filter out anything you want.
Web page mute.
TheWorld is the first browser that can disable a web page’s sound with one click.
Powerful Tools
Powerful Tools Built in tools like: Flash filter, unlock page script limited, zoom, Proxy quick switching, Auto complete, Quick media saver, Privacy guard, Mouse gestures, Custom hotkeys and Drag & drop support, make TheWorld one of the most powerful browsers around.
Safer.
TheWorld Browser has built-in safe guards that will protect you while surfing.
Built-in Download Manager.
Which consists of multi-thread download, resumable download, with intuitive download management.
Skins and plugins.
TheWorld Browser supports skins and plugins, we have hundreds of skins and plugins to customize the way you browse. TheWorld has native support for Internet Explorer’s plugins as well.
TheWorld Browser uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer engine and will run on Windows 98/me/2000/xp/Vista.
If you are an Opera web browser follower, then you may be interested in reading about the new features being implemented (and downloading) the new Opera Browser 10 “alpha” version… Keep in mind that “alpha” software is an indication that the software is in the “debugging” stage of the release cycle. For those of you who are wondering what Opera is: Opera is a popular web browser that is a competitor to other browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. This download of Opera 10 alpha is geared more toward those interested in testing the browser prior to its final release. As one of my readers pointed out, you should only try or test the “alpha” of this browser on another computer (i.e. test PC) and not your main computer. This post is primarily announcing that a “new” version of Opera is in the works. This is a clip from the “My Opera Community” web site announcing this release. I will continue to monitor the development of this software.
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