Research Web Pages Smarter with Scrible

May 5, 2011 | One Comment

If you’re a fan of Evernote, you’re going to love Scrible. This simple-to-use bookmarklet will make your research SO much easier. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to find something for school or work… Scrible will be able to help you mark what you need in a way that makes sense to you. It may [...]

How to Download YouTube Videos With Any Browser

Feb 15, 2011 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve talked before about different ways you can download YouTube videos. This week, Matthew is sharing his favorite browser addon – Download YouTube Videos as MP4. This video downloader which works in virtually any browser. It allows you to download the [...]

Use an Ad-Blocker Even if You Don’t Want to Block Ads

Sep 30, 2010 | One Comment

Various ad-blocking extensions are darn handy – even if you don’t care to block actual ads. Not only can you block ads, rickrolls and things you really don’t have time to have to see, these browser addons can also warn you when a site contains malicious content. When you first install most ad-block extensions, you [...]

Firefox Beta 4.0 Annoyances

Jul 20, 2010 | 11 Comments

Jordan LeBlanc wrote an email to me recently, which appears below. He tried out the beta version of Firefox 4.0 for his Mac, and he wasn’t very happy with the results. He did the right thing in reporting the bug that annoyed him. I’m not sure, though, that I agree with uninstalling and ceasing to [...]

Block Your Ex From the Internet

Jul 9, 2010 | No Comments

Sometimes, breaking up is hard to do. In the age of sharing our lives online, breaking up is even harder. Quite often, our ex is shoved in our faces via the computer screen every time we log into our favorite websites. If you were connected in several different places, it may be difficult (emotionally, as [...]

How Do You Define Bloatware?

Jun 22, 2010 | 7 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A caller the other night asked simply: “What is Bloatware?” That’s actually an easy one to answer! Bloatware is when you have a piece of software that should be a certain size. However, due to several unnecessary things being added in, [...]

It’s Time to Use a Different Browser When…

Jun 18, 2010 | 8 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Over on Lockergnome.net, Michael asked people which web browser they prefer, and why. This is something I am asked constantly. It certainly seems as though everyone has a definite preference: there are over a thousand views on that question alone, and [...]

What are Five Firefox Add-ons that Can Spice up Your Browser?

Dec 7, 2008 | 8 Comments

This is Curtis McGregor’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily [...]

An Essential Firefox Add-on

Jun 17, 2008 | 17 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What page do you use in your default Web browser as your “start” page? Have you bothered to change it from the browser’s start page? As you know, Firefox 3 was officially released on the day this video is being posted. [...]