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How to Improve Internet Explorer

3 Comments (Add) | Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at 12:22pm

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Back in the day, I used to love Internet Explorer. It was awesome… up until version 4 and above. A lot of people out there still use IE, and will continue to do so. You can install a new plugin that Google has released – and have your install of Internet Explorer kick serious browser butt once again.

How to Change the Skins in Firefox (Personas!)

1 Comment (Add) | Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 8:43pm

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Yes, I’ve recorded thousands of videos for YouTube over the years. I’m considering changing some things up soon, including wearing a Fez hat! The Fez is just so cool. I enjoy changing up the way things look at times, don’t you? But, I digress. This video is about making things look different in your web browser – specifically Firefox!

How Do You Enlarge Web Site Fonts for Printing?

10 Comments (Add) | Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 3:19pm

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Yes, I’m addicted to fonts. I’ve admitted it for years. I like looking at cool fonts, and enjoy finding new ones. Someone from the PCPitStop community recently asked how he can enlarge fonts on a web page, to make it easier for him to read. You don’t need a new printer, don’t worry! The answer lies within your browser itself!

What’s a Browser User-Agent String?

5 Comments (Add) | Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 7:38pm

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A Browser User-Agent is information that your browser passes along to websites when you visit any particular web page. It’s benign information – mostly about the browser itself to help optimize your experience. There are tons of different web browsers available to use, and each of them has their own unique user-agent string.

Google Chrome for Mac OS X

7 Comments (Add) | Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 7:03pm

Apparently, Google Chrome Will Have Extensions by May. That’s great news for those of you on Windows – even if you’re not running Google Chrome as your default browser, it’s only getting more powerful (and a viable alternative to either Firefox or Internet Explorer).

Have You Tried the New AOL Desktop?

9 Comments (Add) | Friday, August 15th, 2008 at 1:49pm

iPhone is a regular member of our chat room, and sent me a surprising email the other day. He has apparently found something from AOL that he is happy with. Take a look:

Free Video Conferencing and Chat: No Downloads!

107 Comments (Add) | Friday, May 23rd, 2008 at 6:32pm

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Matt says: “I just found out about this free service that allows you to video/voice chat with as many people as you like over the Internet using a flash plug-in within your browser. You just don’t have to install it on your computer or anything!” The flash software you already have installed will make this chat service work!

MeBeam is a free web-based chat service. It’s so simple, it’s almost scary. You simply choose a room name, invite people to join you, and start chatting. That’s seriously all there is to it.

I was surprised at how easy this is to use. It may not be “pretty”, but it works! I created a temporary room, and sent out a link. Within seconds, I was video chatting with about seven other people. You can imagine the fun you can have with it. More than anything, I know I will be using this site to conference with people from now on. It’s free, it’s easy, and it’s web-based. What more could I want?

MeBeam comes to us courtesy of the folks at Meebo. Meebo is a new communications and media company that’s re-writing the way people have conversations and communicate on the Web. You can keep in touch with friends you know on any instant messaging network. Instant messaging from absolutely anywhere, no downloads or installs required, and free!

If I had one request, it would be that I would get more emails from all of you at chris@pirillo.com. The emails I love to get the most are ones like these, letting us all know about free services and products that can help make our lives earlier. So send yours along!

Should Web Sites Block Old Browsers?

56 Comments (Add) | Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 10:24pm

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It’s frustrating when you are using an old favorite browser, only to go to a web site that pops up a pretty little box telling you you cannot enter. The site has decided to block certain browsers that they feel are outdated from accessing their site. How unfair is that? If you aren’t using a web browser that hasn’t been updated in the past year, there’s something wrong with you and / or your system. If you keep only one piece of software up-to-date… it needs to be your browser.

How to Sync Bookmarks Across Multiple Browsers

65 Comments (Add) | Thursday, February 14th, 2008 at 9:11pm

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Over the years, you may collect a ton of bookmarks within your browser. Let’s say you change browsers, or even Operating Systems. How can you sync all of your links between the browsers, and how can you make sure that the links are still good?

Wireless Networks, Hard Drive Failures, Web Browsers

29 Comments (Add) | Friday, February 8th, 2008 at 8:41pm

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Taking live calls on the 888-PIRILLO line is always fun, especially when the questions are so diverse! This video entails more than one question/topic, so it was three times the fun!

Favorite Firefox Extensions

39 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 12:25am

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Here are some of the most popular extensions for Firefox, sent in by various community members. Be sure to keep sending in those top five lists!

Optimize Your ISPs Slow Internet Connection

42 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 12:25am

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How many days of the year do you complain about your connection speed? How many times do you mutter and groan that you aren’t getting the promised speeds? Here are some excellent tips to help you boost that speed.

What’s new in Firefox 3?

37 Comments (Add) | Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 at 1:12pm

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Beta 1 of Firefox 3 was released today. I found a few bugs, but overall it’s looking like there are some excellent new features and improvements. When it goes final, I may switch from Maxthon 1.0 to Firefox for my Windows machine. Let’s take a look at some of what’s new, thanks to Asa Dotzler from Mozilla. Asa is my kind of Geek, that’s for sure.

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Website Language Settings

16 Comments (Add) | Saturday, November 17th, 2007 at 9:16pm

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AJ28 emailed me from Japan, wondering why when he opens Google (or most any website), it automatically loads the Japanese page. He wonders if the browser automatically recognizes what IP he is connecting from and then determines the language to display.

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