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Workaround for IE6 Empty-Cells CSS Support

Contributed by davak on November 11, 2008 under Browsers

The empty-cells property in css establishes if the browser should or should not create borders around empty cells in tables. Internet Explorer 6 was thought to not support this property. However, if you align the CSS moons in the perfect direction, IE6 actually does recognize the empty-cells property. Here is how to do it.

How To Change the Default View Source Editor for Internet Explorer

Contributed by ju_c on November 1, 2008 under Internet Explorer IE7

If you hate using Notepad as the source editor for IE, you can change the default View Source Editor for Internet Explorer by following one of these methods.

Google Chrome: How to Check for Updates

Contributed by shamanstears on October 22, 2008 under Browsers

With Chrome being in its early stages, there will be plenty of updates to the browser. To force the browser to check for a newer version (and install it) follow these steps.

Google Chrome: Managing Your Bookmarks

Contributed by shamanstears on October 21, 2008 under Browsers

At some point, you are going to need to change or even delete some of your bookmarks or you’re going to want to add folders to keep things organized. Google Chrome seems to hide where you do this, so follow this tech-recipe to make it simple.

Firefox 3.1: How to Enable the TraceMonkey JavaScript Engine

Contributed by shamanstears on October 14, 2008 under Mozilla Firefox

TraceMonkey is the magic pill that makes the new Firefox much quicker. Unfortunately, the beta version has this feature disabled. By changing the value of a couple of configuration settings, you can easily enable TraceMonkey and enjoy its speedy goodness.

Flock: Use Google Reader as the Default Feed Reader

Contributed by shamanstears on under Browsers

I enjoy the Flock browser but I really don’t like using it to read my RSS feeds. By changing the Preferences, you can set Flock to use Google Reader (or your favorite RSS feed reader) as the default.

IE8: Create a Shortcut for Opening in InPrivate Mode

Contributed by shamanstears on October 9, 2008 under Browsers

By adding a simple command line switch to a shortcut, you can easily open Internet Explorer in the protective InPrivate mode without having to launch it from a non-private window.

IE8: Reopen Closed Tabs

Contributed by shamanstears on October 6, 2008 under Browsers

You finally get to the webpage that you have been surfing for and now you have accidentally closed the tab. This can be a very frustrating situation. Luckily, Internet Explorer 8 is quite forgiving and allows you to easily reopen the closed tab, even if you have closed other tabs after it.