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Firefox: Quickly search your favorite site from the address bar

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 28, 2011 under Mozilla Firefox

If you usually have to search for information in a particular website, it is quite handy to do the search directly from the address bar of your browser instead of going to the site and typing in the search box. This tutorial will show you how to do this in Firefox.

Chrome: Setup, use or remove multiple user profiles

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 24, 2011 under Browsers

To be more productive, many Chrome users may want to carry the browser’s settings including extensions, apps, theme…. and personal data with them to any computer that they use. However, by doing so, you may mix your settings with the current browser’s settings on that computer. Fortunately, Chrome lets users setup and use multiple user accounts with different settings in just some clicks. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to add accounts, change the settings for the accounts and remove them from the browser.

Firefox 8: Load tabs on demand

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 21, 2011 under Browsers

If you are an advanced user, you may have many tabs open right when Firefox starts. Because all the tabs are loaded at the same time, your computer may be freeze sometimes. To avoid this problem, you can configure Firefox to load the tab only when it is the current one. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how.

Opera: Download different file types to separate folders

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 18, 2011 under Browsers

To keep all downloaded files organized, many users want to save different file types to different folders. With the default download manager in browsers like Firefox, Chrome or IE… you can only set one download folder for all files. However, in Opera browser, you can set folder for each file type. This tutorial will show you how to do it.

Firefox: Show tabs preview in Windows 7 taskbar

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 14, 2011 under Browsers, Microsoft Windows 7

By default, when you hover your mouse over the Firefox icon in the Windows 7 taskbar, it will only display a thumbnail of the current tab regardless how many tabs you have open at the time. This tutorial will show you how to display all tab previews in the taskbar. By doing this, you can jump to your desired tab much quicker.

Opera: Change the default Start-up behavior

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 10, 2011 under Browsers

By default, when the Opera browser starts, it will continue from the last point when you close it. Although this is a useful feature, many users may want to start the browser with a homepage or with the Speed Dial page that contains their favorite pages. This tutorial will show you how to change this start-up behavior to better meet your needs.

IE9: Show or hide tabs in the Options window

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 7, 2011 under Browsers

This tutorial demonstrates how to hide tabs in the Internet Options window. By hiding the tabs that you do not use, you make it easier to manage the settings and prevent others from accessing and tweaking them.

Firefox 7: How to Display the Full URL in Address Bar (URL Bar)

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 29, 2011 under Mozilla Firefox

By default, Firefox 7 hides the http:// in the address bar. Some people don’t like having the protocol trimmed from the URL, so here’s a quick tip to put it back where it belongs.