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Firefox 4: Notify Websites That You Don’t Want To Be Tracked

contributed by Rob Rogers on March 31, 2011 under Mozilla Firefox

A lot of websites track their users behavior and then sell or give that info to advertisers. Firefox 4’s Do not track feature tells websites the you don’t want your browsing tracked.

Firefox 4: Disable Hardware Acceleration to Improve Performance on Low End Computers and Laptops

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

By default, Firefox has hardware acceleration enbabled. If you are using a low end video card in your system, this can cause performance issues. By disabling hardware acceleration and relying on the software, you can actually increase the performance on your computer. Instruction are now updated for Windows and Mac versions of FF4.

Firefox 4: Set Master Password to Protect Your Saved Passwords

contributed by Chris Luongo on under Mozilla Firefox

You can add another level of security in the new Firefox 4 using the Master Password feature. If you tell Firefox to remember all your passwords, then anybody using your computer can access them. With a Master Password, one would have to enter a password before being able to view your saved passwords.

Safari: How Do I Hide the Bookmarks Bar?

contributed by David Kirk on March 26, 2011 under Browsers

If you have been reading tech-recipes for a while, you know how valuable I consider my screen real estate. I want my browsers running lean and clean. I just realized how easy it was to remove the annoying Safari Bookmarks Bar that just hangs out under the Address Bar. This will work on Windows or Mac systems.

Firefox 4: Enable Save Tabs Upon Exit

contributed by sourojit on March 25, 2011 under Mozilla Firefox

Prior versions of Firefox would ask “Do you want Firefox to save your tabs for the next time it starts?” when exiting the program. FF4 no longer has this feature enabled by default. Here is how to turn it back on.

Firefox 4: How to Disable Location Aware Browsing

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Mozilla Firefox

By default, Firefox has location aware browsing enabled, allowing sites to request your geographical location and display content accordingly. If you do not want your physical location set to any site, you easily disable this functionality by following these steps.

Google Chrome 10: How to Enable Hardware Acceleration

contributed by Rob Rogers on March 17, 2011 under Browsers, Google

If you using a desktop or a powerful laptop, you should take advantage of harware acceleration in your Chrome web browser. This isn’t recommended for netbooks.

Pin Sites to the Chrome Toolbar

contributed by Chris Luongo on March 11, 2011 under Browsers

You can pin website tabs to the Google Chrome toolbar to help reduce clutter, and always have your favorite websites open and accessible with one click.

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