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.
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.
If your computer is frequently used by other people, you may want to block the ability to change the screensaver. This tech-recipe describes how to change the registry to prevent screensaver changes.
Windows 7 allows you to easily share your wireless internet access to those who are on your wired network as well. These directions will get you started.
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.
You can export a QR Code image of your Mii that can be used to import your Mii on any other 3DS. Just by taking a picture of this exported QR Code image, your Mii will be imported onto another device!
Nintendo has still not moved towards using a name or avatar based online system yet. Thankfully they have made it so that you will only need ONE friend code for your 3DS versus each game using a unique code. This tech-recipe will explain where to find your Friend Code once you have a Mii setup on your new Nintendo 3DS.
If you restart your computer often, you will love this tech-recipes hint. Just follow these steps to create a shortcut that will restart your system with a single click of your mouse.
This tech-recipe will explain how to locate your Nintendo 3DS WiFi MAC Address. Some of us that have wireless networks that use MAC Address filtering to add another level of security. This will allow you to add your new device to that list.
This tech-recipe is for you new Nintendo 3DS owners. One of the biggest selling points of the 3DS is its backwards compatibility with DS and DSi games. When you first play a DS game though, you will notice it may not take up the full bottom or top screens. Let’s fix that!
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.
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.
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