Showing posts with label browser extentions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label browser extentions. Show all posts

Friday, April 1, 2011

Delete Your Web History in Firefox


In just one day of browsing the Internet, you can accumulate quite a lot of Web history. This accumulation can sometimes weigh down the software and cause it to not perform more slowly than you'd like. There is an easy way to delete all of your Web history information and even limit the number of days the browser will store the names and URLs of Web sites you've visited.

This article will help you to delete your web history in Firefox

Configure Your History Settings
  1. Open the Firefox browser. Mac users will select Tools from the top menu list, and Windows users will select Tools. Select Options for Windows and Preferences for Macs.
  2. Click on the Privacy icon. The first option listed allows you to set the number of days for which you want Firefox to remember the Web pages you've visited.
  3. Type in the number of days for which you want your history saved. You may also elect to have Firefox remember what you enter in forms and the search bar, as well as remember what you've downloaded. Windows users should then click on the 'Ok' button to lock in the new changes, while Mac users need only close the preferences box to save the new information.

Delete Your Web History in Firefox
  1. Re-open the Options (Windows) or Preferences (Mac) box and click on the Privacy icon.
  2. Hit the 'Clear Now' button located in the Private Data section. A new box will open with multiple options for clearing your history.
  3. Check any or all of the boxes that will delete your Web history. You can choose to delete cookies, cache and browsing history.
  4. Press the 'Clear Private Data Now' button to delete all of your Web history.

How to Import Bookmarks to Safari?


When upgrading or transitioning to Safari from other Web browsers, you can save yourself the hassle of having to re-bookmark your favorite Web pages and sites by having Safari import the saved bookmarks from your previous Web browsers. While Safari will automatically import bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and Mozilla Web browsers, users of other Web browsers will have to import their bookmarks manually.
 
This article will help you to import bookmarks manually to Safari.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

How to Manage Passwords With Safari?



When logging onto a Web site that requires a user name and password, Safari will ask if you want it to save that information for future use. If you choose to save the password, Safari will save that information and automatically access it every time you want to log onto that site. 
 
Having Safari remember your passwords can be a great time saving tool and save you the hassle of having to remember your log in information. This is especially true if you have different passwords for different sites. Safari also gives you the ability to manage those passwords as you see fit.

This article will help you to manage passwords with Safari.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Delete Google Advanced Search History


Google is a popular search engine with an "Advanced" feature allowing users to specify many aspect of a search, such as web-page, language and file types. Google also has well-known feature that predicts what users are going to type based on past searches.
This drop-down list also includes past search terms. However, there are numerous reasons for users to want to delete their search history, such as for privacy reasons. In those instances, users must clear their private data on their Internet browser.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Hide Identity in Google Chrome



If you want to bypass Internet filters, surf the Internet anonymously by hiding your IP address, there are a number of web proxy servers that you can use to secure your web browsing activities.

Once set up is done, your computer will connect to the Internet via your proxy server, instead of directly to the Internet. Proxy server settings are set up within your Web browser. Google Chrome has various options to help set up your proxy server details for home browsing.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Uninstall Google Chrome Extensions

Google Chrome Extensions are small programs that modify the Google Chrome browser.These extensions are written using web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Google Chrome Extensions are downloadable through the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery. So far, over 2,200 extensions have been published by developers. All users with a Google Account are able to add extensions after developing them.

There are certain instances to Uninstall Google Chrome extensions to troubleshoot Internet browser errors or to simply remove an unwanted plug-in. This articles will help you to uninstall Google chrome extensions.

Instructions
  1. Open the Google Chrome Internet browser. Select the wrench icon at the top right of the window.
  2. Select "Tools" from the list of menu options.
  3. Click "Extensions" from within the "Tools" menu. A dialogue box will open displaying all the add-ons and plug-ins installed on the Web browser.
  4. Select the "Uninstall" tab next to each extension you want to remove. The extension file and all stored data associated with the add-on or plug-in will be completely deleted.