I recently came across a problem with my Firefox browser in which I suddenly could no longer download or save files. Ironically, this was just after I installed AVG 2012. Obviously, I knew that there was some sort of problem between the two flagship programs on my Windows 7 desktop computer. After scouring the forums, [...]
This week, Facebook changed the the standard font size for their website and the question instantly crops up, “Why?” As a web designer, I occasionally make changes to my websites – with every change geared towards improvement. Unfortunately for Facebook, I think they made a mistake. The smaller font size can cause some difficulties for [...]
As of this week, there is a major shift in the web industry to force SSL encryption on all websites (but especially on ecommerce websites, those that require a login, or deliver cookies – which is just about every website on the internet). A web vulnerability was discovered through a Firefox web browser extension called [...]
For whatever reason, the fine people at Firefox have decided to remove the “Properties” menu item from the right-click menu of their latest version 3.6. Maybe I use the Properties menu a little more than the average person, but I just had to have this feature back The Properties menu gives you access to all [...]
If you’re like me, then you use social networking websites to keep in touch with your friends and family. My favorite is Facebook – that was until recently. For some reason, whenever someone started to chat with me, the browser window would “steal focus.” Well, even though I enjoy chatting with people, I want to [...]
There is a small feature in the new Firefox 3 called the smart location bar, but some users may find it annoying if you’re used to previous versions of Firefox. This article will describe how to disable the smart location bar in such a way that makes Firefox 3 perform similar to Firefox 2. But, [...]
AVG 8 was recently released and it contains a lot of neat features that many users will find useful. One of those features is AVG AntiVirus Safe Search. This add-on for Firefox is inteded to help users safely stay away from websites that have been identified as potentially harmful. Unfortunately, some users may find the [...]