Tag: Tips
Internet Explorer: Disable Facebook News Ticker
Some time ago, we wrote on how to disable the Facebook news ticker in Google Chrome. Turns out, you can do that on IE9 as well.
Here is how:
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November, 2011: Google Chrome Share Up; Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera – Down
With just one month left before the end of 2011, it’s time to check the latest stats for the browsers market share.
Falling below 50% last time, Internet Explorer is now down from 49.58% to 48.95% (0.63 point decrease).
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Backup Your Browser Data: FavBackup 2.1.2 Released
Good news, we have just released a new version of FavBackup for you to play with. No major changes, just additional web browser versions support.
Changelog
– Added Google Chrome 16 Support
– Added Firefox 7 and Firefox 8 Support
– Added Opera 11.60 Support
Google Chrome: Disable Facebook News Ticker
If you are not a big fan of recently introduced Facebook News Ticker feature, then here is a simple way to remove it.
Arik Fraimovich has created a Google Chrome extension which does exactly that: removes the Facebook news ticker.
Blurry Text In Firefox or Internet Explorer?
Due to a Hardware Acceleration related issue, some users might see blurred text in Firefox or IE web browsers. Turns out, there are a few ways to fix that.
1. Download Windows Updates (KB2545698) for Windows 7, Vista or Server 2008
– Follow the setup instructions
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Internet Explorer Falls Below 50% Market Share Mark
Months and months after the continuous Internet Explorer’s market share decline, Microsoft’s web browser has finally breached the 50% mark and now sits at the 49.58%, down from 50.97% (1.39 point decrease).
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Weekly Browsers Recap, October 17th
- Before Netscape: the forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s
- Building Rich Text-Centric Pages in IE10
- IE10 HTML5 Video Captioning
- SVG Filter Effects in IE10
- Firefox for Android changes UI code
- Noscript Firefox security extension goes mobile
- How to show the full URL in Firefox
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Opera: There is nothing more hypocritical
- It’s a bird, it’s a plane – it’s 3D Opera Man
- Useful Eyedroppers (Color Pickers) For Designers – Best Of
- HTML5 Facebook for mobile goes live
Add Vertical Firefox Toolbar
In case you use a widescreen display and prefer to have a vertical toolbar instead the horizontal one, here is a simple Firefox add-on to enable such functionality for you every day needs.
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Opera 12: Disable Search Suggestions
With the release of Opera 12, users can now enjoy search suggestions. However, if you are one of those people (myself included) who are not particularly happy about this change, here is a simple solution to disable already mentioned functionality:
– Type opera:config#UserPrefs|ShowSearchesInAddressfieldAutocompletion in the address bar.
– Uncheck the “Show Searches In Addressfield Autocompletion” checkbox.
– Reward yourself with a cookie, job well done.
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September, 2011: Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari Share Up; Internet Explorer – Down
It is October already and there’s no time to waste. So, let’s dive into the latest browsers market share results and explore those changes.
Just a couple more months and Internet Explorer will break the 50% market share barrier, this time it lost 0.62 point, down from 51.59% to 50.97%.
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