Archive for the 'Web browsers' Category

Creating a bookmark button in Google Chrome

This is for Google Chrome users out there. One of the advantages of Google Chrome is it has very few toolbars, which enables you to have more space on your screen. If you want increase that space a little more, you may opt to disable the bookmark toolbar as well.
However, if you have quite a [...]

Using Firefox to Discipline Naughty Websites

No, not quite what you think it is. To me, the Web is still like a wild, wild west, where every cowboy and his horse have their own philosophy of web design! In a few hours web surfing, you’ll visit dozens of sites, some of which come up with ways of not “behaving” in a [...]

How to reset cookies on Internet Explorer

I still use Internet Explorer (and Chrome) sometimes, especially if some websites render better in them. If you use IE a lot, you may notice that it slows down after a while. Many times, it’s due to cookies. This post is mainly concerning IE 7. Some issues you might experience that could be helped by [...]

9 Must-Have Firefox Add-ons for Web Developers

An obvious difference between Firefox and other browsers is the ability to install add-ons or plugins that can enhance the surfing experience (at least for the majority of add-ons). If you are a web developer, creating user-friendly and standards compliant webpages is important. You may be designing a complex application or a simple webpage, but [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Beta

With the release of Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft promises its users a better Internet experience; but for some, it still has a way to go before it shakes off the old stigma attached to previous IE versions. Will it bolster Internet Explorer’s falling market share?
Since the browser is new, there are still [...]

Using Firefox more efficiently

Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers out there, no doubt. You may also like it for its extensible features and (relatively) high stability. But how can you make it work better for you? Here, I’ve compiled a short list of tips for using Firefox more efficiently.