Another quick tip for tonight. If you use Firefox and can’t get enough of the dedicated search box up the top here’s a tip that will make it that little bit more powerful for you without having to touch the mouse. If you don’t already know, the keyboard shortcut to get into the search box …
Category: Browsers
Jul 09 2011
Windows Phone 7 and Google’s Artificial Limitation of Multiple Calendars
If you happen to use more than one calendar in Google Mail or your corporate e-mail then you might have realised that Windows Phone 7 only seems to support the primary calendar for some reason over Exchange ActiveSync. This is despite other EAS compatible devices such as the iPhone and iPad having worked with multiple …
Jul 02 2011
Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2
It seems that not too long ago Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Windows 7 but Internet Explorer 10 is now in the process of being developed. In fact, it only took Microsoft less than a month to start talking about IE10 after the release of IE9. Microsoft is also stepping up …
Jun 19 2011
Google Music – An Unexpected Invitation
After I criticised Google for making it difficult for us folks outside of the USA to get into the beta of its new music streaming service I received an invitation to join the Google Music beta. I had also tried the client software on my phone which didn’t go very far even when I was …
Jun 17 2011
Native PDF Rendering Coming to Firefox
Whilst I might hear a collective groan from the Google Chrome supporters out there (as Chrome has had native PDF rendering for a little while now) it should come as no surprise that Firefox is going to be offering the same functionality in the future. The good part about providing such functionality is that regular …
May 26 2011
My Web Browser Text is Too Small!
A lot of us would have come across a situation where the text in our web browser just became twice as small for an unknown reason. With so many keyboard shortcuts and buttons on mice it can be hard to work out if you pressed a key or clicked on something by accident to create …
May 18 2011
Play Angry Birds for Free in Your Browser
Not exactly a tip but for those of you who need an Angry Birds hit when you don’t have your mobile or tablet device handy then this might hit the spot. All you need to do is visit http://chrome.angrybirds.com/ in your browser of choice (I have tested Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4 and Google Chrome …
May 02 2011
Amazon Kindle DX (Second Generation – Global 3G) Preview
A few days ago I published the unboxing video for the Amazon Kindle DX (second generation global 3G model) Today, I recorded the preview video to show you around the Amazon Kindle DX and you’ll get a look at its larger E Ink display. I’ll also show you some of the experimental features including text to …
Apr 21 2011
Live Closer to the Bleeding Edge with Firefox Aurora Builds
There will always be people who want to live right on the bleeding edge when it comes to trying out the latest software and seeing how it performs on their system. Of course, there are people who are not as adventurous as they worry about bugs disrupting their daily routine or breaking some of the …
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