How To Copy Chrome Bookmarks To New Computer
This past week at my real job (yes, I have a real job) my coworker was being set up with a new computer for her job. To me, this is no big deal since as a Tech, we do this all the time. Now, she […]
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Elderly Computing Tip
Computers are all around us no matter what age we are– from young to old. In my experience, many elderly users find it confusing but there’s a way to set up the Desktop and remove a lot of that confusion. Instead of placing a shortcut
How To Unblock Facebook Games In Chrome – Part 2
I wrote before about enabling Flash games on Facebook in Chrome but the only problem is you have to do this every time you open the browser. I was looking for a more permanent fix and I think I found it. It does require using
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How To Remove Avast Firefox Management
I was in the browser options in Firefox and I noticed a blue link across the top: Your browser is being managed by your organization. These messages usually mean some kind of restriction has been put in place. But by whom and why? It turns
How To Unblock Facebook Games In Chrome
A number of people called me because some of the games on Facebook weren’t working. They are all using Chrome which disables Flash by default. Of course, those days are numbered– I believe at the end of 2020. Anyway, if you are on Facebook still
How To Create A New Firefox Profile
If more than one person is sharing your version of Firefox, you can set up individual profiles to keep your user information separate from the others. Firefox Profiles In the search bar type run. Then, in the Run box, type firefox -p This starts up
How To Add Bookmarks Sidebar In Opera
If you press Ctrl + B in Firefox you’ll get a bookmarks bar on the side that allows you to conveniently access your bookmarks. It’s like switching your bookmarks bar from the top to the side. Some people prefer it that way. Opera doesn’t allow
How To Use RSS In SeaMonkey And Opera
When I first got into the internet and email I settled on The Mozilla Suite as my web browser and email client (Opera was my second browser). Then The Mozilla Foundation gave up the suite and it became SeaMonkey. At the same time, I switched
How To View/Manage Google Saved Passwords
My wife was working on her computer the other day. She was adding a password to her password list (yes, we have a master password list because we have too many). For some reason, the computer refreshed and lost the list. I did all the
How To Re-Order Videos In YouTube Playlists
I’ve had a YouTube channel since January 2007 and I admit that I’ve neglected the all-important finer points for far too long in recent years. I always considered it as just a bit of a laugh, until I realised that it can be an income
Opera Tip: How To Open Tab In New Window
Sometimes I need to open two pages at once to make a comparison. I normally open two tabs and just switch back and forth. This time I decided to try to open one of the tabs in a new window. I right-clicked on the tab
How To Zoom In Or Out Of A Web Page
My Uncle called me because he said everything on his screen was gone all tiny. His cat had run across is keyboard and somehow managed to reduce or zoom out on his Chrome browser making everything look tiny. So here is how to Zoom In
How To Use Pop-Out Videos In Opera
I went to The Weather Network website and clicked on a video and when I scrolled down the page a video popped out as a separate smaller version and continued playing. I had this happen before– it seems to be automatic on some sites. But
New Features From Opera Browser
Opera updated again today. I don’t know what’s new under the hood but there are two changes I noticed. One is the Easy setup button that has moved off the Speed Dial page and up on the bar in the top right-hand corner. It’s not