This is mainly written for Opera which is very similar in Chrome, but completely different in Firefox. Most browsers allow you to search directly from the web address bar these days and they also give you the ability to change what search engine you want […]
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If you have stopped using Internet Explorer (any version), then good for you! I know there are some die-hards out there who are still hanging on to Windows XP for goodness sake, so anything is possible I guess. According to NetMarketShare, there is still a
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This Only Applies To Opera It’s been an issue since as long as I can remember. I save HTML files on my computer all the time. I wanted to save a copy of the Dave’s Computer Tips newsletter, so in my SeaMonkey email program I
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This problem started with Chrome. The top menu became very large in size like someone lowered the resolution of their monitor which makes everything look bigger, or set the DPI settings too high. I know I did neither. Then it happened to the Avast Secure
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Do you remember ever watching a TV show or movie and a character gets hurt and his only concern is getting his Internet history erased? Are you one of these people? The best way to get rid of a browser’s history is not to save
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If you want to download videos and are concerned about the software and what is bundled in it, here’s a more secure way to do it. One commenter in a previous article suggested using Avast Secure Browser, so I decided to try it out. Avast Secure
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I like to save copies of my uploads to Daves Computer Tips. Originally I used the MHTML format to save the documents. This allowed me to save the document as one file compared to saving it as a complete web page. But this format seems
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Every now and then I want to print some information I found online or if I made a purchase on eBay, I like to print up a copy of the order. These printed copies usually end up in binders so I like to have at
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Using Cortana With Other Browsers As I mentioned in an earlier article, I momentarily lost access to my Edge Browser. One of the reasons I lean on Edge is its integration with Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant. Many of us already use Cortana as the default
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Your Browser’s Ability To Protect You Against Phishing, Socially Engineered Malware (SEM) We have talked about Browser and Web security several times on this site, but it is important to remember that the bad guys do not sit still. They are very aggressive in their
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Nothing Is Impossible Life is funny, it was not too long ago that I saw a thread on the Microsoft Answers web page, where a user asked if it was likely that Microsoft Edge will eventually become available on Windows 7 and 8. The surprising
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What I Use Due to undue and unfair pressure imposed upon me by one of our frequent commenters on DCT, I am forced to write this “What I Use” article. Mindblower is his name. He mentioned that I seem to have a few software gems
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I wanted to print some information from a web page without printing the entire page. It’s a simple procedure, but results may vary depending on the browser. Just highlight the text you want to print and then right-click on it. Click on Print. Carry on
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Guess who’s back with another customize job for you to learn? ME! That is right. I have been in the seasonal spirit and I’m looking to redecorate my web browser. If you know me, I love changing the look of things and this article is
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