For anyone who uses ad blocking add-ons in Firefox, boy! Have I got great news for you… AdBlock Plus (ABP) is the go-to ad blocking solution that every Firefox user seems to swear by. The downside of this very good add-on is that it slows […]
According to a several ‘reliable sources’, including Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft is working on a new web browser – codenamed Spartan – which is set to ship with Windows 10. Spartan will reportedly look like a mix of Firefox and Chrome, and, perhaps most critically,
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Disillusionment – 64-Bit Operating Systems I was one of the first to jump onto the 64-bit bandwagon. I got myself a 64-bit motherboard, a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit operating system. I was on a roll. I was also giddy with the anticipation of installing
Threat analysts at PhishLabs have encountered a fake browser warning which, when acted upon, delivers the Zeus (Zbot) malware. Of course, this type of social engineering attack is quite commonplace these days but what makes this one standout, and the main reason we are bringing
Focused advertising is, to some, a real problem. Some people don’t like to have advertising companies knowing about their particular browsing habits. I happen to be one of those people. I despise Bankers, Insurance companies, and Politicians– not necessarily in that order. They all have
If you haven’t noticed, the latest Firefox version includes multiple ads in its new tab page. Whenever you open a new tab, you will see something like this: It seems every tech writer and his dog has posted advice on how to get rid of
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I teach Weekly Computer Classes at the Local Libraries and love to share with others things I have learned along the way. I make sure that people know there is more than one way to do most things on a computer. Personally, I am a
Mozilla has enjoyed a decade long arrangement with Google whereby the Firefox browser has shipped with Google search as default search engine. In fact, the deal with Google has accounted for a large percentage of Mozilla’s overall revenue during that time. Now, as the current
Privacy Badger is a relatively new anti-tracking browser add-on coming to us from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). Privacy Badger is similar to but inherently different from other anti-tracking and ad-blocking add-ons such as Ghostery, Adblock Plus, and Disconnect. Privacy Badger is a browser add-on
Microsoft has ended retail sales for Windows 8 as of 31st October 2014, almost two years after it was first released and exactly 12 months since the expiration of retail sales for Windows 7. With Microsoft intent on turning attention toward its new Windows 10
A couple of months ago we published an article highlighting how the once popular Firefox browser is slowly but inexorably losing favor with users, you can catch up with that article here: Firefox Slowly Slipping into Oblivion? So, here we are in October, another quarter
At long last the much anticipated stable version of Google’s 64-bit Chrome browser is available for download. According to Google, the 64-bit Chrome edition excels in three areas; it is faster, more secure, and more stable… but then Google would say that, wouldn’t they. Both
A recent analysis of Chrome browser extensions performed by USENIX, The Advanced Computer Systems Association, has revealed a relatively high number of malicious and suspicious extensions, many of which have been downloaded by millions of users. In a PDF document issued by USENIX detailing their
An upcoming update for Internet Explorer will add a new security feature that blocks out-of-date ActiveX controls. In a move described by Microsoft as being specifically about ActiveX, the new feature will be managed per medium of an active blocklist. At this early stage the
