When Your Browser Isn’t Working Right, Try Resetting It Installing extensions can add functionality to your browser, some of them quite helpful – LastPass for example. Others, like Shop-at-Home and other malware/PUPs can cause your browser to display unwanted popups, slow to a crawl or worse. Sometimes removing or disabling browser extensions doesn’t fix the problems, if this sounds… Read More »
Some Things Private Browsing is Good For – Hint: Privacy is not one of them While private browsing is anything but private, there are some good reasons to use it, but none them are related to hiding your activities, as you aren’t going to hide anything by using private browsing. Every site you visit is logged by your… Read More »
How to Find Out Which Chrome Extensions and Tabs are Using the Most Resources If you’re a Google Chrome user, did you know you can find out which tabs and extensions are using up the most resources? You can, and you don’t need to be a geek or techy either. Here’s how to check what Chrome tabs and… Read More »
Gmail Shortcuts At Your Fingertips Gmail has a lot of nifty and useful shortcuts that you can use in Gmail and in Google chats. And you don’t need to memorize them because they’re only a shortcut away. You can bring up a list of all Gmail shortcuts instantly by pressing just two keys. Open your Gmail account in… Read More »
Gmail Will No Longer Support Chrome Version 53 and Older In a recent blog post, Gmail announced its plans to encourage users to upgrade Chrome browsers to the current version (as of this writing, Version 56). According to Google, users who are using version 53 or older will see a banner on their Gmail account urging them to… Read More »
Tips for Chrome (and other browsers too) NOTE: If you don’t have Chrome or don’t use it, don’t worry. Many, if not most, of these shortcuts work in Internet Explorer and Firefox as well. Nothing saves time like great keyboard shortcuts. They save you the time of hunting down the correct dialog box or menu item. The only… Read More »