The built-in Windows tool to add and remove software is commonly used to install and uninstall software, in most cases an own uninstaller comes with the program. However, this uninstaller usually does its job quite sloppy, since numerous files, folders and/or registry entries are left behind after installation. This can either be wanted, if the ... Read more
The All-In-One-Gestures plugin for Firefox is a plugin that enables you to accomplish nearly every task you want to in Firefox with the help of drawing lines on the screen. You just need to assign the directions for the common task in the preferences and start drawing: By default, the key for drawing gestures is ... Read more
Decreased Productivity is an add-on for Chrome that hides every kind of video and picture from the web-sites you are browsing and makes them look completely boring to by-passers. It is highly customisable in terms of what to show and how to show it, displaying the hidden elements only if you move the cursor over ... Read more
SSL certificates are used to sign and encrypt/decrypt mails in thunderbird via S/MIME. If you have got a certificate that you want to use to validate your identity, import it as follows: Open Thunderbird and go to Edit > Preferences: Click on Advanced and go to the Certificates tab. There, click on View Certificates: On ... Read more
Browser Cache (or Internet Cache) is there to speed up your browser performance by saving sites and items you visited on the internet on your hard disk and recalling them when you visit them again. However there may be times when you want to delete that cache because it either consumes too much disk space ... Read more
From version 4 on, FireFox has disabled the option to save tabs when you leave the browser and left us with the Restore Session option on program start. To enable the option to save tabs again, direct FireFox to about:config and accept the prompt. In the filter bar, enter browser.showquitwarning and double-click the value to ... Read more
If you want a private browsing session where there is no record taken of the pages you visited and the keywords you entered anywhere (search queries, passwords etc.), Firefox offers the right option for you. The Private Browsing feature saves your current windows and tabs and opens up a new empty window that does not ... Read more
There is a large variety of Firefox plugins currently out on the market but only a small part of them is really useful for the casual internet user, that is why I tried some of them out and filtered the most effective and handy. Tab Mix Plus Tab Mix Plus is a great plugin that ... Read more
Apart from the wide variety of plugins available for Mozilla Firefox and the option to configure it in the Preferences window, there is another, slightly more hidden feature to customize Firefox' behavior . To access it, enter about:config into your url bar. You will be directed to a warning on first access which you should ... Read more
If you would like an application that reminds you of your tea you have left brewing in the kitchen you may want to go to your Package Manager and download KTeaTime. KTeaTime is a small program running in the background for a specified period of time and popping up again after the time has run ... Read more
