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Five Browser Secrets of Power Web Surfers

8 February, 2010 (17:08) | By: Michael Prassel

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I already do all of these tricks.  Just thought I’d share them with the rest of you.
“Whether you’re working or wasting time, you spend a lot of time on the Web every day. You’ve already ditched Internet Explorer and switched to Firefox or Chrome; in fact, Net Applications’ browser marketshare stats show Chrome inched past [...]

Use Firefox Like We Do!

15 June, 2009 (21:04) | By: Michael Klear

Share If you are using Mozilla Firefox it’s likely because someone Nerdy like myself or Praz has told you to.  But you may not know why exactly you are using Firefox over Internet Explorer.  The big difference between the two is the customizing that you can do with Firefox.  There are themes, add-ons, or extensions.  [...]

Set Your Default Email Program in Firefox

18 May, 2009 (10:30) | By: Michael Prassel

Share I was forced to write this post because over the weekend I realized how many people who use web-based email clients (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc) don’t have them set up as the default email client in Firefox.  This allows you to click on an email address on a webpage and have your webmail open [...]

Download Facebook Albums With One Click

11 May, 2009 (09:00) | By: Michael Klear

ShareI found this particularly useful over the last couple days.  I never knew there was anything out there like this.  I am creating a slideshow for my wedding and of course the largest collection of pictures of myself and Kristyn is on Facebook. It was extremely tedious right clicking and saving each individual picture.   So [...]

A Pain-Free Reformat

23 March, 2009 (09:00) | By: Michael Prassel

Share We have talked about reformatting your computer before and why it can benefit your experience on your computer.  It makes the computer run faster and gets rid of all of the crap that you may have accumulated over the years.  Most people dread the process of formatting, but it doesn’t bother me at all.  [...]

My Top Firefox Add-ons

9 March, 2009 (08:00) | By: Michael Prassel

Share I love Firefox and recommend the web browser to anyone I can.  Not only is the browser more secure than Internet Explorer, it has a wonderful selection of add-ons that make the browser even better.  I’m going to share the add-ons that I use that make my browsing experience that much better.

I try [...]