web browsers

Mac/Windows tip: Set multiple “home” or “start” pages for your web browser

by ben patterson on December 7, 2012

How to set your browser to load multiple tabs at startup

Want more than just a single home page to appear when you fire up your web browser in the morning? No problem.

Tagged as: Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mac, Safari, Windows

Windows/Mac tip: How to choose your default web browser

by ben patterson on August 24, 2012

How to pick a default web browser for Windows or Mac

Sick of having Internet Explorer pop up when you really wanted another browser, like Chrome, Firefox or Safari? I know the feeling.

Tagged as: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mac, Mac OS X, Safari, Windows, Windows 7

Mac “Mountain Lion” tip: Click or pinch to see your tabbed web pages

by ben patterson on August 16, 2012

Pinch or click to see all your Safari tabs

The latest version of Apple’s Safari web browser offers a new, eye-popping way to view your open browser tabs—provided you’ve updated your Mac to “Mountain Lion,” that is.

Tagged as: Mac, Mac OS X, Mac OS X "Mountain Lion", Safari

How to sync your desktop browser tabs with your Android phone

by ben patterson on June 21, 2012

How to sync your Chrome tabs with your Android phone

Later this year, iPhone users will get on-the-go, iCloud-enabled access to any open browser tabs on their desktops. It’s a nifty new feature for anyone who’s heading out the door Read More

Tagged as: Android, Google Chrome

3 must-know tips for Safari on the iPad

by ben patterson on May 8, 2012

Tired of playing “peek-a-boo” with the bookmarks bar on Safari for iPad? Wish you could arrange your browser tabs any way you want? Want to control the behavior of new Read More

Tagged as: iPad, Safari

How to fine-tune the “personalized” online ads that Google shows you

by ben patterson on February 2, 2012

Yes, Google is watching you—or at least, it’s watching a “cookie” on your browser that collects anonymous data on the sites you’re visiting, all in the hopes of serving up Read More

Tagged as: Google, Google Chrome, Safari

10 free, must-have Google Chrome apps and extensions

by ben patterson on January 5, 2012

If you haven’t tried Google’s impressive, app-friendly Chrome browser yet, you should—and when you do, make sure to try a few applications and feature-adding “extensions” from the Chrome Web Store. Read More

Tagged as: Gmail, Google, Google Chrome

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