Internet Explorer
Improve IE8′s speed by disabling bloated add-ons
The loading speed of Internet Explorer 8 can be extremely frustrating at times. If IE8 is your browser of choice, you likely always have it launched and running, so the slow start-up speed isn’t overwhelming. For me, and many others, IE8 is only used when a particular site doesn’t display or otherwise function correctly in [...]
Keeping your bookmarks in sync across browsers
For many, the browser wars are all but over. If you are still an Internet Explorer user, you have your reasons and aren’t likely to switch. Firefox has most of the momentum and traction as the alternative browser to IE but Google’s Chrome has garnered it’s fair share of converts. At the end of it [...]
Preventing Browser History Deletion in Internet Explorer
Most Internet users are aware that their web browsers are tracking and recording every visit to every website. It’s trivial to follow the browsing session breadcrumb of a user if you have access to their computer. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer will display the browsing history by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+H inside the browser. [...]
Automatically Start IE8, Firefox, Chrome in Private Browsing Mode
Web privacy is quite a hot topic as of late. The idea that most everything we do on the Internet is tracked and then used against us – not necessarily meant to be a negative – is understood by a greater percentage of users, not just the web savvy folks of even a year ago. [...]
Relocate the Stop and Refresh Buttons in IE8
Last week Microsoft released their latest iteration of their web browser, Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft’s release slogan for this version is making your web even better,.. Faster, Easier, Safer. So, is it? Well, I am firm believer that security and safety can only be evaluated with respect to time. Benchmarks support the notion that 8 [...]
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