Software
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
This is Part 1 in a series of posts that will cover browser shortcut keys. This post covers keyboard shortcut keys for Internet Explorer. This has been taken from the Microsoft Support Website.
Here goes…
How to View and Explore Web Pages With Shortcut Keys
To view and explore Web pages with shortcut keys:
Firefox 3.0.5 released. Supports Bengali and Hindi
Firefox 3.0.5 has been released and it officially introduces support for two Indian languages – Bengali and Hindi, besides several other international languages.
The release also has several bug fixes. Also, the End-User License Agreement has been replaced with a new “Know Your Rights” [...]
A DVD Ripper called HandBrake
HandBrake is an open-source GPLed, cross-platform DVD to MPEG-4 converter.
HandBrake is available on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. It supports DVDs, VOBs and some .TS files. The output format ranges from MP4, MKV, AVI to OGM.
As HandBrake is an open-source application, you have full access to its source code. As a developer, you can [...]
Chrome now the default browser in Google Pack
Google Pack has officially transitioned to using Google Chrome as the default browser. Firefox is currently still offered in the pack, but is not the default browser available for installation.
As per the Google blog post:
Google’s official alternative to Internet Explorer is now Chrome.
Google Chrome out of Beta
Google Chrome is now officially dropping the BETA tag; something unusual for a Google product to do within 100 days of its launch!
Google claims that there are over 10 million active users of Chrome. The new version is supposed to be quite stable and the performance figures rank it right at the top compared to [...]
WordPress 2.7 released
WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane” has been finally released. We covered WordPress 2.7 in the past.
The first thing you will notice about this release is the completely redesigned Admin UI. Each screen in the Admin page is customizable as well. There is a “Screen Options” on the top right corner of the page which allows you to [...]
Using DNS caching to improve site load times
One of the major bottlenecks of most ISPs is their DNS server. In simple terms, a DNS server is nothing but a mapping between the site name and the IP address assigned to it.
For instance, www.google.com could have an IP address of 74.125.19.99. Whenever you type in the web address in your browser, the name [...]
Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 available for download
Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is available for download.
Firefox 3.1 will be introducing several new features:
The Private Browsing Feature (aka ‘Porn Mode’) is something that most blogs have covered in great detail!
Enhanced UI features like tear-away tabs that can be dragged and dropped from one Firefox window to another
Improved features for Web Developers, like TraceMonkey, web [...]
150+ Google Chrome Themes
Are you using Google Chrome as your browser? Did you know you can install themes on Google Chrome?
Given below is a list of web sites from where you can download numerous themes for Google Chrome. In all there are over 150+ themes for you to choose from. You should surely be able to find something [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.19 to be the last security update for Firefox 2
Firefox 2.0.0.19 is slated to be released on December 16, and is believed to be the last security update for Firefox 2. [via Computer World]
In this version, the anti-phishing feature is being removed. This is on the recommendation of Google because Firefox 2 uses a now obsolete protocol of Safe Browsing. Firefox 3 is using [...]
