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WebGL is a standard specification that is currently being developed to display 3D graphics in web browsers. The WebGL allows you to enable accelerated 3D graphics hardware on websites. Due to security reasons Firefox does not enable WebGL by default. The problem is not in Firefox but many drivers and Graphics cards do not have the full support for OpenGL . The reason it works on Chrome right now is because chrome doesn't have white/black/block-lists currently, as FireFox has. Mozilla blacklists specific GPUs based on the driver version number, i.e. NVIDIA cards require a driver numbered 8.17.12.5721 or greater AMD/ATI cards are 8.741.0.0 or greater Intel cards normally require 6.14.11 on XP, 7.15.10 on Vista or 8.15.10 on 7 (although some products are completely blocked) Macs require OS version 10.6 or newer To check if your graphics card is supported or not type following in address bar in your FireFox about:support Scroll down to Graphics Section and look for WebGL rendere...

Thoughts of getting your favourite device like laptop getting stolen would give anyone nightmares.   While your device might be under best caring and security but you can’t be confident that your device would never be stolen. So, What if your laptop gets stolen. There are premium Tracking Services but here is an alternative. Prey is a free and open source device tracking software that works on Windows/Linux/Mac OS /Android/iOS platforms. It reports user with screen shots or location of stolen device at an particular email address or a server. Hit the link below to download and install Prey and specify settings accordingly. Prey If your device goes missing you just need to log into Prey Website and change the status as missing and you will be delivered reports to your specified settings. Remember :— Prey sends reports only if it gets connected to internet and if the thief formats the hard disk you are on your own.

Did you know there are various other e-book formats other than pdf? Adobe’s pdf still rules the world so you might have not encountered other formats like epub, djvu, mobi but they are great alternatives and are the format of the future. Let’s talk about some of the most popular formats:— epub :— stands for electronic publication. It is a free and open e-book format. DjVu :—Offers better compression than pdf formats. mobi :— It is also based on open e-book format. cbr :— Comic book reader are archive file for images in series e.g comics Now you’ll need other software that support these formats calibre :— Free and open source , it supports many formats. STDU Viewer :— Supports many formats and is free. FBReader :— It is also open source and free and supports many popular formats. Let us know if you know any other software.

Eyes are no doubt your greatest asset. Since majority of us work in front of computers or watch TV for hours, it is our duty to protect them from strain. Common eye strain symptoms are “ colour fringes ”, “ after images ”, as well as problems like watery, dry, sore, itching, vision . Following tips would help you minimize eye strain problems. There should be as little glare as possible. Font size should be large enough for comfortable viewing. The working room should be well lit and cool. If using Windows tweak fonts using Clear Type . Distance between your eyes should be 20-26 inches. The monitor should be tilted at 10-20 degrees. Top of the monitor should be slightly below horizontal eye level. Take regular breaks, look at distant objects at regular intervals and make sure your eyelids blinking rate is normal. Screen brightness should be low, contrast optimal. Above tips would help only in preventing eye strains but if you think it is severe you should consult an optometrist. ...

Opera Turbo- Opera has his unique feature which helps websites load faster on slow internet connections significantly. When enabled the webpages are first compressed on high speed Opera’s servers then delivered to your computer.So, you can also use this feature to save data bills. ";" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_XPbP66AG9Q/T4nATNqVr-I/AAAAAAAAAEg/saCCYj_Ctzs/video821f9f5305f1%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800"> Opera Turbo Opera Unite It allows you to share content with others without having to upload to any website. It can also act as a Web Server for your personal site, stream your personal music collection wherever you want, share photos with friends, use it as a messenger, share notes with friends. What’s more ? There are many other Opera Unite Apps you can install to get most of this feature like My Web Cam , Web Proxy and many more. Check out this link— Opera Unite applications . Tab Stacking You can create a stack of similar web pages using this feature. Jus...

While using Facebook you must have come across FB Social Reader App displaying what articles your friends have read in your Newsfeed or Ticker. And if you too are interested in reading that article, first you must like that App and then the app will have access to all your personal data. Some most common publishers are The Washington Post, Yahoo!, Spotify etc.. There are following workarounds for this-- Change your privacy setting for that individual app. To do this go to your Privacy Setting page. Click on edit settings of Apps and Websites. There you can change settings for individual apps. You should click on the X next to Add app activity to your timeline. Then go to App activity privacy and select “Custom” from the dropdown menu. Choose “Only me” from the drop down menu next to “These people or lists.” This method has a drawback thought that the Publisher will have access to your personal information. This method just doesn’t let them publish on your time line. Click on cancel...

We previously wrote about various websites that lets anyone one learn any new subject anytime. Some of them like CodeAcademy are very interactive, with lots of active people who can clear your doubts in very less time. But you can use IRC to get answers. Internet Relay Chat or commonly known as IRC is still very popular among developers and others. There are dedicated servers like FreeNode for open source specific software. If you are struck with a problem and can’t find solution eve after Goggling or going through Reference Guide you might want to try looking up on IRC’s.Here are some advantages of using IRC’s. You get answers in real time.There might be many users at any channel at any given time. So you get best answer from experts. There are other people who might be learning the same language. You get tips from them too. You don’t have to register yourself (in most cases) to participate in a channel. So this different from forum very registering is necessary. There are channels ...

As a student we are sometimes in a position that we are not able to clearly grasp topic , or missed out some of the courses due to unavoidable circumstances, or learning an entirely new topic, or professor not being able to teach properly or whatever the reason may be. Internet is full of resources for those who need it.A quick search on the topic will return tons of information. Here is list of sites that present university level courses in video and interactive format. There is no best list as new ones come up regularly, or this list might be old when you read it. Khan Academy —The website supplies a free online collection of more than 3,000 video lectures stored on YouTube on various subjects ranging from maths ,science,arts, economics etc.. Code Academy ---It is one of the best place to start to learning to code. It very interactive place, and you can track your progress easily. Udacity ---It is newcomer in this field with courses being bit more complex than the others. But since i...

Tired of reading e-books? Yes you can get audiobooks of major novels but not for all. Here is a nice little option you get in Adobe Reader X to read books out loud. First open your book in Adobe Reader X. Then go to View===>Read Out Loud===>Activate Read Out Loud. Again go to above location to use the feature. You can also following short cut keys To activate Shift+Ctrl+Y To read till end of the document Shift+Ctrl+B It uses Microsoft Anna as narrator. So to adjust setting like volume, speed you need to go to Control Panel==>Ease of Use==>Speech Recognition and the change settings according to your need.