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Get rid of IE9’s disable add-ons pop-up

Stop the Internet Explorer 9’s pop-up message that says “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons’. There are few ways to do this, but choosing the “Ask me later” button just delays the pop-up for 24 hours. You  can also click on the arrow to the right of the button and select “Don’t disable”. This will stop the pop-up for a month, which is better than seeing it every day. For a more convenient solution, click “Choose add-ons”. In the window displayed, the timer at the bottom lets you choose how much time add-ons have to load. Setting it to the longest time(10 seconds) will stop the pop-up as long as you don’t have any add-ons that take longer than this to load. You can also disable or enable any add-on later from Manage Add-ons in the Tools Menu present at upper right corner of IE.

Check the QoS of Mobile Service Provider

Want to know if your Mobile service provider has been capping your speed. Here is a tool which lets you check that. MDMA — Mobile Data Monitoring Application You can use this application instead of your regular modem dashboard. It also shows many other information that are usually hidden from you. In the Signal section following things are shown. On the left is the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) in dBm, measured between -113dBm and -51dBm. Next is your operator's Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC). Next is your operator's long alphanumeric name. Depending on device and SIM card, this information might not be available. On the right is the Radio Access Technology; GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA or HSD+UPA (High Speed Downlink and Uplink). It is normal for the HSxPA indicators to only appear while data is being transmitted, while the connection is idle, 3G is displayed. Below this is a bar graph indicating the signal strength. The next line of inform...

Enabling WebGL on Firefox

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...

Track your Laptop, Mobile, Tablet for free

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.

Best e-book Readers(Software)

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.

Protecting Eyes from Computer Vision Syndromes

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 Browser Best Unique Features

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...