Section: Internet

Microsoft Applauds IE8 Beta 2 Performance Boost

August 29, 2008 by Jason

8 is not the fastest in the universe. This, according to Manager, Christian Stockwell, working on the of the . However, this is not to say that the Redmond company has not poured a consistent amount of efforts into boosting the of ’s successor. In fact, 8 Beta 2, planned for release by the end of this month, will offer palpable proof of the new horsepower under the ’s hood.

“When we took a hard look at our goals and considered what we could do to build the best , we were presented with a quandary. On the one hand, we could focus very narrowly on scripting , trusting that our investment would noticeably improve our users’ experience. Alternatively, we could invest more broadly in realistic scenarios, measuring heavily-used subsystems and investing our effort accordingly. We opted for the latter ,” Stockwell noted.

Even as early as March 2008, GM Dean Hachamovitch indicated that was up 2.5 times, the inbox was loading 34% , the task of opening a new conversation took 45% less time, while that of opening a thread 25% less. With Beta 2, has tweaked the execution time for the , but it has also managed to up navigation and user interaction. Read More»

Five great add-ons for Internet Explorer

August 28, 2008 by Jason

are programs that add features to a or change the way it works. If you’ve ever wished could do something new or differently, chances are there’s an add-on out there that will fulfill your wish.

I must have tried out hundreds of over the years. In this column, I’ll talk about five that I use every day. They have all earned a place in my add-on stable because they really have made my online life easier, and I miss their presence when using somebody else’s .

Power users love

is a add-on for 7 that is indispensable to me in my day-to-day work. It adds a raft of new abilities to the , including advanced management of tabbed settings, a simple manager, spelling checks of text you enter in forms, autoscrolling of webpages, quick searching of page text, ad and Flash blocking, custom keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Read More»

How To Boost Internet Speed

August 23, 2008 by Jason

I’ve just seen your Optimize Your ISP’s Slow Internet Connection, and I’m kind of an expert on this subject because I have been using dial-up and slow connections for all my life and I have only recently updated to a wireless HUAWEI 2G and 3G . Anyway, during my time using dial-up I came up with different ways to up my and here are some of them. By the way, these can also be used for any slow . I used these techniques when I “upgraded” from dial-up to via cellular , which was 1KB than dial up. Anyway, here we go.

1. :
Blocking some programs from connecting to the (like WinAmp player, which automatically tries to check for updates). You’d be surprised how many applications try connecting to the behind your back. I’ve caught my connecting to the ; after looking up the IP thinking it was some Trojan, It turned out to be .com. Many people have complained about this, claiming it’s . This is one reason I think Open Source operating systems are much better! Read More»

GMail’s space for custom email account

August 18, 2008 by Jason

We all know that has been quite generous in giving space when it comes to GMail and right now it’s sitting at over 6 Gb and is consistently increasing. On the other hand Google Apps is limited to 6 Gb of space (the , you can always purchase more space if you want to). For me, 6 Gb of space is more than enough but still, I’ve seen many people crib for limited amount of space!

Well here are some of the which you can certainly use in order to ensure that you don’t run out of space and you can rather use ’s space in case you are running short of space in your .

Here is what you can do :

1. Go to settings -> Forwarding and /IMAP (of your ).
2. Select Forward a copy of incoming message to XXXXXXXX address.
3. Put your address over there and save the changes. Read More»

Enable Https Setting for Gmail

August 17, 2008 by Jason

recently became more for users and now you can use the ( Socket Layer) feature to enable for a more online while accessing your . But you have to enable the setting…

enable default ?
Login to > Go to Settings > General >

set to will force a and is essential to keep your data safe and protect it from hijacking. It is essential particularly for those accessing and via public or non- networks. So if you routinely login via wireless at coffee shops, airports, college dorms, then you might need this additional layer of .

But I see when I login?

uses to protect your password every time you log into , but they don’t use once you’re in your unless you enable this setting. Read More»

Internet privacy cleaner

August 15, 2008 by Jason

Cleaning your becomes more important as it is a matter of personal issue for most of us.

NVT is one of the ’s which lets you clean your .

This programs lets you clean your in a customised way as you can easily select what to and what not to .

It lets you the following things:

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The fastest way to open a local file in Google Docs

August 10, 2008 by Jason

What I really want to do is add a link to on the right-click (context) menu in . That way, I could open a file in by right-clicking it in and choosing Send To > .

Well, I wasn’t able to figure out do this. So instead, I created a shortcut to open , and then I browsed to the file and opened it the old-fashioned way.

This won’t save you a lot of time, but at least makes it easy for you to transmit the file to the as an e- . And, of course, you can send the file to other e- recipients at the same time.

To create the shortcut to , log in to the , copy the URL in the address bar, right-click the desktop or any folder window, choose New > Shortcut, paste the URL in the Location field, click Next, type (or the name of your choice), and press Enter (or click Finish).

Now navigate to the shortcut you just created, right-click it, and choose Properties. Click in the “Shortcut key” box, and type your preferred keyboard shortcut (I chose Ctrl-Alt-G). Read More»

Do You Want to Increase Your Internet Speed?

August 10, 2008 by Jason

A fast has little to do with the up situation. Oftentimes, making simple adjustments to a will enable it to load pages .

Clearing the clutter that gets downloaded into the or switching to a better provider that does not clog up PCs will often do the . But achieving an up necessitates a number of things.

Up Pointers

The often boils down to how well and how efficiently a site was created by its website designer. Many websites aren’t organized enough to allow for quick downloads. Some of them feature content that take ages to load, hence the sluggish . Here are up you should know that can help up activities. Read More»

6 Gmail Tips

August 03, 2008 by Jason

Are you a power user? If not, these 6 little known, yet useful can get you on the road to being a power user today!

1. Import your contacts from , or ! to . Don’t spend your entire weekend trying to copy your contacts over from another or ! Just export your contacts as a .csv file and upload to . You can upload up to 3,000 contacts at a time. Here’s a detailed how-to on importing contacts using this .

2. Use the vacation to automatically send messages to contacts. You do not have to be on vacation in order to use the vacation . If I am facing a deadline and too busy to talk, I will set up my vacation to let people know that I appreciate their and I will get back to them within a certain timeframe. Read More»

Howto Download videos from youtube in Ubuntu

July 30, 2008 by Jason

-dl is a small -line to videos from .com.

Install -dl in

sudo aptitude install -dl

This will complete the installation.

Using -dl

Usage instructions are easy. Use -dl followed by a URL or identifier.

-dl Example

-dl “://www..com/watch?v=foobar”

The will be saved to the file foobar.flv in that example. As .com videos are in Flash format, their extension should be flv.Check this simple to convert .flv files to .mpg
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