Browsing Archive: June, 2011

Additional information about IE7

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011,

1.Is the Internet Explorer Updates automatically? i.e. if we are online does Internet Explorer lower version downloads files automatically so that it updates to version 7, this has been asked by lot of people, They are a little afraid about it

Internet Explorer version 7.0 is not provided with automatic updated service, it seems it will be provided only from the month of November, but Microsoft feels that version 6 is not safe and it should be replaced by version 7, but without the permission ...


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What is Firefox? A tutorial on Firefox

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Firefox 

Majority of the Internet users use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to browse the web. Internet Explorer (IE) is the entry point to most of the security problems in Windows. There are many security holes in IE, therefore Microsoft releases security patches evey now and then to fix these security holes.

Consider you are entering any website using IE. Even without clicking on any link or image on that webpage it is possible that your computer is infected by a spyware. Hackers can use these securi...


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Netscape Vs Internet Explorer – Netscape Navigator features

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Netscape is the company which developed the famous Netscape Browser. Before Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was introduced, Netscape’s browser was the most popular browser in the market. The Software is called ‘Netscape Communicator’ and it contains, Netscape Navigator (browser), Netscape Mail (Email client), Netscape Composer (Webpage editor), AOL (instant messenger) and Radio netscape (Radio station software).

Even today Netscape navigator browser is widely used. However, it lost to Mi...


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How to prevent stealing of passwords and credit card details?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Security 

We use internet for many purposes. In many websites we use different login names and passwords. For example, if you use any of the free web emails such as gmail, yahoo or hotmail then you will have to login with your login name and password before accessing your email inbox.

Similarly, if you use any commercial websites for internet shopping such as Amazon or eBay then you may have to use your credit card details before buying online. Only then can you buy online. If we lose credit card relate...


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How to Prevent Adware / Spyware?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Security 

Are you a frequent Internet user? Do you download and use many free software and applications from internet? If YES, then be aware that your information may be stolen without your knowledge. Understand that those information that you willingly give may be sold to third parties.

Programs capture your personal information

Most of the free programs and software that you download from internet fall under any of the following Categories; Shareware, Demoware, Freeware or Adware. Among these Adware is...


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Beware of downloading skins and themes from internet

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Download 

Is it safe to download skin and themes for my computer?

What is a skin? What is a Theme?

Skin is s most often used word by computer users. You may wonder what can be the relation between a computer and skin? What is the meaning of Skin. Now what is the literal meaning of skin. Skin is used to cover our body. Isn’t it? Similarly, the term skin in computer is used to refer to the interface or look and feel of any program or application. There are many skins available in the internet that can be...


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Tutorial to Hide visited websites from others

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Web Tutorial 

We search for lots of information on the internet. But it is not necessary that others know about this. Whenever you visit any website this information is captured and stored in your computer in the form of ‘cache’, ‘cookie’, ‘history’, and ‘windows registry’. There is a danger due to this. Whoever uses the same computer after you have used can find out which websites you have been visiting. If you have a personal computer that no one else will ever use, then you don’t have ...


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Web Promotion tutorial

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Web Tutorial 

Consider you have created a personal website with some useful information for others to see. This website will be useful only if other people visit your website. How to make other people visit your site. This article discusses about how to promote your site.

How can you make your website address known to everybody. To your friends and relatives it is possible to tell your website address directly to them. You may even distribute notices in your town. But how to tell your website address to the...


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How to block Popup Windows while surfing Internet?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

While surfing Internet many unwanted popup windows will automatically open. Though a few popup windows may display useful information, majority of them are irritating. There are many software available to block these popup windows. We will see some free popup blockers here

  1. Popup Exterminator

    When an unwanted popup window appears it is very irritating. Even worse is when you try to close these popup windows even more pop up windows will popup. If you have the popup exterminator software in your ...

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How to download free Bit Torrent software?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Download 

Transferring files in Internet is one of the many facilities Internet provides us. You may be aware that files can be downloaded using HTTP or FTP. Now you can use the ‘Bit Torrent’ protocol to send and receive files.

Bit Torrent protocol functions in a peer-to-peer method. One person can enter into another person’s computer and send are receive files. That is why this type of computers are called ‘Peer’s. But there is a server required to make all these computers work together. This...


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What is a browser toolbar?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Browser 

Internet is full of free and quality information. But the main problem that internet users face is in finding the right and relevant information. The search engines are meant for just that. To find the information we want based on our search terms. You can goto www.goole.com or www.yahoo.com and key in your key words to search.

Why to enter into a search engine website? What if you can bring the search engine into your browser and keep it there permanently and you can use it whenever you want....


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A tutorial on cookies

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Literally, a ‘Cookie‘ is referred to biscuits. But in computers, a Cookie has a different meaning. Even those who know about it, think that cookies cause damage to the computer. In this article let us learn about cookies and their usage.

What is a Cookie?

Cookie is a text file created by the webserver and stored in our computer. Let us see what is the purpose of this text file.

Generally when a client computer connects to a server they both get introduced and start sharing information. The s...


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What is downloading, uploading, installing?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Download 

Downloading, uploading and installing are some of the frequently used terms in computers and Internet. For computer and Internet newbie, these terms are puzzling and intrigues them. Here we will see what these terms mean.

Downloading

Downloading refers to bringing a file from a computer in the Internet to your own computer and copying it there. Many websites have this facility. When you are viewing websites in your browser, just bring your cursor on top of links (usually links are in blue color...


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What is IP Address? What is DNS?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

For one computer to connect to another computer and transfer information, the IP address of that computer should be known. This IP Address is made of numbers. The 32 Bit IP address is divided into 4 sections of 8 bits each separted by a ‘.’ (dot). Each 8 bit is called an Octet. The value of each Octet will vary between 0 to 255.

For example, 203.116.56.34 is an IP address. As you can see there are four sections each separated by a dot.

Name Vs Number

If someone asks you whose phone number is...


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Downloading files and programs from internet

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Download 

When you are browsing the internet, you stumble upon a program, shareware or freeware that you would like to download and install on your computer. Just follow these steps to do that.

  1. First bring the cursor on top of the file or program that you wish to download. The arrow cursor will turn from ‘arrow’ to a ‘hand’. Then click on that place.
  2. Then, click on ‘Save’ or ‘Save to disk’. You will be prompted to select the location in your computer harddisk where you would like to store...

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Which Internet Connection plan to choose?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Internet has become part and parcel of our lives. Not only for individuals but even for a country’s economic growth, scientific growth, organizations’ success, Internet is very essential. The companies that offer these internet connections are called ISPs (Internet Service Providers). These ISPs offer many different internet connection plans. How to select the best connection plan for home use or for offices? The following tips will give you an overview of different types of internet conn...


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Listen to Free internet radio websites and players

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

With the invent of Television, the popularity of the Radio was reduced. But with FM radio , people are again getting addicted to Radios. Furthermore if you have a computer and internet connection then you can hear Radio through your computer. There are many internet radio stations which broadcasts news, weather and songs. You can connect to these radio stations via internet browser and hear the radio in your computer.

Difference between conventional radio and internet radio

Radio waves are used...


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Calculator in Google

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

If you are an Internet user, then you may have already used Google search engine. Google is not a mere search engine any more. Google provides many services free of charge to its users. In addition to being a search engine it provides many solutions and answers to many questions. One such value added service is the calculator in google.

You may have used your windows calculator from ‘Accessories’ for your calculations. This windows calculator can be used to solve simple arithmetic problems...


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A new keyboard for GMAIL

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Gmail 

 

In Google’s Gmail website there are many short cut keys. But it is difficult to remember all these short cut keys. To solve this issue a new keyboard is now commercially available. This keyboard costs 19.99 USD.

There are 19 keys in this keyboard and looks like a number keypad. Each key represents a shortcut key. For example to mark a message with a star (favourites), or to initiate a search, to go inside the message threads etc can be achieved by just a click of a button. This keyboard can...


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Difference between Google Chrome OS and Chromium OS

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

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Google Chrome OS is to Chromium OS what Google Chrome browser is to Chromium.

Chromium OS is the open source project, used primarily by developers, with code that is available for anyone to checkout, modify and build their own version with. Meanwhile, Google Chrome OS is the Google product that OEMs will ship on Netbooks next year.

Therefore Chromium OS is the source code released by Google which can be used by any developers to build and create their own OS. Chrome OS is a end product that wil...


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Firefox getting better

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Firefox 

Firefox is continuously getting more and more users. Mozilla has announced more features in future versions of firefox. These changes will be done in two phases. In first phase the changes will be done in version 3.7 which will happen in the beginning of 2010.

Mozilla feels that the front page of the firefox browser is a bit dull. In line with the Vista style firefox broswer’s front page will be modified. Only two menu items with Page and Tools will be provided. Stop and reload buttons will ...


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Movies time table in Google

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

Gone are the days when you need to ask people, read newspapers, look for posters etc to get to know which movies are screened in theatres in your area. If you want to know which movies are being screened in your area then you are just a click away. Yes Google is now providing this free service. Just goto http://google.com/movies .

By right, Google will guess your location using your IP address and show the movies in your area. However you can use the left pane to change the location to view mo...


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Is IE loosing the battle?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Browser 

IE seems to be loosing the browser battle. There have been reports that show that IE’s rival browsers are gaining grounds.

A recent study done by Net Applications which involved over 40,000 websites and a lot of technologies in August and September 2009 showed the usage of different browsers in the internet. According to this study, the usage of IE has reduced from 67% to 65.7%. The usage firefox which was introduced five years ago has gained traction. Firefox users have increased from 23% t...


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All online dictionaries in one

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

There are many online dictionaries available in the internet today. These online dictionaries on top of providing the meaning of the words, also provide synonyms and antonyms. Most people would like to check these individual online dictionaries one by one for the same word and compare the meanings to get a better understanding of the word.

There is a better option available to get the meanings provided by all these dictionaries in a single page using google. For example you want to find the me...


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Google Chrome is now ahead of Safari

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Google 

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Two weeks earlier Google launched the Google Chrome for the Mac and Linux platforms. After this the uptake of Google Chrome has increased quite extensively. Google Chrome has now taken the 3rd place in the Browser rankings overtaking Safari which was the third largest browser so far. IE and Firefox is still hold first and second place with 64% and 25% of the market share respectively.

For Chrome, this is an important milestone with 4.4% of the market share today. This is especially an accompli...


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TooManyTabs Firefox addon

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Firefox 

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Almost all browsers today use the tabbed browsing concept. So you only open a single browser but open multiple tabs each pointing to a different website. This is of course a good thing. But the more tabs you use, the more RAM memory the browser will be consuming.

At any point of time you can only view a single tab. However all the other tabs that are open are also consuming RAM memory. To solve this problem the TooManyTabs addon can be used in Firefox browsers. What it does is to create a wait...


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The latest buzzword – Google Buzz

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Gmail 

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What is Google Buzz? Well it is definitely a threat to the likes of facebook and twitter.

As far as searching is concerned, Google is the defacto standard for internet users. But when it comes to social networking to keep in touch with friends and family, usually sites like facebook, myspace, twitter etc are used.

Google Buzz may change this.  Google Buzz adds social networking functions such as the ability to share links, photos, videos and status updates with friends from GMAIL. So Google has...


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3outube – Download youtube videos

Posted by sarwar hossain on Monday, June 27, 2011, In : Youtube 

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Even wondered how to download youtube videos to your computer hard disk? If you did a search on google to find out free applications that can download youtube videos, there are quite a few of them available.

But some of them add advertisement, or only download 60 to 70 % of the video, and if you want to download the 100% video, you may have to buy it.

Here is a free 100% online download site which enables you to download in two different formats. MPEG4 and FLA formats. All you need to do is got...


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