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10 Strong Reasons To Switch Over To Firefox 7
As we know Firefox has changed the way we browse the internet. To make it sure they always stay a step ahead from its competitors. Firefox continuously release updates to fix bugs and any other known issues. Their recent release is the new Firefox 7 which brought exciting new features and updates to the browser. After testing it out we have come up with at least 10 solid reasons why you should get Firefox 7 right away.
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Completely Free
Firefox is completely free. You don’t have to pay even a single penny to download and use the service. Mozilla is a completely non-profit organization whose aim is to improve browsing experience of readers.
Cross-Platform
Mozilla Firefox works on all operating systems (Windows, Mac and Linux) and mobile devices as well.
Bookmarks Manager
Firefox is highly customizable. If you are switching from any other browser, you can import your bookmarks without any problem using the built in bookmarks manager.
Memory And PC Resources Management
Firefox users had complains before that the software uses too much memory and PC resources. Now, Firefox 7 manages memory in an efficient manner and reduces memory usage by almost 20%-30% and in some times as much as 50%, even if you have many tabs opened.
HTML5 Support
Firefox 7 is equipped with an improved rendering Canvas application which speeds up HTML5 objects, animations and games, which allows developers to work on tools to improve browsing experience of users.
Page Loading Speed Checker
Firefox 7 also supports W3C navigation timing specification allowing developers to test their page load speed easily.
Performance Feedback Tool
Another reason which might make you switch to Firefox is the newly introduced telemetry feature, which prompts users to opt-in reporting performance data to Mozilla. This will help Firefox team to optimize and make improvements in future Firefox releases.
Add-ons Compatibility
One issue many people had before was that as soon as a new version of Firefox is released, it’s old add-ons become useless till they are updated by developers and made compatible with the latest releases. With Firefox 7 release, Firefox team claims that 99% of Firefox 6 add-ons will be compatible with Firefox 7. If you want to test add-ons compatibility, you can install Add-on Compatibility Reporter to check which plugins are compatible and which are not.
Simple To Use
It’s small and easy to install for a person who don’t know anything about computers.
Easily Customizable
Its highly customizable and you can change the look of it according to your own preferences by applying different themes.
The Current State of Mobile App World (Infographic)
The trend of having a mobile version of any website or application is growing very fast. The main reason behind this trend is a rapidly increasing usage of smartphones all over the world. And ofcourse no brand would ever want to loose their mobile audience. That is no surprise if we take into account that 5 billion apps were downloaded in 2010. There are some serious predictions that 21 billion apps will be downloaded by 2013. What are the other numbers behind the present and the future of the Mobile App World? In this post, you can find below is a well designed and easy to understand example of infographic that shows the current size of state of mobile apps world.
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Twitter.com Gets New Homepage Design (Screenshot)
Luckily, I got a chance to open the twitter.com with their new home page design about which hardly few people know till now. The first impression of the new homepage design looks very similar to Facebook homepage. Currently, it has not been officially announced anywhere but below you will find the screenshot of the new twitter home page. If you can not see the new design, please logout first so you will be able to enjoy their new design. Click here to see the larger view.
Update: Twitter support just tweeted that they reverted to the old design but you can enjoy the new design taken as screenshot below which you can not see anywhere.
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The Evolution Of Web Browsers (Infographic)
As we know web browsers are a necessity for us to browse the world wide web and web browser isn’t just a software which was once created and we have been using that same application today. Like technology, it has evolved from time to time, and there are a few big companies who are constantly participating and struggling in the browser’s war. This infographic shows us the perfect comparison over different web browsers from 1994 to 2011. Some of these browsers perished with time while some are still competing.
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The Road To Internet Explorer 9 (Infographic)
Internet Explorer 9 is the hot news now a days for all internet users, specially designers, developers etc. who are browser conscious and have had a bad experience with IE 6. IE came a long way and there was a time when it was unbeatable in the browser wars, but its usage and market share starts dropping because of other more powerful browsers like Firefox, chrome etc. Now IE 9 is out and this infographic shows clear fact and figures that how IE reached form version 6 to version 9.
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Hey Microsoft, It Took You Almost A Decade To Feel Sorry About IE6
Obviously, it’s better late than never but Microsoft took almost a decade to realize the people’s complaint and express their sorrow about the buggy Internet Explorer 6. Although, they only addressed the web developers in their message which shows they don’t value their general users who are in millions as compare to developers. In the same message, they are also claiming that their upcoming IE9 is way better and everyone will like it. But at this stage, I want to say to Microsoft that It’s 2011 and with the better version of IE you would also need to give us some strong reasons to switch from Firefox or Google Chrome to Internet Explorer 9. Now it’s not that easy as it was in 2001 when you released Internet Explorer 6.
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Block Results From Google Search: 5 Ways How This Can be Helpful
Suppose you Google your name every now and then to see if there are any new web results that include your name. But each time you search, the top entries are from MySpace, Facebook, or some other website of which the results you already know.
You would obviously prefer to exclude the useless results from these websites. While previously this was not an option, it can now be done through a tool called “Personal Blocklist.”
Personal Blocklist is one of the latest tools offered by Google. It comes as a browser extension for Google Chrome that helps select sites from which Google will not gather results.
After you install the extension, each time you run a Google search, find the “Block” link next to each result. Click on the link to exclude results from that from then onwards.
To view the blocked results, simply head to the bottom of the results page and find the “(show)” link.
This extension by Google will benefit users in a number of ways. Some of these are:
1. As mentioned above, you will no longer get results from the websites you point out. Hence there will be no more undesirable results in your search.
2. You can control and quickly view the list of blocked sites by clicking on the extension’s icon present in Chrome’s address bar.
3. Google is gathering the websites that users are blocking the results from. This data will potentially help with the results rankings when searches are executed.
4. When Google will use this data to rank the search results, you will find more relevant and useful results on top thereby helping you find what you are looking for quicker.
5. The new rankings system will also help site owners knowing when users are blocking results from their page. This can indicate that a major correction needs to be made in the site’s approach such that is appeals to site visitors.
These are only a number of ways in which this extension can be potentially helpful to its users. You can find out what other helpful ways there are by trying out the extension yourself.
Get Personal Blocklist from HERE.
The Massive Size Of Google (Infographic)
Who would have thought that an experimental research project that was initially presented by the Standford’s students will transform the world wide web and become a unbeatable giant of the modern technology that rules the world. Yes, I am talking about Google which started it’s journey in 1996 and now became a leader of search engines. Till now it gets so many faces and expanded like an open sky. But there are so many of us who love to see the statistics. Here, we have found an infographic in which you can see the massive size of Google in numbers.
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How Big Is The Internet? (Infographic)
Who would have thought that a little research project that was initially experimented for specific group of people called “ARPANET” will transform the world and get the revolution that will change the life of every individual. Started from early 1960′s to the 2010, it changes lots of faces and expanded like a spider web. But there are so many of us who love to see the statistics. Here, we have found an infographic in which you can see the periodic growth of internet from 1998 to 2010 in a very attractive manner.
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Graphic: The Top 20 Passwords Of All Time (That Need To Be Avoided)
I have recently came across to really interesting infographic about “The Top 20 Passwords Of All Time”. In a recent survey conducted by ZoneAlarm, 79% of consumers were found to use risky password construction practices, such as using personal information and common words. The graphic below illustrates some of the most commonly made mistakes people make when selecting a password, as well as some tips on how to make your password more secure. To acknowledge this amazing work I want to give 5 stars to ZoneAlarm who revealed these information in an easy to understand infographic.
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