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What Causes Web Browser Loyalty & Browser Betrayal In People?

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Some common questions that can stir up a war in the most peaceful of situations are; iPhone or Android? Mac or Windows? Cats or Dogs? Why do these simple and harmless questions cause us to argue as if the life of a loved one depends on us being right and the other person being wrong? Possibly because it is our conviction that we’re using the best product there is. Something very similar happens if you try and tell someone they use an inferior web browser and that they should switch over to a better one aka the one you use. This post discusses what might be going on in a person’s head when they choose to stick to a web browser. People have been known to switch browsers and if you’ve been following recent stats, you’ll know that Chrome has beaten Firefox and that Internet Explorer is losing its user base. The question is what makes a person switch from one browser to another and what earns a browser a user’s loyalty? Read More

Surfon: Send/Sync Tabs Across Browsers & Computers [Browser Extension]

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If you regularly switch computers or browsers, and don’t want to lose your open tabs, then Surfon, a browser extension, can be the perfect solution for you. It lets users save tabs on one browser or computer, and access them from another. The extension uses the Surfon web service, and is available for major browsers such as, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. It can especially come in handy when you’re short on time, and want to view webpages later, on a different computer or browser. Save pages by accessing the right-click context menu, or click the button in the toolbar to save multiple tabs. Once you’ve saved your tabs, open all of them in a different browser or computer with only a single click. Read More

Clea.Nr Removes Clutter From YouTube And Amazon [Web]

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YouTube’s new design has greatly improved the viewing experience since it give more room to the media player itself and because comments can be browsed without having to leave the page. Suggested and featured videos have also been moved further down the page. While the new interface is better compared to the last one, it isn’t exactly what you would call clutter free. If you prefer a clearer interface and want to avoid all the clutter, then Clea.nr is just what you need. Clea.nr is a bowser extension available for Chrome, Safari and Firefox that allows easier navigation on YouTube by eliminating the clutter leaving behind the player. If you move your mouse, the search bar, sign-in option, share options for the video and its title appear. Read More

Fount: Quickly View CSS Attributes Of Fonts Used On Websites

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All browsers come with tools that help developers test web pages and ensure the site(s) they’ve developed play nice. Additionally, there are also add-ons or extensions that help developers and the Firebug add-on for Firefox is one of the more popular examples. For each browser, you have different tools and there is little uniformity among them. The tools will all provide some basic features but it is safe to say some browser’s developer tools are better than those of others. While the world of built-in browser tools is vast, the fact is that they aren’t all used or needed to their full extent. You might end up opening the developer panel for very simple things like checking the CSS used on a web page. If you often have to find out the font-family, font size and style from webpages, we recommend using Fount. It’s basically a bookmarklet that works with its own web application (does not rely on another service) that lets you easily identify Font CSS styles (font family, size and style) applied over selected text. It comes useful in instances where you want to use font styles used on a specific webpage on your own websites. All that is required is to add the Fount-provided button to the bookmark bar. When you want to read font attributes, click its bookmarklet to view the font CSS properties in a tiny semi-transparent window. Read More

How To Restore Recently Closed Tabs In Safari For iOS 5

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The choice for a web browser is a bone of contention across all platforms and among a variety of users. Some prefer browsers that are fast, while others go for a convenient interface. No matter which camp you belong to, if you are on iOS, there is no way of avoiding Safari. Even if you use a third-party browser, usually other apps still open links in Safari by default, bringing you back to it again and again. So, getting the most out of Safari is absolutely essential. With iOS 5, the browser has got some enhancements too, not the least of which is tabbed browsing for the iPad version. Now, tabbed browsing is extremely handy and all, but what do you do if you accidentally close a tab while a bunch of them are opened? In most desktop web browsers, there are usually keyboard shortcuts for restoring accidentally closed tabs. Since I use Google Chrome, I am aware that you can restore tabs in Google's web browser simply by pressing Ctrl+Shift +T. Amazingly, there is just such an option hidden somewhere in Safari too, and you don't even need to have a jailbroken iDevice in order to apply it. Read More

KeyStroke Adds Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts To Safari

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Using Safari as a primary web browser and want to enhance the browsing experience by associating keyboard shortcuts with common tasks? KeyStroke is a Safari extension that adds a slew of keyboard shortcuts for routine browsing tasks, such as, navigate between tabs, zoom in and out, switch to next page, change input field focus, reload page, open new page, wrap text and so on. Apart from these, you can quickly access KeyStroke preferences, save changes made to settings, associate numeric keys with tabs, and define both blacklisted and whitelisted websites. Moreover, when you type in a URL in address bar, these shortcuts get disabled, letting you enter the website link you want to visit. Read More

UniBar: Search Google From Within iPhone Safari Address Bar [Cydia Tweak]

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Almost all web browsers (mobile and desktop) out there come with the search option integrated with the address bar. This means you can type search queries in the address bar in addition to URLs. This saves users the trouble of going to a search engine’s website and typing in the query there. Unfortunately, iOS’s default browser (Safari) lacks this feature and comes with a separate search bar. But what’s the jailbreak community and Cydia for? There’s now a tweak for that and it's called Safari Unibar. While most desktop browsers that don't come with an omnibar, like Mozilla Firefox, still let users search if they put a valid query in the address bar rather than a URL. In Mobile Safari, however, there are two things that don't let users do that. The browser lacks a space bar in its keyboard, rendering it useless for entering longer queries, and apart from that, the app will treat anything entered in it as a URL, and adds the prefix and postfix automatically even if you key in a simple word. Read More

BackForwardList – Add Back & Forward Button History In Safari For iOS

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If you are an iOS user, then chances are that by now you have been converted into a Safari lover despite all its imperfections and occasional inconveniences. But one of the perks of having a jailbroken iPhone or iPad is the constant stream of improvements you get in all areas of iOS. The main source of such unofficial tweaks and improvements is, of course, the Cydia store. The latest in a long line of Safari tweaks (like the gesture-adding tweak Sleipnizer and Home Button for Safari) is BackForwardList, which brings a functionality fairly common in other web browsers (both desktop and iOS). Don't you just hate it when you want to revisit a page you just closed and there is no way you could have remembered the exact URL. You can, of course, access the history menu in Safari, but no one wants to go to a separate menu, buried deep in the browser's settings, just to find one link. Other browsers solve this problem by adding history to the back and forward buttons (usually accessible via long-pressing each). There is no such option in Safari by default, but that is exactly what this Cydia tweak is here for. Read More

Gestures For Faster Web Browsing On iPhone & iPad Via Sleipnizer

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Gesture control seems to be becoming the next big thing with iOS. It gives users so much ease of access and convenience that it is sure to become a routine part of all iPhone and iPad owners’ life. Everyone likes a good shortcut added to their device’s OS and apps. Especially when it comes to web browsing, people can be really impatient. We like to squeeze every millisecond of improvement out of our browsing experience. How about adding gesture controls to Safari? Yes, after LockGestures and IconCommands, Sleipnizer for Safari is here, focusing exclusively on making web browsing on Safari faster for jailbroken users.

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How To Add A Home Button In Safari For iPhone & iPad [Cydia Tweak]

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Safari is the stock web browser for iOS devices but that doesn't mean it has been tuned to perfection by its makers. There are still a few features which are sorely missed by users who are used to Chrome, or even Firefox on their desktop. One such missing feature is the Home button. You can use other means, like going to a page through bookmarks, but if it’s the Home button you want, there is now a way of getting just that in Safari. With the new tweak, labelled Home Button in Safari, you will be able to define any webpage as your homepage in Safari, and with a single tap you can navigate to it from anywhere you want. The placement of the new Home button in Safari could have been a lot better, but we will come to that later. Read More

Sync Multiple Google Calendars With Windows Phone 7 Mango

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In today’s fast-paced world it is imperative to keep track of your domestic and official obligations. But this is not always the easiest of tasks because of constantly changing schedules and a multitude of appointments. Google Calendar was developed to counter exactly the same issue stated above. But now we are living in the era of smartphones. The use of desktop computers is diminishing day by day. It is more convenient to have apps like Google calendar on your phone which stays with you for a predominant part of the day. However there are times when merely one calendar fails to meet your needs, like if you want to keep your work and home commitments separate from each other. These multiple Google calendars can be a pretty useful tool for you, but this usefulness is reduced considerably if you are not able to sync all your calendars with your Windows Phone 7 device, as has been the reported case. There are a lot of problems with syncing more than one Google calendars in WP7. But if you have decided to upgrade to Mango, then all such problems just vanished from your life! Read More

Urly – Pin Web Links In Mac Dock To Stack Them Like Windows 7 JumpList

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It becomes quite wearisome to find certain minimized browser windows from an already overcrowded dock. Since each minimized window in dock looks quite similar, one cannot easily identify required window from a long dock overwhelmed with apps and minimized browser windows. Urly offers a simple solution by using Mac native web browser - Safari. It allows you to pin frequently visited websites in dock, sort of similar to Windows 7 jump list. Users can drop as many websites as they want over it, so they can be quickly accessed. A right-click on its icon will reveal all pinned web links (just like Windows 7 jumplist). This means that you don’t have to use Safari each time to view pinned websites. Just select the link from the list and  it will open in your default web browser. Read More

Convert Gmail Emails Into Tasks With TaskForce

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TaskForce is an extension available for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari that turns emails into tasks and organizes in user created lists. TaskForce integrates itself in the Gmail interface by adding two buttons; ‘Convert to New Tasks’ and ‘Add to existing tasks’. The extension also exists as an independent frame in the Gmail interface. The frame can be dragged to any part of the interface suitable to the user. Read More

Add Online Account Signatures In Your Email With WiseStamp For Firefox, Chrome, Safari

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WiseStamp is a Firefox, Google Chrome And Safari extension that allows users to create a custom signature with links to many social networking and IM accounts. With WiseStamp, you can automatically add a HTML signature in Gmail, Yahoo, etc that contains your latest tweet, eBay store item and online account details from Facebook, StumbleUpon, Pandora, Last.fm, Blip.fm, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc without the need to login to any account. WiseStamp is a simple and easy way of sharing plan casts, music, online profile links, IM IDs and much more. Read More

ScribeFire Next For Firefox – Also Released For Chrome & Safari

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Back in April, we reviewed ScribeFire, an awesome Firefox add-on which is a fully-featured blog editor that provides a convenient solution for writing and editing blog posts as you research relevant material online. Late last month, ScribeFire launched its newest version for Firefox, called ScribeFire Next (version 1.2). The developer also released version 1.2 of this extension for both Safari and Chrome. Read More

Clear Sensitive Information From Your Mac With Black Hole

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Do you always remain concerned about your secret and sensitive browsing history or current usage items on your Mac? Even more does your clipboard always contain a lot of data because of your enormous copy/paste usage? Unmounting different volumes and emptying Trash also requires a lot of clicks at the end of the day. Black Hole is an application that helps clean up the browsing history and perform activities, such as, closing applications and unmounting the volumes. Read More

How To: Fix iPhone 3G/ 3GS And iPhone 4 iOS 4 Exchange Sync Problem

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When iOS 4 was released recently, there were many users (including us) who rushed into the excitement and upgraded their iPhone 3G/3GS to iOS 4. However, soon some quirks were discovered, in addition to the known limitations of Apple's latest OS on the previous generation iPhones (like lack of multitasking etc.) One of the quirks with this upgrade was that many users were no longer able to  use Microsoft Exchange sync for synchronizing their Mail, Contacts and Calendar entries with their devices. In addition to this, some users who were able to do so complained of syncing at very slow speeds. If you are amongst the users effected by this problem, we have a fix for you. For details and the complete method, read on after the jump. Read More

Ad Blocker For Safari Browser [Mac OS X]

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Safari is one of the best internet browsing options when running a Mac. We have all observed how advertisements greatly increase our internet traffic and slow down the overall browsing experience. With Firefox, you can get the amazing AdBlock Plus add on and browse in peace, with no advertisements slipping through the wonderful tool. Now, a similar option comes for Safari as well. Read More

What Is InPrivate Browsing And How To Enable It In IE 8?

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What is InPrivate Browsing

If you are on a public computer then you will definitely like to keep the traces of your web activity hidden from others. Whenever you visit any particular website, your web browser saves information about your web activity in the form of sessions, cookies, cache etc. There could be many cases in which you would not want your browsing history to be saved at all. With Internet Explorer 8 you can now prevent it from storing data about your browsing session by running it in InPrivate Browsing mode. Read More