Instantly Delete all Private Data and Close all Tabs From Firefox

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For some reasons, you may want to immediately delete all your private data (Cookies, browsing history, saved form info, saved passwords, download history, cache, etc) from your Firefox browser. Usually it involves few steps. But, if you are looking for an alternate, quick way, here is how you can do all that with a little [...]

Speed up Firefox with CleanMem

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Firefox 7 is faster than its previous versions. However, if you think your favorite browser still needs improvement in speed, you can try a free application called CleanMem to speed up it. CleanMem is an automatic memory cleaning solution for Windows and safe to use. You can configure this tool to mange memory consumption of [...]

4 Simple ways to Extract Text From Images and Scanned Documents

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Have you ever wanted to extract text from an image file, for example, text from a scanned document or a scanned PDF file? Usually, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software is used to copy text from scanned images and is useful, especially for converting books and documents into digital format. Here are four simple ways to [...]

Disable Automatic Updates of Installed Android Apps (How to)

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Some apps installed on your Android phone set to update automatically whenever new updates are available for them. Of course, updates will bring new features; however, sometimes it turns out to be annoying, especially if it is a big file. If you want to get rid of these automatic update and wish for manual update, [...]

Enable or Disable Windows 8 SmartScreen Feature [How to]

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SmartScreen is a new security feature Microsoft included in Windows 8, which helps you protect from malicious programs installed on your Windows 8 PC. Windows SmartScreen gives warning when you installing or running an unrecognized program downloaded from the Internet. However, it requires internet connection to work.

Disable Metro UI and Enable Windows 7 Start Menu in Windows 8

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Tile-based Metro interface is one of the key features of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 8. It is similar to that used by Windows phone 7 that are designed for easier use on a touch screen. However, after using Windows 8 Developer preview, some users find trouble using the new start screen. For them, here [...]