Comparing to previous versions, memory consumption (memory leakage) of Mozilla’s latest browser Firefox 4 is quite less. However, Firefox still requires comparatively higher memory on some systems, especially if you have opened several tabs, browsing for hours or running some add-ons.
Everyone who has a small computer screen (for example, netbook or tablet PCs) or wants to get more of a web page on their screen will certainly require some more room for their browser window. Here is how you can get more browsing space for your browser Firefox 4 and Google Chrome officially.
Speed Dial is a unique feature of Opera browser that allows easy access to your favorite sites. Every time you open a new tab, it displays a galley of website thumbnails, clicking anyone of them will open it quickly. It was first introduced by Opera in 2007 and now it can be seen on other browsers either as extension or as built-in feature. However, some people dislike this feature for some reasons.
Normally a YouTube video landing page looks cluttered with lots of stuff on the sidebar, ads, and comments as shown below. As these things are often deviate viewers attention from the heart of the video, it’s become a problem when you want to share a YouTube video link that you want viewers to focus on the video only. For example, presentations, web meetings, student notes or study materials.
A recent report by the independent information security consultancy Context reveals that the new graphics engine WebGL, which is enabled by default in Firefox 4 and Google Chrome, opens the browsers to serious attacks, including the remote execution of malicious code.
Google Chrome may be one of the internet’s most secure browsers, but that doesn’t mean its safety performance can’t be improved. Here is a simple tutorial on how to tighten up chrome’s security by controlling auto loading of flash and java using a built-in option ‘Click to Play’.