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Disable, delete & pause Youtube videos viewing history

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:33:56 +0000

Youtube records and saved history of videos you watch on Youtube.com website when logged into your Google or Youtube account. You can view complete Youtube videos viewing history details under ‘My Viewing history’ section of your Youtube account. If you leave Youtube account in active logged state, then other users on the same PC can [...]

Find recent Google Chrome crash details

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:52:12 +0000

Is Google Chrome browser installed on your computer freezing, causing error and as a result crashing very often? This can happen due to number of reasons and best way to resolve this is by updating Google Chrome to latest version. Also important is to drill down on information as to when and while accessing which [...]

Stop auto opening of downloaded files in Google Chrome

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:04:01 +0000

By default, Google Chrome opens downloaded files automatically once the download process it complete. While this allows easy preview of downloaded files as a result of automatic launch and execution – it can also be a great security concern. For example, if a malicious file is downloaded in the background in Google Chrome – with [...]

How to transfer files & documents to Kindle Fire

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:54:44 +0000

Besides accessing already available content on Kindle Fire, there is always need to transfer personal files and documents. You can easily transfer files and documents stored on your Windows PC or Mac computer to Kindle Fire device. For this you can use either physical transferring via USB cable or use email method using WiFi internet connection. [...]

Turn off ‘Personal results’ on Google Search

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:29:44 +0000

Google Search just got more social, personal and customized with new ‘Personal Results’ feature. By default ‘Personal Results’ feature is enabled for all users using Google Search logged into their Google Accounts. With this new features, besides usual search results – Google will also display related content that you have shared with your friends on [...]

Shortcut to reopen websites of last Internet Explorer session

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:11:01 +0000

Did you accidentally close Internet Explorer web browser and lost all opened websites? You can easily restore and recover webpages opened in last (most recent) sessions of Internet Explorer. Using in-built feature of Internet Explorer browser, it will automatically open all webpages that you opened in last IE browsing session. There is even keyboard shortcut [...]