A persistent display asking if you wish to disable add-ons began to appear upon loading in Internet Explorer 9. IE, however, is not the only browser which enables add-ons. Add-ons add increased ...

Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today. The list of blocked add-ons includes "Web Security, ...

Did you know that some record companies have added a copy protection spyware program to their music CD-ROMS? The copy protection goes far beyond simply not allowing copies. It actually “phones home” ...

Firefox supports small programs, or plug-ins, that add extra functionality to the browser. These programs are called Add-ons. These programs can add a myriad of features ranging from a new toolbar ...

Many times, we install add-ons on the browser, either knowingly or unknowingly. Some are useful, while some are not required and increase loading time and even ...

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Today we look at the third leg of the personal computing stool, kilobyte keepers–peripheral gadgets that actually earn their spot on one’s desktop. Keepers are those bits of gigabyte gold culled from ...

Deactivate the browser helpers installed on your system to find the source of problems, or simply to speed up your browsing. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

Firefox isn’t the most popular browser in the world — that honor now goes to Google Chrome — but it still has an ardent following. And after slipping in recent years, it has been on something of a ...