Download Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1

The recent new version of Mozilla [popular, free and open source Web browser] Firefox 3.5, made a very huge update to its previous version.

The lauch of this version 3.5 had successfully countered the new upgrades of Safari and the new Google Chrome Browsers.
Now the Mozilla Team had upgraded the Firefox 3.5 to Firefox 3.5.1.

Download the new version from here Free Download 3.5.1 for Windows English (US) (7.7MB)

Know Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

about: ->show version info

about:stats -> shh! this page is secret!

about:version -> same to about:
about:cache -> show cache content
about:plugins -> show info of plugins installed

Like :

ActiveX Plug-in

File name: activex-shimActiveX Plug-in provides a shim to support ActiveX controls

about:memory ->show memory usage
about:crash -> crash the tab
about:dns -> show dns info, like time
about:network -> network tools
about:internets -> the tubes are clogged!
about:histograms ->histograms resume

CTRL,SHIFT,KEY Combinations:

Ctrl+T-> To Open a new tab

Ctrl+N-> To Open a new Chrome window

Ctrl+Shift+N ->To Open a new window in incognito mode 

Ctrl+O -> To  Open a selected file from your computer in Google Chrome 

Ctrl + a link -> To Open link in a new background tab while remaining on the current tab

Ctrl+Shift + a link -> To Open link in a new tab and switch to the newly opened tab 

Shift + a link -> Open link in a new window 

Alt+F4 is always to close current window 

Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents the position of the tab on the tab strip.

Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab 

Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown Switch to the next tab 

Ctrl+Shift+Tab/Ctrl+PgUp Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 Close current tab or pop-up 

Alt+Home Open your homepage

Most of the Google Chrome Browser Keyboard Shortcuts are similar to that of Firefox Mozilla

Download Apple's Safari 4 Beta Enriched Browsing speed

After Google's latest browser Google-Chrome,now it is Apple's Safari turn to attract netizens.

Today Apple released Safari 4 Beta version promising good browsing speed.This new beta version is flavoured with Javascript that  runs this beta version much faster than Safari 3.

It is also equipped with Google Suggest.

To know more about the features of Safari browser check here

To try how fast is the browser performing,Download the Safari 4 Beta version[Web kit version 528.16]

Save Mozilla Firefox History-Back up it from places.sqlite in Windows XP/2000

Today I needed to save my Firefox history as I have to format my Operating System.

So struggled to save history as it contains a lot of stuff.

Everyone thinks of saving the history.So i got a solution to do so.

Here is the screen shot.

Steps to follow:

1.Go to C:\

2.Then the Documents and Settings

3.Then Admin named folder[Here Techkran]

4.Then ApplicationData

5.Finally Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

6.Here some folder like bh1ey9q6.default

On the whole,it looks something like this 

C:\Documents and Settings\techkran\ApplicationData\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\bh1eq6.default

Internet Explorer 8 RC 1 Not Impressive, Not that Secure!!

Microsoft announced the release of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1(RC1), most likely the final, official version of IE 8.

The IE 8 RC 1 has several improvements from the past versions especially when it comes to enhanced usability, security and flexibility. Microsoft’s new Web browser does look better, but only compared to its older IE versions. When put in the balance with the latest versions of Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera, the new Microsoft Web browser doesn’t impress much.

Numerous IE 8 RC 1 new features are new only for IE and in fact a catching up to the aforementioned Web browsers. IE 8 still has some catching up to do. The IE 8 has just 0.82% of the global market share, compared to Google Chrome’s 1.04%, Mozilla Firefox’s 21.34%, and Apple Safari’s 7.93% (all versions).

The IE (all versions) lost a big chunk of its global market share from 91.27% in 2004 to 68.15%, according to data from Net Applications. 

Nevertheless, there are some new feats on IE 8 that are unique: the tab management is excellent thanks to its feature of color-coding sets of tabs. 

However, when it comes to security, Microsoft’s newly-designed technology released to protect IE 8 users from powerful new Web-based attacks won’t’ do the job, according to security experts. The company said it released the security technology to safeguard users of IE 8 from an attack known as clickjacking.

In clickjacking, attackers use a special Web programming in order to deceit users into clicking Web buttons without realizing it. By controlling a user’s click, the attackers can basically do very nasty things from turning off one’s firewall to executing stock transactions on Web sites.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Released

Internet Explorer's creator Microsoft officially announced the public release of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 on Monday. The “Release Candidate” label suggests that the product is virtually ready to be rolled out on the market, as the company representatives stated that there is a big number of small improvements compared to the Beta 2 release of the web browser, but there are also some new features that aim to deliver a different user experience.

Esthetically, the RC1 and the Beta 2 versions of the browser are very similar, but people who will make the switch from Internet Explorer 7 will notice several changes regarding the user interface and the overall functionality of the new version.

One of the most important features that come with Internet Explorer RC1 is the InPrivate Filter. In a nutshell, this feature is quite similar to the previous InPrivate Blocking, as it will not allow third party website and services to track the user’s search and browsing patterns, both of which are invaluable information for advertisement companies.

Along with the InPrivate Filter, another sought-after feature that was first implemented in IE 8 Beta 2 is an updated version of InPrivate Browsing, similar to Google Chrome’s Incognito window.

The InPrivate Browsing option is particularly useful when users don’t want to leave tracks of their browsing activity, as this feature makes sure that no browsing information, including URL history, cookies, cache and account information is stored while using Internet Explorer in this mode.

An all-new feature is the clickjacking protection, which is the first ever to be implemented in a web browser. Clickjacking happens when a website containing a login box is covered with an identical frame through which hackers can steal the account information typed into it.

Performance wise, it seems that the new iteration of the Internet Explorer browser narrows the gap between previous versions and its main competitors, Firefox, Chrome and Opera.

Even so, it seems that Java-based websites are still loading slower on IE 8 RC1 compared to Firefox and Chrome, but it is worth mentioning that start-up times are much faster than ever before.

Internet Explorer 8 RC1 has also implemented the “sandbox” concept, the same used in Google Chrome. Therefore, each opened tab has its own corresponding process, which means that if a browsing tab stops responding, it will not affect the other ones.

The RC1 version of Internet Explorer 8 is available for download through Microsoft’s website. The company is offering 32-bit and 64-bit versions for Vista and only a 32-bit version for Windows XP.

Currently, there is no version available for Windows 7, probably because this version of the IE is already bundled with the public beta of the operating system. Microsoft has not yet announced the official release date of the final version of Internet Explorer 8.