Set-up a secondary browser optimized for slow connection:

1. Choose a browser

If you’re default browser is Firefox, then go with either Chrome or Opera. If you choose Opera, you can take advantage of the Opera Turbo feature, which is a trimmed-down version of the webpage specifically for slow connections. Chrome, on the other hand, is your best choice when system resource is an issue as well.

2. Block Ads and Flash

There are a lot of add-ons that you can use to block these Ads and Flash.

AdBlock Plus and Flashblock for Firefox

AdBlock for Chrome

AdBlock for Opera (Opera Turbo has a built-in Flashblock)

3. Disable images

It’s really nice to see articles or web pages with images, however, when you’re on sluggish connection it’s better to disable them especially if you don’t really need them.

In Opera, head to Preferences > Webpages and change the “Images” dropdown to “cached images” or “no images“. Cached images will load only stuff you’ve already stored locally, so it won’t use up any of your internet connection. Firefox users can just go to Options > Content and uncheck the “Load Images Automatically” box. Chrome users can go to Settings > Under the Hood > Content Settings and disable images from there. Both Firefox and Chrome can let you whitelist sites from which you still want to load images.

4. Use fewer or no extensions

Add-ons are there to power up the browser but using too many of them can seriously slow down your browser. It’s okay to use them on your default or primary browser, but for our optimized secondary browser, it’s better to NOT use any extension (except for the Ad and Flash blocker).

5. Use mobile sites

Most of the websites nowadays already have their own mobile-friendly versions. I know it’s not really nice to view these mobile sites on a regular web browser but if you’re on an unbearably slow connection, it might be worth trying them. A simple way to do this is to change the user agent of the secondary browser to a mobile device like Android or iPhone.

For Firefox, you can use User Switch Agent.

For Chrome, you can use User-Agent Switcher.

Opera, unfortunately, doesn’t support changing the user agent.

6. Disable automatic updates

I don’t usually recommend this since it’s really important to always get the latest updates of the add-ons and the web browsers, however, if you’re on a slow connection, I’m sure you don’t want it to be leeching up bandwidth in secret while you’re trying to browse.

To disable automatic updates in Opera, go to Preferences > Advanced tab > Security then change the “Auto-Update” dropdown to “Notify me“. For Firefox, just go to Options > Advanced > Update then choose “Ask me what to do”.

(via LifeHacker)

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Facebook Timeline

Aside from the Facebook drastic overhaul, they also announced Timeline which is a cool, new way to view everything that has ever happened in your Facebook lifespan. Curious about how it looks like? Unfortunately, it’s only open for open graph developers but Facebook said that it will available for everyone in the coming weeks. But if you’re really excited and cannot wait for the public launch, here’s a simple way to enable it.

How to enable Facebook Timeline

1. Log-in to Facebook and enable Developer mode, if you haven’t already. Just search for “Developer” in the search box and click the app that has more than 1 million monthly users and then add/allow it.

2. Once you’re in the Developer app, click Create New App and give your new app a display name and namespace and agree to the Platform Privacy agreement.

3. Once done, you should see your app’s name near the top of the page. Look for the Open Graph header and click the Get started using the Open Graph link.

4. Create a test action for your app. You can just copy the example like read a book, or watch a movie.

5. Complete the 3-step action configuration page. TIP: Just click Save at the bottom of the page.

6. Once done, go back to your Facebook home screen and you’ll see an invite to try Timeline at the top of the page. Click Get it now to get started.

Facebook Timeline looks really great but it might take a while for me to get familiar with the new design.

(via TechCrunch)

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NOTE: We know that this method can violate privacy on Facebook but it is very important to point issues like this so that the Facebook Developers will be alarmed and hopefully, find a way to fix this problem.

1. Launch the Official Facebook application.

2. Visit anyone’s profile (a Facebook friend, anonymous, enemy, secret crush, etc.)

3. While the page is still loading, quickly tap the Photo tab and voila! You can now see all their albums as if you’re friends with them.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you tap the Photo tab while the page is still loading or else, it will not work.

* This trick may not work for other profiles who have different privacy settings.

There are probably plenty of Facebook users who are very happy to find this trick, but I’m pretty sure that there are also a lot who are very nervous right now especially those who are hiding something from someone.

* Thanks to Marko of XDA-Developers site for sharing this trick to us!

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Bring back the old Facebook chat – Simple Solution

To bring back the old Facebook chat, we just need to install a script called Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion to our browser. This trick has been tested on Google Chrome and Firefox only.

For Firefox users:

• Make sure you have Greasemonkey add-on installed, if not, install it first. Restart your browser after the installation.
• Install Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion script.
• Go to Facebook and check your chat box.

For Google Chrome users:

• You don’t need to download Greasemonkey since the Chrome browser natively supports the extension. Just install Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion and that’s it.

Now you’re Facebook chat box looks fantastic again!

The new Facebook chat could have been great if it really displays your friends whom you really talk to frequently. However, based on my experience, it doesn’t.

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Actually, I’m going to share two ways to you: easy and extremely easy. If you’re not that geeky, I suggest you choose the second way.

Make SiteLauncher work with Firefox 5 – the easy way

1. Download SiteLauncher and save it to your hard drive. (To download, right-click on the link and click Save-Link As)

2. Rename the extension from .xpi to .zip.

3. Open/double-click the ZIP file. (Do not extract)

4. Open the “install.rdf” file using Notepad then look for the text <em:maxVersion> and change the version to 5.0 or higher (depends on which version you’re using) then save the file.

5. Rename the ZIP file back to .xpi and install the add-on by dragging it into the Firefox browser.

* Thank you so much to Sandarian for sharing this solution to all of us!

Make SiteLauncher work with Firefox 5 – the very easy way

If you’re kinda lazy to follow the steps above, just download the edited file and install it to your browser.

* SiteLauncher is part of the 16 must-have Firefox add-ons for the best browsing experience. Check out the complete list!

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How to enable the “Save and Quit” option in Firefox:

1. Launch Firefox and type about:config in the address bar. A warning message will appear – don’t panic! Just click I’ll be careful, I promise!

2. Next, type quit into the filter box and double-click browser.showQuitWarning to change its value to true.

That’s it! Now, you’ll be asked if you want to save your session every time you close multiple tabs.

Alternatively, you can try the tricks below if you want to restore your previous session even without the “Save and Quit” option.

1. If you set your homepage to about:home, there’s a Restore Previous Session button below. Click it and you’ll get your windows and tabs back.

2. Another way is by restoring the previous session from the History menu. Go to Firefox, hover over History, and click Restore Previous Session.

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To use this new feature, first you need to login to your Facebook account. Once logged in, open your Chat box and click any friend you want to include on the group chat. Click the Actions menu at the top of the chat window and choose Add Friends to Chat.

Enter the names of your friends that you want to include on the group chat. You can include as many friends as you want and I’m not sure if there’s a limit on the number of friends you can invite.

* I tried adding up to 60 and it’s still possible.

* Know more about this new feature.

Facebook is really trying their best to add more great features so they can still be at the top against their other competitors especially the much awaited public launching of Google+. Are these features they’re rolling out are enough to keep them on the top spot? We’ll see.

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Just want to remind you guys that for you to enjoy the FB video calling, you must have a webcam and mic and they should be properly installed on your PC.

* It’s not really required to have a webcam, however, your friends wouldn’t see you during the video call and it’s unfair for them.

When you’re ready, login to your Facebook account and visit Facebook Video Calling. Click the green “Get Started” button and you’ll be asked to download the video call plug-in installer. Once downloaded, run the file and it will automatically download and install the plug-in. Once done, FB video calling has just been activated and it’s time to try it!

To test it, just check your online friends and look for someone who has also activated this feature. To know if the person has activated it already, just click his/her name and you’ll see a small video call icon. Press it and the video call will start. If your friend has not yet setup the video call feature, a message will pop up on his screen asking him to setup the video call but if he had already done that, you just have to wait for him to answer your call.

Video will start as soon as he answer your call so always be ready to smile. Enjoy!

* Facebook video calling is made possible with the help of Skype.

Let your friends know how easy it is to activate Facebook video calling by sharing this post.

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Let’s bring back the Personalize option. To do this:

• You need to download and install the Personalization Panel.
• Once installed, you’re supposed to see the the Personalize option when you right-click on the desktop. However, I still can not find it. If it happens to you too, just look for the Personalization Panel folder in Drive C: or wherever you saved it and double click Personalization.exe to launch the program.

• To change the wallpaper, click Desktop Background.
• You can also use Personalization Panel to personalize the theme, sounds, window color, and screen saver.

Do you know other programs or other tricks to change the wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition? I’m about to include Oceanis in this post however, my anti-virus detected a malware when I tried to install it that’s why I prefer not to include it just to be safe.

(via Seven Forums)

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Since I’m not that familiar with that virus, I searched it on Google first and then I found out that Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen is a fake virus that only appears when your PC is infected with XP Internet Security 2010 (my cousin’s version was 2012, some says they have the 2011 version).

XP Internet Security is a rogueware that uses such invented threats to make you scared and panic about your PC’s security.

Once computer is infected with this fake application and you try to browse some Internet website, XP Internet Security 2010 keeps displaying fake notifications claiming that your system is infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen. The warning states that your private data (passwords, credit card details, etc.) might be stolen. However, this warning is a total lie. Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen was only designed to scare people into thinking it’s a dangerous infection.

Your PC will become totally useless once you got infected. You can’t open your browser and any other applications. When you try to install anti-malware programs, XP Internet Security will just block it and it will keep on popping up different false system security threats that will re-direct you to a website wherein you have to pay for a full version of the program to remove those infections. However, NEVER BUY IT! It is a scam and rogueware are totally useless and sometimes can cause danger to your computer.

Going back to Pinky, the first thing that came into my mind was to install Malwarebytes which is the best tool for me to get rid of these kind of malwares. However, I forgot that she wasn’t able to install any applications on her infected notebook. So I searched again and luckily I found this great forum which really helped us a lot!

Here’s what my cousin did:

1. Download Rkill.exe and Malwarebytes.

Rkill.exe, for everyone’s information, is a portable tool that is designed to terminate active malware processes allowing you to use other removal tools.

2. Once downloaded, run Rkill. Immediately after running Rkill, install Malwarebytes.

There will be no problem installing Malwarebytes this time because Rkill has already stopped the malware.

3. Launch Malwarebytes. Before scanning your PC for infection, update it first. Once the update is done, full scan your PC and remove the detected threats afterwards.

That simple!

WARNING: This rogue application may come from various misleading websites that’s why you must be very careful when surfing the web. I also recommend that you install WOT (Web Of Trust) add-on so you always know if a certain website is a safe place to visit or not.

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