Archive for the ‘Internet Explorer’ Category

How to quickly add sites to del.icio.us from Internet Explorer Mobile

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

By installing Post to del.icio.us, a free addon for Internet Explorer Mobile, you can quickly add any site to your del.icio.us account. For full setup and usage instructions, keep reading..

How to temporarily disable Flash in Internet Explorer 7

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Using the free app Toggle Flash, you can enable and disable Flash with the click of a button. Keeping reading for full instructions.

How to install IE 5, 5.5, 6 and 7 in OS X

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Using the package ies4osx combined with Darwine 0.9.49, you can install and use IE 5, 5.5, 6 and even 7 (though it's in beta) while running OS X. This tutorial assumes you have X11 installed on your Mac - if you're using Leopard, it's installed by default. If you're using ...

How to clear the Internet Explorer Mobile cache and cookies

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

If you find yourself unable to view a web page in Internet Explorer Mobile (aka IE Mobile, formerly Pocket Internet Explorer), and you're confident it should display properly, try clearing the cache and cookies. To do so, follow the steps outlined below.

How to install IE 5, 5.5 and 6 in Ubuntu Linux

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

This tutorial will guide you step-by-step through installing IE 5, 5.5 and/or 6 in Ubuntu - using the terrific software IEs4Linux. IEs4Linux was developed for web designers that want to move to Linux but still need to test their sites on IE and Linux users who have to open IE-only ...

How to delete individual form entries in Firefox and IE

Friday, June 29th, 2007

This (very) brief tutorial will show you how to remove single entries from forms (or boxes, whatever you want to call them) from IE and Firefox. You can remove entries from things like the Google search box, email login forms etc, without having to clear all form data.

Improving Windows Vista with TweakVI

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

TweakVI is an application that allows you to tweak, optimize and/or change hundreds of the 'hidden' features of Windows Vista. It comes in 3 flavors - Basic (free), Premium ($29.99 USD) and Ultimate ($39.99 USD). This review/tutorial will focus on the free version. Keep reading to see some of the ...

Screenshot Simulation: Internet Explorer 7.0 Options

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

The following is a 'screenshot simulation' of the Internet Explorer 7.0 Options (settings). This simulation (like all of the others) can be used when helping someone configure their IE 7 options/settings remotely (and you’re not in front of a PC with IE 7 installed). note: heya IE7 sim users - ...

How to install IE7 (bypassing Windows Genuine Validation)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Thanks to Shaon's Weblog, I'm now able to run IE 7. Update 2: Shaon's site appears to be back up, so I've changed the link back. Update: Thanks to Guti (see comments below) for pointing out that Shaon's Weblog is now gone (?!). I've updated the link above to direct you ...

An Introduction to Windows Live Toolbar v3.0

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

This article will serve as an introduction and "setup guide" for the Windows Live Toolbar, version 3.0. The Windows Live Toolbar requires that you have Internet Explorer 6 installed, and must be using Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 SP4. It's also suggested that you have ...

Why can’t I load secure web sites? (Online Banking, Webmail etc)

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

If you're unable to load or view the contents of a secure site (https:// instead of http://), the most common cause for this problem is that the time, date or time zone on your computer is set incorrectly. To verify that the time, date and time zone on your PC ...

How to reset the logo in Internet Explorer

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Sometimes a piece of software will change the "logo" (often called branding) in Internet Explorer. A lot of the time your ISP will do this when they install their 'required' software. To reset the logo to its default, follow the instructions outlined below.

How to clear your browsers history (the list of sites you’ve visited)

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

To learn how to clear (delete) the history of previously viewed or visited web sites, select your web browser below - Internet Explorer 6 (Windows) Internet Explorer 7 (Windows) Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 (Windows and Mac) Safari 2.x (Mac) Camino 1.x (Mac) Opera 9.x (Windows)

How to change your browsers start page

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Before you laugh your head off at the "simplicity" of this tutorial, please consider this. For instructions on how to set your browsers start page (the page that opens by default when you launch your web browser) using any one of the following web browsers - Internet Explorer, Firefox, ...