Category: Web

  • How To: Analyze and Improve Your Website’s Performance with YSlow

    Firefox only:  When creating a website, it’s a good idea to be aware of the site’s performance and to find ways to improve load times.  YSlow is an add-on for Firefox that can thoroughly analyze any website’s performance and can even provide suggestions on how to improve the site’s speed. Getting Started To get started,…

  • How To: Automatically Forward Emails to Multiple Recipients in Gmail

    I recently found the need to have one of Techerator’s email accounts automatically forward emails to multiple recipients for notifications.  Gmail has built-in email forwarding (to a single email address), but there is a very simple trick to forward to multiple addresses. In Gmail, click the ‘Create a filter’ link at the top, near the…

  • How To: Set Gmail as the Default Email Handler in Firefox

    If you’re an avid Gmail user, you may wish to set it as the default email handler in Firefox.  By setting it as the default, Firefox will automatically open the Gmail composition window when you click any mailto: links or click the Send Link button in the right-click menu. Procedure In Firefox, click Tools –>…

  • Google Labs Announces Google Squared

    Released today from the Google Labs is a new product that may help change the way that you search.  Google Squared is a Google Labs feature that combines search results into a table, allowing for data to be organized so that it is quickly viewable to the reader.  Clicking on a section of the Square…

  • Adobe and NVIDIA Collaborating on GPU Acceleration for Flash

    Adobe and NVIDIA announced today that GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) acceleration will be included in future releases of the Adobe Flash Player.  Both Adobe and NVIDIA are part of the Open Screen Project, a collaborative project intended to bring rich internet applications to the desktop by taking advantage of the full capabilities of Adobe Flash. …

  • How To: Create, Edit, and Share Documents Online with Google Docs

    I feel like the guy who showed up late to a really good party.  Google Docs has been around for quite awhile now, but it wasn’t until last week that I actually tried it for the first time and I can’t believe I had been missing out on this fantastic service. Google Docs is a…

  • Files Over Miles: Browser to Browser File Sharing

    A newly launched service allows you to send files (large files included) directly from your web browser to another web browser.  Files Over Miles is a service that is built upon the P2P file transfer capabilities that are included in Version 10 of Adobe Flash Player.  With this P2P capability, the need for an intermediate…

  • How To: Filter the Noise From Your Facebook News Feed

    Update: We’ve published a new edition of this article for the updated version of Facebook.  Check that out instead. Facebook has made some interface changes lately which have caused some frustration with its core users.  Most recently, they’ve removed the ability to exclusively view status updates on the Friends tab, which leaves you with only…

  • Stream Your Music Library With Vibe Streamer

    Vibe Streamer is a free program that allows you to stream your music library to any device with a Flash enabled web browser.  Vibe Streamer also offers a set of security settings, user controls, and customization features. Download and Install Vibe Streamer is very lightweight.  The system requirements for Vibe Streamer 2.06 are detailed below:…

  • Firefox Desktop Turns Your Browser Into an Operating System (sort of)

    Firefox only:  With the advent of cloud computing and sites such as Gmail, Google Docs, and even the online version of Photoshop, it is clear that desktop computing as we know it is beginning to shift towards an internet environment.  Browsers are quickly becoming the focal point of all our daily computing tasks, which easily…