Many of us have multiple email accounts for work, personal life and volunteering. As more organizations move to Google Apps, a growing number of users end up with multiple Gmail accounts. While you can forward your accounts to one central location and use different browsers, these solutions aren’t perfect. Instead, we will show you how to login to 2 Gmail accounts [...]
Finally, after a wait that to Android owners may have seemed like years (it was actually months), Mozilla’s mobile browser has shed its beta skin and the final build, shockingly called Mozilla Firefox 4 for Android, is now available on the Android Market. Mozilla claims that Firefox 4 for Android is three times faster than [...]
Another busy week is wrapping up and we’ve pulled together the biggest notebook, tablet and smart phone news of the week, including our Best of CTIA winners, to help you get caught up on what’s going on in technology. The biggest news of the week was arguably the CTIA Wireless 2011 show in Orlando which was the [...]
Geeks will dump a browser and adopt another if it proves to be faster and have more bells and whistles. Techcrunch is reporting today that Google Chrome is used by more of its visitors than any other, ripping the title away from FireFox after four years. Google Chrome is currently my favorite browser and I [...]
This morning I posted a link to Dwight Silverman’s excellent article on Firesheep, the Firefox add-in that allows someone to follow you around on the Internet if you’re on an unsecured WiFi hotspot. Now, I’m posting a link to another good piece, this one from James Kendrick, on FireShepherd, which is an application that basically [...]
Firesheep is a new dirty word in many eyes around the Internet. Firesheep is a Firefox extension that allows a snooper to relatively easy get into anyone’s browsing sessions on a public WiFi hotspot. Think of your favorite coffee shop. Dwight Silverman has a nice write up on this here. The story he recounts is [...]
So we’ve heard from Chris about how he’s no longer using his iPad, and from Warner about how he’s using his iPad more and more. Seems like a straight point-counterpoint, right? Well, don’t count the third parties out yet. I don’t have an iPad. Am I alone?
While Warner focuses on the OOBE and non-geek perspective on the TEGA v2, I’m going full geek with mine. In this shortcut, I demonstrate what I’ve done with Firefox to make it better suited for a small touchscreen device.
Two weeks ago Xmarks announced it would shut off its servers in 90 days. As you can imagine, there are a lot of people who are not happy with the idea of Xmarks shutting down and many of them have spoken out and pledged to pay for the service if it can be saved. In [...]
According to a Network Applications report, Internet Explorer’s popularity’s at 10 year low. Less than 60% of web users are choosing to surf with IE and more than 40% are opting for alternatives such as Firefox, Chrome and Safari. The share of GBM readers visiting this site with IE is falling pretty quickly.Based on our web statistics [...]
Been procrastinating with upgrading Firefox to 3.6. Seems I should have gotten on it right away because it’s got support for the Tablet PC floating TIP baked right in.
So I was looking up a phone number on the web today. Because I have Skype installed with the plug-in for Firefox, the number, once I found it, automatically linked to Skype, allowing me to call the number through Skype with one click. Very useful if I used Skype for calling out to standard numbers, [...]
Mozilla’s Firefox browser turned 5 years old yesterday and there was much celebrating around the Internets. I use Firefox extensively on both the Mac and PC and find that it is a hard habit to break. That said, Google’s Chrome browser keeps impressing me and I keep cheering it on. Now that Firefox has turned [...]
Last night as I was doing some work on my Tablet PC, I went to open up Firefox and I got an error message that said Chrome Registration Failed. I meant to do a screen grab of the notification box that contained the error but I guess I didn’t. After dismissing the error message it [...]
Browsing with your finger in Windows 7 is going to be a different experience across each browser and Windows 7 system. As demonstrated in this GBM Shortcut video, the experience will be based upon the type of touch digitizer your system has, whether the system is Windows 7 Touch logo certified, and what type of [...]
Apparently this has been around for awhile but it is the first I’m hearing about it. And since I don’t have a MacBook, I can’t try it out. It turns out there is a way to enable multi-touch tab switching in Firefox. Originally this was in the Firefox betas, but apparently now it is a [...]
Speaking of compromises and Netbooks, jkkmobile has put up a helpful video that shows you how to uncover some valuable screen real estate when using the Firefox browser on the tiny screen. jkkmobile’s hints and tips (sans plug-ins and add-ons) will certainly save you a scroll or two when you are net booking your way [...]
OK, in terms of rating PITA’s this is not really in the top 10 of annoyances, but let me tell you it drives me nuts every time I run into it. When you get prompted to install Adobe’s Flash Player for Firefox 3.xx you have to click closed so many windows to get it to [...]
If you like living on the edge of your browser, head over to Mozilla.com and grab the beta 1 release of Firefox 3.1. New features include: Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine Added support for CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties A new tab-switching shortcut that shows previews of the tab you’re switching [...]
Wired Marker is a FireFox extension that was created by a government sponsored project in Japan. It allows you to highlight information on a web page and save that information for later retrieval based on your highlights. Yes, it does work with Tablet PCs, but you can’t just whip out your pen and go to [...]
One of the benefits of my job is getting to meet our readers when they come to town. Such was the case yesterday when I spent a couple of hours with Mark Wharton, aka K0LO, at my favorite hang-out in Colorado Springs, Pikes Perk. Mark surprised me a bit by unleashing his “mobile” kit: a [...]
With Firefox 3 set to debut later this week, I thought it would be helpful to get a list of everyone’s favorite add-ons: What do you use and why?
With Firefox 3.0 scheduled to be released on June 17 there is also word (and video) of what’s cooking with Firefox Mobile. Note that it is being designed for touch screens, but not for multi-touch. The thinking there is that multi-touch isn’t yet popular enough and that touch is the lowest common denominator. This will [...]
We have many readers who follow David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology for task, project, and email management. I’ve read his book several times, and also enjoy corresponding with good friend and GBM reader Eric Mack, who is a well-known productivity and GTD consultant. Well, I just read a post over on Web Worker Daily [...]
It looks like we are getting closer to an official Firefox 3 release, with a new beta hitting the internets last night. Beta 4 is now available for download. I’ve downloaded both the Windows and Mac version and all appears to be running as expected, with the exception of certain plug-ins not working. Here are [...]
If you like living on the bleeding edge, then be sure to check out the latest beta for Firefox 3 – Beta 3. I’ve been testing Firefox 3 Beta 2 and have thoroughly enjoyed the new speed and layout. However, none of my usual plug-ins were compatible and did not work; consequently, I went back [...]
Mozilla has just released beta 2 of FireFox 3, and as we have previously reported on here, due to enhancements in its accessibility features, the TIP is now natively supported! I’ve been playing with Beta 1 for a few weeks and I’ve been quite impressed with the speed, stability, and the ability to use the [...]
Loren Heiny is looking for a few good Tablet PC FireFox users to test out an ink plug-in he is working on. He does warn that the plug-in doesn’t do much right now, but I know he could use your help in bringing it along and testing it out. Test it out here. – FireFox [...]
Ian, of the GeckoTIP for Firefox fame, has updated the Gecko TIP for Firefox and links to an alpha build of Super Grab and Drop. Super Grab and Drop allows you to drag a link upwards and open it in a new tab. You can tell Ian uses a Tablet PC a lot and is thinking of [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
