Techno Tidbit #24: If you frequently visit several sites each day, you can set up your Mozilla Firefox to open multiple default websites at the same time. You don't need to open new tabs and type the URLs again and again. Go to Tools Menu Choose Options Under the General Tab, look for "Startup" In the Home Page field, type in the sites that you frequently visit, with the pipe or vertical bar "|" in between the sites (example: mail.google.com | www.thetechiemom.com | www.facebook.com … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #23: Quick Fix To A Sluggish Google Chrome
Techno Tidbit #23: Any internet browser will be sluggish if you use it for the whole day, restarting the browser can help fix that. In Google Chrome, you can make a quick fix by ending the processes, extensions or tabs that use the most memory. Go to the 3 line icons on the upper right portion of Google Chrome Go to More Tools Click Task Manager Click on Memory Tab to see the most used memory first Choose the processes, extensions or tabs that are eating up the most memory Click … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #19: Power cycling your modem & router
Techno Tidbit #19: Do you notice that when you encountered power outages or power fluctuations, you normally get internet connectivity issues? You might lose all internet connection or the speed is somewhat slower. If this happens, try power cycling your modem and router. What is power cycling? According to Webopedia, power cycling refers to turning the device's power off and then on in order to get the device to function again. Here are the steps in power cycling: Turn off your … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #12: Is the website really down or is it just you?
Techno Tidbit #12: I think everyone has gone through this at least once. You go online to try to surf the internet and visit your favorite website when all you get is the error "The webpage is not available". So is it just you? or the site itself really is down and unavailable? You can now check it through the following websites: Down for everyone or just me Is it down right now … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit # 2
Techno Tidbit # 2: Only buy things online from sites that has SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption installed. You would know it is SSL encrypted when it starts with https:// (note the "s", not just http://) … [Read more...]