“What happened to my tabs? And what is this hamburger-Chrome-looking button in my Firefox toolbar??” These questions have been flying around among Firefox users who woke up one day to find themselves using Firefox 29. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Mozilla warned this week that the popular Adblock Plus plugin could potentially suck up gigabytes of memory from PCs using its Firefox browser, thanks to bugs and the design of the plugin itself. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Firefox updates appear fairly regularly, but for the most part they’re mundane. You get a message saying it’s checking plug-in compatibility, it finds no issues (mostly), then it’s business as usual with no obvious changes. Ho-hum. Back to work. Check more of the latest update from this article on PCWorld.com
Once upon a time one of the primary handicaps of iOS devices was the fact that you had to physically connect it to a Windows or Mac PC with a USB sync cable to back it up using iTunes. With iOS 5 Apple introduced iCloud, essentially allowing users to cut the cord. But these iOS backup methods were not created equal, and if you don’t choose carefully you could be risking significant data loss. To ensure your iPhone or iPad data is fully protected, here’s a look at what each option backs up and when to use it. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Google just announced a slew of “visible” improvements to Google Hangouts in Gmail. Little touches like a green availability indicator, a large set of emoji, message snippets, and a better friend search come together in what Google calls “the new Hangouts”. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
If you want to keep photos away from prying eyes, sometimes an iPhone passcode just isn’t enough. You might want to check this out from MakeUseOf.com
Twitter is often a lovely place, where people share ideas and have interesting discussions about all kinds of topics. But like any public forum, Twitter has its fair share of annoying human beings clogging up your Timeline with inane—or even offensive—chatter. Twitter has now made it possible to easily mute those people. Bonus: They won’t even know it happened. Get some tips on this article from TechHive.com