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A while back I published a “Quick Tip” in this issue of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter explaining how to set Firefox to always launch with the previously-used tabs open.
That tip prompted quite a bit of feedback from folks wondering if you can do the same thing with the Edge and Chrome browsers.
As you might expect, the answer is yes. Just follow the steps below for the browser you’re using. [Read more…]
If you’ve been using a computer to browse the Internet for a while you’ve probably accumulated several browser bookmarks (aka favorites) that take you to a favorite web page with a single click.
For example, there are about 30 pages that I visit on a regular basis and I have them all bookmarked in my favorite web browsers.
Not all pages are bookmarked in every browser however because some pages simply look and respond better in one specific browser.
I also tend to change computers fairly often, and if I had to re-bookmark all those pages every time it would be a major hassle and a serious time waster.
But as luck would have it, all the major web browsers make it easy to transfer your bookmarks from one computer to another… [Read more…]
Question from Jamie: For the most part I like how Firefox blocks pop-ups but there’s one site that I really love that opens every link you click in a pop-up window.
Is there any way to allow pop-ups on this one site but keep the pop-up blocker enabled on other sites? [Read more…]
Question from Debbie: How do I get Chrome to search for an image in a new tab and not go to Google Lens?
I used to be able to right-click and open up a new tab for the image search. But it doesn’t work like that anymore.
Now I get taken to Google Lens and all I get is prices for the clothing similar to what was in the picture. Very frustrating! [Read more…]
Question from Gene: I use Chrome for most everything but I always open Facebook in Opera.
Every time I open Opera it opens Facebook by default (which is what I want), but it also always opens a new tab as the active tab.
I have to always click the X to close that new tab in order to see the Facebook tab.
How can I get Opera to open just the Facebook tab without opening a new tab along with it? [Read more…]