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Log out of Facebook automatically with Facebook Auto Logout

Posted on June 15, 2015

facebook-logoImportant update: This extension is no longer available.

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Do you ever worry about forgetting to log out of Facebook and having someone else gain access to your Facebook account? Well, if you haven’t you should because it happens all the time.

Even if you close your web browser you aren’t automatically logged out of Facebook. Someone else could sit down at your PC, open your browser and visit Facebook with your account already logged on for them.

And what if you don’t close your browser at all? If you leave your browser window open while you go into another room or run to the corner market, Facebook will happily sit there and await your return.

But what if something comes up and you can’t get back to your PC for  a while? Someone else could easily come along and read your private messages and even chat with your friends while pretending to be you. Or worse. The possibilities for mischief are endless!  [Read more…]

What to do if Facebook videos won’t play in Firefox

Posted on March 11, 2015

firefox-logoVideos are one of the most popular types of content shared on Facebook, but many users are having trouble getting them to play while logged into Facebook with the Firefox browser.

If you’re one of them, there are a couple of things that you can try that seem to work for most users.  [Read more…]

Firefox releases update to patch 16 security flaws, some of them critical

Posted on February 28, 2015

firefox-logoMozilla has just released a major update to the popular Firefox browser that patches 16 security flaws, three of them rated critical.

This latest version is 36.0, and if you have Firefox set to update automatically you don’t have anything to worry about as it will all be taken care of for you.

But if you have it set to allow you to install updates manually, I recommend that you update to version 36.0 immediately. And by the way, if you have Firefox set to never check for updates…well, it would probably be a good idea to change that.

Follow these steps to check if you’re running the latest version of Firefox:  [Read more…]

Make new browser tabs open immediately instead of in the background

Posted on December 23, 2014

new-browser-tabsThe ability to open a web page in a new browser tab instead of a new window is one of computing’s most popular upgrades of all time.

But there is one annoyance with tabbed browsing that really gets on my nerves, and that’s how new tabs open in the background instead of opening out in front where you can see them without having to first click on the new tab.

Getting Internet Explorer and Firefox to open new tabs immediately is simply a matter of changing a setting.  [Read more…]

ATTN Firefox users: Update your browser now to patch several critical security holes

Posted on July 24, 2014

firefox-logoMozilla has just released a new update to Firefox that patches several critical security holes in the popular browser.

The most critical flaw allows hackers to infect your PC with viruses and install malicious software when you simply visit an infected web page. You don’t even have to click on anything!  [Read more…]

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