Block Animated Ads in Internet Explorer 7

Question: How do I disable or block animated ads in Internet Explorer 7?

Answer: You can block animated ads in Internet Explorer 7 by doing th followiung:
1) Open Internet Explorer and click on ‘Tools‘
2) In the drop down menu, click ‘Internet Options‘
3) In the pop up window, select the ‘Advanced‘ tab
4) In the Settings scroll down menu, go to the Multimedia heading and then untick ‘Play Animations in webpages‘.
5) Click ‘Apply‘ and then ‘OK‘. Then restart Internet Explorer 7 for the change to take effect.

Download ‘Tech Help Videos’ free toolbar

I have created a new toolbar for Tech Help Videos. The toolbar works for both Firefox and Internet Explorer Version 5+. You will be required to have Windows 2000 or XP or Vista.

The toolbar features:

• Search function powered by Google
• RSS Feed Updates
• Email Notifier
• Weather Updates
• Links to ‘Tech Help Videos’ and ‘Tech Centre’
• Messaging feature
• Customizable Widgets

Download the toolbar here!!

This toolbar will allow you to get the latest tips and tricks from Tech Help Videos, received secret messages and tips, received email notifications, weather reports and forecast, quick access your favourite technology help website – Tech Help Videos! and customize your toolbar with widgets of your choice.

I would appreciate some feedback on this toolbar for version 1.1.

Download the toolbar here!!

Open a Website Without Typing www and .Com

Question: How do I open a website without typing the www. and .com

Solution: You can avoid typing ‘www’ and ‘com’ by doing the following:

Type the URL of the website with out www. and .com in the address bar. Then press ‘Ctrl+Enter‘. You web browser will automatically add www. and .com for you!
NOTE: But remember, you have to use either Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 +

Can I download more than one file at a time?

Question: Can I download more than one file/multiple files at a time?

Answer: Yes, you can download more than one file at a time. What you will have is two pop-up download status windows at once. But please remember that if you have a slow internet connection, the connection speed will be reduced. You can download multiple files at a time in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. I am positive that you can also do this in Opera and Safari 3.

Manage Internet Explorer 7 Add-ons

Question: How can I manage my Internet Explorer 7 add-ons and where can I find out what add-ons I have installed?

Answer: You can manage your Internet Explorer 7 add-ons by doing the following:
1) Open Internet Explorer and click on the ‘Tools‘ button.
2) In the drop-down menu, click ‘Manage Add-ons‘, and then click ‘Enable or Disable Add-ons‘.
3) In the pop-up windows, select one of the following options:
• To display a complete list of the add-ons that are installed on your computer, click ‘Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer‘ in the drop down menu.
• To display only those add-ons that were needed for the current web page or a recently viewed web page, click ‘Add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer‘ in the drop down menu.
• To display add-ons that were pre-approved by Microsoft, your computer manufacturer, or a service provider, click ‘Add-ons that run without requiring permission‘ in the drop down menu.
4) Click the add-on that you want to change once and select what you want to do in the Settings area. Then click ‘OK‘.

Prevent Internet Explorer 7 from saving passwords and usernames

Question: How can I prevent Internet Explorer 7 from automatically saving my passwords and usernames?
Answer: To prevent Internet Explorer from saving your passwords and usernames, please do the following:
1) In Internet Explorer, click on the ‘Tools‘ button located at the top right.
2) In the drop-down menu, click ‘Internet Options‘.
2) Click the Content tab in the dialog box, then click the ‘Settings‘ button and untick the ‘User names and passwords on forms‘ check box.
3) Click ‘OK‘, and then click ‘OK‘ again.

Make Folders in your Links toolbar

Creating folders to categorize your quick links can be very helpful. In a previous article, I mentioned how helpful quick links and how you can create them. (Read this article) But if you have a lot of links, then you you will have a hard time finding them. Therefore, it would be a good idea to categorize those links into folders.

To make folders in the Links Toolbar, please do the following:

Firefox – Right-click on the Links Toolbar and click on ‘New Folder’. Then, type in the folder’s name int he little pop-up window. Now you can drag and drop the links you want in each folder.

Internet Explorer 7 – Click on the Add Favourites star   In the drop-down menu, click on ‘Organize Favourites’. In the small pop-up window, right-click on the ‘Links’ folder and click on ‘Create New Folder’, then name the folder and drag links and add favourites to the folder.

Automatic Gmail notifications

Question: How do I setup a Gmail notification that will automatically notify me when I receive a new email in my Gmail account?

Solution: You can easily setup a Gmail notification feature by doing the following (There are two easy methods):

Method 1 – Download the Google Toolbar for your web browser. This will notify you when you have a new Gmail. To download Google Toolbar, please click HERE

Method 2 – If you are using Firefox, you can install the add-on called ‘Gmail Manager’. There will be a little Gmail status bar at the bottom of your web browser indicating if you have a new Gmail. In addition, there are a couple of other features that ‘Gmail Manager’ does which are quite useful too.  To download this add-on please click HERE

For Internet Explorer users, you can install an add-on called ‘Graace Toolbar’. This will notify you when you have a new email message from your Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Hotmail. In addition, there is a list of other great features including a pop-up blocker, instant access to useful links, get various news headlines automatically, and listen to online radio from the toolbar. To download ‘Graace Toolbar, please click HERE.

Make the Menu and Links Bar appear on Internet Explorer 7

Question: I can not see the Menu Bar or the Links bar on Internet Explorer 7. How can I make them appear?

Solution: To permanently make them appear, right-click on the tabs bar (underneath the URL box) and click on ‘Menu Bar‘ if you want the Menu Bar to appear or the ‘Links Bar‘ if you want the Links Bar to appear.

However, if you just want the Menu Bar to appear once or twice at certain times, just press ‘Alt‘ on your keyboard and the Menu Bar will appear.

Create Web links for easy access to websites

Question: I need to frequently or daily visit a particular website. Is there a way in which I can easily access a particular site at the click of a button?

Answer: Yes, you can set up some links and place them in your web browser for easy access.

For Internet Explorer 7 users: Once the website you want to link has been loaded, add the website to your favourites under the ‘Links’ folder. (You now should be able to see the link that you have created on the Links Bar at the top. If you do not see the links bar, right click on the tabs bar underneath the menu bar where you type the URL. In the drop-down menu, click on links.

For Firefox users: Once the website you want to link has been loaded, drag the title or logo of the site to the Links Bar. (The Links Bar is just underneath and menu bar where you type the URL) After dragging the website name/logo, you should see a short phrase that will direct you to that particular website when you click it.

If the above method does not work, please click on the ‘Bookmarks’ button in the top menu and add the website to a folder that says ‘Bookmarks Toolbar Folder’