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Firefox lets you protect your saved passwords with a master password. Google Chrome does not, calling it a "false sense of security”. True, but a master password is still good protection against the other 99.9% of the people who want to snoop at your info.
Google Chrome v27 upgrades Google's voice search capabilities. Now you can have a conversational search with Google, and it can understand a lot of the context involved in your spoken searches. It's a baby step towards the Star Trek computer of the future.
Firefox version 19, released on February 19, features a native PDF viewer. You can now choose between the Firefox PDF viewer or the Adobe Acrobat plug-in. Ultimately, your decision is going to based on which one you're the most comfortable with.
More on disabling Java in your browser, including what happens when you visit a site that requires Java, problems with Internet Explorer and Java, and more.
Java is a big security problem. Its installer will also copy unwanted software onto your PC if you're not paying attention. This video shows you how to disable Java in the Firefox and Google Chrome browsers so that you can plug a big security hole.
In Google Chrome, right-click anywhere on a results page and you'll see a "Translate to English" option. In Google Chrome or Firefox, highlight some text and right-click and you'll see a "Search Google for ..." option.
The search box in Firefox is convenient, but your search query remains in the box even after you've moved to other pages. It’s also redundant -- you can search via Firefox's Awesome Bar -- so you can remove it by customizing your toolbar.
Adblock Plus is an essential free browser add-on that zaps annoying Website banner ads.
Google (and Bing) has moved the link for the cached copy of indexed pages. This video shows where the cached link has gotten to and also reviews why you should use the cached copy.
Web browsers capture a lot of information about you. Go Incognito (Google Chrome) or enter Private Browsing (Firefox) to ensure that your cache, cookies, download list entries, history, and stuff you type into the Omnibox or Awesome Bar are not saved.