Google Chrome has a built-in DNS pre-fetching mechanism which intends to improve page load performance. However, the feature has known to work to the contrary effects. With DNS prefetching enabled, users of Google Chrome may experience prolong or extended period of web browsing resolving the DNS name, with the following text displayed in status bar:

Resolving host…

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With the popularity of more video camera or camcorders that can capture full HD (High Definition) 1080p video source, YouTube sees the needs for users to directly upload the true high definition source files without being capped by its maximum resolution of 720p at this moment. Good news now, the famous video sharing website is planning to upgrade its infrastructure to officially support the full high definition 1080p (1920 X 1080 resolution) media clips by next week.

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If you are a Gmail user and would like to have more customization on how its interface looks like, here is a simple Mozilla Firefox extension that can simplify the steps. Named as Minimalist Gmail, it allows users to remove any labels and customize Inbox view so that you can stay more focus on email contents without being distracted by unnecessary advertisements, action buttons and etc.

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The default View Source editor is no longer Notepad in Internet Explorer 8, whether it’s in the IE8 which built-in by default in Windows 7 or IE 8 that is downloaded and installed by end-user on Windows Vista or Windows XP. In IE8, when user clicks on “View Source” command from “Page” menu or in right click context menu, the HTML source code of the web page is opened in a built-in viewer, instead of Notepad, which is used in IE7 or older version of IE.

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Internet Explorer, until recent versions of IE7 and IE8, does not actually save its browsing session, nor has the ability to restore opened windows or tabs in previous session. It means that if the IE process or browser window or tab crashes, exits suddenly, terminates unexpectedly, or shutdown accidentally, all open browser windows and tabs will be closed and lost, together with the web pages’ URLs.

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Opera Software has unveiled its Opera Mobile 10 beta for Nokia and other Symbian/S60 handsets. One of the notable features in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is its sleek design which was first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta. The Opera Mobile 10 beta has revamped the look and feel of its mobile-browser portfolio to ensure that it is simple and intuitive for enhancing the mobile Web browsing experience.

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When surfing the Internet and browsing web pages with Internet Explorer (IE) web browser such as IE8, the browser will pop up dialog box to prompt a security warning as below:

Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?

This webpage contains content that will not delivered using a secure HTTPS connection, which could compromise the security of the entire webpage.

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Since Firefox 3, a virus scanning feature has been built-in to protect downloaders from malicious or infectious files. The auto file scanning feature is only available in Windows platform and only if an anti-virus application is installed on the system. The Firefox web browser’s virus scanner scans downloads automatically once the file has been completely and fully downloaded to the local computer.

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