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Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Start Button is Returning in Windows 8.1

Posted on May 31, 2025 by The Guru
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However, it does not do what 99% of the Windows users would expect it to do. Sadly, all it will do is take you to the Start Screen. But wait, there are more exciting and great new ‘features’ coming with … Continue reading →

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Posted in Apple, Computer/Internet, IE, Microsoft, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Phone | Leave a reply

Rumor: Firefox OS Tablets

Posted on May 28, 2025 by The Guru
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” We’ve heard quite a bit about Mozilla’s Firefox OS in the context of smartphones, but rumors about the possibility of a Firefox tablet are also starting to heat up. The latest scuttlebutt says that the Mozilla Foundation has teamed … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, Firefox for Tablets, Firefox Phones, General Mozilla | 1 Reply

NoScript features that you may not know about

Posted on May 25, 2025 by gareon
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” … I have been using NoScript for a long time and most websites work out of the box when the extension is enabled in the browser. You can get most sites to work by allowing scripts to run on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Browsers, Firefox, Security | Leave a reply

Why you may have lost access to plugins or extensions in Firefox 21

Posted on May 16, 2025 by gareon
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” … If you have upgraded your Firefox browser to Firefox 21, the version that got released yesterday, you may have noticed that plugins or extensions that were formerly usable in the browser were not anymore after the upgrade.“While you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Tips & Tweaks | Leave a reply

Windows 8.1/Blue Will Be Free Update

Posted on May 15, 2025 by The Guru
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Finally some good news about Windows 8. Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Windows 8.1 aka Windows Blue which is due for release later this year will be available as a free update (via the Windows Store) to all existing Windows … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogs, Computer/Internet, Microsoft, Windows 8/8.1 | Leave a reply

Firefox 21.0/17.0.6esr Released

Posted on May 14, 2025 by The Guru
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Mozilla has released Firefox 21 on May 14th, 2013. New in this release include: The Social API now supports multiple providers Enhanced three-state UI for Do Not Track (DNT) Firefox will suggest how to improve your application startup time if … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, Firefox ESR, General Mozilla, Releases | Leave a reply

Windows 8 is like New Coke

Posted on May 11, 2025 by The Guru
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Richard Doherty, an analyst at tech research firm Envisioneering has compared Microsoft’s Windows 8 to Coca-Cola’s New Coke. For those who were not around in 1985 Coca-Cola launched a new sweeter formula called New Coke to match/compete with Pepsi . … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogs, Computer/Internet, Microsoft, Windows 8/8.1 | Leave a reply

Microsoft has sold 100 Million Windows 8 Licenses

Posted on May 7, 2026 by The Guru
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Back in January Microsoft had announced they had Sold 60 Million Windows 8 Licenses. Again keep in mind that figure is licenses not actual physical copies of Windows 8. Four-months later Microsoft has bumped that number up to 100 Million. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Computer/Internet, Microsoft, Windows 8/8.1 | Leave a reply

Retail salesmen prejudice against Windows 8

Posted on May 7, 2026 by The Guru
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The article is more of an opinion of the author’s experience whilst at Wal Mart with his wife and escaping into the electronics’s department. Now here’s the Microsoft killer. “Yeah, Windows 8 is one of the worst versions I have ever seen,” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Computer/Internet, Microsoft, Windows 8/8.1 | Leave a reply

Latest Version of XBox may not need always on Internet Connection?

Posted on May 6, 2026 by The Guru
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There has been on again, off again rumors that the next version of the XBox (XBox 720 or Durango) would need an always on Internet connection regardless of what the user is doing. It has been rumored that after 3-minutes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Computer/Internet, Microsoft, XBox | Leave a reply

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