One of Google Chrome‘s best selling points is speed, and beta 5 of the browser is the fastest yet (for JavaScript anyway) according to Google’s benchmark tests. I’ve never been one to pay attention to benchmarks when it comes to web browsers because it does not take into account ISP connection speed or any extensions/add-ons you have...

In Firefox I use the built in password manager with a master password set for protection. For whatever reason, however, some sites will not allow me to save my password information. One example that I deal with is Paypal which stores the user name, but never the password. A fix for this is explained here. By running the javascript on the problem page prior to...

If you have done any web development, you are probably very aware of the ‘quirks’ different browsers have and ultimately have to try to make your site work with them as best you can. Now that Internet Explorer 8 has been released, a site you might find useful is this post titled “Site Compatibility and IE8“. While not a comprehensive...

One thing which really annoys me on websites is when they ‘redefine’ (hijack) the right click context menu. I’m not really sure what people are trying to accomplish with this unless it is just a half-hearted attempt to prevent you from viewing the source or downloading your cached images. Regardless, there is an easy way to prevent this in...