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In this new version of DownThemAll! you can find great new features like speed limit, which allows you to control the speed on a per-server or download basis, and also global speed limit can be set; private browsing support, mirror management that allows your downloads to increase their speed by splitting the files; better platform/OS integration, and of course support for Firefox 4 with no tweaking require. Additionally there is a media grabber, a feature that allows you to download embedded videos on websites; moreover HTML5 audio and video tags are supported....

Furthermore Chrome 11 comes with a tweaked and updated Webkit and V8 JavaScript engine that improves the browser performance. There is also the introduction in this beta release for support of GPU-accelerated 3D CSS, feature that will enable developers to create and apply 3D CSS effects to Websites. If you are already using a beta version of Chrome you will be updated automatically and if you are planning to upgrade follow this link to download Chrome 11....

Let me start with a question, how many times we have been promised that by now we would drive flying cars? A lot, Right? What this question really tell us is that we never know for sure how the future may look like, but still really cool to see a good guess of what that be. In this video “Productivity Future Vision (2011)” Microsoft demonstrate the concept of touch based computing on every surface and speech recognition on every device, all seamlessly working together in harmony, and Cloud computing being the main hub to make all this possible....

So, what’s the alternative? Outlook.com aliases, this feature let you add additional email addresses to your primary inbox, which also uses the same contact list and account settings as your primary address. Below are the step-by-step instructions to add a new Outlook.com alias. Instructions Head over to your Outlook.com Accounts settings page and sign-in. From the left pane, click Account aliases. This page will also let you change your primary email address as well as change or create new aliases....

On Windows 10, Storage Sense is a feature that helps you to protect your data from hardware failure and extend the storage capacity by grouping physical hard drives into a logical group refer as “pool” that you can then use to create a virtual volume (known as “space”) to store your data. If you already have a storage pool and want to create another volume or expand the capacity of an existing volume, Windows 10 includes at least two ways to add drives to a pool....

The ability to provision wireless profiles allows you to set up multiple connections in advance, and it’s a convenient way to manage Wi-Fi connections on various computers in an organization. For example, when adding new devices to the network or planning to make changes to the wireless settings and want to prevent users from losing connectivity. Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes at least two ways to manually add one or more wireless network profiles using the Settings app and Control Panel....

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to add multiple accounts and different notebooks to OneNote. Add new account to OneNote Add new notebook to OneNote Remove notebook from OneNote Remove account from OneNote Add new account to OneNote To add a new personal, school, or work account to OneNote, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the new account will be added, and you can proceed to add more notebooks in OneNote....

Although you should always upgrade to a newer version of Windows 11 to maintain support, improve security, and access the new features, the installation can cause many unwanted problems. Also, unexpected errors and bugs are expected during the early days of the rollout, as the development process is always challenging. This guide will teach you several tips to avoid problems and errors while installing the Windows 11 2022 Update....

The company, thinking that this change was going to benefit users, they also thought on those who will not be pleased with the change, so they added a setting to get the text buttons back in Gmail. To get the text buttons back on Gmail, do the following: Go to the Gmail’s settings. Click the gear button in the top-right corner of the page and select Settings. From the General tab, look for the option: “Button Labels”, and check Text....

Usually, when this happens, you press the menu button, but only to find out that there isn’t an option to close or restart the app. Then you find yourself having to restart your Xbox One to force the app or game to close, which is not an ideal solution. Thankfully, your game console includes an option to close an app or game, the only problem is that the option is hidden away for most users....

Both features are great, the problem with these features are that desktop applications like iTunes, Chrome, Photoshop or websites are not kept. This translate and many unnecessary hours reinstalling and reconfiguring those applications you use everyday. To mitigate this issue, Windows 8 includes a new command utility called Recimg.exe, that will help you to create a custom Windows 8 Refresh Point (or recovery image) which may include special Windows settings, desktop applications and more....

Briefly, the new picture password feature on Windows 8 will enable users to select any image they want, draw circles and lines upon it, and make a password out of the gestures. Then the next time the user needs sign-in to Windows, they will be prompted to repeat the gestures on the picture instead of having to type a password. This new method of signing in on Windows 8 will work on touch enabled devices as well as on desktop PCs, but by default the feature is disabled, follow the steps below to create a picture password:...

Alright now, before we get started let’s talk a bit about Windows To Go (a.k.a Portable Workspace). This is a new feature in Windows 8 that the software maker is targeting to enterprise customers, but anyone can use it, and it allows to install a full copy of Windows 8 into a USB drive (and this is not just a stripped down version, this is the real deal) which you can then boot from, taking the corporate environment anywhere....

However, it can become overwhelming when you need to check all those accounts with different sign-in information, which is when having email aliases for one account is a more convenient way to manage multiple email address. Note that with this new aliases feature from Hotmail, you will be able to obtain up to 5 aliases per year and for a total of 15 aliases. How to create a Hotmail alias That is it!...

However, the new features are already available in version 22H2, but they are in a dormant state as they’re not completely ready yet. If you have already upgraded your computer to the Windows 11 2022 Update, it’s possible to use a third-party “ViVeTool” tool created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub to enable most of the new features, including tabs for File Explorer, Taskbar Overflow, Suggested actions, and even the new Open With dialog....

Perhaps one of the best parts is that the feature is aware of the size of the display, which means that depending on how big your canvas is, you will see different ways to snap windows. Furthermore, when hovering over the app icon in the taskbar, you will also see a preview of how it is snapped with another app. In this guide, you will learn the steps to enable or disable the snap layouts assist in the window’s maximize button on Windows 11....

Sandbox is available on Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise, and it uses Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology to create a lightweight virtual machine on-demand to run a separate kernel that separates the Windows Sandbox session from the host. In other words, this is a small installation of Windows 11 of just around 100MB enough to run the desktop environment to test applications. Once you finish testing the application, closing the feature will delete the Sandbox environment, which means that every time you start the feature, you will start with a fresh install of Windows 11....

After a number of feedbacks, Microsoft is now restoring the option starting with build 25211. However, it’s not an option widely available, which means that you need to enable it manually. If you want to get hands-on with the new feature, you can use a third-party tool called “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub, to enable the option on your computer. This guide will teach you the steps to turn on the tabs feature on Windows 11....

If your device has networking issues, Windows 11 has a feature to reset Wi-Fi and Ethernet network adapters to fix the most common connectivity problems, even slow Wi-Fi speeds on Surface and other computers. The reset feature will remove the existing configurations and restore the factory networking settings, and it’ll reinstall all the network adapter’s drivers. You cannot pick a specific Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter. This feature will automatically remove and reinstall all of the adapters....

If you’re having issues connecting a Bluetooth device to your computer, there are many troubleshooting steps you can do on Windows 10. In this guide, you will learn the steps to fix many of the connection problems with Bluetooth devices on Windows 10. Fix Bluetooth missing in Settings Fix Bluetooth missing in Device Manager Fix Bluetooth after upgrading to Windows 10 Fix Bluetooth device connection when paired Fix Bluetooth when you can’t transfer files Fix Bluetooth audio devices connection Fix Bluetooth using Hardware and Devices troubleshooter...