Posts Tagged accelerators

15 new ways to surf the net

Apr 9

Posted by Matt in Tips & Tricks | No Comments

Take the pain out of browsing with our collection of time-saving tips and awesome add-ons.

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Just like souping up a mobile phone with new apps – your already excellent browser can benefit from a bunch of cool add-ons.

Repeat visits to the same website takes up a large chunk of our time, so what if we told you there was an easy solution to save on this legwork…

We tracked down some of the best add-ons so you too can have yourself a little slice of web heaven. Take a look at what we have found.

Browse the gallery on MSN UK Tech & Gadgets

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Multimap launches custom IE8

Mar 3

Posted by Luke in Announcements | No Comments

Multimap have released a new custom IE8 browser with some great mapping add-ons.

Keep up with what matters most, no matter where you are, with Web Slices.

The Multimap Web Slice puts Multimap’s Top 10 maps, breaking news and our latest tools right on your IE8 favourites bar.

With the Multimap Accelerator, you can get an in-place view of a map displayed directly on the page.

The Multimap Accelerator lets you map any address, postcode or location on a web page, just by highlighting the text.

Find out more and download here

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Accelerators for Internet Explorer

Mar 1

Posted by Matt in Tips & Tricks | No Comments

Accelerators are another nifty new feature that make up Internet Explorer 8’s already impressive arsenal. They are designed to make your browsing experience faster and easier, and to help you complete daily tasks with an air of efficiency usually reserved for 007.

Whether it be looking up driving directions, translating words, or e-mailing a funny article to your friends, each of these tasks requires numerous steps from start to finish. You will often find yourself copying information from one web page, pasting it into another, viewing the results, and then returning to the previous web page to pick up where you left off.

Find out more about Accelerators

Add accelerators to IE8 from the Add-ons Gallery

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