When designing Web pages, you may need to frequently empty the browser cache so that the browser reads the updated stylesheets and scripts, instead of reusing the ones from the cache. Here is a way to clear the Internet Explorer cache for a particular domain so that the cached items for other domains remain unaffected. (more…)
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How to Clear IE Temporary Internet Files Cache for a Particular Domain
Error “Not a Valid Bookmark File” When Importing IE8 Bookmarks (Favorites) to IE7
When you import the Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 bookmarks file to a system running Internet Explorer 7 or earlier, the following error occurs when you click Finish in the Import/Export Wizard. (more…)
Add “MS-KB Lookup” Option to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer
Sometimes we come across articles on the web that have reference to Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ID with no hyperlink included. Then you have to do a web search for that article ID or look up the ID in MS-KB Advanced Search to view the article. To ease things, I created a menu extension that adds the MS-KB Lookup option to the right-click menu in Internet Explorer. (more…)
Add “Export to Microsoft Excel” To the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer
The Export to Microsoft Excel context menu option in Internet Explorer helps you export tabular data in a Web page to Microsoft Excel. If for some reason the Export to Microsoft Excel option is not added after installing Microsoft Office 2003/2007, you can restore it back manually. (more…)
Clean Up the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer 8
The right-click menu in Internet Explorer may get cluttered up when you install download managers, Toolbars and other browser companion utilities. The items that you use seldom (or never) can be removed so that the right-click menu in Internet Explorer looks clean. (more…)
Easily Find and Remove Duplicate URLs in Internet Explorer Favorites
It’s not uncommon to see people ending up with duplicate URLs in their browser Bookmarks/Favorites over a period of time. Finding duplicates by comparing the target URL may be a tedious task especially if you have a lengthy favorites list. Here are two useful tools that can help you easily find and remove duplicate URLs from Internet Explorer Favorites and Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks. (more…)
Show Internet Explorer 8 Favorites Bar as Cascading Menu to Gain More Screen Space
Internet Explorer 8 allows you customize the Toolbars, Favorites Bar and the Command Bar placement as per your liking. If you’re using a small monitor and want to gain more screen space when using Internet Explorer 8, here is a neat tip for you! (more…)
Transfer Your Bloglines Feed Subscriptions to Internet Explorer
Want to transfer all your RSS feed subscriptions from your Bloglines account to Internet Explorer or any other Feed reader? RSS aggregators use a common file format called OPML to exchange feed subscriptions. To export Feed subscriptions from your Bloglines account to an OPML file, use the Export Subscriptions option. (more…)
Multiple Instances of iexplore.exe Run When Using Internet Explorer 8
It’s perfectly normal to see two or more iexplore.exe processes in the Task Manager when an Internet Explorer 8 window is open. This is due to a change implemented in Internet Explorer 8 where the frame and tabs are split, each having their own processes. Each tab has its own* process so that the rest of the tabs and the browser frame/window are not affected when a single tab process crashes. (more…)
How to Start Internet Explorer 8 in InPrivate Browsing Mode by Default
InPrivate Browsing mode in Internet Explorer 8 enables you surf the web without leaving a trace in the computer. The Cache is erased automatically when the "InPrivate Browsing" window is closed. You can launch Internet Explorer in InPrivate mode by default using a shortcut, and here is how. (more…)
