Changing Web usage is hard. Google has granted a few extra months of leeway to those who rely on a handful of popular plug-ins, such as Silverlight, to extend what their browser can do. Stephen ...

Once upon a time I was working with a Windows user concerned about security. My first suggestion was to block Flash from running automatically in his Chrome browser. As documented on my ...

Plug-ins can open vulnerabilities in even relatively secure browsers like Chrome. Even coders, like Jeff Atwood, can fall victim. Here's how to reign in plug-ins like Java, or disable them entirely, ...

Research conducted by the International Data Corporation states 28 percent of an average workweek is spent managing email. What was once a happy relationship with a technology that delivered messages ...

An interesting problem has come to light for Google Chrome users, revolving around the browser’s built-in DRM scheme for accessing content on services such as Netflix. With Chrome 57, the next major ...

Google Chrome is most famous for its array of simple to install extensions. However, extensions aren't the only add-ons for Chrome. Like other browsers, Chrome supports a range of plug-ins. Browser ...

The Internet has already reached the level, where you can technically do everything. There even are OS (not up to the mark though) that runs on the Internet. There are websites to perform different ...

I'm finding myself using Google Chrome more and more lately, and while the browser does have its downsides -- its voracious appetite for RAM being one -- it is on the whole quite a decent browser. And ...

Why it matters: Google is suggesting changes to Chrome APIs that will change what plugins can be installed and run. Security software and ad blockers will be drastically reduced in effectiveness or ...

When you stop and think about it, the way that most people share links on Facebook is a bit antiquated. Copying the URL from the desired site, then navigating to Facebook and pasting it in the status ...

Google Chrome recently dumped support for plugins such as Java and Silverlight, and now it’s Firefox’s turn. Late Thursday, Mozilla announced on its blog that Firefox would stop supporting plugins ...