A while ago in Gmail, the action buttons at the top of Gmail were changed to display “icons only” by default. If you want to change the icons back to buttons with text labels, then here is how.
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Improve Home Network File Transfer Speeds in Windows 7 and Vista
Home networks with Windows 7 computers may see slow file transfer speeds, specifically when Windows Vista is involved. Here is a solution that should improve network file transfer speeds over your home router.
Updated: Disable Facebook Instant Personalization Pilot Program
Facebook has recently begun to roll out their new "Improved Privacy Controls". This changes how some privacy settings are accessed on the Facebook website. A previous article on TechUserFriendly.com dealt with how to change Facebook’s Instant Personalization Pilot Program privacy settings, so that it would be disabled for your account. But depending on if Facebook has applied these "Improved Privacy Controls" to your Facebook account, those instructions may no longer apply to you, and instead the instructions below may be applicable.
How To: Disable Facebook Instant Personalization Pilot Program
A recent new feature from Facebook is the Facebook Instant Personalization Pilot Program, which acts to personalize your visits to other selected partner websites such as MicrosoftDocs.com, Pandora, and Yelp. To get greater control over your online privacy in relation to Facebook, you may choose to opt-out of this program. If you do not want this feature activated, then you can disable it through the Facebook Privacy Settings, using the steps shown here.
How To: Hide Your Facebook Friends List On Your Profile
With recent changes to Facebook’s privacy settings, you can once again hide your Facebook Friends list, so that no one else can see who your Facebook friends are from your profile page. Facebook has gone through many changes to their privacy settings and policy over the past several months. For a while, you could not completely hide your Facebook Friends list from people who had access to your profile page. But now, you can prevent others from viewing your Friends list if you wish.