As of Opera 10 you can set Opera to update automatically, notify of updates only, or to not even check for updates. I don’t use Opera daily however I probably do use it at least once a week for various tasks such as torrent downloads. Recently when I launched Opera it let me know that an update was available and asked if I wanted to download and install. I quickly clicked yes to upgrade Opera but realized that there was another option that was checked to upgrade Opera automatically in the future. I personally like to be notified about upgrades and then run the upgrade myself when it is convenient so I needed to modify this setting back to only notify me of new Opera updates. Below are instructions on how to set Opera web browser to upgrade automatically, notify you of Opera browser updates, or to not even check for new updates available for the Opera web browser.

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Did you recently upgrade your Internet Explorer to version 8 and maybe got a little overwhelmed with all the new features? Some of the new features of Microsoft IE8 are great however in my opinion there is to much bloat. It appears that Microsoft has gone a little overboard trying to integrate in all of their MSN Live properties into your desktop. One of the annoying features is the little blue boxes called Internet Explorer Accelerators that pop up every time you highlight something on a web page. Even after uninstalling all of the IE Accelerators a faded out little blue box pops open just to let you know that Accelerators are still available. Below I describe how to completely disable Internet Explorer 8 Accelerators.

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To save room in the taskbar it is nice to be able to send iTunes to the system tray instead. This will still allow you to access iTunes but it won’t be in your way on the taskbar.

1. Launch iTunes: Locate the shortcut to iTunes and launch the application.
2. Open iTunes Preferences: Click Edit in the iTunes top menu bar and scroll down and left click on preferences.
3. Open iTunes Advanced Preferences: Click on the Advanced tab which is located all the way to the top right of the iTunes Preferences window.
4. Enable System Tray Option: The last check box at the bottom of the iTunes Advanced Preferences tab is titled “Minimize iTunes window to system tray”. Click in the box to add a check mark next to tis option.
5. Save Option: After adding the checkmark in step 4 click the OK button at the bottom of the iTunes Advanced Preferences which will save the new setting.
6. Test New Option: Now test the new option by clicking on the small minimize window button in the top right corner of iTunes which should now minimize iTunes to the system tray instead of the taskbar where it used to minimize.

This will save some space in the taskbar so if you like to multitask as I do you will have more room for other applications including multiple Internet Explorer windows without them doubling up. If you would like to launch iTunes again then just double click the iTunes icon in the system tray which is typically located in the bottom right of your computer screen.