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Type URL without mouse click

In IE and FireFox you can use Alt + D key combination to highlight the address bar. This allows you to
enter a URL without the mouse click. This will be helpful for the laptop users who find it
uneasy to use their touchpad every time they want to type a URL.

Written by magakos on August 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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5 Favorite Security & Privacy Firefox Add-ons

Firefox add-ons may help increase the security of your computer

I am a diehard Firefox junkie and I have countless plugins that just make my life better each and every day that I surf the net. Recently I have been plagued with various spyware infections obtained from different websites. It looks like many of the sites were running scripts such as ActiveX scripts or a site that forced me into downloading a so-called update to my flash player. So I set out to see if there were any Firefox plugins that assisted me in adding some additional security to my web browser.

If you are like me then you are in luck. Below are 5 of my favorite security and privacy plug-ins/add-ons for Firefox that assist you in keeping your computer secure.

  1. Dr. Web anti-virus link checker: This is an excellent plug-in tool where it actually checks any download that you initiate via the Firefox web browser. If you find yourself downloading files from a source that you are not too sure of this may ease your mind by scanning the file for viruses before download.
  2. NoScript 1.7.8: A great tool for limiting websites from running active content

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Written by Valentino on August 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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Quickly Access Desktop Icons and Files from your Web Browser

desktopYou may find this simple tip handy if you always have a web browser running on your desktop screen in maximized mode.

There are instances when you need to access program shortcuts and files placed on the desktop.


Now instead of minimizing the browser to access these files, you can simple create a shortcut in the bookmarks toolbar of your browser that points to the desktop folder. Click this bookmark and you’ll be able to browse through desktop content within the browser.

desktop

To create a bookmark pointing the desktop, open this address - file:///c:/Users/ - inside a new tab in Firefox. Click your user name and then drag-n-drop the "desktop" folder to your bookmarks toolbar.

Written by magakos on July 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Mozilla Firefox Tip:Control Windows Swap Out on Minimize

When applications are minimized and not active in Windows, the Operating System will swap out the memory in RAM to the hard disk, restoring it to RAM when the application is restored or becomes active again. By default, Mozilla FireFox blocks Windows from performing this action, retaining the information in RAM memory.
You can configure Mozilla FireFox to allow Windows operating system to swap out this memory when FireFox is not in active use by making the following modification:
  1. At the address bar, type about:config
  2. Right-click within the main body and select New | Boolean
  3. Name the item config.trim_on_minimize
  4. Assign a value of true to allow windows to swap out the memory.
  5. Restart FireFox
To return FireFox to the default state, set this value to false, or delete the entry.

Written by magakos on July 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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Mozilla Firefox Tip:Control Memory Usage in Cache

When visiting a web page, Mozilla FireFox caches data for quicker display. You can control how much of the available RAM memory, FireFox uses for this cache.The steps for this tweak is given below:
  1. At the Mozilla firefox address bar, type about:config
  2. In the Filter bar, type browser.cache.memory.enable
  3. Ensure that the value is set to true
  4. Right-click within the main body and select New | Integer
  5. Name the item browser.cache.memory.capacity
  6. The table below shows the defaults for FireFox. You can raise or lower the about of memory used by changing the integer value. The more you specify, the faster load times of previously visited pages, the less, the slower. To calculate how much to use, determine the number of MB you wish to give to FireFox, and times that by 1024. Example: 256 MB = (256 * 1024) or 10240).
  7. Restart FireFox
To return Mozilla FireFox to the default state, set this value to -1, or delete the entry.
Possible Values:
-1 allows FireFox to decide the maximum memory to use.
0 instructs FireFox not to cache data in memory
Your RAM FireFox Default (In MB)
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Written by magakos on July 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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Create Screen Mockups & Web Page Prototypes in Firefox with Pencil

With Firefox, you can do much more than simply browse web pages. Pencil is a free add-in that lets anyone sketch complex GUI screens or web page prototypes in Firefox without even being a graphic designer. 
firefox webpage design

Pencil includes a set of stencils that you can place on the drawing campus. Right click a shape to edit basic properties like color, border, opacity, etc. Alternatively, you may also drag images from the desktop.
Like other illustration software, these shapes can aligned with each other or can be grouped to prevent accidental edits. The drawing can be exported as a PNG image.

Link : The Pencil Project

Written by magakos on July 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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