Some Usefull Firefox 3 Plugins
August 23, 2008
Firefox the best ever browser that set record of millions of download in single day, one of its main features are addon plugins. Theres are plugin for each and every activity on line whether its managing your contacts or for blogging you can get an exclusive plugin for your need. Lets see the top five Firefox 3 plugins.
GreaseMonkey allows you to customize the way webpage behaves using JavaScript. There are a variety of scripts mostly available at http://userscripts.org. GreaseMonkey also allows you to generate your own scipts and execute those scripts.
HandyTag provides a set of relevant keywords in the bookmark panel. These keywords are retrieved from different sources.
WML Browser allows you to view mobile sites in your firefox window. As most of the WAP and mobile version sites are not viewable in PC, WML Browser helps you out.
Tagmarks is a set of icons to the bookmark, allowing you to add tags to your bookmark on a click on each of the icon in the browser.
Pencil is a GUI Prototyping and sketching addon. Pencil uses the SVG support to implement all the rendering and scripting.
Top Five Linux Distros
August 23, 2008
Lots of distributions, of course using Linux is nightmare for the windows users and selecting the right distribution is a much greater nightmare, thousands of distros to choose from. And the best way is to look for the distribution that suits you the most. Here are some of the top linux distros, we have not included distributions like Redhat as they are paid versions of linux.
1.Ubuntu
Ubuntuis a highly popular distro as has a default GNOME front end, installs quickly and easily and comes with reliable partitioning software. It’s also available as Kubuntu if you prefer working in KDE. Available as a single-CD installation, free Ubuntu CD available at shipit.ubuntu.com
2.Fedora Core
Fedora Core is the free version that is funded by Red Hat Linux and its free and supported versions by Red Hat. Now it’s a free download and a continuingly popular one, a kind of ongoing research lab for Red Hat’s paid products.
3.Mandriva
Mandriva , Available as a single-CD installation called Mandriva One, Mandriva can also be obtained as a commercial release if you want full tech support.Mandrive has a Flash version, a 4GB USB key that runs the OS through a USB port.
4.Freespire
Freespire is the free version of the well-known Linspire, easy to install and work with, Freespire and Linspire are designed specifically for Linux newcomers. For $49.95, you might appreciate the support you get with Linspire.
5.OpenSUSE
This Open SUSEis the free version of SUSE, Novell’s enterprise Linux version. It has a well-written installation routine and a strong collection of included software.
How To Speed Up Folder Browsing
August 23, 2008
Even if you are equipped with industry leading hardware such as huge RAM,multi core processors etc, there is slight delay when you open My Computer to browser your folders. This is because Windows XP searches for network and printer files each time you open the window explorer or My Computer. Hence we can increase the speed by disabling this feature. Following are the steps to disable the facility.
Step1: Open My Computer
Step2: Click the Tools Menu
Step3: Click on Folder Options
Step4: Click on View Tab
Step5: Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box and Click Apply.
Step6: Click OK and Reboot
And now you may notice that the windows explorer is fast as the delay have be minimized. Even though this had been a simple trick, its much unnoticed by the users.
Microsoft Ultimate Steal: Office 2007 @ $60
August 22, 2008
Microsoft has newly introduced an offer to the students named The Ultimate Steal, which allows the students to buy Microsoft Office Ultimate at $60. This offer is launched in US and will be soon launched in other countries too. So if you find yourself eligible for the game, do buy its the best ever deal you can get.
Microsoft student promotion slashes 91% off a copy of Office Ultimate wheresas Microsoft Office Ultimate, which retails for $680.
Besides Office Ultimate other products being offered on discounted price are:
- Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007 [$55.95]
- Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade [$64.95]
- Microsoft Office Language Packs [$9.95]
All you have to do is to meet the eligibility criteria that is you must have a valid email address at an educational institution ending with .edu or the educational institutions listed in the website. Eligiblity criteria as posted on the website is here
- You must have a valid e-mail address at an educational institution ending with the domain suffix .EDU (ie, leina@contoso.edu) OR have a valid email address at one of the educational institutions listed here.
- You must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request.
So do get the mighty catch as soon as possible at Microsoft Ultimate Steal
iTerasi: Archive The Web
August 22, 2008
Archiving, its the hobby of millions, many archive the old news papers, many magazines and now you can even start an archive of your favorite website at different intervals. With Iterasi a tool for generating web archives with all those images,style sheets and javascripts at different intervals of time. All these web archives are preserved for ever and even if the website switches the looks you will be having the old one in your archives.
At Iterasi we can even schedule to download and save the listed web pages at regular intervals as you are made sure that none of the webpage updates get off your hand.
Here are some of the features of iterasi claimed by the Official Iterasi website
- Mac Support: iterasi is now available on the Mac! It supports Firefox 2 and 3 on Intel and PowerPC Macs running OS X 10.5. The Mac support joins our previous family which includes Firefox 2 and 3 and Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista and XP systems.
- Scheduler: Use the iterasi Scheduler to automatically Notarize pages when you tell it to, without having to be there to push the button.
- iterasi Personal Websphere: With iterasi, you can capture pages in the exact form you see them in your browser and save that captured page in your personal account.
- Organize your Archive: You can organize pages in your iterasi account with Tags, Folders and Notes. Your Tags are collected into a Tag cloud for easy re-use across pages.
- Search your Archive: All the organizational features of iterasi – Tags, Folders, Notes, the website address, the date the page was Notarized, as well as every word in the document – are all indexed for searching.
- Public Pages: Share your pages with everyone via your own Public Page hosted by iterasi. We provide you with a static URL that you can post on your blog, website or profile page.
- Private Pages: iterasi allows you to save exactly what you see in your browser you are now able to save information that exists behind passwords – something that is not possible with Bookmarks.
- Share your Pages via Email: Share your Notarized pages with friends, family and co-workers by emailing them a link to your page.
- Share your Pages via RSS: You can follow any user’s Public Page using an RSS feed.
KoolWire: Online Document Converter
August 22, 2008
We have so far discussed a lot of conversion softwares like docx converters,pdf converter etc. But here I am going to introduce a KoolWire free online service for converting PDF files to Doc and reverse. KoolWire performs in two modes, first the email mode where an email with the stuff to be converted is sent and KoolWire reply back with the converted document.Once you click start, your default email client will open up with email ID where the document is to be sent and also instructions. You will need to attach the document to be converted and sent the email. Once converted, you get the converted mail to the same email ID from where you sent it.The mail mode is for documents less than 10MB.
Another mode is the online conversion mode for documents larger than 10MB. In the online conversion you just need to locate the document and select the destination format available (PDF,RTF,WAV or MP3). After selecting the destination format you give your email address, and soon after the conversion of the document its delivered to your inbox.
How To Recover Scratched CD’s And DVD’s?
August 21, 2008
CD’s DVD’s every thing piled on the desk, this is the scene of most of the computer users. And chances are more to get those scratched. Oh! my Windows Vista Original CD got scratched, this could be a real nightmare when it comes to loosing your favorite paid softwares. Here are some remedies to recover your scratched CD’s and DVD’s.
The first and foremost thing that can be done is rub the disk with small amount of toothpaste applied on the scratch and cleaning it with soft cloth. Wipe it clean with a clean cloth. And if this could not save your disk then go for the technological means.
There are a huge list of software’s available to recover data from disks. BadCopy Pro is one such software which helps in recovering data from the scratched CD’s and DVD’s. Another software is DiskDoctor which too helps you to recover those data from the destroyed media.
Here are some of the general tips to handle these problems
- Always wipe the CD from the center outward with stratight spoke-like strokes. Wiping CDs in circles will create more scratches.
- Do not scratch the graphics layer as you cannot repair the disc.
- Clean your Disc players lens regularly with a suitable product.
- Only handle the disc by its outer edge and the empty hole in the middle.