Jan 06

Tweak Firefox’s Password Saver Without An Extension

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on June 07, 2006 by CyberNet.

Tweak Firefox's Password Saver Without An Extension
 

I was recently using Firefox and came across another site that I couldn’t store my password for. I got a little frustrated and said to myself “there has to be a way to fix that”. So I then started to search Google for ways to force Firefox to remember my passwords on more sites.

I finally came across a bookmarklet that would remove the autocomplete=”off” from the form fields on the page. It worked on all of the sites that I wanted it to, my bank account, email accounts, etc…! It was so great that I thought I better share with you the 10 second process of setting this up (without needing to install an extension to do it).

  1. Bookmark this link: Password Saver. To bookmark the link just right-click on it and select “Bookmark This Link…”.
  2. The next time you find a site that won’t remember your password just click on the bookmark. It will then remove all instances of autocomplete=”off”.
  3. Type your username and password into the site and press submit.
  4. That’s all! You should now be prompted to let Firefox remember your password.

Unfortunately this does not work on every site, but it has worked on all that I have tried. The most popular sites that this is used for are Hotmail and Yahoo. This one definitely earns its place in my bookmark toolbar.

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Jan 04

Firefox beats Internet Explorer in Europe, according to at least one Statcounter

Posted in: europe, Internet Explorer, market share, marketshare, Microsoft, Mozilla, stats, Today's Chili

Measuring browser use is an inexact science, we all know that, but at least one traffic monitor is reporting that Firefox has managed to beat out Internet Explorer as the most popular browser in the fine continent that is Europe. StatCounter reports that during the month of December, FF afficionados accounted for 38.11 percent of all analyzed traffic, a few precious digits ahead of IE’s 37.52 percent. This marks the first time Microsoft’s browser has lost the crown in a major territory, though apparently the handover of the number one spot has been thanks to the third player in this contest, Google’s Chrome. StatCounter says it was Chrome’s consumption of IE’s market share that has led to the current situation, whereas Firefox’s big achievement is to merely maintain its position. Guess that EU-imposed browser ballot screen is having the desire effect after all, eh?

[Thanks, Nickolas]

Firefox beats Internet Explorer in Europe, according to at least one Statcounter originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 03

Chrome closes out the year with ten percent browser share, gains at expense of IE

Posted in: Chrome, Google, Internet Explorer, market share, marketshare, Opera, Today's Chili, web browser, WebBrowser
It may not exactly look like a huge shift in the chart above, but 2010 did represent something of a milestone year for Google’s Chrome web browser. It started out 2010 with a market share of just over five percent, and managed to double that over the course of the year to close things out at a nice, even ten percent, according to stats from Net Applications. Those gains, as you might expect, came largely at the expense of Internet Explorer, which is continuing its slow, slow decline, but still hangs onto a commanding 57 percent market share. As for the rest of the major players, both Firefox and Opera slipped ever so slightly over the course of the year, while Apple’s Safari gained just over one percent to end the year at 5.9 percent.

Chrome closes out the year with ten percent browser share, gains at expense of IE originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 03

WrapUp: End of the CrunchPad, Useful Keyboard Shortcuts, and More

Posted in: amazon, Today's Chili, WrapUp

This article was written on November 30, 2009 by CyberNet.

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

crunchpad.jpgEnd of the CrunchPad
 For quite awhile now the fantasy of a cheap tablet computer has been lurking, and went by the name CrunchPad. It was all started by TechCrunch who thought it would be possible to develop this kind of computer for around $200 to $300, and actively pursued the idea. Unfortunately, just as a release was imminent, they ran into some legal complications that has caused them to declare the project as dead.


kindle.jpgKindle Outsells Everything Else on Amazon for November
According to Amazon the Kindle outsold every other item that is available on their site for the month of November. That is quite an accomplishment for their device, but I guess you do have to take into consideration that no other merchant sells it. If you want a Kindle you have to buy it at Amazon. Either way that means a lot of people will be reading e-books for Christmas.


mininova.jpgMininova Goes Legal
One of the most popular BitTorrent sites, Mininova, has “decided” to go legal after five years due to pressure from a Dutch anti-piracy group. Now only torrents uploaded through their Content Distribution system are allowed on the site, and the results are apparent. Doing a search for “Windows” results in wallpapers, mini-guides, and other non-copyrighted content.


–News in Brief–

linux mint.jpgLinux Mint 8 Released
The newest version of this Ubuntu-based OS is even sweeter with bug fixes and improvements designed to make a newbies Linux journey that much better.


mac windows.jpgNo, Windows 7 Market Share Has Not Passed Mac OS X
There have been some people saying that the Windows 7 market share has already surpassed that of the Mac OS X user base. These stats, however, are only based off of web usage at this point.


bing cashback.jpgGet More Cashback from Bing
Bing is offering some crazy amounts of cash back on purchases made at select stores until December 2nd.


ebay sales.jpgeBay Maps Out Black Friday Transactions
eBay offers a new way to visualize sales on Black Friday from over 33,000 different ZIP codes in the United States.


microsoft office beta.jpgOffice 2010 to Ship in June 2010
According to the Office 2010 Beta site the suite of applications will be shipping sometime in June 2010.


android.jpgAcer Launches Android Phone
Earlier this year Acer entered the cellphone market with several Windows Mobile powered devices, and now they are working on their first Android phone.


chrome logo.jpgDell Releases Customized Chrome OS
Some employees over at Dell decided to make a version of Chrome OS that works well with the Dell Mini… despite the fact that the operating system is still in the early stages of development.


chrome extension.jpgChrome Extensions One Step Closer to Completion
Google has created a site for developers to upload their extensions in preparation for the big launch.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

google notifier.jpgAll-in-One Google Notifier App for Windows/Linux
Google offers so many different services now that it can be difficult to keep up with them all. This single notifier, however, will let you track your Gmail, Google Voice, Calendar, and Reader accounts. Whenever there is something new you’ll get a simple notification on your desktop.


screenr-1.jpgEasily Make and Share Screen Recordings
There can be nothing more frustrating than having someone try to explain a computer problem to you over the phone, and you trying to figure out what they’re actually seeing. This simple no-install site takes all the hassle out of making fast and easy screen recordings that can be shared with everyone.


mouse launcher.jpgA Mouse-Activated Launcher
I’m always keeping an eye out for a good application launcher, and this one looks like it would be pretty nice for the mouse lovers out there. It’s easy to load up with all of your favorite shortcuts, and can be activated by simply pressing the middle mouse button (or any other configurable mouse/keyboard shortcut).


–Tips in Brief–

coffee.jpgTemporarily Change the Default Program
Coffee is a free app that can temporarily change the default program for a given filetype.


play broken avi.jpgPlay Corrupt AVI Files
This application will actually play AVI files that some other programs may say are corrupt.


keyboard shortcuts.jpgUseful (and Somewhat Unused) Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard ninjas will enjoy the plentitude of unique keyboard shortcuts found in this guide.


mac theme.jpgMake XP Look Like Mac OS X
Give your Windows OS the same look and feel that Mac OS X users get.


remove drivers.jpgRemove Driver Files from Uninstalled Drivers
Clean up files that get orphaned after removing drivers from your machine.


wolfram alpha.jpgMastering Wolfram Alpha
There are so many things that Wolfram Alpha can be used for, and this list covers some of the ones you probably didn’t know about.


gvnotifier.jpgGoogle Voice Notifier
Windows users can grab this free app and get notified whenever there is a new voicemail or SMS in your Google Voice account.


ie bug.jpgSolving Common IE Bugs for Web Developers
 Internet Explorer is notorious for giving headaches to web designers, but this guide tries to ease some of that pain.


backupify-1.jpgBackup Your Online Data
This isn’t your traditional backup utility… instead it’s a site you can use to backup your precious online data from your social websites.  


–Downloads–

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Jan 03

Export/Import Your Firefox Livemarks With An OPML File

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 03, 2006 by CyberNet.

How To Export Your Firefox Livemarks To OPML FileRSS feeds are becoming the easy way for people to keep track of hundreds of Websites in minutes instead of taking the time to visit each site which could take hours. Firefox’s native support is Livemarks which creates a constantly refreshing bookmark to display the news feeds for you. If you start to get a large list of sites and want to move to another feed viewer then it could be difficult.

OPML Support is a Firefox extension that is simple yet priceless because it will allow you to export/import your bookmarks and Livemarks to/from an OPML file. Here is what the author says about the functionality:

When exporting, you can choose to export your livemarks, bookmarks, or both. When importing a file, you can choose to import only the livemarks, only the bookmarks, or all of the links listed in the file. You can also choose whether to import/export links in their folder hierarchy.

This may not be an extension that you need to use everyday but I am sure most people will find it useful every now and then.

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Jan 02

Using Firefox With Your Tablet PC

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on January 12, 2006 by CyberNet.

Using Firefox With Your Tablet PC

I am an avid Tablet PC user that has always been disappointed that Firefox doesn’t support the Tablet PC inputs. An extension was made awhile back (years ago) to allow Firefox users to get the ‘Tip’ functionality, but was never updated. The extension fell apart when Firefox 1.5 was released so someone else had updated it. Now, there is another update, and this time they took it a long way!

Get The GeckoTip Firefox Extension
News Source: The Tablet PCs Weblog

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Dec 29

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 Release Scheduled For Thursday

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This article was written on July 25, 2006 by CyberNet.

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 Release Scheduled For Thursday

The Firefox 1.5.0.5 release was originally scheduled for today but Mozilla has posted the release notes page and it has a release date of July 27 on it. I still think that they may be releasing it a little sooner because normally when they get the release notes page up that means the official release is soon to follow. Also, it appears that they were able to get the update files posted to the Mozilla FTP which are the files that Firefox uses to update itself. Even though the update files are there they have not posted the full downloads yet.

This release is only to increase Firefox’s stability and to address some security issues:

The link above that lists the security fixes has not been updated for Firefox 1.5.0.5 yet but it probably will be shortly.

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Dec 28

Google Ditches Browser Sync Extension for Firefox 3

Posted in: Firefox 3, Firefox Extensions, Freeware, Google, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on June 13, 2008 by CyberNet.

google browser sync.jpgWith every new release of Firefox there’s always going to be a few extensions that just don’t make the cut. Developers let the extensions fade into the dust as users keep their fingers crossed that someone else will pickup the project. Google Browser Sync is exactly one of those extensions, and it looks like there is very little chance of a resuscitation. That means you’ll no longer be able to sync your bookmarks, history, cookies, passwords, and tabs between browsers!

According to Lifehacker Google has no intention of making the extension compatible with Firefox 3 which is due out on Tuesday. Here’s part of the response that one of their readers received from the Google Team when inquiring about the future of the project:

Thanks for trying out Google Browser Sync and for all of your feedback. It was a tough call, but we decided to phase out support for Browser Sync. Since the team has moved on to other projects that are keeping them busy, we don’t have time to update the extension to work with Firefox 3 or to continue to maintain it.

The response then goes on to talk about how Firefox 2 users who are still running the extension will only receive support throughout 2008. Looks like there’s really no point in someone trying to get it to work in Firefox 3 then if Google won’t be providing the hosting that’s needed to store the information.

My question is how many of you still use Google Browser Sync? I thought it was pretty cool when it first came out, but it didn’t last long on my computer. I just wasn’t comfortable with Google having that much of my information, and right now all I use is Foxmarks merely as a way to keep my bookmarks backed up.

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Dec 25

Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Finally Released

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This article was written on July 12, 2006 by CyberNet.

Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Finally Released

Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 is now on the Mozilla FTP server. This release is available in a large variety of languages for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. I have been working on a review of this build and it should be posted a little later today.

For those people interested I will also be posting a portable version that will allow you to test Beta 1 without messing up your current Firefox profile.

Update:
You can download the portable version here.
 
Mozilla has also posted the release notes for Beta 1.

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Dec 24

Questioning the Quality of some Firefox Extensions

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This article was written on January 16, 2007 by CyberNet.

I’m always flipping through the Mozilla forum looking for interesting things to read when I came across one that was called “addons.mozilla.org recent and open issues.” It sounded interesting because I didn’t realize that there were any open issues with Mozilla’s Add-on site.

I started reading through it and quickly became aware of why the thread was started (Note: AMO stands for the Mozilla’s Add-Ons site):

The purpose of this thread is to make people aware of some tactics used in extensions considered by some people not worthy of the AMO (addons.mozilla.org) “trust” seal. It has also the purpose of discussing the AMO quality standards and the views on these and other extensions that might be considered harmful for common non-tech-savvy users.

One of the big questions is on the quality of the toolbars that are available. When I had installed the 200 Firefox extensions at one time there were several toolbars that were installed, but most of them were the more popular/unique ones since I was traversing the list with the most downloaded extensions being first. There is, however, a website called Conduit that will allow anyone to make their own Firefox toolbar extension with their own branding:

Conduit Toolbar Creator

I haven’t looked much into Conduit, but I’m guessing that they are making money through searches that are performed with the toolbars being generated for websites. They say that websites will benefit from offering the toolbars by keeping their logo in front of the user’s face, which will hopefully keep the reader coming back to your site.

The only problem is that 93 of these toolbars currently exist (listed at the end of this article) on the Mozilla Add-ons page alone, and I’m sure there are also several sites that don’t have theirs listed there. The fear is that this may jeopardize the quality of the experience new users to Firefox receive if they install them because they also collect information from users:

Those extensions were collecting data and uniquely identifying users without notifying them. This caused some stir into the community as most of the people thought that AMO had a high quality standard and sought to protect users from such tactics, things that we realized weren’t true. AMO doesn’t even have a policy for extension submitting.

As Firefox continues to grow I think a policy needs to be enforced that focuses on the quality of the extensions. Mozilla wants to ensure that new users receive the best experience possible, and one of these days they may let an extension slip through that does more damage than good. Let us know what you think of Mozilla letting extensions like this into the “trusted” Add-ons site.

Finally, I’ll close by listing the extensions that the forum members have managed to find so far that were created using Conduit:

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