I again point you to a new version of firefox before it becomes official. To download the latest version head over to this ftp directory of mozilla.org
Video Downloader Extension for Firefox
Don´t you hate those websites that offer great content but only provide it streamed so you can´t download it to your computer ? Would not it be great if there was a way to download videos and other files from all those video / filehosting sites out there ? Your prayers have been heard, enter Video Downloader for Firefox.
Howto Save Files from mybloop.com
Mybloop.com is a file hosting website that offers unlimited storage and is currently in beta stage. Files like mp3 are played in your browser and there is no obvious way to save them to your hard drive. Ryan from Cybernetnews came up with a way to save their files, so, here it is:
Test Internet Explorer 7 Beta without installing it
If you are interested in taking a look at the new internet explorer 7 beta without installing it at all this procedure comes in handy. First you will have to download the newest beta from the microsoft homepage and use winrar to extract the contents of the exe file to a location on your hard drive.
Security Applications that run on Usb Drives
Is this my USB story week, lot´s of articles about USB drives already and more come out faster than I can type. So, I´ve found this article at watchyourend about “hacking” applications that can be run independently on usb drives. I prefer to name them security applications, all of those applications can be used for good or bad, means security IMHO fits better than hacking.
Learning the Shell
If you happen to run a webserver that uses linux or happen to run linux as your operating system for the computer you work with you should know the basics of the shell. Sometimes you quickly have to find your way into the shell and a site like linuxcommand helps you alot doing so.
How to disable USB Drives
It is sometimes a good choice to disable USB drives and still use other USB hardware. This is especially true for computers and notebooks that are publically accessible from time to time. So, to disable USB Drives you simply fire up regedit and browse to the following key:
How to fix the Cannot delete Avi Bug in Windows Xp
The avi bug which makes it impossible to delete avis in windows xp by chosing delete from the menu or hitting del at your keyboard is caused by Explorer reading the .avi file to determine file information as soon as you move the mouse over the file. This causes ‘permission denied’ errors when trying to simply move, copy or delete these files as they cannot be changed while Explorer has an open handle on them.
PosteRazor Make your own Poster
This little open source application might come in handy for some of you. The input is a simple image which is then cut into pieces which are then saved as pdf files and can be printed out and assembled as posters. This is a great way to produce posters, the application is able to read lots of formats from digital cameras and the usual ones of course like jpg and psd.