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Track unused tabs by colours : Aging tabs

Ashish Mohta — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:01:25 +0000

We all use tabs when it comes to browsers but have you ever imagined how many tabs you have which is open for a long time and you had forgotten about it ? Reasons could be many, I might like to refer it sometimes later, I keep it open all the time etc.

However if you feel like you do forget open tabs a lot, Aging Tabs is a good solution to track it. This Firefox extension lets you change colour of the tab depending on any of the factors :

When you switch tabs too often.
When a URL of the tab changes.
or Just plan age it with time every few second. ( This is most useful ).

Like you see in the image I am tracking according to how long it is open ( the last option ) and I get to know how many unused tabs are open and I can go close the one which I dont need it or simply bookmark it. Whats the advantage ? Reduce the clutter, having sometime doesnt mean its good. Too many tabs can make you less productive for sure.

Here the options for Aging tabs :

It also highlights the selected tab which makes sure you dont get confused with other tabs and you can select colours including the amount of colour to be added per step. Once you select the tab again, the age is reset to zero changing the colour to default one. Install Aging Tabs from here

Track unused tabs by colours : Aging tabs by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on November 16, 2009, 3:31 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Simply select the text to copy it on clipboard: AutoCopy

Manav Mishra — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:29:26 +0000

Copying text from a webpage is often required, and no doubt this task is pretty simple. You need to select the text and copy it either by right click menu or simply by ‘Ctrl+c’.

Here is another simpler way to do this task; AutoCopy is a FF add-on which automatically places the text on clipboard ready to paste it anywhere.

Install it just like any other FF add-on, and later whenever you want to copy some text from a webpage, select the text and it is ready for you to paste it anywhere.

Have a look at this animation –

AutoCopy is definitely one of the finest add-on I have ever seen. If you require copying several text pieces while you’re working, this definitely is a great choice.

Install AutoCopy

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Did you know about IE 8 New Session ?

Ashish Mohta — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:58:42 +0000

IE 8 has an excellent feature called as New Session. This launches a new IE 8 window and now you can login to two Gmail account or 2 Facebook account simultaneously without requiring any add-on or software.

I had never know this feature until Shriram pointed this to me when I was trying to troubleshoot a problem with him. When asking a couple of people more 99% did not knew it existed. Now How about other browsers implementing it

Did you know about IE 8 New Session ? by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on November 7, 2009, 2:28 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

A Firefox add-on to download all the images on a webpage in one click

Manav Mishra — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:29:44 +0000

I keep downloading images while surfing the internet, and sometimes it needs loads of patience, in order to download multiple images which are being displayed on a webpage.

While reading this awesome post on Ghacks, I came to know about Quick Image Downloader, which is a Firefox add-on and can download all the images from any webpage in one go.

All you have to do is to install this add-on like any other Firefox add-on, and after restarting your browser you will get to see a small download arrow button in bottom-right corner of the FF.

Now, whenever you are on a webpage, simply click this down arrow button to grab all the images on your HDD, once clicked, it asks for the folder where you want to download these images, browse to give then path, and chill.

And later you can check your folder to see all the downloaded images.

Quick Image Downloader, works fine and can download the images which are linked to some other webpage as well.

However, an option in settings to decide the size of image (in dimension or in size) is definitely a requirement, so as to save it from downloading useless icon and logo images.

In spite of the fact that there is a room for improvement, this add-on is a boon for people who somehow are indulged in downloading images from webpages.

Install Quick Image Downloader

A Firefox add-on to download all the images on a webpage in one click by Manav Mishra originally appeared on Technospot.Net on November 7, 2009, 12:59 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Automatically get the related news, information, videos, tweets for any webpage

Manav Mishra — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:12:47 +0000

We have been posting about several useful Firefox add-ons, here is another add-on which is pretty different, and could be a very useful resource if you are an information freak.

Glydo is an awesome FF add-on which automatically presents information, video, etc. related to the topic of your current webpage.

Once installed, it appears on the bottom right corner of your FF, as shown below.

Here is the list of all the things provided by Glydo –

Related Stories.
Tweets.
Related Videos.
Information.
Related Webpages.
Headlines.
Options to share this page across several social networking sites.
And finally a button to change the settings of Glydo as per your requirements.

Later you can click on any of the items you are interested to view, and Glydo will open it for you in a new FF tab. Here are some of the snapshots of Glydo, presenting Related Stories, Videos, and Headlines.

Impressed? Go ahead and grab Glydo now for a better surfing experience.

Download and Install Glydo

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Pin Tabs : Windows 7 feature in Firefox

Ashish Mohta — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:48:47 +0000

Bookmarking is one the most common method to track the most commonly used pages we use everyday on internet. Pin Tabs takes you one step ahead and allows you to Pin the tabs on top left section of Tabs and you can forget about bookmarking.

You can also configure to keep the tabs always open to safeguard from accidental close and select a shortcut to pin any current open tab.This is an Inbuilt feature of Chrome I was expecting to get into Firefox Core. Download this Firefox Addon from here. Via Ghacks

Pin Tabs : Windows 7 feature in Firefox by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on November 5, 2009, 5:18 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Import and Export user name / password from Firefox

Ashish Mohta — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:09:07 +0000

This is an excellent add on for people who use Firefox and allows it to remember login information for sites they visit. Password Exporters is a Firefox add-on which allows you to export all the username, password, site name, submit action etc from out of Firefox into XML or CSV format and then import it any other computer you want to use using the same plugin.

After installation you can find the exporter /importer under security tab

The good part is that you can encrypt or obfuscate your password while exporting to avoid clear display of your password and login information. It also allows you to export and import disabled host to avoid adding it again.

Once obfuscate your saved xml will look like this.

Get the extension from here

Import and Export user name / password from Firefox by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on October 15, 2009, 4:39 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

How to fix Internet Explorer Crashes ?

Ashish Mohta — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:34:52 +0000

Many a time I have heard people ( From my sister specially ) that Internet Explorer crashes every time she tries to launch it. Well it is difficult to find the exact reason but there are few ways to fix it.

Try doing a system restore.
Try removing IE from Add and Remove Programs.
Try Fixing any DLL problems with cleaners like CCleaner.
Press the panic Button, Run a repair mode by using Windows Bootable CD or DVD.
Dont install any damn plugin which you are not sure of with IE. In case you have try to uninstall them one by one to find which one has an issue.
And here is the recent one, try Fix IE Utility .

Fix IE utility tries fixing IE crashes by re-register around 89 dll & ocx files, which are required for the smooth running of Internet Explorer.

Thanks Nirmal

How to fix Internet Explorer Crashes ? by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on October 14, 2009, 3:04 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

View Chrome Bookmarks in Google Docs

Ashish Mohta — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:48:32 +0000

Google Chrome Browser has got a Bookmarks’s Sync feature which lets you synchronize your bookmarks across computers. I started using it today and as a surprise it asked me to view those bookmarks in Google Docs.

Yes you got it right. All your Bookmarks are saved in a special folder in your Google Docs Account which you can view it any time and open links right from there. I saw this when I opened a new tab.

However the drawback is you cannot edit any of those bookmarks and neither you can share the special Google chrome folder by any means. Since the folder is only for you all share links get disabled when you right click on it

The advantage of putting this in google doc is that even if you don’t have Chrome Browser you can access your Chrome’s Bookmark on the web any time and the obvious disadvantage is that you cannot edit it here but only on any of the computer once you are signed in. What do you think ?

View Chrome Bookmarks in Google Docs by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on October 14, 2009, 12:18 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Backup Facebook using Firefox ( ArchiveFacebook )

Ashish Mohta — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:26:38 +0000

ArchiveFacebook is an experimental Firefox add on which allows you to back up your facebook account i.e. save a local copy which is useful if you either lose data or in case you decided to keep a Proof of Concept of your account when deleting it for any reason.

Features :

Uses Dom tool which lets you decide what you would like to back up i.e. You can erase any extra element to save space.
Downloads photos, messages, activity stream, friends list, notes, events and groups that is linked with your status and messages.
Allows you to take backup into multiple folders.
Use the combine wizard to merge all the backups taken to have unique data.

Backup Facebook using Firefox ( ArchiveFacebook ) by Ashish Mohta originally appeared on Technospot.Net on October 13, 2009, 5:56 pm. Please see our terms for use of feeds.