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Gmail manager login problem – fix for Firefox 7+

October 6th, 2011 · 4 Comments

If you use this great add-on, use the following link to reinstall a patched version automatically. Clicking this link will then make firefox ask if you want to install. Click yes and that’s about it. Firefox will have to be restarted for the change to take place. https://github.com/downloads/athomas/mozilla-firefox-addons/gmail_manager-0.6.4.1.4-fx+sm.xpi If you want to do it manually, [...]

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Facebook – adding photos to the profile photo strip

August 4th, 2011 · No Comments

When in your profile you should see the latest photos you uploaded, in the strip area, which is called “photo_bar” in the page code. When hovering the photos, there’s an X sign. Clicking on it removes the photo. Problem is, instead of seeing a new photo, you’ll just see a grey box. To add photos [...]

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Tags: Internet · Just Fun

Addthis share button align center (or else)

March 21st, 2010 · Comments Off

Addthis is a nice free service that lets you display a sharing button on your site. Generate the code here, and put it in your footer (or other location of your choice), and you’re all set. To align the button to the center, simply add a little piece of CSS to the DIV tag. You [...]

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Recommended add-ons for Mozila Firefox browser

December 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Firefox (FF) is the browser of my choice for a few years now. I have watched it grow from 2% to 20% and 30%  (USA and EUROPE respectively) and it will get more popular in time. Just a fact, did you know that Firefox is really not a fox but some kind of a red [...]

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Wireless seem to work, but no internet connection

November 24th, 2009 · No Comments

The other day I got a used IBM Thinkpad R50e, and the first thing I did is to erase all the programs installed that I didn’t want. I know a bit about computers and of course I didn’t erase any system programs that come with the IBM, or at least I think I didn’t… Anyway, [...]

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Antispyware/antimalware freeware tools

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

You don’t need to do much in order to infect your computer with some kind of adware or spyware. Viruses, adware or spyware can sometimes be just annoying but some can be very nasty, resulting in data loss, time loss, fatal computer failure and so on. The best way to protect yourself is surfing responsibly [...]

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Firefox and Gmail Manager login fix

October 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Gmail manager is one of the most useful addons to quickly check your Gmail mail account via Firefox browser. But from time to time, as Firefox updates itself, there are compatibility problems . Gmail manager version 0.5.7.4 , which is the last officially released version, can not login to the account. The fix is either: [...]

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Sony Ericsson W760i Mobile Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player

September 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is a review of my new cell phone, the handsome and smart w760i. It has a few nice features that make him a good buy. PROS: good mp3 player and video player/recorder. good camera (see example photo) for day time – 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels among the lowest in radiation levels – 0.53 W/kg [...]

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Tags: Electronics · Internet · Musical Instruments

Fender or Gibson? A tic tac toe game shall decide…

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

This game was made by me loooong time ago in school. It’s the same principle as the classic TTT, only here there are no O Vs X , but rather a Fender Vs Gibson. May the best guitar win! If you can’t see the game, you can install shockwave quickly via Adobe site (very small [...]

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Tags: Internet · Just Fun

Starting a Youtube clip from a certain time point

May 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments

You can add #t=XmYs to the end of any youtube URL , replace the X to whatever minutes, and replace the Y to whatever seconds. For ex., here’s a link to a particular interesting part of a clip I made (after you see the example, see the whole clip, it’s an interesting one, about how [...]

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