A while ago I recommended KeepVid as a great tool to download videos from popular video streaming sites including YouTube, DailyMotion, Google Video, Megavideo, Metacafe and Vimeo. However, KeepVid doesn’t work if the content is password protected or restricted in its ability for the general public to access it. If you do need to download a …
Tag: Firefox
Feb 06 2012
Automatic Updates Coming in Internet Explorer
Here’s something to keep in mind when using Internet Explorer on Windows XP, Vista and 7. For a while now, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have possessed auto-update capabilities (Firefox being more explicit about it while Chrome silently updates itself in the background and applies the changes when it is restarted with nary a peep). …
Jan 15 2012
Use TweekDeck Without Local Installation
For a lot of people using Windows the Twitter client of choice is TweetDeck however it can be a problem to get running if you are unable to install Adobe Air on the computer (which is often the case in corporate or enterprise environments). Otherwise, if you are staunchly against installing Adobe Air on your computer …
Jan 14 2012
How to Fix Looping Firefox Errors on Startup
Here’s something that I encountered this week when attempting to update my installation of Firefox (again, the updates seem incredibly frequent now). I repeatedly encountered the following error when trying to load Firefox after the upgrade: Your computer must be rebooted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now? Even …
Sep 15 2011
Firefox Aurora Channel May Require Several Updates
Another quick tip for tonight. If you are close to the bleeding edge when it comes to the Firefox browser without being on the nightly releases you’ll be on the Aurora channel. This update channel only releases the most recent build that works (somewhat) compared to some nightly builds that might not work at all. …
Aug 21 2011
Recover Lost Firefox Performance with SpeedyFox
Leading on from yesterday’s article covering the release of Firefox 8 on the Aurora channel I mentioned a potential way for you to restore performance in existing installation of Firefox which has become sluggish. In the case where performance has been lost as a result of bloated and fragmented SQLITE database files (which is where …
Aug 20 2011
Firefox 8 Hits the Aurora Channel
Just a quick update for tonight Well, Firefox 6 only just came out earlier this week and the Aurora channel has just ticked over from 7 to 8 in the last 24 hours. I am hoping to see improvements in the memory management of the browser at some point (particularly as it was supposed to …
Aug 17 2011
Sometimes Firefox Needs a Manual Upgrade
Here’s a quick reminder for the Firefox users out there. Sometimes when you are using an instance of Firefox that is a couple of versions off the pace you won’t receive the automatic prompts to upgrade to the latest version. Instead, you’ll receive notices to upgrade to the point updates for the major release you …
Aug 05 2011
Change Search Engines in Firefox Without Touching the Mouse
Another quick tip for tonight. If you use Firefox and can’t get enough of the dedicated search box up the top here’s a tip that will make it that little bit more powerful for you without having to touch the mouse. If you don’t already know, the keyboard shortcut to get into the search box …
Jun 17 2011
Native PDF Rendering Coming to Firefox
Whilst I might hear a collective groan from the Google Chrome supporters out there (as Chrome has had native PDF rendering for a little while now) it should come as no surprise that Firefox is going to be offering the same functionality in the future. The good part about providing such functionality is that regular …
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