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Download Statusbar – A must have Firefox add-on

13 November 2007 8 Comments

Each time when you click on a link to download a file, Firefox download window will pop up. This is really annoying because it blocks our view to the website and we need to minimize it every time it appears. But there is a Firefox extension that will replace it from a disturbing download window into a small nice download statusbar.

Download Statusbar is a Firefox extension that will replace your current Firefox download window into download statusbar. This extension will appear above the status bar in your Firefox and will not disturb you while you browse a website. It will sit there until you asked it to do something for you.

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Download Statusbar – Firefox Extension

During the download, it will show you the progress bar, the download speed, the file size and estimated time. When you mouse over the download bar, you will get extra information about the file you are downloading.

Google Toolbar vs Live PageRank

11 November 2007 18 Comments

Nowadays, many peoples use Google Toolbar in their Firefox browser. I don’t know what makes Google Toolbar so popular. Maybe because of the pagerank checker that enables you to check a website pagerank or other functionalities that can helps you in browsing web pages. But if the pagerank checker is the reason you install the Google Toolbar, I want to recommend you a Firefox extension that do the same job as the Google Toolbar pagerank checker.

livepr Live PageRank (LivePR) is a Firefox extension that will display a small pagerank bar at the lower left conner of your Firefox browser. It will check the website pagerank from Gooogle datacenters and display the result instantly. I more prefer using this extension than using Google Toolbar because Google Toolbar will fetch our browsing history and data and keep them for their own purposes that we don’t know. I know about it after I read an article a long time ago and can’t remember the link to the article. But I really don’t like how tricky the Google Toolbar works and that’s why I don’t like it very much.

Can’t wait for Firefox 3?

10 November 2007 2 Comments

Firefox 3 will be released to the public very soon. Not sure when though but is really soon. But just in case you can’t wait for the release date, you can test the beta version by downloading the installation file from the Mozilla server. The download link is included at the end of this post.

Here are the features you will found in Firefox 3.

Comprehensive popup controls to keep unwanted advertising off your desktop.
A tab browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window, allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you’re on.
Integrated search (powered by Google).
Industry leading accessibility with Find As You Type – find links and page text by simply typing.
Simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively.
A streamlined browser window that lets you see more of the page than any other browser while at the same time being more configurable.
A large variety of free downloadable extensions and themes that add specific functionality and visual changes to the browser.

I would like to remind you that this version is not stable and currently in Beta stage. It is for sure there are many bugs and security issues will be found in this version. I also heard that, there are many peoples facing some serious problems So use it at your own risk.

Download: Mozilla Firefox v3.0 Beta 1

Show your name in the System Clock

9 November 2007 12 Comments

This trick will put your name or any text up to 12 characters long in the system clock. There is nothing special in this trick. It is just to show off to your friends that you are elite. Duh…

Here is how to do it.

1. Go to Control Panel and double click on Regional and Language Options.

2. Click on Customize and go to Time tab.

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3. To put your name, just click on the scroll down text and rename it with anything you want. Like you see in the above image, I put “Cypher” beside the AM and PM.

4. Finally, click Ok and Ok to accept the changes.

WP Plugin: Site Statistics v1.6

9 November 2007 1 Comment

Just to let you know that I have upgraded my Site Statistics plugin to version 1.6. This new version contains the fix for the WordPress 2.3 categories issue.

WordPress has changed the way it handles the database. The categories table has been changed to terms table. That is why plugins that point to categories table will get an error saying that the categories table is not exist.

Just in case for those who don’t want to download Site Statistics v1.6, you can fix it by yourself by open the plugin file with your favourite text editor. Then, find and replace “categories” to “terms” and upload the edited plugin file to your plugins folder.

Btw, I will not support WordPress version 2.2 and below from now on. In fact, there is no problem if you are using Site Statistics v1.5 on your WordPress 2.2 and WordPress 2.1. Site Statistics v1.6 is only for WordPress 2.3 onwards. If you have any problems regarding this plugin, feel free to send me email or leave them in the comment form below.

Download: cypher_site-statistics.zip (version 1.6)

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