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Microsoft Silverlight for Linux

The equivalent of ’s Silverlight but for operating systems is available for as of May 13, 2008, under the label . According to the official description of the , is nothing more than the open source implementation of Silverlight, tailored for UNIX systems. With this latest step in the evolution of Silverlight, can finally claim that the is truly cross-platform, because ahead of the May 13 public release of , support was available exclusively for and Mac OS X operating systems.

is a project developed in parallel with Silverlight, but not by the Redmond company. In fact, partnered with Mono, an open source project backed by , in order to port Silverlight to . At this point in time is still in development, and as such comes with the inherent problems associated with any Beta.

“The release comes in two forms: no-media codecs supported, but easy to . This currently builds for and -64 for . [And] source-code compilation, but you can optionally compile FFMpeg codecs yourself. To do this, our moon-0.6.tar.bz2. And follow the build instructions”, revealed Miguel de Icaza, Vice President for Developer Technologies.

De Icaza noted that is designed to integrate seamlessly with both 2.0 and 3.0 releases, but that the latest modifications introduced in the development of version 3.0 of ’s open source will cause the open source implementation of Silverlight for to malfunction. At this point in time Mono is offering both 1.0 and 2.0 versions, adapted to correspond to ’s own Silverlight 1.0 and 2.0 releases.

“ supports “windowless” mode, a mechanism that allows Silverlight content to blend with other HTML elements on a page. This is only supported by 3, users of older versions of might run into Silverlight applications and sites that do not work correctly as many Silverlight applications depend on this functionality (Flash sites have the same with 2)”, de Icaza added.

Novel 1.0 and 2.0 Alpha are available for here.

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Written by Jason on May 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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Sync up Firefox browser with your google account

I use every where, at my , on my home desktop and as well on my .

I always wanted to up my on all these locations automatically, including my bookmarks, settings ,add ons so I don’t have to configure my at all these places etc.

So. I decided to out the ways for syncing up my with my .

Basically there are certain things which needs to be in like settings , its bookmarks, browsing history etc.

Let’s cover them one by one

Following are the extensions required in order to up your with your .

1. Google Browser Sync - It is a is an extension that continuously synchronizes your settings – including bookmarks, browsing history, cookies, and saved passwords – across your different computers where you use .

Note: It also allows you to open tabs and across different machines and sessions. So, it works the opened tabs any where you use but the only precondition is extension has to be installed.

But ?

googlebrowsersync

Are you worried of using your in ? then don’t worry as this extension is provided by itself which gives the option of encrypting of all the information you share across all the locations.

option is checked by default under settings of the extension(as shown in the image above).

Still if you are not willing to to use this extension but would like to up your bookmarks only at all the locations, then some other options are given below.

2. Foxmarks - This is again a extension which allows you to up your bookmarks and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized.

You can also log in to my.foxmarks.com to manage your bookmarks from any .

3. up using Folder Share - To know more about how can you up using Folder Share. See this post on lifehacker here.

If you find more ways for syncing up in a better way, let us know through comments.

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Written by Jason on May 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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Create A Batch File To Open Multiple Programs At Once

Ever have the need to open more than one program or at the same time?

Say it’s the beginning of the month and time to pay those dreaded bills. You know you need , and or Explorer open. Instead of opening them up one by one, you can easily create a batch file that will open all three programs at once.

And while your at it, why not have open the spreadsheet file you use for tracking your budget and the open to your Bank’s home page. Here’s how to do it…

First let’s take a look at a batch file I created that will just open , and :

NOTE: Examples and file paths are from Vista. XP paths will probably be different for some programs as well as for MS ( 2007 is used in the example).

start /d C:\\\calc.exe
start /d “C:\\ ” .exe
start /d “C:\\ \Office12″ .EXE

Pretty simple.

The above , start tells to open a separate window to run the specified program.

The /d switch tells start the path of the program. For starting and , notice that the paths are in quotes, which is needed when there is a space in the file path.

Now it’s great that all three programs open, but since it’s time to pay your bills, you need to have open that budget spreadsheet and open to your Bank home page so you can log on and access you checking .

Here’s how the commands look in the batch file to do this:

start /d C:\\\ calc.exe
start /d “C:\\ ” .exe https://www.bankofamerica.com
start /d C:\\spreadsheets budget.xls

To open Bank Of America home page with , just add the URL to end of the as shown above using https://www.bankofamerica.com.

To open the spreadsheet, budget.xls you don’t need to first open . budget.xls can be opened directly using the start , as long as the extension or file type is associated to the program.

If you need to open more than one URL, say to , just add the URL like this (make sure you use a space in between URL’s):

start /d “C:\\ ” .exe https://www.bankofamerica.com www..com

Now you’re probably saying “that’s great, but how do I create a batch file?”.

That’s the easy part.

* Just open up or your favorite text editor.
* Copy the commands from above and modify them to use which ever program or files you want open. Make sure when you copy file and folder paths that have spaces, to use quotes.
* Then save the file with any name and a .bat extension (make sure it’s not saved using .txt as the file type extension)

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How to Move Web Applications to Your Desktop

Although many people have their favorite apps setup as their homepage on their browsers, there are times when running a app inside its own window - in a separate process - could come handy. Think about having your clogged up with way above 30-40 tabs open and crashing at random times.

Then, you will just have to open it again and fire up the interface you were working with at the time of the crash. A app will automatically eliminate the need of restarting your work flow all over again just because a buggy decided that he had enough.

That’s only a quick example why one would need a app to run on its . To be able to do it, you will have to use an developed by and named Prism. It enables the end user to easily integrate any type of into a friendly environment.

Why use it

Most probably the final users of the apps will be those who don’t know a lot about computers, the kind of people who consider a app like a distinct . This is actually a good thing if you see it from the developer’s point of view because, this way, people will tend not to think that they are on the .

Thus, the app will get a temporary status of , a fact that, added up to the lack of toolbars and other specific elements, will help the end user to get a lot more focus on the task at hand and greatly reduce distractions.

Wondering what other uses you might have for such an app? Well, you could use it to stay logged on into a calendar account without having to re-login when switching between your accounts, easily access a local app inside a business environment where you do not need a full browsing experience, and the list could go on.

Also, Prism will allow the developers to easily create apps that can run on Prism without having to worry about specifically targeting Prism, because a app that will run in a modern standards compliant will automatically be able to run in Prism.

Prism is an built on , therefore it is cross-platform (runs on OS X, and ) and supports technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

How to use it

First of all, go HERE and Prism to your . After mounting the downloaded dmg file, copy Prism to your Applications folder and run it by double clicking on its icon.

In the window that will appear you will get access to all the options you will need to configure the app you want to create. I have chosen the app as an example, but you can migrate to your any other app you may want to.

In the URL field fill in the link to the app you have chosen and write down the name that Prism should give it after making it available on your . The ‘Show location bar’, ‘Show status message and progress’ and ‘Enable navigation keys’ can be selected or left as they are according to your own taste. In case you want your app to only be able to go to a single location (like the aforementioned for example), be sure not to select the location bar.

The ‘Create ’ option sub-group will help you choose the places where you want the app to be available and the ‘Icon’ option will allow you to quickly select an image that you wan to associate with the app you want to create. You will be able to choose between the app’s fav icon (as it is called in the Prism interface ‘the icon from the ’) or to select a custom image from your .

The next step is to push the OK button and Prism will take care of everything. The app will be available on your , Dock and/or Applications Folder, according to what you have chosen on the app creation interface.

Who would use it

I suppose many people will not get the idea behind the Prism project and will think it is just a feature-less . That’s what I’ve thought in the beginning too but, after considering all the things everyone had to say ( developers, users, people who don’t have a lot of know-how), I think Prism might prove very useful in the business environment.

Here, when somebody wants to access a app, the need for toolbars and all types of add-ons and buttons is almost close to zero, therefore being able to access the app in a and focused environment should prove very helpful in maximizing the amount of attention on the task at hand and, in the end, creating a more productive environment.

I’m not saying others won’t find it useful too (the Calendar example above should fit the profiles of a lot of people), it’s just that this type of approach doesn’t feel natural to most users. Many have already said it just resembles too much making a shortcut to the actual website where the app runs or even giving up on the multi-tabbed experience.

Whatever your position on this subject may be, feel free to comment and leave your opinion on the usefulness of Prism in a world dominated by multi-tab capable browsers like Safari, , , and many others.

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5 Quick FireFox Tips

One of the cool things about is it’s never ending ways to do things. While this list will not make headlines, any list I find, always has one or two worth saving. Here are five that I like because they are quick and don’t require any extensions or add-ons installation.

Tip 1 - Bookmarks are great, but sometimes you may want to save a site link for the short term. Instead of creating a Bookmark, just click and hold on the site in the Address bar, then drag and drop to your Desktop creating an instant shortcut link to the site. Next time you need to visit the site, click on the shortcut and will open the link in a new tab.

Tip 2 - 2.0 provides a few options to customize what sites you want opened when starts up. By setting the preference in Tools \ Options under the Main tab, I like to have several sites open, by selecting Show My Home Page (next to When Starts) and adding URL’s in the Home Page field.

But after a while, I find new sites here and there and end up needing to add or remove URL’s.

Instead of constantly modifying the URL’s in the Home Page field, you can have open all sites located in a Bookmark folder. Just select Use Bookmark and choose a folder. You can easily add and remove sites to the folder, then just refresh the sites by clicking on Use Bookmark and re-select the folder (This also works on version 1.5).

Tip 3 - If you like to use shortcuts, but found the Page Up / Down and Home End keys are not working anymore, just hit F7 to get them working again. The keys become disabled if the feature was enabled either in Tools \ Optons \ Advanced tab and selecting Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages or you press F7 and answered yes to the following for Caret Browsing.

By selecting the check box Do not show me this dialog box again, pressing F7 toggles the feature on or off, but does not display the dialog box if the keys become disabled again without warning. To get the warning back:

* about:config in the Address Bar
* In the Filter bar, .warn_on_browsewithcaret and double click on it to set the Value to True.

Tip 4 - When searching using search box on the Navigation toolbar, search results will open in the active tab. Using Alt + Enter will open the search results in a new tab. You can make this the default action by having the searches open in a new tab all the time with the following change:

* about:config in the Address Bar
* In the Filter bar, .search.openintab and double click on it to set the Value to True.

Tip 5 - Tab browsing is one of the best inventions since the . But sometimes when you have many tabs open, it’s hard to find the active tab.

To make this change, make sure the userChrome.css file exist in your profile directory at the following locations:

On Vista: C:\users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\\\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\chrome
On XP/2000: C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\ Data\\\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\chrome
On (typicaly) ~/.//xxxxxxxx.default/

(If file does not exist, just create a text file and name it userChrome.css)

Then copy the following code into userChrome.css and save it.

/* Make inactive tabs almost visible */
#content tab:not([selected="true"]) {
-moz-opacity: 0.5 !important; }

Close and re-open and you will now be able to easily find the active tab.

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Forgot Your Favorite Web Site Password?

How many times has this occurred? You find a great site, but it requires an account before you can access the site. So you create the account, and secret question and let remember the account information. Time goes by and your at work or on another , and decide that you want to visit that great site, but can’t remember the .

Sure you can have the site email your , but it also wants you to answer the secret question. Now what? Time to dig into ….

Just go to Tools, Options and click on the Tab then click on Show Passwords (version 2.0 shown below) or View Saved Passwords (version 1.5 not shown) button.

You will see two columns, one for the Site and another for your Username. To view your passwords, click on the Show Passwords button and answer Yes to show your passwords.

The third column will list all passwords that have been saved…including the site that you forgot!

is a handy tool to use, but keep in mind, there are some potential issues you should be aware of:

* Never let anyone access your un-attended. Doing so, will give them access to your account info as shown above.

* Make sure you are running the latest stable version of included any updates.

* If you keep backups of your profile, keep it secure since stores the data in a file. Although it is difficult to read, it’s not impossible to crack.

* Don’t use for personal or banking/credit card sites (some banking/credit card sites by default don’t give you the option).

* Use “ Never Saved” setting in for sites you don’t trust or do not want to save passwords.

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Keyboard shortcut of the week: Quickly Open Link in New Tab

This tip should be of interest to all the Entrecard chain-droppers out there (you know who you are). It works in Internet Explorer (version 7 and later), Firefox, and Safari.

If you hold down the Ctrl key when you click on a link on a website the browser will open the linked page on a new tab, saving you having to right-click on the link and selecting 'Open Link in New Tab' (or 'Open in New Tab' on IE).

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How to speed up Internet Explorer 8 by increasing the connections limit

When a browser ( 8 or for example) connects to a website it establishes . Each downloads one thing whether it is the html of the page, an image, or ad. are used as a throttle that’s being held back to keep servers and the from getting overloaded.

By default 8 only establishes two simultaneous at a time to a page. The two simultaneous is specified in the HTTP standard. The two can be changed on your through a edit.

Increasing the maximum allowed simultaneous connects from 2 to 16 can increase the speed of some sites because the sites are downloaded in larger chunks at a time. Keep in mind that this won’t work on all sites because the number of can be controlled by the server.

Don’t expect this to make 8’s speed super fast, but it will make some more advanced sites more responsive.

Increase ’s

Warning: Increasing the requires editing the . Edit the at your own risk.

Note: You must be logged in with a user account that has administrative privileges to edit the .

1. this registry entry and save it on your .

If you’re not comfortable with running this entry on your , feel free to right-click it and select Edit to view the file contents. You’ll see it does nothing more than change two values dealing with your .

2. Merge the entry by double-clicking it and agreeing to the two information boxes that will appear.

3. Restart your .

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