After days of tweaking my new Firefox 3.0, I found out that one so-called top new features of Firefox is not so pleasing Smart Location Bar or the Awesome Bar.
The Smart Location Bar is just too “smart” to an extent that it saves my viewed browsing history without my knowledge! The auto complete feature is fine with me but I would still prefer the old Firefox 2.0 way in handling my addresses. I tried to disable this “smart” option via the Option menu but there is no direct way to do it. So, I have to do it the indirect way via about:config or with a help of an extension.
OK, here is how:
Remove only bookmarks results from the list
To to this, you can just use Hide Unvisited extension to get the job done. What Hide Unvisited does is hide bookmarks that you haven’t visited from showing in the Awesome Bar.
Completely disable the Smart Location Bar (Disable auto complete list)
You need to do it via about:config. This is how I do it:
1. Go to the about:config page via the location bar by typing about:config and hit enter. You will get a warning message like the one below, just untick “Show this warning next time” and click “I’ll be careful, I promise!” to proceed.
2. Search for browser.url (using the Filter) and you will see these two preferences browser.urlbar.matchBehavior and browser.urlbar.maxRichResults. Set both preferences value to -1 by double clicking on it.
3. You are done!
Now exit and restart your Firefox and you’ll get back you old address bar!
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Written by Jason on August 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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One of Vista’s more useful features is also one of its more dangerous ones the use of metadata. Metadata is information about files that you don’t normally see but that can help you search for them.
For example, music files typically contain the name of the composer, type of music and so on. And a photograph usually contains data on when the photo was taken, who took it, the camera model and other information, such as ISO speed. Documents and spreadsheets contain a wide variety of information about their creators, including who created the document, how much time was spent editing it, who reviewed the document and so on.
In many cases, programs automatically generate their own metadata when a file is created. Users can also easily create or edit metadata. Right-click a file, choose Properties, and select the Details tab. Then click any field and type in metadata. Keep in mind that some metadata, such as the last time a file was printed, can’t be altered.
This metadata can be quite useful, because Windows Vista search uses it. So if you want to find every music track on your PC that was composed by Mozart, for example, type Mozart into a search box, and Vista will search the metadata to find all the Mozart tracks.
But there are times when you don’t want your files’ metadata to be viewed by others or by people outside your organization. Analyst firm Gartner Inc. points out that businesses might embed metadata into files about a customer for example, “good customer” or “bad customer” labels and a business certainly wouldn’t want others to see that. There may similarly be personal metadata in your documents that you don’t want others to see.
It’s easy to remove any metadata from any file:
1. Open Windows Explorer and right-click the file.
2. Choose Properties.
3. Select the Details tab. A screen that displays the document’s metadata appears, like the one shown below.
4. Click the Remove Properties and Personal Information link at the bottom of the screen. The Remove Properties dialog box appears.
5. Select Remove the following properties from this file and check the boxes next to all of the metadata you want removed. Click OK. The selected metadata will be removed.
6. Alternatively, you can create a copy of the document with all the metadata removed. Select Create a copy with all possible properties removed and click OK.
You can also remove metadata from multiple files at once. Select all the files from which you want to remove metadata, then right-click them and follow the directions in this hack for removing the data. In order for this to work, though, the files have to have common metadata fields so that the metadata can be removed from all of them at once.
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Written by Jason on August 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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Are MP3-technology portable players only good for playing cool tunes downloaded from the net? Far from it. They offer an alternative and a convenient listening addition to audio books on tape or CD.
What used to take days or weeks of waiting for the mail carrier to deliver your audio books on tape or CD, now takes no more than a few minutes. You can be listening to your favorite MP3 books straight away. And it’s going to get even better, easier and quicker, judging from the advances in audio and web technologies in recent months.
The hard core audiobook listeners may take a while to “convert” from using tapes and CDs to an MP3 format. The sheer convenience, perfect control and the size choices MP3 players offer, the “changeo ver period” is likely going to be a short one.
So, if you are a budding MP3 book pioneer and want the latest portable audio technology conveniences, they are waiting here to serve you without having to spend a fortune or extra time to do it right.
To download audio books in MP3 format to your computer and over to your MP3 player, look at the exact steps you need to take to do it quickly and easily.
Just note the following instructions use Windows Media Player Version 10 as an example. Let’s assume you are already good at downloading files from the web onto your computer. Let’s also assume that you already own an MP3 player, but don’t know how to do this transfer correctly yet.
1 - If you are using an older version of Windows Media Player and need to upgrade, surf over to Microsoft and download it at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download. Follow the installation instructions.
2 - Download the MP3 books to your computer. It is a good idea to create a separate folder, say in “My Documents” folder and name it “My Audio Books”. It allows you to keep your audio book downloads all in one location. Done it? Good.
3 - Now, connect your computer (switched on) to the MP3 player using the USB cable supplied with your player.
4 - Once the connection between the two is live, your computer will show that it has found a new piece of hardware. If it doesn’t say this, just unplug everything in the above sequence and try again.
5 - Is it working now? Okay.
Open your Windows Media Player and open the audio book MP3 file you want to copy. This will open your audio book in the main display area of Windows Media Player.
6 - Add the audio book to the Sync List of your Windows Media Player.
7 - Go ahead and click on the Sync tab on the Windows Media Player. It brings you to a pull down arrow menu on the left side box of the Sync tab. Make sure you select the choice “Removable Disk (E)”, or the name of your MP3 player as the source where the audio book will be copied to.
8 - Do you see a display with the choice to “Start Sync” right now? Great! Go ahead and click on it. Once you’ve done this, the Windows Media Player will let you know that it’s sending the audio book to your MP3 player.
9 - As soon as the sync (or copying) of the audio book file is complete, you can check to assure it is on your MP3 player. See it there? Excellent. One more step to go.
10 - To finish this process properly, ensure you click on your PC’s hardware icon (found in your system tray in the right bottom corner usually a small icon with a green arrow) to “Safely Remove Hardware”.
Don’t remove the USB cable until you get a clear signal saying “Safe To Remove Hardware”.
Removing the USB cable without following this step may damage both your computer and the MP3 player.
Note: Are you using an older version of Windows Media Player? Even so, you can still follow the steps above. The only major difference is that instead of having “Sync”, you will have “Copy” in the menu. You can click on it and follow the same steps above to have your audio book copied to your MP3 player.
If you have a portable MP3 player that uses a drag and drop file method instead of Windows Media Player synchronization, then the steps are easy to follow. Simply connect your player to the computer as above. Open the player’s window by clicking on its name or on “Removable Disc (for example E or F) under “My Computer” icon.
Then, open the MP3 books folder (the location where you have them saved) in a separate window. Keep both windows open side-by-side. Now, left-click, hold and drag the audio files over to the open window of the portable player. Once you release the left mouse button, there will be a short file transfer moment. Done? Now, your MP3 books are on your player, ready for you to enjoy listening to it.
So, can you play back the audio book from your MP3 player now? If you have followed the steps, you should hear the audio book playing on your MP3 player.
If you have difficulties, you can watch an easy-to-follow video that shows you how to do it at http://www.mybigaudio.com/help.html
Author - Lou Smith shares with you hard-to-find Audio Books in too many categories to mention it here. Be our guest and download free MP3 books right now.
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Written by Jason on July 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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At a rough guess I would say that around 50 percent of PC problems are concerned one way or another with installing and uninstalling software, the latter being far and away the most troublesome operation for many users. A lot of programs are just not very good at removing themselves from systems, bits and pieces are often left behind, cluttering the Registry or interfering with other programs.
Contrary to popular belief Add/Remove Programs in Windows doesn’t actually do any uninstalling, it’s simply groups together the uninstall utilities for the programs on your PC so maybe it’s time for something with a bit more teeth. How about Revo Uninstaller, it’s a powerful uninstaller utility that takes over where Add/Remove Programs leaves off. Firstly it analyses the program, checking files folders and Registry keys, then it sets a new Restore Point and then, only when it is satisfied that it knows everything there is to know about a program, does it remove all traces of it. It should even work on programs that won’t uninstall by conventional means, or simply refuse to go away. There’s also an advanced Hunter mode for uninstalling and managing programs that start automatically, so if you’ve got a blockage or unwelcome guest on your PC, this might just be what you need to get rid of it.
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Written by Jason on July 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft has made available for download the Windows SteadyState for the 32-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. SteadyState is a Windows management tool designed for scenarios in which access to machines is completely unrestricted. The evolution of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, Windows SteadyState has been designed for the specific purpose of managing shared computers, safeguarding system resourced against changes made by untrusted users, and making irrelevant unwanted software installations.
“Windows SteadyState includes many new features and enhanced capabilities. Windows SteadyState is not simply a redesign of the Shared Computer Toolkit; we listened to you, our customers, to better understand how we could provide a solution that could really help you manage and maintain your shared computer environments”, Microsoft revealed.
SteadyState indeed comes with an overhauled installation and a new redesigned graphical user interface tailored on the Windows Aero in Vista. Still, the redesign does highlight the tasks and options of the tool streamlining access for the end users. At the same time, the Redmond company also simplified the settings associated with introducing restrictions to user accounts on a certain operating system and those related to handling updates.
On top of the management capabilities included in SteadyState Microsoft has also integrated the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism. The company stressed the need to ensure that Windows machines with SteadyState have access to official downloads and the updates restricted by WGA validation. On top of this, SteadyState features Windows Disk Protection which makes all changes to the platform temporary.
“Help protect the Windows partition, which contains the Windows operating system and other programs, from being modified without administrator approval. Windows Disk Protection helps protect the Windows operating system and all files on the computer from permanent change. Any changes made by shared users when they are logged on to the computer are removed when the computer is restarted. Windows SteadyState allows you to set Windows Disk Protection to remove all changes upon restart, to remove changes at a certain date and time, or to not remove changes at all”, Microsoft added.
Windows SteadyState is available for download here.
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Written by Jason on June 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Another way that data theft can occur is through the installation of hardware such as removable storage devices. An attacker can install such a device on your computer with the intent of copying your data. Vista protects against this type of data theft through device installation restrictions.
You can control the installation of devices through the local computer policy (or a group policy if using Active Directory).
To locate the related policy settings:
1. Click Start and type mmc in the Search field.
2. From the list of programs, click mmc. Click Continue when prompted.
3. From the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
4. Click the Group Policy Object Editor from the list and click Add.
5. Click Finish.
6. Click OK.
Click the Local Computer Policy and navigate to the following location:
Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System \ Device Installation \ Device Installation Restrictions.
In the details pane you will find several settings to control the installation of devices on the local computer.
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Written by Jason on June 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Whilst the roll out of Windows XP Service Pack 3 has gone reasonably smoothly some problems have been reported. One of the first to emerge is a persistent reboot that affects some HP machines using AMD processors. Both HP and Microsoft are aware of the problems but neither has announced a patch yet, however, several fixes have been developed including this one on Jespers’s Blog. A second, potentially more serious problem concerns a conflict with several Norton products, which can results in a PC’s Registry being filled with corrupt entries. Symantec are blaming Microsoft, and Microsoft say it’s a Symantec issue. Symantec are reported to be working on a tool to remove the erroneous keys, in the meantime, if you are using Norton products, and haven’t installed XP SP3 yet you would be well advised to hold off until it is sorted out.
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