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Open Sidebars Where You Want Them with MultiSidebar [Featured Firefox Extension]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 19, 2008
... and remembers where you wanted them next time you launch them. The real benefit, besides training your eyes, is being able to open more than one sidebar at once. If you have certain sidebars you browse with and others you occasionally pop open with a shortcut, MultiSidebar should be right up your alley. MultiSidebar is a free download, works wherever Firefox does.MultiSidebar [via CyberNet]
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Make New Folders in Your Vista User Directory Use Matching Greenish Icons
via the How-To Geek by The Geek on May 25, 2008
... the nice looking icons.Changing Folder Icon to Match The beauty of this tip is that you don't need to download anything at all. Just right-click on the folder, choose Properties:Choose the Customize tab, and then click on the Change Icon button: Now here's the trick… instead of the default shell32.dll file, we'll change that to use the icons in imageres.dll. You can paste in the f...
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Put Facebook Chat in Firefox's Sidebar [Chat]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on April 23, 2008
The Digital Inspiration blog suggests that Facebook's new browser-based chat system, which we stood up against Gmail's web chat yesterday, works well running inside a Firefox sidebar. To anchor it there, simply add this Facebook Chat popout URL from Bookmarks->Organize Bookmarks, and make sure "Load this bookmark in the sidebar" is checked. The intended two-column layout can make the...
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Google Sites Launched
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on February 27, 2008
After more than a year since the JotSpot acquisition, Google finally launched a service that uses JotSpot's technology: Google Sites. The new service is a part of Google Apps and allows you to create web sites collaboratively. "People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and new...
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OpenGoogle
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on March 30, 2008
After launching OpenSocial and creating the Open Handset Alliance, Google prepares to launch a platform that opens its most valuable service: the web search engine. The project, dubbed as OpenGoogle, will allow anyone to create a search engine that uses Google's index, but has a custom ranking algorithm and a personalized interface. You'll be able to select from a list of approximately...
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Newspond: News Aggregator Extraordinaire
via Mashable! by Paul Glazowski on February 18, 2008
Think Digg looks good? Check out Newspond. It’s in another league, folks.No, it definitely does not have millions upon millions of users to give it strength and vigor. Newspond is a very young thing, officially launching today. But boy is she pretty. And a nice face may just give her a swift push to superstardom.Okay, maybe not superstardom right yet. Definitely stardom, though. Give it a few...
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Simple Mail In-Firefox Email Client [Featured Firefox Extension]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on February 19, 2008
Firefox only: Somewhere between web-based email and a standalone desktop client there's Simple Mail, a Firefox extension that embeds an email client right inside a Firefox tab. Manage all your messages in Simple Mail, which can notify you of new incoming messages at a rate you define for any number of POP or IMAP email accounts. Simple Mail lists your messages in a familiar three-paned...
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Clean and Optimize Windows Systems with nCleaner [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 03, 2008
Windows only: We're pretty big fans of the CCleaner for wiping out unnecessary junk on a PC, but nCleaner, a free Windows utility, is a good alternative for those who want to do more system optimization from inside one program. In addition to wiping out the files left behind by browser, IM clients, uninstalled programs, and other usual suspects, nCleaner can modify auto-starting programs,...
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How to Make Windows Vista Less Annoying [Windows Vista]
via Lifehacker by The How-To Geek on June 17, 2008
Editor: Say hello to fellow tech writer and Lifehacker reader The How-To Geek, who was kind enough to pull together some of best Windows Vista power tweaks here on Lifehacker today. Whether it's the nagging prompts or the irritating notifications, Windows Vista's default settings can grate on your nerves... which doesn't help you be the productive person you want to be. A few simple...
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Power User's Guide to Firefox 3 [Firefox 3]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on June 17, 2008
You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3—at 10AM Pacific Time—let's dive in past Firefox 3's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and...
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