Showing posts with label firefox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label firefox. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Zoom Images in Firefox

Theirs a plugin in FireFox which has changed the way I search images. The name of the plugin is Image Zoom. This plugin has an outstanding capability of zooming images right from the browser. Not only it zoom in and zoom out an image but the browsing experience it provides while checking images is awesome , I highly recommend this plugin go ahead, download and install it now.


Other Post -
Block Flash Movies in Firefox
Creating Macro in Firefox
Xmarks Setup in Firefox
Weather Forecasts in Firefox

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Block Flash in Firefox

How to Block Flash in Firefox ?


If you want to block flash movies in your firefox web browser, all you need is a firefox plugin or addon known as flashblock. Some times it becomes very hard for us to navigate a website whether its internet explorer, safari, chrome, flock or firefox because of the flash videos steaming all around us. With all these flash movies , its tough to not only navigate the web but also it takes a lot of bandwidth. So the only solution to these unneccessary flash movies playing in a website is to block them.

To block or stop these flash movies has become very easy with the use of flashblock addon in Firefox. With the help of flashblock, a user can easily block or stop the flash videos or movies playing around him. And if he want to play that movie , he doesn't needs to disable the flashblock addon all he has to do is to click on the movie and that's it.

Macro for Firefox

Want to implement Macros in Firefox ?


Firefox one of the best web browser in the world has an addon known as imacros. This addon is useful to create macro for firefox web browser. If you perform the same tasks again and again in your firefox then you need imacros. With this plugin or addon doing the same repetitive tasks will become easier because with the help of imacros addon you will be able to create a macro on your firefox web browser, which will do the tasks automatically by executing the macro.

What is a macro?


A macro is a script in which some commands are written with the use of which the repetitive tasks in any applications are done by executing the macro. The example of macro will be : suppose you want to fill a form in your web browser repeatedly, you can create a macro for this automatically filling of forms which will reduce your work.

imacros is a Firefox addon and according to best of my knowledge this addon wont work on internet explorer, chrome, safari, flock, etc....

Get weather forecasts in firefox

How to get Weather forecast in firefox web browser.


Forecastbar enhanced is a Firefox addon used to enhanced the capability of Mozilla firefox web browser. With this addon a user can check weather forecasts right on his web browser without leaving the webpage.

Whats the use of forecastbar ?


Suppose you are a user who is always on a trip. You need to check the weather updates regularly but to accomplish this task you always reach yahoo or msn to check the weather of a particular city. And just think if someone provides you a firefox trick so that you are able view the weather right in your web browser status bar , won't it be great. No need to open yahoo and msn again and again.

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Synchronize your Bookmarks with Xmarks

Synchronize your Bookmarks with Xmarks


Bookmarks kept on local PC can be lost if the computer system corrupts. In order to save those bookmarks their backup is necessary. Xmarks is an online backup tool for bookmarks which not only backup your bookmarks but also synchronizes them if you decide to change your PC. With Xmarks all the bookmarks are kept on the Xmarks.com server and they are synchronized directly to your Firefox web browser with the help of Xmarks plugin.

Related Links:-

Xmarks Profile Configuration
Password Synchronization in Xmarks
Features of Xmarks

Xmarks Setup in Firefox

Xmarks Setup in Firefox


How to use Xmarks ? Setting up Xmarks in Firefox.



Using Xmarks (previously called Foxmarks) is a step by step process.


Step 1 Download and install Xmarks plugin in Firefox

Step 2 Create an account at Xmarks.com

Step 3 On your Browser click on the Xmarks icon


xmarks icon
Step 4 Run Xmarks Setup

Step 5 Log in into your Account


xmarks setup

Step 6 Click "No" on Password Sync

Thats it.

Related Link:

Synchronize your Bookmark with Xmarks

Xmarks Profile Configuration

Xmarks Profile Configuration



What are Xmarks Profiles?



Xmark profiles are a method to divide your bookmark into personal and public categories.

For eg - If you bookmark something on your PC and synchronize it to Xmarks and you don't want that bookmark to appear if you synchronized xmarks on any other PC. Now here Xmarks Profile come into play.

Step by Step :-

Step 1. You can Create an Xmarks profile on Xmarks.com and check those bookmarks marking them Private or Public

Step 2. On your PC Click the Xmarks icon in your browser



Step 3. Click Profiles Tab

Step 4. In Profiles Option Click Change

Step 5 Click Password of your account and select the profile you created in step one


xmarks-profile

Now when it will synchronize you won't see the bookmarks you marked private in the profile appearing in your browser. But those Bookmarks will be alive on Xmarks.com .

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What is Xmarks

What is Xmarks

What is Xmarks?


Xmarks is a Firefox Addon plugin earlier called Foxmarks used to manage bookmarks on web . Xmarks the tool provides bookmarks backup and synchronization with the xmarks website. Multiple computers on the internet can share the same bookmarks through the xmarks website.

Xmarks is similar to Delicious.com which helps you to manage your bookmarks to delicious website. The difference between Xmarks and Delicious is that - Xmarks allows a user to mark out private and public bookmarks. Both Private and Public bookmarks in Xmarks are backed up by synchronizing the bookmarks to the xmarks.com website, but private bookmarks are not returned to the calling browser. A user in order to synchronize bookmarks will need an account at xmarks.com.


xmarks
Related Links:-

Xmarks Setup in Firefox




Password Synchronization in Xmarks

Password Synchronization in Xmarks



What is Password Synchronization?


Password Synchronization is a feature in Xmarks (earlier known as Foxmarks a plugin for Firefox) which enables a user to synchronize passwords saved in the Firefox web browser to Xmarks website. This feature is useful for people who need a solution to backup their passwords, securely online. Xmarks synchronized the password very securely to its server with the user of AES 256 bit encryption settings.

Step by Step Process:-

Step 1. Click on the Xmarks icon in your Firefox web browser

xmarks-icon (xmarks icon)

Step 2. Click on Sync Tab

Step 3. Check Passwords

Step 4. Provide a PIN (any password type value in order to encrypt your password strongly)


xmarks-pin

That's it.

Now to call those password again in any another PC just install Xmarks firefox plugin and provide the PIN during the setup or with the above process.

Now all your passwords saved in your browser sessions will also be saved on Xmarks.com Server. They will sync with your computer by AES 256 bit encryption security.

Related Link:-

What is Xmarks



Features of Xmarks

Features of Xmarks


Xmarks
earlier known as Foxmarks is a web based service and a firefox plugin which enables synchronizing and backup of your bookmarks.

Xmarks Features are:-

Smart Search - Smart Search is a feature of Xmarks which highlights the top 3 sites in the results of google search

Siteinfo
- Siteinfo the feature of Xmarks displays the details of a site directly from the address bar of firefox web browser.

Sync and Backup
- With this feature of Xmarks a user is able to save his bookmarks directly on the Xmarks website. The bookmarks can be private or public - it depends on the user.

Sync Profiles
- The user in Xmarks has ability to term his bookmarks public or private on the basis of different profiles created by he user.

Online Access - This feature of Xmarks enables a user to access his information directly via browser on any computer, if Xmarks is installed and if Xmarks is not installed the bookmarks can be viewed by reaching the website of xmarks.com

Mobile Access
- This feature enables a user to view his bookmarks directly via a mobile phone by going to mobile.xmarks.com

Secure Password Sync
- With this Feature a user can save all his password on his Firefox web browser to the Xmarks.com server, and call them on any PC around the world any time.

Related Link:-

What is Xmarks