problem at hand: i want to set the value of a variable to a particular value but before i do it i want to know what is the current value of this variable? for example in emacs if one wants to find out the value of compile-command then one simply has to do the following: [...]
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xmarks auto adds stumbleupon favourites in firefox
Posted in firefox on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
the title of this post is a misnomer but that is what i thought when i first encountered the problem. i use xmarks to sync web bookmarks in firefox across different computers. i also happen to use stumbleupon to discover new sites, but i do not use stumbleupon as my bookmark manager. for my bookmarking [...]
google reader v opens new tab in foreground :(
Posted in firefox on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
i m a big fan of not using the mouse wherever possible. the fact that the short cut key `v’ in google reader opens the original page in a new tab in foreground is a massive annoyance. googling for solutions to that annoyance have thrown up a grease monkey script, a firefox tweak and a [...]
Save bandwidth downloading Youtube videos
Posted in firefox on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I primarily use the Firefox browser for all my Internet surfing purposes. I also spend a lot of time in Youtubeland watching videos and then I download to my harddrive some videos for safekeeping. I mean what is the point in wasting bandwidth by watching the video in your browser each time. Say you like [...]
QuickDrag :: a nifty replacement for Super Drag and Go
Posted in firefox on March 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I loved the firefox extention Super Drag and Go; unfortunately it is no longer being developed. Instead I found its replacement which does the job for me. Its called QuickDrag and allows me to do the following three jobs that I use often. select an URL ( e.g. http://awhan.wordpress.com ) and drag and drop it [...]
