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Shortcut Key to Switch Between Tabs (Firefox, IE, Chrome, Opera)

Posted in Browser on 2011

keyboard shortcutUsing shortcut key to switch between tabs can save a lot of time. I have no idea how many Internet users who know the keyboard shortcuts, but I’m pretty sure that there are some users who still don’t know the keys yet. So, here you are.

The keyboard shortcut keys to switch between tabs in browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and IE is Ctrl + Tab and Ctrl + Shift + Tab

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Resize Firefox Button and Make It Transparent with Iconix Firefox Menu

Posted in Browser on 2011

Iconix Firefox Menu does two things for the Firefox button. It shrinks the size so that you have more free space on the bar, and it also makes the icon transparent.

smaller firefox button

A few more free space can be gained if the developer removes the arrow from the icon as well.

It works well on the current version of Firefox 4.

Install Iconix Firefox Menu from the Firefox extension site.

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Cool Wood Theme for Firefox: Wallnut for Firefox

Posted in Browser, Desktop Enhancement on 2011

Need to change the look of your standard Firefox theme? Try Wallnut for Firefox. It gives a wooden look and feel to all parts of your theme including the windows, widgets, panels, firefox button and even the add-ons panel.

wood theme for firefox

Personally, I like this theme so much, but I definitely won’t recommend it to users who have poor eyesight as the text is rather hard to read, especially when you access your bookmark list on the bookmark bar.

However, for you who don’t mind with the text, this theme is obviously a must have one.

Download and install Wallnut for Firefox.

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Rapidshare Link Checker for Chrome to Automatically Check Rapidshare Links

Posted in Browser, Web on 2011

rapidshare link checkerUsers that often download files from Rapidshare probably know how it can be hard sometimes to find active links. Rapidshare has their own link checker but to copy-paste every rapidshare link to the check box just to find out if they’re still alive can sometimes be very unpleasant. If you use Chrome, there is an extension that can help you to save your time in checking the links. More »

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Block Websites From Google Search Results with Google Chrome Personal Blacklist

Posted in Browser on 2011

Google Chrome Personal Blacklist is a newly developed extension by Google to help users getting a better search result in Google’s search engine. It gives an easy option for users to block any website that appears on the search.

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After installing, the extension adds a new link underneath every Google search result (see screenshot above). If you open a search result and it turns out that you don’t like what you find, you can easily block the website by clicking the new link so that it won’t ever appear again. More »

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