Mar
17th

Ask the Readers: Which Web Browser Do You Use?

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Yesterday we looked at the Browser Ballot Screen, which offers 12 different browsers as alternatives to IE for European Windows users. This got us thinking about this weeks question. What browser do you use for your daily web navigation?

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Mar
17th

Convert Video and Remove Commercials in Windows 7 Media Center with MCEBuddy 1.1

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Today look at MCEBuddy for Windows 7 Media Center. This handy app automatically takes your recorded TV files and converts them to MP4, AVI, WMV, or MPEG format. It even has the option to cut out those annoying commercials during the conversion process.

Installation and Configuration

Download and extract MCE Buddy. (Download link below) Run the setup.exe file and take all the default settings.

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Mar
17th

Add Properties Back to the Context Menu in Firefox

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Have you noticed that the Properties Command has been removed from the Context Menu in Firefox 3.6? If you have been missing it here is how to get it back.

Before

With the newest version of Firefox you may have noticed a very useful command missing from the “Context Menu”. Here you can see that when we right clicked on the article link we were unable to “access” the properties for it…

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Same article and the same problem when trying to “access” the properties for one of the images.

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After

Once you have installed the extension you can once again “access” the properties for those links…

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And those images…

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Looking very good…

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Conclusion

If you have been frustrated with the removal of the “Properties Command” from the “Context Menu” in Firefox 3.6, you can now add it back in just a few moments.

Links

Download the Element Properties extension (Mozilla Add-ons)


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Mar
17th

Add Properties Back to the Context Menu in Firefox

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Have you noticed that the Properties Command has been removed from the Context Menu in Firefox 3.6? If you have been missing it here is how to get it back.

Before

With the newest version of Firefox you may have noticed a very useful command missing from the “Context Menu”. Here you can see that when we right clicked on the article link we were unable to “access” the properties for it…

element-properties-01

Same article and the same problem when trying to “access” the properties for one of the images.

element-properties-02

After

Once you have installed the extension you can once again “access” the properties for those links…

element-properties-03

And those images…

element-properties-04

Looking very good…

element-properties-05

Conclusion

If you have been frustrated with the removal of the “Properties Command” from the “Context Menu” in Firefox 3.6, you can now add it back in just a few moments.

Links

Download the Element Properties extension (Mozilla Add-ons)


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Mar
17th

Try out Windows Phone 7 on your PC today

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Anticipation has been building for the new Windows Phone 7 Series ever since Microsoft unveiled it at the Mobile World Congress in February.