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Firefox Addon Tip: Easy Drag-to-Go

Easy Drag-to-Go is a Firefox plug-in that will decidedly make you more productive by implementing mouse gestures when handling hyperlinks and text on web pages. Find this add-on here [Free]. Web browsing, to me – and I gather this goes … Continue reading

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Google Reader: Digitize your paper administration

There are obviously several ways to do this; you could get a shoebox and let everything pile up, or you could go with something more organized like a bunch of [real life] folders in which you divide sections with tabs. … While I don’t think Google Docs is very suitable for day-to-day word processing/spreadsheet-work, the PDF-support can be of particular use when dealing with administration and the like. … It’s not proven that any physical persons have access to the contents of your account, it’s generally known that Google has software scanning for keywords in order for them to offer contextual text-based advertisements. Continue reading

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How To: Tweak Firefox' look to fit into Vista/Windows 7

One of the many features of Firefox 3 was native UI-integration on Windows XP, Vista, Mac and Linux. While Firefox’ Mac-version does look rather native, Mozilla completely dropped their efforts to take advantage of Windows Vista’s (or 7′s) Aero Glass … Continue reading

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Free Icons: Function Icon Set [Webdesign]

The free ‘Function Icon Set’ from wefunction.com features 128 icons in pleasingly neutral color schemes. They aren’t awfully big – at generally 48 x 48 pixels – but certainly large enough for web design work. When designing websites, it’s often … Continue reading

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How To: Always Open Links in New Tabs with Safari 4 [Mac]

Safari 4 Beta for Mac annoyingly doesn’t always open links in tabs, and there’s no real preference control to set this like there is in other browsers like Firefox or Opera. Apparently, this characteristic has been floating around in prior … Continue reading

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Windows2Mac: Intro

Being a Windows-only user for many years, I decided to go for a Mac when planning out which computer to buy to replace the living room PC. I chose the iMac for its aesthetics more than anything else, but I … Continue reading

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First Screenshots: Safari 4 Beta for Mac

Apple recently released the public beta of Apple Safari 4. Some of the new features include: Top Sites: Tab homepage similar to Google Chrome’s, only fancier Cover Flow: Integration of iTunes-like Cover Flow for viewing history and bookmarks Tabs on … Continue reading

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Free App/Win: Advanced window management with MaxTo

As screen sizes/resolutions continue to grow, more and more web users have stopped browsing the web in fullscreen mode. Since a lot of websites are designed in a fixed-sized fashion, they usually create humongous white space on either side of … Continue reading

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How to: Set up your PC to Develop Ruby on Rails

Web development of is an area of general heterogeneousness when it comes to the tools used to develop for it. ‘Regular’ standalone software development is often characterized by its standardized development regime, with its compilers and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) … Continue reading

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How To: Set up your Mac to Develop Ruby on Rails

Web development of is an area of general heterogeneousness when it comes to the tools used to develop for it. ‘Regular’ standalone software development is often characterized by its standardized development regime, with its compilers and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) … Continue reading

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