Force Incompatible Extensions to Work in Firefox
August 14, 2009
Force Incompatible Extensions to Work in Firefox
# Open Firefox and type ‘about:config’ (without the quotation marks) in the address bar.
# Right-click anywhere in the window and select New > Boolean. A box named new boolean value will open. Type extensions.checkUpdateSecurity in the preference field. Click OK. Set its value to False.
# Similarly, create another new boolean value entry. This time, type extensions.checkCompatability. Like earlier, set the value to False.
Workrave – free anti RSI software
August 5, 2009
Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.
SuperF4 Terminates Foreground Processes Instantly with HotKey » My Digital Life
The traditional way to kill hung process is to go to Task Manager, by pressing Crlt+Alt+Delete, look for that process, then selects it and click End Process button. Alternatively, you can press Alt+F4 to terminate it directly. However, sometimes it may end up the process refuses to quit, this is because this method typically asks the program to quit (it behave the same way as when you click X button at the upper right of the window) and let it to decide by itself on what to do for the next. That’s why you may fail to terminate processes sometimes by using this method. Now with SuperF4, it can force processes to terminate instantly without letting it any chance to decide what to do later.
Quick Glance at Frequently Visited Sites on New Tab Page With Firefox Addon New Tab King
June 13, 2009
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Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) users should be quite familiar with the improved “new tab” feature available in Microsoft’s latest browser. When users hit “Ctrl + T” or click on the New Tab button, the new tab page revealed is not a blank page. Instead, the tab page offer users quick access to a list of sites that they have accessed the most and the sites they have opened and then closed in the current browser window.
WakeupOnStandBy freeware
June 10, 2009
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Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to wake up your system from a Stand-by mode or Hibernation programmatically? The answer is yes, it’s possible. This simple utility will do it for you. Once activated it resides in the system and wakes it up at predefined time, runs a file and if necessary sends it into Stand-by mode, hibernates it or shuts it down. It can also be used to run scheduled operations every day, or on specific day(s).
Special features:
* Can restore almost every Windows-based operating system from a Stand-by mode (and some from hibernation) that support ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) (For support check computer’s BIOS as well as Control Panel -> Power Options);
* Can run a file or open a web page at a predetermined time after a wake-up event, during normal operation, or before performing power operation;
* Can send system back to Stand-by mode (hibernate it, shut it down, or log off user) after a certain time interval;
* Can detect if Stand-by mode (or hibernation) is supported by your system;
* Can turn the monitor on and hold off screen-saver during the waiting time;
* Can repair local area network and high-speed Internet connection upon waking up from a suspended state;
* Can send system into Stand-by mode or hibernate it with more options than available through Operating System;
* Can be incorporated into an in-car (entertainment) PC system to speed up booting time & save battery [more here];
* Can be run from the Windows Command Line without user interaction;
* Can be saved as a batch file for later use.
How to automatically regain PPOE internet connection after resuming from sleep mode in Windows 7
June 10, 2009
Use Hibernate Trigger freeware software to trigger a reconnect script on resume event.
Here is a script written in Autohotkey:
#NoEnv ;
SendMode Input ;
;#NoTrayIcon
#SingleInstance force
RunWait, %comspec% /c rasdial RDS /DISCONNECT,,hide
;RunWait, %comspec% /c ping -n 7 127.0.0.1 >nul,,hide
;sleep, 7000
RunWait, %comspec% /c rasdial RDS yourusername yourpassword,,hide
This script can be used also to automatically connect on Win7 start up, without asking user and password.
There is a known bug in Win 7 that it doesn’t retain the user/password and is not able to reconnect without asking them.
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