How to Enable D2D in Firefox 4

Firefox 4 will be bringing hardware-accelerated graphics with Direct2D support in Firefox 4, but that will not be enabled by default. The Firefox team believes that feature is not quite ready to be rolled out for everyone. Even though it’s not enabled by default, you can still enable it manually with the help of the instructions given at the Firefox Wiki. How to Enable D2D in Firefox 4 Follow the instructions below to enable D2D support in Firefox 4: Enter ‘about:config’Click through the warning, if necessaryEnter gfx.font in the ‘Filter’ boxDouble-click on ‘gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled’ to set it to trueBelow this, right click and select New > Integer to add a pref settingEnter ‘mozilla.widget.render-mode’ for the preference name, 6 for the valueRestart Firefox 4 beta 4 will...

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Firefox 4 Beta 4 Releasing on Monday

Mozilla will be releasing Firefox 4 beta 4 for download on Monday, just days after beta 3 was released, Neowin reports. Firefox 4 beta 4 will be released with two new features: hardware-accelerated graphics for Windows users and tab sets. Hardware-accelerated graphics with Direct2D will not be enabled by default as their code is not that ready yet. D2D will make Firefox faster by helping in displaying texts and images. Tab sets (aka tab candy) will allow users to group their tabs together into sets, such as ‘Work’, ‘Home’ etc. Mozilla will release Firefox 4 beta 5 probably next month, which will be the last beta release before RC is released. [via Neow...

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Fennec for Android Pre-Alpha, Download Now!

Fennec for Android, Firefox Mobile, ‘super’ pre-alpha version is now available for download! Yes, it is still in its very early stages, but atleast it could open websites ;) It has been a long time since Firefox has been talking about Fennec for Android and promised with an alpha release soon. They kept their promise, and the first alpha release is out for public download. I have tried it on my Nexus One and it seriously has the best rendering of webpages among other Android browsers. Why and how? I’ll get on to this in another blog post. It has many bugs and glitches, but it performs the basic functions well, including installation and...

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Fennec for Android Download Now Available

Fennec for Android is now available for download, unofficially though. Mozilla said they would be soon releasing a working, simple alpha release of Fenenc but it’s nowhere to be seen so far. A developer at Android forums managed to grab the dump from Mozilla Wiki and compile it in to an app that he tried and tested on his Motorola Droid. I tried to make it work on my Nexus One, but it didn’t work at all. Next I’ll be trying it on my HTC Hero, but I doubt it will work on that too as it is on Android 1.5 – may be I’ll have to flash an Android 2.0 ROM on it. Get Fennec now! Check out the demo videos the developer uploaded below: If you enjoyed...

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Firefox for Android Coming in February

Firefox Mobile is still in development and we are already hearing of a Firefox for Android version expected to release next month. Firefox for Maemo and Windows Mobile is already in development. Firefox for Android alpha version is being expected in February as the development work on it started back in December 2009. This news was posted on the German Firefox community site. It is not sure what features the Firefox for Android will have, but it seems it will be a very basic app to display web pages. A look at the Firefox Android wiki pages hints that the Firefox for Android will run on Android devices running on Android 1.6 or higher. It...

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Accelerate Page Scrolling in Firefox 3.6

Firefox 3.6 was released a few days back and is available for download. The tips and tricks for Firefox 3.6 have already started popping up on the Internet. This latest Firefox release brings in lots of new features and updates. It was downloaded over 4.5 million times on the first day and  has been downloaded 17 million times in its first week. In the early Firefox 3.6 builds, a new page scrolling was implemented which was later turned off due to some compatibility issues. That feature is still better for many who find the current page scrolling slow in Firefox 3.6. How to Accelerate Page Scrolling in Firefox 3.6 To enable this, follow...

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Firefox 3.6 Portable now Available

Firefox 3.6 (final) was released yesterday which brings in better Javascript speed, Personas support and tons of new improvements i.e. speed. PortableApps has released a portable version of Firefox 3.6 which you can carry anywhere you want. This version would allow Firefox 3.6 to be used from your USB stick. No data will be saved on the computer you will be using it. It has the same features as the final (full) Firefox 3.6. Download Firefox 3.6 Porta...

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Backup Facebook with Archive Facebook

I have previously shared and gave away free license keys of SocialSafe, a tool to backup your Facebook account. Well, since that was a paid app and people mostly prefer free tools and applications, I’ve found a free method to backup your Facebook profile. ArchiveFacebook is a free tool that allows you to save content from your Facebook account directly to your hard drive. Archive your photos, messages, activity stream, friends list, notes, events and groups. It is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save web pages from Facebook and easily manage them. Save content from Facebook directly to your hard drive and view them exactly the...

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Remove Google Groups Ads

This Greasemonkey script that I’ve found could be useful for those who use Google Groups a lot, but find all those Google ads on it annoying. Google Groups Ads Remover is a free Greasemoneky script that takes off ads from the pages Google Groups which some people find annoying while going through the different groups. How to Remove Google Groups Ads Make sure you have Greasemonkey installed (see below for your browser).Download the Google Groups Ads Remover script and install in Greasemonkey.Refresh your Google Groups pageYou shouldn’t see the ads anymore n...

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Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 4

Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 is now available for download and is probably the last beta before the final version is released. This fourth beta version has been released for beta testers to test for any bugs or any last minute issues before Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 final version. Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 contains more than 100 fixes as compared to the previous versions and more than 70% of Firefox addon developers have upgraded their plugins to be fully compatible with the latest version. Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 Changes Supports for the HTML5 File API.A change to how third-party software integrates with Firefox to increase stability.The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times.A mechanism to prevent incompatible software from crashing Firefox.Users can now change their browser’s...

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is now available for download! This was suppose to be available a couple of days earlier, but due to some issues it wasn’t released. But now Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is available for download. This beta version of Firefox 3.6 is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. It contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers and for the users. Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Features Some of the new features introduced in Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 are: Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.Open,...

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Firefox 3.5.4 Released

Yesterday, a Firefox update was released and uploaded on the Mozilla FTP and as well on the website. Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 is now available for download. Many of you must have aleady got notifications of the update from automatic update. This latest Firefox release brings in security and stability updates to your browser which makes it important for everyone to update. According to the release notes, the total changes list include 124 items with seven marked as critical and 13 as major. Download Firefox 3.5.4 You can download the latest Firefox from here: Download Firefox 3....

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Add Lyrics Box in YouTube Video Pages

How many of you visit YouTube daily just to download music videos? I’m sure 50% of YouTube visitors visit it just for music videos. No wonder, they have the highest number of views on a video. On a video page, you can now add a lyrics box below the description box using a Greasemonkey script. YouTube Lyrics script adds a lyrics box to the YouTube sidebar under the video informations box. It searches in eleven different lyrics websites and the show all the results in a drop down list. Download YouTube Lyrics script You can download this free userscript from here: Download YouTube Lyr...

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Visual Cache Viewer for Firefox

Everything you browse and do in Firefox gets stored in the cache. You can browse the cache with two ways. One way is to type about:cache in Firefox and other is to access them manually from your Firefox profile. Firefox Cache Viewer is a free tool that provides a GUI and detailed information for your Firefox cache. This tool can help you in identifying which images are stored in Firefox’s cache. You can sort by url, size, mime type, cache location or date and can also search for specific items. Download Visual Firefox Cache Viewer You can download this Firefox addon from here: Download Cache Vie...

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Get Productive in Firefox with SmarterFox

Firefox already comes with some many features to keep your productivity high, but what if you get to make it more productive by adding a little spice to it? The spice I’m talking about is, SmarterFox, a Firefox addon to speedup tasks in Firefox and let you browse faster. SmarterFox is the most popular productivity addon which saves time by speeding up common tasks. This Firefox addon will help you get things done much quicker by getting faster, parallelized downloads, convenient shortcuts and more. Highlights of the addon: To save Web videos right-click anywhere and then select “download page media”.You can download all images and links...

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How To Create Your Own Firefox Installer

Despite the fact that Firefox is becoming more resource hungry day by day, it is still my favourite browser with all the addons it has to offer us. Did you know you can easily create your own Firefox installer? Yep, that also with all your favourite addons and themes installed in it. Silence of the Foxes is a free utility that lets you create your very own Firefox installers. All you need is the latest official Firefox installer, extension files and you’re good to go with your first Firefox installer project. This application is only 288KB in size and worth a try if you want to create a custom Firefox of your own. Keep checking, as I would...

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Firefox 3.5.2 Available for Download

Mozilla has just released an update, Firefox 3.5.2, addressing several security and stability issue which are now fixed in the latest release. Currently, it is not available everywhere and is being reported of being distributed to all its mirrors. Automatic update usually takes 24-48 hours before it starts notifying about any new released update. It is recommended that you all upgrade your Firefox to 3.5.2 as it is a security update fixing several issues. You can see the release notes here. Download Firefox 3.5.2 While Firefox 3.5.2 gets distributed to all the mirrors worldwide, SizzledCore readers can download the English version from here:...

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Firefox 4.0 Screenshots Revealed

I remember when Firefox 3 was released making a world record for most downloads in 24 hours, the guys at Mozilla had already started working on the next Firefox. I even got a glimpse of the Firefox 4 Alpha 1 from their FTP, but not sure if that was the official one. Just like there was a new interface in Firefox 3, the FF team is again working on a new and much-improved interface for Firefox 4. Two mockup designs have been released on the Mozilla Wiki to gather user-feedback and improve their designs further. These two mockups show two versions, tabs on top and tabs on bottom on Windows Vista default theme. Tabs on Top A bookmarks menu...

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Download Facebook Videos

Most video sharing sites do not allow users to download videos off the site for offline viewing. But still, there’s always an other way round that does the trick! I’ve shared a number of times how you can download videos off YouTube and other video sharing websites. And now here’s a trick how you can download videos from Facebook shared by your friends. How to Download Facebook Videos This is a simple Greasemonkey (What is?) script that you need to install using the Greasemonkey addon for Firefox. Follow the steps below to get direct links to download Facebook videos in high quality. Get Greasemonkey addon for FirefoxInstall the script...

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Facebook Desktop Application

There are many applications that lets you use Facebook on desktop, but not all give you a nice interface with almost all the Facebook features built in it. Photo Uploader for Facebook is actually an Adobe AIR Facebook desktop application that lets you upload photos by simply drag-and-drop, but along with features to make a complete desktop app. Simply click and drag an image (or folder of images) onto the running application. You can also stay constantly connected with your Facebook friends, view your News Feed, receive notifications, pokes and chat, right from your desktop without having to go into the browser. Download Photo Uploader...

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Facebook App v1.7 for BlackBerry

The best Facebook app for smartphones that comes next to Facebook app for iPhone is the BlackBerry Facebook app. Thanks to all the features it has, even Android version of this app doesn’t come closer to it. There were rumours already that BlackBerry Facebook app 1.7 will be releasing on October 16th, and it has turned out to be true. Facebook 1.7 is now live on the App World client. New features in this version are: News Feed Support – The ability to set the News Feed as the landing pageNews Feed Filters – The ability to toggle between ‘News Feed, Status Updates, Photos & Links’Caching Improvements – The application uses the device...

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How to Show Age in Facebook Profile

How many of you are bad at Maths? Okay, let’s take it this way. How many of you find it difficult to calculate age of someone whose date of birth you know? Well, in Facebook, the profile page only shows a person’s date of birth (only if the user has allowed others to see). it doesn’t show you their age and yes, (for those who’re week in calculating) you have to calculate their age yourself, if you ever need to. Today I came across this small Greasemonkey script that would replace the date of birth field in Facebook profile page with their age (like in the screenshot above). For all those lazy people, you won’t have to calculate the...

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Facebook Notifications on Desktop

I’m sure you remember the list of best Facebook applications I did? I also recently wrote about a Facebook Photo Uploader that is also like a complete desktop app for Facebook. But those were all Adobe AIR based applications. I’ve found another cool Facebook application that shows Facebook notifications on desktop. Notifications is a small desktop application for Facebook that brings all your new notifications to your desktop. These notifications include friend requests, pokes, event updates, group invites and unread messages. Whenever a new notification arrives, you get notified with a pop up window like in Windows Live Messenger....

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How to Hide Highlights in Facebook Sidebar

A while ago, Facebook introduced a section of Highlights in its right sidebar which shows the most commented photos, coming events, notes and what others are doing. Highlights section got a neutral response from everyone. Some liked it, but others found it as an addition to the ever growing clutter on the Facebook homepage. If you don’t like that highlight section, you can use a userscript to delete that part out of the Facebook homepage. Unfortunately, Facebook being so much customizable, doesn’t allow to enable or disable Highlights, Suggestions or any other section of the homepage. To remove Highlights, simply download the Hide...

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Suggest a Profile Picture on Facebook

Facebook introduced the new homepage yesterday, which was in works for quite some time. People have been complaining about the live news feed ever since it was released. The latest homepage features separate feeds for news feed and live feed. You can switch to whatever you find more appropriate for yourself. Even this design hasn’t been received well by the Facebook users. I noticed that the new Facebook homepage sidebar now let’s you suggest profile pictures for people you ‘might’ know. Under Suggestions, it now shows options to write on friends’ walls who are not very active on Twitter. To suggest a profile picture for someone,...

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Facebook 3.0 iPhone App Features & Screenshot Tour

A couple of hours ago, the Facebook 3.0 app for iPhone and iPod Touch finally made it’s way to the App Store for download. The UI has been completely revamped to support a number of new features that can be seen in Facebook 3.0 iPhone app. This app is getting mixed reviews from everyone, but for me, it’s the best Facebook for iPhone app release till now. I’ve compiled a list of the best features along with screenshots of Facebook 3.0 iPhone app. Menu View and New UI The main interface gives you access to news feed, profile, friends list, messages inbox, chat, friends requests, events, photos and notes icons. You can open those applications...

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Add Facebook Friends to Windows Live Messenger

How many of you have more friends on Facebook than Windows Live Messenger (WLM)? Atleast, I do as I’m more active on Facebook than Windows Live. Since the launch of the new WLM, many services have been integrated to it, like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn etc. Now you can even add contacts from these services in your WLM contact list. It’s better to use the Connect tool in Windows Live Profile, rather than going through each of your Facebook friends’ profile for their Windows Live address and adding them individually. How to Add Facebook Friends to Windows Live Messenger Wondering how to do this? Just follow the steps below :) 1. Visit the...

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Get Emoticons List in Facebook Chat

I personally don’t prefer Facebook chat much and have almost put it on offline, but this tip could be helpful for those who use it a lot to chat with friends on Facebook. I’m sure none of you would be aware of the entire list of emoticons available in Facebook Chat, but this little Greasemonkey script will display all of them like in any IM chat window. How To Get Emoticons List in Facebook Chat Follow the simple steps below to get your Close any Facebook tabs/windows if they’re opened.Get Greasemonkey addon for Firefox.Now install this script for Greasemonkey to display Facebook Chat emoticons.Sign in Facebook and open a chat tab to...

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Best Facebook Desktop Applications for Windows

Facebook is now the most popular social network with over 300 million active members. Even being this big, Facebook has no official application for desktop to manage their updates and account without opening the Facebook website. I have managed to compile a list of (almost) all the desktop applications available for Facebook, and I’m sure people like me who are very active on Facebook would love to try them out. Best Facebook Desktop Applications Let’s kick off with the list! Facebook Desktop Facebook Desktop is a Windows program that, with a small memory footprint, provides updates to the users Facebook profile, such as messages, pokes,...

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