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Add-on Mania!

So, with Mozilla Firefox 3 being installed pretty much everywhere, I've decided to give you the coolest add-ons for your newly-updated browser!

Colourful Tabs


Download from: here.
Colourful Tabs is an add-on which makes your tabs look bright and colourful! So if you want to brighten up your plain, boring, default Firefox theme, download it NOW!

gMail Manager


Download from: here.
gMail Manager allows you to manage multiple gMail accounts at once, all the way from your browser!

Video Download Helper


Download from: here.
VDH allows you to download videos quickly and easily from YouTube and the like. A must-have for people who love to download YouTube videos!

oMusic


Download from : here.
oMusic (Online Music Player) is a built-in music player. You can skip songs, get the lyrics and more!

Facebook Photo Album Downloader


Download from : here.
FPAD allows you to download full Facebook picture albums. Its very easy to use, and is just amazing *grins*!

Many More!


There are many more add-ons for Firefox 3! All you have to do is browse around the add-on directory! Some are still in the process of being made ready for FF3, remember!

HELP. The "Awesome Bar" Is Annoying Me!

I don't like it that the address bar has titles in them. I only care about the site not the title of the site. I was used to that. Also the add-ons that I had on Firefox 2 don't work. *frowns* angelini (a Windows XP-user), 18 from Illinois, USA

Mia's comment: For your "awesome bar" worries, there is a way to get rid of it!

type in "about:config" in the address bar.

Click "I'll be careful, I promise!"


Type in : "browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped".

Right click on that, go to "toggle" and select "true"

That works on most computers, but if that doesn't work, there is an experimental add on, which turns your FF3 address bar back to the FF2 one. You can download this here. As it is an experimental add-on, you will need to log in to download it. Log in in with the following details:

email address: technerd_ppjs@rocketmail.com
password: tn2231

Follow the instructions on that, and voila! you have your basic, FF2 address bar!


Also, for your add-ons, it may be worth keeping them on, as most add-ons are in the process of updating *smiles*

NEXT TIME ON TECH NERD.

Hey! Love the page! Anyway, next week, can you PLEASE do an article on your best tips for making the most out of your Firefox three? Thanks! xx Sekhet (a Windows XP-user), 18 from Egypt

Mia's comment: You heard the girl! Send in your top tips for FF3!

Geek Out!

If something on your computer's screwing up, hit up the submission form and let us know what's going down. Make sure you spyware and virus scan first, though, otherwise we'll just ostracize you.
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External Resources

CD Burning Software:
RealPlayer - Thinger that plays .RM and .RA files.
Windows Media Player - Another player that plays .wma files and burns and rips CDs
iTunes - Supports or converts all music file types. To burn a CD, make a playlist and hit the Burn Disk button.

Browser Hijack/Spyware removal
Ad-Aware - Detects and removes 'spy ware'
Spyware Blaster - Can help reverse spyware damage

Email Providers:
Digital Me - Provided free by Novell, nice features, web-based
Mailshell - Costs $3 a month but can block 99.5% of spam
MochaMail - Has a variety of mail pickup options, free
MyOwnEmail - Not only is it free, it has spiffy domain names

HTML Tools and Tutorials:
1st Page 2000 - Free HTML editing software
HTML Code Tutorial - Free reference for HTML help+forums
HTML Goodies - Tutorials and reference materials
Lissa Explains - Great girl powered HTML advice site

Music/File Sharing:
Bearshare - Free version has ads, pay version doesn't
Drumbeat - File-sharing network client for MAC users

Free and Legal MP3 downloads:
Artist Direct - Lots of free and legal MP3s here
GarageBand - Listen to up and coming bands then rate them!
Peoplesound - A worldwide MP3 distributor

Virus/Trojan protection:
AVG Anti-Virus - Free anti virus software - download required
Avast Antivirus - Some more free antivirus software
Housecall - Free Virus Scan -no software installation needed
ZoneAlarm - Free software firewall program from ZoneLabs

Miscellaneous:
Boot Disks - Download emergency boot disks
PC PitStop - Free PC performance tune-up
Pop-up killers - Advice and links to pop-up killers

Getting a 'Promulgate Universal' XP error or DelFin ads?
Open control panel and click ADD/REMOVE programs then find DelFin Media Viewer and click remove. When done run Ad-Aware (available for download above). Then reboot and you should be fine.

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