• ||addthis.com^$third-party
• ||addtoany.com^$third-party
• ||sharethis.com^$third-party

via Adblock Plus – View topic – Share/Save pop-ups.

via YaCy – The Peer to Peer Search Engine: Home.

Download annoyinggoogle.xml and save this file to ~/.mozilla/firefox/yourprofile/searchplugins/ in Linux or C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\ in Windows and restart Firefox.

<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>G00gle</ShortName>
<Description>Non Crappy Google Search</Description>

<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
<Image width="16" height="16">data:image/jpg;base64,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</Image>

<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&amp;client=firefox&amp;hl={moz:locale}&amp;q={searchTerms}"/>

<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.com/search">
	<Param name="q" value="allintext:{searchTerms}%20OR%20allinurl:{searchTerms}%20OR%20allintitle:{searchTerms}"/>

  <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>
  <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>
  <Param name="aq" value="t"/>
  <!-- Dynamic parameters -->

  <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>
  <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>

</Url>
<SearchForm>http://www.google.com/</SearchForm>
</SearchPlugin>

Via http://ask.metafilter.com/181167/Google-is-driving-me-nuts

Open Source

3D Modeler

http://www.19.5degs.com/3d.php

Sandy is an intuitive and user-friendly 3D open-source library developed in Actionscript 2.0 and now Actionscript 3.0 for Adobe Flash.

http://www.flashsandy.org/blog/

PaperVision3D – Open Source realtime 3D engine for Flash

http://blog.papervision3d.org/

Tutorial: http://rozengain.com/?postid=28&replyto=2296

Away3D – Open Source realtime 3D engine for Flash

http://www.away3d.com/

Commercial

Kaon’s vSpace™ – From lightweight web 3D product tours, to stills and videos for Flash applications, extraordinary PowerPoint presentations, and now 3D PDFs, vSpace tools make interactive solutions possible for everyone.

http://www.kaon.com/software/swindex.html

Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD (publish your 3D models from AutoCAD directly into Google Earth)

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/google_earth_extension_beta/

Content creation programs which support Collada

https://collada.org/mediawiki/index.php/Portal:Products_directory

Where to find Collada plugins: http://www.terathon.com/wiki/index.php?title=Collada_Plugins
SketchUp (you’ll have to unzip the .kmz file to find the .dae inside)
Blender 3D
Truespace
DX studio
Photoshop CS3 Plugin
AutoCAD 2008
3D Studio Max
Maya

Swift3D (Flash only)

http://www.terathon.com/wiki/index.php?title=Collada_Plugins

tag:3d&cad&animation

via Flash Vs HTML5.

Concrete example:

Edit prefs.js file located in Firefox’s profile directory to:

Disabling javascript, referers and cookies completely is probably a bad idea (many trusted website can become unusable), one should probably use NoScript, ModifyHeaders or CookieSafe add-ons insteads.

# Mozilla User Preferences

/* Do not edit this file.
 *
 * If you make changes to this file while the application is running,
 * the changes will be overwritten when the application exits.
 *
 * To make a manual change to preferences, you can visit the URL about:config
 * For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs
 */

user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.addon-background-update-timer", 1287207323);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.blocklist-background-update-timer", 1287207586);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.microsummary-generator-update-timer", 1287207396);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.places-maintenance-timer", 1287206929);
user_pref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.search-engine-update-timer", 1287287126);
user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.0.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.0.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.0.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.1.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.1.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.1.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.2.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.2.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.2.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.3.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.3.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.3.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.4.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.4.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.4.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.5.title", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.5.type", "");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.5.uri", "");
user_pref("browser.download.manager.retention", 0);
user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.history_expire_days", 0);
user_pref("browser.history_expire_days.mirror", 0);
user_pref("browser.history_expire_days_min", 0);
user_pref("browser.history_expire_sites", 0);
user_pref("browser.migration.version", 1);
user_pref("browser.places.importBookmarksHTML", false);
user_pref("browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion", 2);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.gethashURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.keyURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.lookupURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.name", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportErrorURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportGenericURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportMalwareErrorURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportMalwareURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportPhishURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.reportURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.0.updateURL", "");
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.warning.infoURL", "");
user_pref("browser.search.defaultenginename", "");
user_pref("browser.search.order.1", "");
user_pref("browser.search.order.2", "");
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "rv:1.9.2.10");
user_pref("extensions.enabledItems", "langpack-en-GB@firefox-3.6.ubuntu.com:3.6,ubufox@ubuntu.com:0.9rc2,{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}:3.6.10");
user_pref("extensions.lastAppVersion", "3.6.10");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.defaultHandlersVersion", "");https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/967/
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.0.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.0.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.1.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.1.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.2.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.2.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.3.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.3.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.0.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.0.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.1.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.1.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.2.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.2.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.3.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.3.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.0.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.0.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.1.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.1.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.2.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.2.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.3.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.3.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.0.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.0.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.1.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.1.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.2.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.2.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.3.name", "");
user_pref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.3.uriTemplate", "");
user_pref("general.smoothScroll", true);
user_pref("general.useragent.extra.firefox", "Firefox");
user_pref("general.useragent.vendor", "Windows NT 6.1");
user_pref("general.useragent.vendorComment", "");
user_pref("general.useragent.vendorSub", "");
user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "");
user_pref("idle.lastDailyNotification", 1287209609);
user_pref("intl.charsetmenu.browser.cache", "UTF-8");
user_pref("javascript.enabled", false);
user_pref("keyword.URL", "");
user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2);
user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1);
user_pref("network.cookie.prefsMigrated", true);
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 0);
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
user_pref("places.last_vacuum", 1287209609);
user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", false);
user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", false);
user_pref("privacy.sanitize.didShutdownSanitize", true);
user_pref("privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs", true);
user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
user_pref("urlclassifier.gethashnoise", 0);
user_pref("urlclassifier.gethashtables", "");
user_pref("urlclassifier.updatecachemax", 0);

Sources: Lock Down Firefox & #1227136 – Pastie.

Plack

Plack::Middleware::StackTrace

I’d rather not have this distraction (so I turned it off). Plus, if they really wanted you to save time, they would give you more then 10 results per page (as the default setting).

Permission denied: .htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

I fixed it by changing all directories (and sub-directories) permissions using this command:

-bash-3.00$ find ./ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

Warning: This command changes all sub-folders permissions.

An easy way to block it if you use Adblock plus, is to add the following filter (Tools – Adblock Plus Preferences – Filters – Add Filter..):

.addthis.com/*

• Tor: “enabling Internet anonymity by thwarting network traffic analysis”
• Privoxy: “It has filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and selectively removing content such as ads, banners and pop-ups.”
• Enigmail: “It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the OpenPGP standard.”
• Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR): “cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations”

An interesting talk on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpHWnHxmnXg (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA (Part 2)

Or if you want, you can completely delete your account, thanks to the The Consumerist. You could also just deactivate your account if you plan on re-using it.

1. Adblock Plus
2. No Script
3. Firebug (mostly for web development)

Bonus:

1. ShareMeNot
2. HTTPS Everywhere

Greasemonkey’s DiggBar Killer script.

Pre-requisites: Greasemonkey for Firefox.

#!/bin/sh
export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libGL.so.1"
/home/alexb/apps/firefox/firefox
chmod +x start_firefox
./start_firefox

Another solution is to disable the hardware acceleration in Flash (probably a bad solution):

1. Right click on the embedded Flash window inside Firefox (flash video)
2. Settings…
3. go to the first tab
4. un-check “Enable hardware acceleration”

Now you should be able to go full screen…

Here is the version of the software I was using.

• Flash v10,0,15,3
• Firefox 3.0.5 and 3.5.2
• NVIDIA video driver 180.22
• Kernel 2.6.27.7-smp

• signons.sqlite
• key3.db

You can find those in your Firefox profile:

Linux

~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/

Windows

1. Click the Windows Start button, and select Run….
2. Type in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ then click OK.

You can then copy those file to another computer in your Firefox profile to use them.

It’s still worth a try, play now.

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• Support for wired or wireless connectivity
• Navigation using a TV-friendly and intuitive User Interface
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• Search for videos with the powerful built-in video search engine
• Choose from a large selection of movies and download from CinemaNow™
• Download videos using BitTorrent™ protocol
• Watch videos directly from popular websites by categories
• Watch Live TV Channels from around the world
• Access to Personal Media such as video, music, and photos from the home network stored on a PC, Networked Attached Storage device, or even on a connected USB storage device

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