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Block Facebook Malware “Features”

Alex — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:26:04 +0000

Using Firefox and Adblock Plus, you can block some unwanted “features” of Facebook: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/how-to_avoid_facebook_malware.html. For example, it should prevent Facebook from sharing information with other websites.

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.

Download Excel Spreadsheet from Microsoft using Firefox in Linux

Alex — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:10 +0000

To avoid getting the error “Your operating system does not meet system requirements”, I had to use User Agent Switcher to download the spreadsheet at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC300022771033.aspx for electric meter logging for energy efficiency. Then I used cabextract to extract the .cab file and used Open Office to view the 30002277.xltx file. Here it is saved using Open Office’s ODS format: electricity_tracking.

Adblock Plus and Adsense compatibility issue

Alex — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:05:16 +0000

To be able to access my Adsense account, I had to add the following exception filter in Adblock plus:

@@https://www.google.com/adsense/

Note: I use the Easylist (USA) subscription.

Backup your Firefox Passwords

Alex — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:57:19 +0000

There are only 2 files you need to backup:

signons.sqlite
key3.db

You can find those in your Firefox profile:

Linux

~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/

Windows

Click the Windows Start button, and select Run….
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.

Firefox: How to customize your UserAgent

Alex — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:32:41 +0000

Firefox: How to edit the User Agent string

To change the User Agent string, just enter about:config as an address in the address bar of FireFox, the location where you normally enter a URL (link). I recommend to preserve the original value, which you can get when you enter just about: in the address bar.

Now press the right mouse button to get the context menu and select “String” from the menu entry “New”. Enter the preference name “general.useragent.override”, without the quotes. Next, enter the new User Agent value you want Mozilla Firefox to use. I added my name and a link to my web site to the original value. You can also pick one from the list of User Agent strings. Check the new value by entering about: in the address bar.

Source: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2004/04/24/changinguseragent.html