Speed Test Why do I get a “socket error” message? An error may result from having the speed test open in more than one browser tab or window. The test may fail to complete and display the following message: “A socket error occurred during the Upload test. Please try again later.” To prevent this error, and get the most accurate test results, close all other browser tabs and windows before running. If you continue to get a socket error message, or another type of error message, please provide feedback by emailing us at speedtestfeedback@fusionconnect.com. Why is the location I usually pick missing from the City list? A slow response can be caused by latency or packet-loss between the client and server, or particularly high Internet usage (during peak hours). In which browsers does the Speed Test work best? Why am I receiving “Could not connect to the Internet” errors when I am connected? Why didn’t the test choose the server location nearest me? Why is my speed lower than expected?
Comment modifier le moteur de recherche par défaut de la barre d Sans le module de recherche Vous savez certainement que la barre d’adresses de Firefox fait également office de moteur de recherche. Si pour éviter le doublon et gagner de la place dans votre interface, vous avez masqué la zone de recherche (voir ci-dessous), vous avez tout simplement supprimer le moyen de modifier le moteur. L’idée est donc de la faire réapparaître. Voici comment : effectuez un clic droit sur une zone vierge de la zone supérieure de votre navigateur choisissez Personnaliser faites glisser le champ de recherche sur cette zone supérieure Maintenant que vous avez le module de recherche Les choses vont être beaucoup plus simples : cliquez sur le logo du moteur par défaut choisissez le moteur de votre choix Si le moteur que vous souhaitez ne s’affiche pas dans ces propositions, nous vous invitons à consulter cette liste de moteurs de recherche de Mozilla Vous devriez y trouver votre bonheur. Ordre des moteurs et raccourcis de recherche
quick highlight keywords in FF Life of a Computer Scientist: The real way to disable Adobe Updater from your Mac OS X Adobe update manager is really annoying, but most instructions on the web to disable it merely tells Adobe Updater not to report updates; the updater still runs silently. The fact that I'm dedicating system resource every now and then so the Adobe Updater can phone home but not tell me to update is not good enough for me. I want Adobe Updater to stop completely. To stop Adobe Updater completely, one must understand how it gets run in the first place. The updater is launched by a Mac OS X system service called launchd. To launchd, Adobe Updater is a periodic job. cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents launchctl remove `basename com.adobe.ARM.* .plist` rm com.adobe.ARM Basically, the idea is, for each launchd plist file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents that you don't want, run launchctl remove on the job name, which is the same as the plist file name without the .plist suffix, then remove the actual .plist file. You're welcome.
Keyboard Shortcut List | using shortcut keys and improve productivity How to make Firefox your productivity machine Elliott Kosmicki is the founder of GoodPlum.com, a productivity and personal development blog for home business owners. You can also follow Elliott on Twitter. We won't mention Internet Explorer here. In my endless pursuit of the ultimate productivity system, technology always seems to get in the way. Be sure to let us know in the comments what Firefox productivity bits you use on a daily basis! 1. I know, there are too many programs to learn keyboard shortcuts for! My most-used shortcuts: F6 or Ctrl+L : Gets you right up into the Address/URL bar.F5 : Reload the page.Ctrl+F : Find what you're looking for on the page. There are obviously many more shortcuts built-in to Firefox, but these are the ones I use every single day. 2. Did you know you can create a shortcut for ANY search box on the web? I use Musicnotes.com to download sheet music (I play a little piano sometimes). 1. To set this up, go to any website that has a search box. That's it! 3. Enter Picnik. 4. 1. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Customizable Shortcuts for Firefox Lets You Create Key Commands for Anything For the ultimate control use KeyConfig along with Functions for KeyConfig. For example, I have "i" set to start inspecting elements on webpages using Firebug, "t" to open a new tab, "k" to focus search box, "c" to close current tab, "r" to reload, "z" to go back, "x" to go forward, "a" to switch to prev tag, "s" to switch to next tag, "v" to view page source, "u" to copy current page URL, "p" to open Page Info view (for easy downloading of images when needed), "d" to open up add to delicious dialog etc. Website down or not? - Website availability check *Actually Useful* Windows Keyboard Shortcuts - including new Windows 7 tricks. : technology
How to set Gmail as your default email client in Firefox 3 Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing Manager For those of you using newly released Firefox 3, or willing to give it a try, you can take advantage of a new feature that lets you set Gmail as the default for all email links -- those that contain "mailto:" in them. If you're like me and don't have a default email client set up, then clicking these links typically launches an installation wizard for a destkop mail client, or opens some email software that you don't actually use. Now you can configure Firefox to launch Gmail when you click on email address links and avoid the hassle. 1) Go to Gmail and sign in. 2) While in Gmail, copy and paste the following into your browser's address bar and hit enter. javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto"," Google Apps users can use this code (but be sure to replace yourdomain.com with your Google Apps domain name): 3) Click "Add Application" when you are prompted1.
How to customize Firefox keyboard shortcuts The startup has developed a novel way to help audiences give musicians their undivided attention: a locking smartphone case that must be used while at a show. The two bouncers at the Stork Club, a dive bar in Oakland, Calif., stopped me in front of a bin of smartphone cases. That night's show was a phone-free affair, they told me. I had to place my iPhone 5S in one of the sleeves, which would lock as soon as I entered the club's phone-free zone and stay locked until I left. Made by spanking-new startup Yondr, the cases operate on the fundamental premise that smartphones can be "a distraction and a crutch" that distance us from our immediate surroundings. Yondr's mission, according to its website, is "to show people how powerful a moment can be when we aren't focused on documenting or broadcasting it." Yondr is among the first companies to cater to the "unplugging" movement. "Yondr is not antitechnology. Updating the 'social protocol' I finally put my Yondr-encased phone in my pocket.
Second Internal vs External Hard Drive - Photo.net Digital Darkroom Forum Steve C , May 31, 2009; 09:35 p.m. I'd like to put all my photos (now on CDs and DVDs) onto a single hard drive for use with Photoshop. I was looking at external drives, but I have room for another internal drive on my Dell (XP), and Dell sells the same brand and size (Seagate 1TB) at the same price as the external. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an internal drive besides the lack of portability and off-site storage? Steve C , May 31, 2009; 09:44 p.m. P.S. ian murren , May 31, 2009; 09:51 p.m. Well an internal should be cheaper than an external drive since your not paying for an enclosure, power supply, interface chips (hard drives are not native usb, so there are some hardware needed). Mendel Leisk , May 31, 2009; 10:16 p.m. I've been using mulitple internal drives for about 15 years now, coupled with a simple efficient command to mirror selected folders. Brad Smith , May 31, 2009; 10:54 p.m. Does your PC have an external SATA (eSATA) port? Alan Bryant , May 31, 2009; 10:57 p.m.
Windows Shortcuts and Commands Some people especially from DOS Era still think that here is life beyond GUI and mouse clicks. Keyboard is still a very productive tool for any OS. It makes life lot easier if you know the right keyboard shortcut for the job. A true IT guy is the one who can use windows just from the keyboard & even without the mouse if the need be so… & It is far less strain on your hand and wrist if you know even a few keyboard shortcuts. Run Commands to access the control panel: Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cplDate/Time Properties control timedate.cplDisplay Properties control desk.cplFindFast control findfast.cplInternet Properties control inetcpl.cplKeyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboardMouse Properties control main.cpl Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl Network Properties control netcpl.cplPassword Properties control password.cplPrinters Folder control printers Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds System Properties control sysdm.cpl