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Automatically open ICS files in Google Calendar
Lots of web sites have an option to export events as an ICS file that can then be imported into a desktop or web-based calendar (for example if you're invited to a Facebook event there will be an ...
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4answers
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Disable the Google Plus red notification number on Gmail, Google search, etc
How can I disable the big red number showing on the Google account bar that comes from Google+ activity?
Whenever there are new notifications from Google+ the box turns red showing a number or count ...
13
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1answer
2k views
How to fix smilies in Gmail showing as “J”
Is there a way to fix smilies in received emails that looks like "J" in Gmail?
Other mail clients (such as Outlook) changes ":)" to smile character in Wingdings font that is letter "J". Although, in ...
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3answers
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Does Gmail, Google Docs & Google Calendar Offline work with Offline Storage in Firefox 4 and above?
I currently use Google Gears with Gmail and Google Calendar to keep an offline copy of my mail and calendar. I use Firefox 3.6, but I'm looking at upgrading to Firefox 4.
I read that HTML5 has ...
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votes
5answers
1k views
How does YouTube know my Google identity without my explicitly connecting?
I've found that recently when I visit YouTube, I am automatically logged in with my Google/Gmail Account. I don't like this at all. I do not want my video browsing history tied up with my Google ...
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4answers
440 views
How to search Twitter for tweets citing a blog post, correcting for URL shorteners?
Say I want to find all tweets that link to a particular blog post, such as this one, and considering that most tweets would actually use URL shorteners, is there a way to find those tweets, taking ...
8
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1answer
1k views
Stop autoplay on youtube but enable buffering
There's already a question asking about how to stop youtube videos from automatically playing, however the solution there doesn't satisfy me as it prevents the video from buffering in the background.
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7
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2answers
236 views
Internet Bookmarks
In Firefox I have on the order of 10^3 bookmarks. I need a tool which provides the following features:
Grouping (tagging / categorization - either is acceptable)
Browser (prefer Firefox) integration ...
7
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1answer
286 views
A clear understanding about Mozilla Firefox web applications
I have seen lately a concept of installing open web applications in Firefox and Google Chrome just like extensions here .
While the site says it as a installable websites. It looks very similar to ...
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3answers
2k views
How to make Google search not redirect
When I click an entry in the Google search results, it first queries Google server and then redirect to the page. For example, search foobar gives:
<a ...
6
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2answers
928 views
How can I get Firefox to remember passwords for banking sites?
I wish for Firefox v4 to ask to remember passwords on Windows 7 for many banking sites that somehow cause this feature to be suppressed. Is there a way in Firefox or a plug-in that will allow these ...
6
votes
1answer
114 views
Why my Gmail goes partially unencrypted whenever I start writing a new message?
When I enter my Gmail account (Ubuntu precise, Firefox with a few addons—AdBlock, WOT, Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere) the encryption of the page works normally (snapshot 1), and keeps on doing so until I ...
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5answers
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Snopes.com Can't highlight text - why?
Does anyone know why I can't highlight text when visiting Snopes.com? Give it a try and see if it works for you - This is something that happens on every computer I've visited Snopes from, if I had to ...
3
votes
3answers
229 views
Do not show email address in google start page
My start page in firefox is always google, and as I use my account, everybody can always see my google email address, which I do not want to show. Is it there an option for not showing it when you are ...
3
votes
2answers
108 views
Webapps on the desktop - options for [closed]
I've been playing around with Mozilla Prism to bring a WebApp to my desktop, it works pretty well but I was wondering what alternatives there are?
Edit for clarification:
I am using Windows 7 and ...
3
votes
1answer
85 views
Google Trends keeps coming up in Chinese
I'm having a problem with Google trends: it keeps coming up in what it looks like Chinese.
I tried to eliminate several potential causes:
Signed out of my Google account -> still in Chinese.
...
3
votes
1answer
709 views
Google Docs brings Firefox to a grinding halt
I've found recently that when I open a not-too-large* spreadsheet in Google Docs, within about 5 minutes of leaving it in a background tab, Firefox starts hogging 100% processor time. Closing the main ...
3
votes
1answer
352 views
How can I get gmail to stop asking me this question on recovery email address being correct?
For the last few days, I am now suddenly getting the following alert in yellow at the top of my GMail session:
Hey, this is important: If you ever lose access to your account, we can send
password ...
3
votes
1answer
431 views
Facebook makes emoticons graphical — how to disable this behaviour?
Facebook started turning emoticons used in comments on status updates graphical:
How do I turn off this behaviour? Preferably inside Facebook, but otherwise with a user-side script or user-side ...
3
votes
1answer
139 views
Stumbleupon favorites in bookmarks
I use StumbleUpon a lot, but with the update to Firefox 4, the bookmarks folder with all the stuff I favorited is gone. I now have to go to their site to view my old favorites.
Anyone have any idea ...
3
votes
0answers
2k views
Twitter randomly fails to load in Chrome [closed]
I've been noticing over the last few weeks that when I try to load Twitter through Chrome, it will randomly decide to hang on trying to load the page, showing nothing but a blank white page, like the ...
3
votes
0answers
38 views
Diigo functionality similar to SessionManager?
Does Diigo have anyway of managing browser session like the Firefox Session Manager Add-on, where you can group urls together (like you can in Diigo with tags), but also open all of them in the ...
2
votes
3answers
4k views
Why don't the markers show up in google maps when using Firefox?
I'm using Firefox 10.0.1 with no add-ons or extensions. A few months ago (possibly with a Firefox update?) the markers (the upside down teardrop shaped ones) stopped appearing in Google Maps. I can ...
2
votes
3answers
282 views
Gmail Unread Messages Favicons
How can you get Gmail to show the number of unread messages in the favicon? Specifically, are there any plugins for Chrome that allow me to do it with both regular Gmail and Google Apps? I've used ...
2
votes
3answers
6k views
How to get Monthly view in Outlook Web Access in Firefox 4.0?
Using Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access in Firefox 4.0 to work with my calendar, I'm only able to get one day up at a time, with a small monthly calendar on the side. In Internet Explorer it lets ...
2
votes
1answer
237 views
Is there any new information on the YouTube HTML5 video format?
I remember somewhat recently that YouTube was using the H.264 codec for their videos in HTML5 format. This is a proprietary format, and Firefox is open source, so they only support Theora and Ogg ...
2
votes
1answer
54 views
How did Firefox on the Linux side of my computer know my Facebook name had changed?
I have Windows 7 and Mint Linux on my computer. I had changed the e-mail address I use to log into Facebook (and I did this on Windows). The next time I logged into Linux it had the updated e-mail ...
2
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1answer
685 views
Google bookmarks, delicious, and chrome sync
I'm not certain if I should ask this here or on SuperUser. Since Chrome OS is (mostly) all in the cloud, here goes...
I heard this morning that Yahoo is shutting down delicious. (Edit: This may not ...
2
votes
1answer
117 views
YouTube videos reload when I replay them?
When you start a video, there is a light grey bar which indicates the loading of the video. How come when I replay the video (by clicking the 'replay' button or by clicking somewhere random on the ...
2
votes
0answers
451 views
Getting a “The page isn't redirecting properly” when logging into Tumblr [closed]
Up until now (even earlier today) logging into Tumblr has worked perfectly. But I just tried to log in, and Firefox gave me this error:
The page isn't redirecting properly
Firefox has ...
2
votes
0answers
170 views
Earth View as default on Google Maps
I frequently use the Earth View (the one like in external Google Earth program) on maps.google.com as i find it more pleasant and quick rather then the laggy map and satellite views.
However, every ...
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vote
3answers
1k views
Mobile version of GMail on desktop firefox
it would be useful to be able to check the mobile version of Gmail when my internet speed gets capped. I tried switching my user agent to Iphone 3, but this didn't display properly (appeared in a tiny ...
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vote
2answers
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Updated to Firefox 16.0.2 - Trello not opening now
Both myself and a colleague updated our main browser (Firefox 16) to the latest version (16.0.2) this morning and now we can't access our Trello board - nor the Development or Help ones.
Still works ...
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2answers
155 views
Is there any web site where you can upload JSON Firefox bookmarks file and then manage the bookmarks?
Is there any web site where you can upload JSON Firefox bookmarks file and then manage the bookmarks?
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vote
1answer
291 views
How can I read an updated book version on Amazon Cloud Reader using Firefox?
I got an email that an e-book I purchased from Amazon was updated. I logged on to Amazon, found the book in my Kindle library, and clicked the link to update the book. I figured out how to update the ...
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vote
1answer
77 views
Rearranging the Google Bar [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change links of the Google bar?
How do you rearrange the Google Bar in Firefox using CSS? I know there's an add-on (You Google Bar), but I'd prefer a CSS ...
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vote
1answer
332 views
Specific Japanese/Foreign Language text not rendering in modern desktop browser(s)
I've recently come across an issue where some Japanese text on certain web pages won't render properly no matter what I do. I've tested many browsers, changed character encoding and even gone as far ...
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vote
1answer
513 views
Adding a keyword shortcut for Google Maps on Firefox
I tried to add a keyboard shortcut for searching Google Bookmarks using the option in the right click menu, but when I try to use it, only a blank search box appears. How can I make this work?
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vote
1answer
1k views
save all open webpages for offline browsing [closed]
Is there a way to save all the open web pages in the browser to a disk?
If several webpages are open and just one click saves all those to a disk it would be very handy. One would not have to rely on ...
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vote
1answer
262 views
Pearltrees doesn't work in Firefox, but works in Chrome
In Firefox, if it's the first time I visit Pearltrees, the Pearltrees progress bar goes until the end, then it stays a fully loaded bar and nothing else happens. If it's not, the Pearltrees progress ...
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vote
1answer
214 views
Disable Google keyboard shortcuts
I'm currently using Firefox on Ubuntu 12.10 and disabled Google keyboard shortcuts, mainly because if I wasn't typing in the right box, I would suddenly be doing weird things to my inbox. But ...
1
vote
0answers
242 views
using Yahoo Messenger to send SMS
When using Yahoo Messenger to send SMS, I get:
Sorry, but Yahoo! Messenger is currently unavailable. Please try again
later.
I receive this error message after step three below:
To send SMS ...
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vote
0answers
238 views
Amazon website not loading completely
For the last few months now, I've been having problems with the (German) Amazon website.
One day, the website stopped loading correctly. Since that, my browser (Firefox as well as Internet Explorer) ...
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vote
0answers
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Can I re-arrange the links on the top of Google (products) pages? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change links of the Google bar?
In Google products pages you will find some links on the top: (eg: Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Calendar More)
...
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vote
1answer
179 views
Fix formatting issue with Gmail on Firefox
On two computers now, I have a strange recurring visual formatting bug when accessing Gmail using Firefox. One email, usually towards the bottom of the page, has a blue block over the date. I have ...
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votes
2answers
3k views
Search YouTube favorites?
Can anybody that has Chrome and can actually do it, answer? Also, for Firefox 3.6 (latest version of ff), only those that can do it.
I'm not looking for somebody just pointing to an extension, but ...
0
votes
1answer
523 views
In Firefox, how to subscribe to RSS feed without “Reader vs Homepage” page?
Using Firefox 11, though I remember this being true in versions past, as well. Is there any way to tell Firefox to add RSS feeds to Google Reader specifically, rather than to just "Google", so I don't ...
0
votes
1answer
277 views
Bookmark managers that can handle details [closed]
Looking for a bookmark manager that will host all my bookmarks from Mozilla and Chrome (mostly from Mozilla, since Chrome's bookmarking facility is severely inconvenient). But my Mozilla bookmarks are ...
0
votes
1answer
136 views
Shortcut Keys in Diigo Sidebar? [closed]
When I used to use the del.icio.us sidebar, you could press Ctrl + B and it would appear. Does the diigo sidebar have a similar shortcut key to make it appear and disappear?
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0answers
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Mouse cursor does not always disappear when opening a YouTube video in full screen
Sometimes when I open a YouTube video in full screen by double-clicking the video, the mouse cursor does not disappear. I have to exit full screen mode then re-enter it again by double-clicking the ...
