Category: How-To

How to fix broken Firefox extensions

There are few certainties in life. Death, taxes and Microsoft FUD are three of them—and the fact that, sooner or later, upgrading Firefox is going to break one or more of your killer extensions.

Internet Explorer can only dream of the wonderful extensibility of Firefox but with an ever bloating feature set and the pace of browser upgrades comes complexity. Firefox is a moving target. Unlike the glacially slow upgrade path of Windows, Firefox is the very paradigm of open source/free software development. It has gone through more upgrades than Steve Ballmer has launched patent lawsuits, and because it is free software, professionals and keen amateurs can tinker with it to destruction—and frequently do.

The Best Backup App for Android

There are a few pretty great backup apps for Android, but our favorite has to be Titanium Backup. It requires a rooted phone, but you can backup and restore apps from Dropbox, run automatic batch backups, and even uninstall crapware.

How to Download Official 64-bit Firefox (x64) Installer Before Final Release

Firefox 4 was the first version of Firefox web browser that is having full support for 64-bit (x64) operating system. Firefox 3.6 and earlier version of Firefox web browser only offers 32-bit (x86) version software.

It should be noted that 64-bit Firefox will install only on 64-bit operating system. If you’re using a 32-bit operating system, even if with a processor that supports Intel EM64T or AMD64, then the Firefox x64 is of no particular interest. 64-bit computing has been gaining pace since the introduction of Windows Vista, and has gained momentum with Windows 7 and in particular Windows Server 2008 R2, which available solely as 64-bit product. However, even if you’re running 64-bit system, the 64-bit version of Firefox also requires 64-bit versions of plugins and extensions, where may current plugins and extensions may not compatible with 64-bit browser yet.

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Automatically diagnose and fix common problems with Windows Update

Many times Windows users face problems while using Windows Update. They receive strange error messages while downloading or installing updates via Windows Update.

To fix all these annoying problems, Microsoft has released Fixit which will automatically diagnose and fix common problems with Windows Update.

WordPress – Passwords Reset

Earlier on the 21st, the WordPress team noticed suspicious commits to several popular plugins (AddThis, WPtouch, and W3 Total Cache) containing cleverly disguised backdoors. We determined the commits were not from the authors, rolled them back, pushed updates to the plugins, and shut down access to the plugin repository while we looked for anything else unsavory.

50 Cool Uses For Live CDs

It is perhaps the most useful tool in any geek’s toolkit, but do you realize all the things live CDs can help you with? If not, it’s time to read “50 Cool Uses For Live CDs”. This guide outlines just a few of the many uses live CDs can offer, and is a great resource for live CD beginners and enthusiasts alike.