Can you spot a fake email when you see one? Especially, one that might be trying to steal your PayPal login information. Here is an email that I received, at first look, from PayPal. It warns me if i didn’t sign in and update my billing information, my account might even be deleted! As authentic […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-02-06
on February 6, 2008 in Tech for Life
It’s time for another dose of Firefox Extensions for Firefox lovers. I have found some new and exciting Firefox add-ons to share with you. HyperBk: It is a very powerful bookmarking extension with automatic classification and history enhancement. I prefer del.icio.us but for the bookmarks you would like to have in your computer for quick […]
IE Developer Toolbar – Firebug for Internet Explorer
on February 5, 2008 in Tech for Life
I delve a little bit into web development and WordPress theme customization as you can see right here. One tool I find indispensable is the Firebug Firefox extension. I can view/edit and play with live HTML/CSS code for any web page and see the possible results live for the tweak I am doing. You can […]
Open Remember the Milk in Your Browser Sidebar
on February 4, 2008 in Remember the Milk, Tech for Life, Web Apps
In the last couple of weeks, we saw how to run Google Calendar & Google Docs in your Firefox sidebar. Now, let’s see how we can my favorite online task manager in a browser sidebar. For those unaware, Remember the Milk is an excellent online task manager with awesome features. Remember the Milk (RTM) for […]
Run Google Docs in Your Firefox Sidebar
on January 30, 2008 in Tech for Life
Last week, I wrote about how you can run Google Calendar in your browser sidebar. Now, you can get your Google Docs in the browser sidebar as well. Sometimes it is more productive to have some of the stuff we access often (like Google Calendar) to be in the sidebar. This will work out the […]

Friday Fun: Firefox Secure Browsing
on January 25, 2008 in Life matters
Just came across this comic and I had to laugh out loud. Too geeky? I guess I am. That is all! Happy Friday and a good weekend to you!
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-01-24
on January 24, 2008 in Tech for Life
If you are new here, welcome to our (almost) weekly Firefox Extension Picks. I scour the Internet for some of the best firefox extensions that might be of interest to my readers and share them here in a bite-sized digest every couple of weeks. I think this schedule gives me and my readers to try […]
Run Google Calendar in Your Firefox Sidebar
on January 17, 2008 in Tech for Life
Google Calendar has to be the second popular Google’s suite of offerings after Gmail when it comes to productivity. You can now run Google Calendar right from your sidebar if you are using Firefox (could possibly work for other browsers as well). Mitch of Firefox Facts has gotten the url from the iGoogle – Google […]
Bye Bye Joost – Here Comes Open Source Miro
on January 16, 2008 in Tech for Life
You have probably heard about Joost, one of the popular Internet TV clients that made the rounds in the blogosphere for a while. I hardly hear about it anymore. Joost was proprietary and had about 250 channels. Did you know that there is an open source alternative that has about 2500 unrestricted channels? Yes, I […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 2007-01-11
on January 11, 2008 in Tech for Life
Friday is here and I am looking forward to a weekend of not doing a whole lot after last 4 weekends of hectic work from my day job. Without further adieu, here are this week’s pick of extensions. Password Hasher: You can create strong passwords with this extension and have it generate unique passwords based […]
Get Real Time Firefox Support Through Live Chat
on January 8, 2008 in Tech for Life
Mozilla Firefox is one of my most beloved open source software. If you are a regular reader here, then it’s no secret. I recommend and sometimes even install Firefox anytime I see a friend or a family member using IE. Firefox is awesome because you can make it into something more than a browser with […]
Firefox 3 Beta 2 Reviewed & Firefox 3 Beta 2 Portable
on December 20, 2007 in Tech for Life
I have been long waiting for Firefox 3 Beta 2. If you are a regular reader, you might have wondered why I haven’t delved much into Firefox 3 besides showing you how to run Firefox 3 simultaneously with Firefox 2. Personally, I feel that until Firefox get to Beta 2 it just isn’t worth it […]
2+1 Ways to Find Secret Amazon Discounts
on December 18, 2007 in Money Matters
I am sure you are trying to shop that last minute Christmas gift online so it reaches someone by Christmas. If you shop at Amazon.com, would you like to find out how to find secret discounts at Amazon? I have found 2 sites that share this money saving discounts and the timing can’t be better. […]

Ready for a Serious Windows Explorer Makeover?
on November 28, 2007 in Tech for Life
Are you tired of your old Windows Explorer’s plain looks and lack of killer features that could make you more productive? You’d probably like this if you are like me and keep going back to Windows Explorer out of habit even if you have a Windows Explorer alternative installed. There are several other free alternatives […]

Top 5 GreaseMonkey Scripts for StumbleUpon
on November 2, 2007 in Tech for Life
Recently, I featured the top 15 Greasemonkey scripts for Gmail & Google Reader. It was one of the most popular posts of October. Greasemonkey is pretty popular after all. 🙂 For those unaware, Greasemonkey is a very useful Firefox extension that allows you to extend website capabilities by installing little scripts from UserScripts.org. Chris at […]
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