Easiest Ways to Backup & Restore Firefox Addons and Settings

With the support of thousands of addons, plugins and themes, Firefox takes the lead among all web browsers. You can customize the way you want with the help of  these plugins. But when so many of those addons and plugins are installed at the same time, firefox not only gets heavier but it also becomes necessary to take backup of the settings in case anything goes wrong with the browser.

You might also want to transfer settings and plugins of Firefox from one PC to another. So you can save time by installing each and every addon one by one. You can offcourse do the task manually by downloading addons and apply the same settings on each new system.

Fortunately, there are some tools and addons for firefox specially designed to take backup of everything installed with your firefox. From bookmarks, toolbar, menu, themes, plugins, addons to every bit of the settings.

Here are some ways you can take backup of your Firefox easily using these tools and addons....

  MozBackup

 

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Firefox. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, passwords, cache etc. The easiest and probably the fastest way to take and restore firefox backups.

 FEBE

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up — It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.

 CLEO

CLEO (Compact Library Extension Organizer) is a Firefox extension that works with FEBE to package any number of extensions/themes into a single, installable .xpi file. 

OPIE

OPIE (Ordered Preference Import/Export) is a Firefox extension that allows you to import and export your installed extension preferences. This is useful when installing extensions in a new profile, or synchronizing multiple Firefox installations. 

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How to Change Windows 7 Logon Screen

No Third party software utility is needed to change Windows 7 Logon Screen. Customizing Windows 7 is much easier when compared to earlier versions by doing some Registry edit. In this article I will show you how to change Windows 7 Logon Screen using registry edit in simple steps.

Steps to Change Windows 7 Logon Screen

1. Press Windows Key + R to launch Run. Type REGEDIT and hit enter.
2. Now navigate to,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
Change value of OEMBackground to 1.
                

4. Now navigate to C:\Windows\System32\oobe, create folder “info”, double click it and create another new folder “backgrounds”.
5. Now place your desired picture inside logon file into C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds. In my Windows 7 I use Alienware themes so changed Windows 7 Logon Screen with Alienware picture.

                     
6. Rename the file to backgrounddefault.jpg. (Please NOTE: Images must be less than 256kb in size).
7. Press Windows Key + L to view your customized Logon Screen. Else Reboot your Windows 7 to apply changes.
That’s it......

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How to Download an Extension (.crx file) WITHOUT installing it?

Learning how to install Google Chrome Extension without downloading it from Chrome Web Store or installing Extension manually by downloading CRX file. This tutorial is simple, not so confusing or complex, it uses simple Dragging and Dropping of google chrome extension.
 
To install the Google Chrome Extension without installing directly from web store, you need to follow the step described below:

1. go to chrome.google.com/extensions
2. Search for your extension, that you want to add in your google chrome
3. Get the Extension ID of the chrome extension
4. Go to other browser then google chrome one, [Not in Chrome]
5. Paste this url : https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&x=id%3D~~~~%26uc
6. Replace ~~~~ with the extension ID. For Example, the chrome id for SEO For Chrome Extension is “oangcciaeihlfmhppegpdceadpfaoclj”, if i want to download this extension, i will put below URL to download this extension in other browser:
   https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&x=id%3Doangcciaeihlfmhppegpdceadpfaoclj%26uc
7. and hit Enter.

After following above steps, you will get the CRX File of your Google chrome Extension. Just Drag that CRX file to Google Chrome and Drop it in Chrome body. Your Google Chrome Extension is ready to use.
This is the simple way to get the Chrome extension’s CRX File for your local extension folder of chrome.

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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should must know

By using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, highlighting text with the keyboard and pressing Ctrl + C is much faster than taking your hand from the keyboard, highlighting the text using the mouse, clicking copy from the file menu, and then putting your hand back in place on the keyboard. Below are our top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert

Copy the highlighted text or selected item.

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert

Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard.

Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y

Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.

Ctrl + F

Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.

Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc

Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.

Tip: Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.

Tip: Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.

Tip: Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.

Ctrl + Backspace and Ctrl + Left or Right arrow

Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.

Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word.

Ctrl + S

While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important.

Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End

Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.

Ctrl + P

Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.

Page Up, Space bar, and Page Down

Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet presses the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time.

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Windows XP

Control Inactive System Tray Icons

You don't have to hide or show all the icons in your system tray—you can control their disappearing acts. Right-click on the taskbar and select Properties. Click on the checkbox next to "Hide inactive icons" (if it's not checked by default), then click on the Customize button. For each item on this list, you can choose "Hide when inactive," "Always hide," or "Always show" options to decide what you'll see and when.

Fit More Icons on Your Desktop

If your screen is so cluttered with Word documents and program shortcuts that you can't see the rolling meadows of your wallpaper, you don't need to move piles of stuff to the Recycling Bin. Just change the amount of space between icons. Right-click on the desktop, select Properties, then click on the Appearance tab, and click the Advanced button. In the "Item" drop-down, scroll down to Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing (Vertical); changing the value in the "Size" field will move icons closer together (while increasing the number will move them farther apart). When you're done, click OK. To make your existing icons follow these rules, right-click on the desktop, select "Arrange Icons By" and then click Align to Grid, then go back to the same menu and click "Auto Arrange."

Shut Down from Your Desktop

If you're trying to eliminate every extraneous mouse click, you can shut down your computer with an icon on the desktop. Right-click on your desktop, click "New," and then click "Shortcut." In the "Type the location of the item" field, type "shutdown -s -t 00" to give you a way to shut down the computer immediately. (Change the -s to -r to create a reboot shortcut instead.)

Change What Programs Start When Windows Does

You can prevent a lot of apps forcing Windows into chilled-molasses boot times—without uninstalling anything. Click Start, then "Run...," and type msconfig. This brings up the System Configuration Utility window. Click on the Startup tab to see a list of all the apps slated to start when you boot up Windows. Click the check mark next to any you don't want, and then click OK to save your choices.

 Type With an Onscreen Keyboard

Whether you have trouble with your hands or you just prefer using the mouse, typing with Windows' onscreen keyboard can be a great convenience. Navigate to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility, and click "On-Screen Keyboard." Click OK to clear the dialogue box and then start "typing"—you can even change the settings to "press" keys just by hovering your mouse over the letter you want (enable this feature by selecting "Typing Mode" from the Settings menu).

No-wait Screen Savers

Don't want to wait for your screen saver to kick in? Create a shortcut to it just as you would for any other program by hitting Windows key + F to search your computer and click on "All files and folders." Type "*.scr" in the "All or part of the file name" field to find every screen saver file on your computer. In the resulting list, right-click and drag the screen saver you want to your desktop. Whenever you want it to start, just double-click its icon.

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