Geeky Tips » Firefox http://geekytips.com/blog Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:15:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Open multiple webpage tabs on Firefox and Internet Explorer start-up http://geekytips.com/blog/open-multiple-webpage-tabs-on-firefox-and-internet-explorer-start-up/ http://geekytips.com/blog/open-multiple-webpage-tabs-on-firefox-and-internet-explorer-start-up/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:29:11 +0000 Sampat http://geekytips.com/blog/?p=2366 Many of us always like to set favorite homepage in browser. What if you want to set more than one homepages? It is possible with TAB feature in Firefox and Internet Explorer (7 onwards).

Let see how to set more than one homepages in Firefox and internet browser.

Firefox:

  • Select “Options” from Tools menu
  • Click on Homepage text
  • Type the addresses of WebPages and separate them with “OR (|)”symbol.

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Internet Explorer (IE 7 onwards):

  • Select “Options” from tools menu
  • Click on Homepage text
  • Type the addresses of WebPages. No need to separate them with “OR (|)” symbol.

The next time you start Firefox or internet Explorer, each of Homepages will open in separate tabs.

]]> http://geekytips.com/blog/open-multiple-webpage-tabs-on-firefox-and-internet-explorer-start-up//feed 0 How to Convert Web Pages into High Quality PDF files http://geekytips.com/blog/how-to-convert-web-pages-into-high-quality-pdf-files/ http://geekytips.com/blog/how-to-convert-web-pages-into-high-quality-pdf-files/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:14:27 +0000 Sampat http://geekytips.com/blog/?p=1959 PDF Download is nice service to convert web pages into high quality PDF files very easily. To create and download PDF file, we just need to drag bookmarklet in browser.

It is working with all browsers like Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer.

How PDF Download works for all Browsers:-

  • By default bookmarks is visible, if it is invisible then make it visible as shown in below figure.bookmark
  • Drag this Save As PDF bookmarklet link into bookmark toolbar of your browser.
  • Just click bookmark Save As PDF Whenever you want to convert desire web page into PDF.
  • Save PDF file.webpdf

I am using PDF Download from last month, it is really nice as compare to other services.What you think?

]]> http://geekytips.com/blog/how-to-convert-web-pages-into-high-quality-pdf-files//feed 0 HistoryBlock add-on for Firefox Browser http://geekytips.com/blog/historyblock-add-on-for-firefox-browser/ http://geekytips.com/blog/historyblock-add-on-for-firefox-browser/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:32:14 +0000 Sampat http://geekytips.com/blog/?p=919 firefox-logo Today we are using internet for everything like banking, online shopping and for lot of personal work. History pages have some of information about browsing. Sometimes it might be dangerous for us. So to feel secure, HistroyBlock add-on for firefox is useful.

HistroyBlock is a really useful add-on for firefox which allow users to specify lists of hosts (websites) to be blocked from the history tab, the recently closed tabs lists, and the download manager. It works without switching mode while opening in new windows.HistoryBlock doesn’t require the user to remember to turn on or off the blocklisting.

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I am definitely sure that this add-on is really useful for everyone. What you think?

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Colors are always pleasant and changing the view, so we can definitely use this colorfultab add-on for your firefox browser.

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