I know there are quite a lot of browser add-ons when it comes to Firefox, and this might just be yet another add-on. Or is it? FireFTP is a free FTP client for your Firefox browser and is available for download here.Now, is there any extra advantage of using a browser based FTP Client, when you can use your friendly neighborhood Filezilla which also comes for free and is jampacked with every FTP powerful feature you can ever think of. I think the major advantage is that with your Firefox browser being (almost) always open , you need not go and open another FTP Client.
Let’s discuss the features. Like every other Firefox add-on, this one comes for FREE. It’s cross platform and so works on Windows, Mac ,Linux. Just needs your browser. So there’s one advantage over Filezilla. For security, it uses SSL/TLS support ,the same encryption used by online banking websites. It has automatic reconnect and resume transfer options.Other options include Export/Import account, File Hashing, Drag n Drop, TimeStamp Synchronization and Proxy Support. For the full list of features go here.
Bundled with Tutorials and help files and IPv6 support, FireFTP seems to be a god alternative FTP client. And above all it’s OPENSOURCE.
We all hate Popups, especially when they emerge from nowhere and contain one of the most ridiculous ads. We all use Popup blocking softwares or browsers like Mozilla which has Popup Blocking enabled. But how do we test it? Here’s a website to test the effectiveness of your Popup Blocking software/ Browser that you are using. The website is called Popup Test and contains one of the most comprehensive lists of common popup tests, including Multi-Popups, Come & Go, Timed, MouseOver and even Lesser knowns like Channel Opener and Modeless Window. I tested my Mozilla Firefox Browser 2.0.0.11 and My Flock 1.0.8 and both show similar results.
Both managed to block almost all the possible Popups given by the Popup Test. The most impressive of the lot was the ability to block the MouseOver Popup, which pops up one evrytime a mouse over event occurs over a link. However, Mozilla fails to block certain sticky popups like the Drop Down Popup. All in all, it installs my faith in Firefox.
Here in this tutorial , we are going to install components from terminal. It’s upto you to choose between the terminal method or go for the good old Synaptic Package Manager- Add/Remove Programs. Of the many media players available for , choose the one which suits your sensibilities or tastes, whatever. First, we are going for a GNOME based player. Just go to Main Menu –> Accessories –> Terminal. Now type this in the Terminal.
sudo apt-get install exaile
sudo apt-get install banshee
sudo apt-get install xmmms
sudo apt-get install listen*
But then we all know, Amarok rules as one of the finest KDE based players with rich features and an awesome interface. You can always choose between other GNOME based players like Exaile,Banshee and Winamp Alt. et al. But if you are the man, this is how you install Amarok by typing the following in your Terminal.
sudo apt-get install amarok
January is abuzz with activity in the online world and the Biggies are trying to make more news than their competitors/rivals. Microsoft went gaga over Bill Gates’ last keynote at CES. Macworld has gone live already and all the eyes are driven to the guy in the Black Turtle Neck and Blue Denims. But where has Big GOOG been all this while? It seems the Android Developer Challenge has started getting entries and submissions and the guys at the Open Handset Alliance have organised a Campfire ( like, remember the Open Social Campfire). Android Developers, Googlers working on the Open Handset Alliance and all partners participating in the project are to attend this event on 23rd of January. The official announcement page is here. Interested people need to register for the event by going to this link.
