firefox

HOW TO: Use personal Bit.ly account with UrlbarExt

UrlbarExt is a wonderful add-on for Firefox. It provides useful tools from within the address bar of Firefox.

UrlBarExt

To quote,

Firefox 3.5 is here!

Firefox has been updated to version 3.5. This version boasts of a few cool features, such as HTML5 Support and Geo-location.
Get more details at http://lifehacker.com/5295655/top-10-firefox-35-features
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5/releasenotes/

HOW TO: Proxy Firefox through SSH

Requirements:

  1. PuTTY on local machine
  2. Remote host running OpenSSH

1. Create a new PuTTY session

Run PuTTY and create a new session in PuTTY to connect to the remote host that is running OpenSSH. Fill in the hostname, the port (usually 22), make sure SSH is checked, give it a session name and hit Save.

2. Configure a secure tunnel