Have you ever wanted a vertical bookmarks toolbar instead of a horizontal one? Then consider your wish granted with the Vertical Bookmarks Toolbar extension for Firefox. Before Here is our regular horizontal Bookmarks Toolbar…not bad, but how about something different? With a simple click of your mouse your new Vertical Bookmarks Toolbar appears and is ready to go. Note: Individual bookmarks not in folders open automatically when clicked on. And just like that you are ready to enjoy all of that Vertical Bookmarks Toolbar goodness....

Have you been looking for a way to display the Status Bar in Firefox only when you need it? Now you’re free to start enjoying that auto-hide goodness with the autoHideStatusbar extension. Before There it is…the same old Status Bar that just seems to hang around taking up space. Options Ok, so what about the options for autoHideStatusbar? Note: For our internet tool we chose always for hovering a link?...

You then decide to install iTunes because you just got an iPod as a gift. This situation can happen a lot with all different programs and file types. select Set your default programs. Or you might choose which file types to associate each program with. Windows assumes changes are permanent because of the route we took to get here and grays it out. If you right-select a file and go to Open with by way of the context menu… you’re free to also turn it off by unchecking Use AutoPlay for all media and devices....

Have you ever noticed that you normally can not enable Aero in a Windows 7 or Vista virtual machine? Note: VMware Player is available for Windows and Linux. Keep in mind that this is Beta Software and will occasionally be temperamental. Installing VMware Player The install process is not complicated, but relevant install windows are shown here. Note: During the install process you will not see the EULA for VMware Player....

We’ll show you how they work, and how to enable or disable them. Note that it only activates if you have 3 or more tabs open. Note: the article originally went out without proof-reading, but this should be correct now. Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 from mozilla.org

It installs the right plugins to support RM content that is embedded in Web pages. If you find a site that requires RealPlayer to watch embedded content right click and select Real Player. It opens up with Media Player Classic to watch the video. This is definitely a lot better solution than dealing with the huge bloated annoyance of RealPlayer.

As soon as you restart Firefox the Menu Bar is already hidden as shown below (nice!). So what do you do when you need that occasional access to the Menu Bar? Just hit the left or right Alt Key…it acts just like a toggle switch. The Menu Bar will also auto-hide whenever you click inside the webpage or outside of the online window itself. Enjoy!LinksDownload the Hide Menubar extension (Mozilla Add-ons)

Are you tired of small text areas in web forms and wish that you could simply make them bigger? Say goodbye to those small text areas with the Textarea++ extension for Firefox. The text area before installing the extension… There are no options or modifications to worry about. Have a lot that you want to write and be able to clearly see at the same time? you could really stretch that text area out and enjoy scrollbar goodness too....

Tired of the System Restore feature in Windows 7 using up way too much of your drive space? you might easily tweak it with a simple slider bar, you just need to know where to look. Windows 7 makes it really easy. Then opt for link on the left-hand side for System protection. This will still keep you safe, but free up a lot of drive space. Head over to the More Options tab, and then smack the Clean up button....

Looking to add new toolbar buttons that are not included in the default set? Then you will certainly enjoy the variety of buttons that are available with the Toolbar Buttons extension for Firefox. Note: Many of the buttons included in the extension also work for Thunderbird and Sunbird. Sounds like a great idea! The options are options that apply to certain buttons included in the set (i.e. News Client, Mail Client, and Toggle Buttons)....

Create System Repair Disc jot down system repair disc into the search box in the Start menu. The dialog box opens where you snag the right drive and click Create disc. A CD will be fine as it only takes up 142MB of space. Now you might choose from different recovery options to help you get your machine back up and running.

When you release the right mouse button select Create shortcuts here. Now right-nudge the Windows Update shortcut and select Properties. It will let you pin it to the Start menu as well. Hopefully this geeky trick will come in handy for someone who wants easier access to their Windows Updates.

Today we will take a look at disabling it in all three versions of Windows. The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties screen open and you want to punch Customize. Now you’re free of the annoying highlighting of new programs in the Start menu. Disable in XP you’re able to do this in XP as well basically the same way. Right-select Start \ Properties then verify Start menu is selected and click Customize....