Need a quick and easy way to make a websites domain name stand out to help avoid spoofing attempts? Notice that all parts of the address except for the domain name itself are grayed out. plain black text as shown in the first screenshot above).LinksDownload the Locationbar2 Extension (Mozilla Add-ons)

Once you open up the javascript file, you’ll see Loads of tracking and ads going on. So, How Do I Get Rid of the Despicably Intrusive Ads? Personally I’d remove the extension entirely, and maybe print the source code off and burn it. Rant About Firefox Extensions: What Is Going On? What Can I Do? Head over to theextension page at Mozilla Add-onsand leave a review expressing your displeasure. Thanks to Lifehacker reader Daniel for the head’s up on this one....

Have you visited a website and wondered where it really was located? Notice the little flag symbol in the address bar (default location). Watch what happens after hovering the mouse over the little flag symbol. Very nice bit of information! So far, so good. Look at that warning message! And now for a closer look and more details about the website shown above… Otherwise you may simply terminate the tab if you are worried about the validity of the website....

Installation is straight forward following the wizard. You will need to close any instance of Outlook that is currently open to complete the installation. Now it is time to sign in and choose sync options and the amount of time between the syncs. Download Google Calendar Sync Beta

Installation is quick and easy and it is brought to you under the GNU General Public License. To begin using The Last Ripper you will need to log into your Last.FM account. Now you’re free to start recording your favorite tunes from Last.FM. punch the URL tab to find different feeds to tune in to or key in in a custom one. Songs and cover art are saved in your My Music folder....

Defragmenting your hard drive is typically considered good housekeeping to keep your box running smooth. Installation is quick and easy following the installation wizard. You will be up and ready to roll in a few seconds. When first starting up Defraggler you get an overview of the different drives on your system. Under Help there is a legend so you could identify what the colored blocks represent. hit the Defrag button to start the defragmenting process....

Notice that you could customize the install folder and Start Menu shortcuts setup at the same time here… Choose what suits your needs best. The text highlighting can be turned off or set to a custom color of your choice. MenusHere is a quick look at the menus for EditPad Lite. The Edit Menu with some nice Append commands. An entire menu built in just for Search. The Convert Menu…nice for Case Shifting and Encoding....

This is a fun site to use for getting your movie fix and is just fun to browse. The site is nicely laid out and finding movies is easy with their search features. There is also a social aspect with Hello Movies. you’re able to create your profile and then befriend other users and share your movie experiences. They allow you to rate movies and write up your own reviews....

Like the new Start Menu in Windows 7, but wish that you could have the Classic Menu too? Now you might have both with CSMenu. Note: CSMenu comes in exe install file and portable versions. CSMenu Before and After Here is a quick look at the default Start Menu in our Windows 7 example. Time to get that Classic Menu! Double choose the CSMenu exe file to get things started....

This works very similar to other system launchers allowing you to easily find what you’re looking for. When you start typing in what you’re looking for you get a drop down list of different matches. A cool feature to point out is the Keyword feature where it is easy to add keywords for programs. you might browse the history of the clipboard which is very handy. There are several skins included and more can be found in their forum....

You’re excited for the Windows 7 release from Microsoft but question if you computer can run it. We ran Upgrade Advisor on an older IBM Thinkpad currently running XP. After everything is installed successfully Upgrade Advisor is ready to be launched. In the first screen you get an overview of the advisor then tap on the Start Check button. It will take a few minutes while the check is completed....

Frustrated with Windows Explorers lack of features or layout? Wanting to avoid installing numerous addons just to get what you need? Then CubicExplorer is just what you are looking for all wrapped into a single package. Note: CubicExplorer SVN Snapshot (version 0.91.0.1168) shown in this article. Installation Installation of CubicExplorer is quick and straightforward with only four windows from start to finish. In the first window, you will notice that CubicExplorer uses a Mozilla Public License....

The OpenWith.org Desktop Tool identifies the files and locates free programs to open them. double-check to uncheck the box next to the agreement unless you want to try it out. It will search for a suitable program and list them with a download link to download that tool. The download link usually points directly to the executable to download where you get the following screens. Download the OpenWith.org Desktop Tool