If only there was an extension to shrink certain tabs down to just the very memorable icon. Now look at my web app with the FaviconizeTab extension installed. You’ll notice that I added in the URL for Google Reader and Gmail into the list. This now a must-have extension for me.
As a webmaster, I’ve often wanted to be able to see real-time hits as they arrive. This is where theapachetoputility comes in. It’s a very simple command line utility that you’re able to use to monitor traffic real-time. This is also helpful when you have many virtual hosts on the same box. you could change this by passing in a few different arguments. To reach the filters, use the f key, and you should see a small line pop up....
I’ve received a number of requests for an article on how to share a folder. Instead it pops up a wizard to make things “easier”. By default, this share button will not let you choose the name of the shared folder. Now choose the Advanced Sharing button.
Without further ado, here’s a nice screenshot of it in action. In the screenshot, you’ll notice the stars in the background. Note that this is the same guy that made theVisual Tooltipsoftware I wrote about before. Update: This software is no longer free. I’ve updated the link to the new site Download Yod’m 3D (trialware)
On to the eye candy! =) Here’s some screenshots of Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 running under Vista. The main difference between the two is that IE uses transparancy for the top toolbar and Firefox doesn’t. The first add-on is the great theme called “myFirefox”… the author did a really great job. The first thing you’ll notice is that the menu bar has moved. You should see a new item in the menu called “Menus Toolbar”....
Ever wonder how big a table really is in your database? You know there are a million rows in the table, but how much space is that really taking? Syntax: sp_spaceused ‘Tablename’ Here’s an example of it in action: Highly useful stuff. It’s always interesting to see that the indexes are bigger than the actual data.
One of my favorite Vista features is the thumbnails that popup when you mouse over the taskbar. And now I can use them in XP as well. The utility we’ll use is called Visual Tooltip, which is a hybrid dock / thumbnail applicaton. With a few tweaks to the prefs, we can make it work just like Vista thumbnails. Here’s what it looks like on my desktop… pretty sweet! To make your thumbnails look the same as mine, just follow these couple of steps....
If you run a dual-boot system with Linux and Windows, this has happened to you. If not, then adjust accordingly. This is where you’ll have to do a bit of manual editing to the grub boot menu file.
I’m prepared to read the document, why isn’t my computer? Remove the file… you could delete it or just move it somewhere else. Now the next time you use Adobe Reader, you might get this one-time message. Just verify you check the box, and it will go away forever. And that’s all you have to do. No more annoying dialogs. Of course, you should be usingFoxit Readerinstead of Adobe anyway....
The system can not log you on. The system has reached its licensed logon limit. hey have another go later." You will also need to confirm that you are logged onto that server with an administrative account. Note that you could substitute the IP address for the server name.
If you’ve owned a computer running Windows, you’ve probably complained about things crashing on your rig. Windows Vista includes a Reliability Monitor utility that lets you track all of the times that something crashed. Note: TheSystem Restorefeature is very useful, and is well worth using as you tinker with Windows Vista.
A much simpler way is to use an tool to fill out the fields for you. I’ve chosen theTexterapplication, just because it’s the latest software that I’ve been playing with. Download and load the software, and go through the tutorial on the download page. This tool is unbelievably useful. Get Texter (text replacement tool for Windows)
If you launch the utility with no parameters, it will pop up the tweaks dialog.
