I wanted to test Firefox 3.0b2 on my computer, but I didn’t want it to interfere with my current Firefox profile or even my current system. I decided to create a separate user and use that user specifically for running Firefox. No, that doesn’t mean that I have to sign out and sign back in as that new user every time I want to use it.  I can run Firefox 3.0b2 under its own user at the same time as all of other programs. I can even run both versions side by side for comparing and testing.

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Spam is virtually unavoidable because once they get your address, there is no stopping it. The only way people say to stop spam is to frequently change your email address. Since you know that’s not an option, there is another way that will keep the spammers at bay and find out exactly who is giving away your email address.

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Blocking browsers has been a topic of discussion ever since somebody had the bright idea of blocking IE because of its failure to adhere to the proper standards. More recently, Firefox started to be blocked from a select number of sites because the site owners are against the add-on Adblock Plus. Regardless of the reason, is it ever a good idea to block a browser?

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The thing I love the most about Firefox is that I have the power to customize it based on the contributions of the Firefox community.  Based on using Firefox for years, here are the extensions that I use and recommend to others.

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Although I agree that Wordpress deserves all the publicity they can get, I want my site logo to show on the login screen, and not Wordpress because it’s my site, and I want people to know that they are logging into my site. In this how to article, I am going to explain step-by-step how to create a Wordpress login screen like the one I have in place.

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Many people have seen the Digg article on blocking Firefox in response to Adblock, which blocks inline ads and shows the webpage like the ads never existed. The owner of this site argues that it is stealing because the ads are what pays for and maintains the site. While that may or may not be true, blocking all Firefox users is a bad response to this “issue” that a select number of people have made of it.

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Does this sound familiar?…

(80410418) Communication with the server failed. A DNS error has occurred.

A friend of mine had that problem on a wireless network a bit ago, and not being a hard core gamer, it wasn’t easy for me to figure out because I’ve never used one of those things before (so sue me).

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If you are on the Internet a lot, chances are you have a lot of accounts to remember. How do you remember them? Do you keep them in your head, or do you write them down? Some people opt to write them down because they can’t remember them, but others say writing them down is bad because other people can find it. Well, cPanel can’t make up their mind because they contradict themselves right on the set password page.

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In this entry you will find 2 feed templates ready to work on your TinyButStrong website. All you need to to is include these templates, set some variables, and merge the data block.

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Being a webmaster for over two years, I have found a wealth of free software such as editors, scripts, etc. to make your coding life easier! I have used all these scripts and programs when designing and maintaining my own websites.

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