Firefox: If you use Ctrl+F to sift through long web pages often, Scrollbar Search Highliter saves you from constantly clicking “next” by highlighting, on the scrollbar, where every instance of a word is found, Google Chrome-style. More »
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Scrollbar Search Highlighter Colorizes Firefox’s Scrollbar when You Search on a Web Page [Downloads]
Posted on May 4, 2011
Widen the Active Tab in Firefox to Make It Easier to Read [Firefox]
Posted on April 13, 2011
Opening a lot of tabs in Firefox can compress them so small that you don’t know what each one is. This CSS tweak will enlarge the active tab, so you can at least always see what page you’re working on. More »
How to Add Syntax Highlighting to Google Chrome [Downloads]
Posted on March 18, 2011
This one’s for the programmers, scripters, and tinkerers: Chrome extensions Syntaxtic! and Code Highlight add syntax highlighting for viewing code in your browser. More »
Download the Entire Archive of Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day with One Command [Command Line Hacks]
Posted on March 2, 2011
Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day archive is a packed with awe-inspiring, high-resolution images of space that, incidentally, work great as desktop wallpapers. But NASA doesn’t offer an easy way to grab everything. Command-line tool wget to the rescue! More »
VirtualBox 4.0 Simplifies Virtual Operating System Management, Adds Extensions [Downloads]
Posted on December 23, 2010
Windows/Mac/Linux: VirtualBox 4.0 makes creating virtual operating systems a lot less bothersome. The interface is easier to get around, the virtual machines easier to move or wipe away, display and hardware compatibility is improved, and new “extensions” can add new capabilities. More »
Quickly Uninstall Old Linux Kernels with a Bash Script [Scripts]
Posted on December 10, 2010
We’ve shown you how to clean up your messy Ubuntu boot menu before, but if you’d like to avoid manually uninstalling old kernels, this handy bash script will do it all for you. More »
Re-Enable Web Apps in Chrome 8 [Webapps]
Posted on December 6, 2010
Now that Chrome version 8 has hit the standard Stable channels, it's possible for anyone to peek at the early web app style that will come with Chrome's Web Store—once again. Just as before, right-click on a shortcut to Chrome, hit Properties, then edit its shortcut target to add --enable-default-apps on Windows. Mac and Linux users, Google Operating System has the command line switch you’ll need. What Chrome webapps are you most looking forward to seeing made official? [Google Operating System] More »
Make Sudo Work Like Ubuntu on Other Linux Systems [Linux Tip]
Posted on October 26, 2010
If you’ve never had the chance to use sudo to fire off a higher-level command, you’re missing out (and maybe missing the jokes). Here’s how to set up an easy-to-usesudo on Fedora, Debian, and other Linux distributions. More »
Remove Remote Connectivity Static with Dynamic DNS
Posted on September 4, 2010
Ever-changing IP addresses are an annoyance but you can clear up your remote connectivity static with Dynamic DNS services.
How to Run Windows, Mac, and Linux Side by Side and Pain-Free with VirtualBox [Virtualization]
Posted on August 27, 2010
Running multiple operating systems side-by-side gives you the chance to test applications, run platform-specific software, and tons more without ever rebooting. It’s also extremely cool. Here’s how to run Windows, Mac, and Linux simultaneously and pain-free as possible. More »