Cool add-ons for Firefox

To all of u especially motormouth who wants to find some very cool add-ons for Firefox 3, I have a few recommendations.

Piclens
PicLens transforms your browser into a visually stunning experience for finding and viewing online photos and videos. "3D Wall" lets you effortlessly search and zoom your way around thousands of images, videos, news feeds, sports feeds, and more. See the demo at http://piclens.com/demo. Currently, it supports Facebook, Youtube, Google Picasa, Friendster , Yahoo and many more. The only downside is u must have a fast and pretty stable internet connection to be able to view this. Thanks to our lousy streamyx, most of the time u have to wait for it to stream before u can view it.



IE Tab
This is a great tool, since you can easily see how your web page displayed in IE with just one click and then switch back to Firefox. A small percentage of websites do not support Firefox which u can easily revert to IE by just clicking the small icon at your bottom right corner of Firefox after u install this add-on. The only website i encountered which does not render correctly in Firefox is btchina.com which is a torrent site. It can be downloaded here

Gadwin PrintScreen

Think most of u knows how to capture a screenshot of your computer.
Well, let me explains the default process of doing this:
1. Press Print Screen on ur keyboard.
2. Open any image editing software i.e. ACDSee, Photoshop, (For Windows its Paint)
3. Click edit and paste it.
4. Finally, save it into your desired destination.

There is a freeware to simplify the processes above. Its Gadwin Printscreen. Just press the Print Screen button or any button u choose, then it will pops up and lets u save or resize it to ur wishes.


Well, the most interesting features is the timestamp. U can choose ur own words on it.
The Good: Its Free, (who does not want free things, anyway) , simple to use

The Bad: U have to make it to sits on the system tray on the bottom right of ur screen. It will clutter up the space for those who installs many applications

Its available for download here

Ad-Aware 2008

The latest version of this antispyware from Lavasoft is out now. Ad-Aware 2008 promises an improved threat detection, enhanced rootkit removal system and faster updates.

This version is an improvement from the 2007 version which contains lots of bugs. Most of the times I cant even download the latest signatures updates from its server.

When I install the 2008 version, it simply cant proceed because the 2007 version was detected as not even installed in my machine when I tried to remove it through Add/Remove Program.

I have to manually killing its process in the Task Manager before resorting to deleting the whole folder to get a clean and complete uninstallation.
Few years back, it is the only free and reliable antispyware available. Now, there are many alternatives of free antispyware available that I will review in the future.

Besides the antivirus integration, other features disabled in the free version include the real-time Ad-Watch guard, heuristics scanning, the scheduler, and plug-ins. What a dummy! At the moment, I have not yet found the ways to get the full paid version. Maybe later. I would only recommend it as a secondary detection engine to complement my Bitdefender Total Security 2008 which I will discuss later.

So far, I have not encountered any problems with the latest version. It has 6 skins to choose from and simple to use due to probably many of its paid features are disabled sigh...
Its available for download here

Bank Charges

Ever imagine how come your bank account suddenly being deducted for some unknown fees? Being an informed consumer, we should know about our rights and the details of the charges being deducted.
You can access Bank Negara website to check the comparison of banking fees for all the banks in Malaysia by clicking here
By comparing the fees between banks, it can help us to stretch our money in the long run!

Die Hard 4

Its not the movie that I want to talk about. Its the game. Well, the mobile game. I just finished playing it yesterday. The Die Hard 4 movie was totally bad-ass I supposed.

McClane is back! Now on your phone..

Since I also dunno when, probably since last year, I have been drawn to those java games on handphone. It reminds me of 90's hack and slash 2D games. Armed with my antiqued 3 year-old Samsung E720c, I find myself whipping out my phone to play those java games whenever there's some free time to spare.
Traditionally I have been more interested to those high end PC gaming, but since I spend my time less and less at home nowadays, I have to find something to cure my boredom.
Back to the game, shall we? According to the publisher gameloft, known for producing some of the best mobile games, some of its features are

• The official mobile game of Live Free or Die Hard, 4th installment of the legendary action-film saga.
• A storyline and dialog faithful to the film: Relive the film's tension, humor, and intrigue.
• 3 games in 1: Intense action and sensational driving levels, plus 3 thrilling, puzzle mini-games.
• Lots of weapons, plus McClane’s trademark no-holds-barred fighting.
• A spectacular game combining action, special effects, and amazing stunts.

Non-stop action

Puzzles

Helicopter chase!

Well, I found that this game is pretty cool with amazing graphics by handphone stantard.
It has 8 levels of adrenaline pumping action including some mini puzzles.
It can be downloaded from websites of Hotlink RM8, Celcom RM7 and Digi RM6. Try it!

Firefox 3 ( yes, its here)

To those of u still using Internet Explorer for your default browser, its time to change. The latest version of Firefox has finally convince me to migrate to the Mozilla family. It has been available for download since 18th June 2008. And I am among the first few millions to download it from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/#feature-vsie although the website is flooded by extra high traffics on that day.

Certificate awarded for helping to set a Guinness World Record

The biggest advantages of using Firefox 3 is its superior speed and performance. Compared to its competitor which is the latest IE7, it loads up pages superbly fast including those media rich sites.
Its also less prone to crashes as well. Whats more striking is if you unexpectedly close it, it will prompt u whether you want to restore it to the previous session teh next time you open it.
The new additional functionality is the awesome bar. You can quickly find those websites that you have been in a split second. It customises based on your surfing experience. Now, you can also add a website to your favorites in just a single click.
Additionally, there are many add-ons and skins that are available free online for firefox. Well, there are whole lots of new features that I think its better for you guys to check and see for yourself.
To find out more, visit the website above and try it.
Now, its time to ditch IE once and for all.
See some sample screenshots below.

"Awesome bar"

1 Click Bookmarking

Zoom anytime, anywhere!

Prologue

Since there is a trend to blog now, I might as well join in the craze..Well, actually I was quite lazy to open up a blog..but somehow miraculously got the determination to make the first step.