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Convert Text To Speech In Your Firefox Browser With SpeechUtil

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Many applications are developed to help people with impaired vision and hearing problems, to allow them to use a computer with convenience. Windows 7 itself has an ease of access center with built in programs to server this purpose. SpeechUtil is a Firefox extension that plays any part of selected text from a web page. This can be greatly useful for people with impaired vision and for those who may be willing to listen to text from a website in the form of audio speech. Read More

Quickly Lookup Information On Any Person Or Company In Firefox With People Lookup

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A while back we reviewed Tabble, a Firefox extension for finding information on people and companies via Facebook, Linked in, etc. People Lookup is another Firefox extension that makes it even easier to find such information using the full name of a person or company across Wikipedia, Facebook, Google, Twitter, CrunchBase and LinkedIn with a single click. Read More

Create A Temporary Email Address In Firefox To Avoid Spam With TrashMail

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A few weeks ago we reviewed Bloody Vikings - a Firefox extension that allows creating a temporary email address via 10minuteemail and Anonbox web services. TrashMail is an even better Firefox extension that can be used to not only for multiple temporary email addresses, but also provides a lengthier duration of the disposable email account, ranging from 1 day to an unlimited period of time. This can be an effective method of avoiding spam emails when registering with miscellaneous web services. Read More

Extend Search Engine Options In Firefox With Advanced Search

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Sometimes it can be hard to get a valid result for a search criteria even from Google. This is particularly the case when we attempt to search files related to a specific program such as a MS Word Document. Advanced Search is a Firefox extension that enhances the search criteria to allow search engines to specifically search for certain program formats and websites. Advanced Search extends the functionality of added search engines in the Firefox Search bar by adding additional features to them. Read More

Quickly Find Information On People And Companies With Tabble Extension [Firefox]

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What happens when we come across an entrepreneur's profile or a company in Crunchbase, LinkedIn, Facebook, Quora, etc. We immediately Google the person’s or company’s name to find more information, right? Well not anymore. Tabble is a new Firefox add-on, developed by WebMynd (a Y-combinator startup), which displays tabs on the right side of the page showing all related information on the person or company from Google, LinkedIn, TechCunch, Twitter, Crunchbase, SEC (Security and Exchange Commission), and Quora. This extension has been developed to help startup companies and to-be entrepreneurs find more information on people and companies as easily and quickly as possible. Read More

Customize Web Page Size And View Options With NoSquint

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NoSquint is a Mozilla Firefox extension that has even more enhanced features than Zoom Page (an extension that can set different zoom levels which was reviewed a few months back). NoSquint extension brings a few vibrant options, such as, to set custom zoom levels, add buttons to the browser for adjusting page size, custom text color options for webpages, the utility to disable images and much more. Read More

How To Disable YouTube Advertisements In Firefox, Chrome And Opera

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We have all come across the annoying advertisements that pop-up while we are watching a video on You Tube. It is obviously far more convenient to simply block these annoying advertisements by default rather than having to cross them out each time they appear. Following are the extensionsfor Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera that will help you get rid of these irritating YouTube ads. Read More

Firefox: Refresh Web Page Directly From Server Without Clearing Cache

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Have you ever tried refreshing you webpage in Firefox and you experienced it displayed the cached version instead of downloading the page from the server? Mozilla Firefox is the most loved browser in the world and its not just the hatred towards Microsoft rather its the support of thousands of little add-ons and tweaks that make it the most customizable and secure browser. To further customize the way your browser behaves you can tweak Firefox to refresh the web page without clearing cache.

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How To Start Firefox and Internet Explorer Without Add-ons

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Did your browser become unstable due to a recent installation of some add-on? Sometimes when we install an add-on, it may become the root cause of crashing or slowing down of the web browser. In this situation it is better to use your browser without the add-ons. By doing this you can find out if the problem and fix it easily, or just simply remove the add-on that was causing the problem. If you are a security freak like me, you can run your browser without add-ons while making online transactions because any 3rd party add-ons could be tracking your activity.

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