Software Steal
Writing by mike mathews on Friday, 2 of November , 2007 at 11:57 am
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linux software for picture 3D XGL
Writing by mike mathews on Wednesday, 17 of October , 2007 at 12:50 pm
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WebRunner keeps you focused
Writing by mike mathews on Wednesday, 17 of October , 2007 at 4:44 am
WebRunner removes most browsing functionality from Firefox.
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WebRunner removes most browsing functionality from Firefox.
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Mozilla’s WebRunner is a single-serving version of Firefox that strips away all the bells and whistles. There’s no Web surfing to be done with this lightweight tool. Menus, extensions, themes, toolbars, and navigation have all been excised, like a sculptor cutting away excess marble.
What you’re left with is a Site Specific Browser for Windows, Mac, or Linux that uses bookmark files with the WEBAPP extension. The installer configures these files to open in WebRunner, but there’s no “launch program” icon or option. You just double-click on a WEBAPP file you’ve downloaded or created, and off you go, ready to get to work without getting distracted by the temptation to surf anywhere else.
These WEBAPP files are also called bundles because they are renamed zip files, containing a configuration file, icons, and an optional JavaScript script. Mozilla details how to build one, and they can be made for just about any URL. However, WebRunner may not contain the features needed to run the site, especially if it’s dependent on a plug-in. Most sites should run, though.
WebRunner has very limited options, except for the most basic functionality concerns.
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Mozilla has provided bundles for eight Web sites, including most of the Google Web apps, Twitter, and Facebook. They’ve also posted user-created bundles for Yahoo Mail, Meebo, and Bloglines, among others.
The Options menu is the only conceit and lives behind a gear icon in the lower-right corner of the program frame. Clicking on it reveals some basic commands: Print, an About page, a DOM Inspector, the Error console, and Install to Desktop. This last command saves the page you’re looking at as a shortcut on your desktop. So, assuming you can figure out a way to get to a site that doesn’t have a bundle–it’s not that hard–you can create a WEBAPP shortcut link for it.
It’s an interesting idea to tear just about everything out but the essentials, but if you lack the willpower to stay away from YouTube in a regular browser, what’s going to stop you from just loading the standard version of Firefox and getting distracted in the first place?
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Top YouTube Tools
Writing by mike mathews on Tuesday, 16 of October , 2007 at 1:03 pm
YouTube is the most popular site for viewing online videos. Now we are giving you the list of YouTube tools and resources which enhance your YouTube experience.
Axara YouTube tools - A collection of utilities for conversion of YouTube videos into a format chosen by the user. These formats are FLV, DVD, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, […]
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OneClick your way to a shapelier blog
Writing by mike mathews on Tuesday, 16 of October , 2007 at 10:15 am
We don’t often give a lot of attention to WordPress (for Windows or Mac), Movable Type and other self-publishing blogging systems. They often require a bit more determination than merely creating a Blogger or Livejournal username, password, and some pithy-kitschy title to show the world how witty you truly are.
WordPress has two very strong aspects: The installation really does take about 5 minutes, and it’s highly customizable with plug-ins that absolve the user of having to be a CSS expert. OneClick is a two-part plug-in for WordPress and Firefox that simplifies the plug-in experience even further.
It’s simple to set up. You install the WordPress plug-in as you would any other plug-in, activate it, and then install the Firefox extension. Type in the location of the oneclick.php on your server into the Firefox extension, and you’re done. You can now install Themes and Plug-ins to your WordPress installation through the context menu in Firefox.
OneClick adds a context-menu installer for WordPress plug-ins to Firefox.
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On the two sites I manage, Big in Japan and K is 4 Kill, I’ve found that I spend far less time installing new themes and plug-ins and far more time working on the important part: configuring them to behave and look the way that I want.
Themes and plug-ins that require a PHP file to be placed in the root Plugins folder need to have that file moved manually. But other than that one hitch, OneClick makes managing WordPress that much easier. It also adds a control panel for backing up and exporting your plug-ins, as well as deleting them from within your WP Dashboard.
It’s not often that a small piece of code can have such a large impact on your workflow, but OneClick takes the tedium out of making on-the-fly changes.
Would you be interested in reading more stories on CNET Download.com about self-publish blogging tools? Have you used self-publish tools, like WordPress, Movable Type, Drupal, or Expression Engine? Tell us about it either below in TalkBack or in our forum on publishing tools.
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