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How to Hide Favicons in Opera, Firefox and Chrome

Joel — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:01:19 +0000

Favicons are pretty, aren’t they? Well, if you no idea on favicons then Favicons are tiny icons that represent a website. You can usually see them in the address bar next to the webpage address. For instance, if you open bizzntech.com, you’ll see a mouse icon next to its name in the address bar. Most of us find these icons pretty and easy to identify a website. However, there are some that believe the bookmarks list doesn’t look professional or looks messy once due to too many favicons. Well, whatever maybe the reason, if you’re a favicon hater, then you can hide them in your favourite browser. Here’s how you do it:

In Opera
Click on the Red button on the left hand top corner then go to Settings> Preferences.
Click on the advanced tab and on the left hand side select browsing.
On the right hand side, change the Page icons setting to ‘Show no icons’ and click ok.

In Firefox
Firefox displays favicons in the address bar, bookmarks list and in the tab. You may make use of the respective codes to hide favicons.

For hiding favicons in the address bar:
#identity-box {display:none!important;}

For hiding favicon in tabs:
.tabbrowser-tab .tab-icon-image {display:none!important;}

For hiding favicons in bookmarks:
#personal-bookmarks .toolbarbutton-icon {display:none!important;}

Navigate to the following directory:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

Change ‘USERNAME’ with your windows username.

Now, in the Profile folder, you’ll find a user profile folder, open it.

You should now see a chrome folder. Open the file ‘userChrome.css’ with notepad. Add your desired codes from the above codes to this file and save it.

In Chrome
I could not figure out a proper way to hide favicons in Chrome on Windows. But, I stumbled upon an extension- No Favicons that hides favicons in Chrome on Mac OSX.

How to find Friends who have Deleted you on Facebook

Joel — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:13:42 +0000

Do you have a huge list of friends in your profile? You noticed that your friends reduced but you have no idea on who actually deleted you from their friends list. Well, don’t you worry! There’s a small user script known as Unfriend Finder that identifies which of your friends are not faithful to you and took you off from their friends list. A small Unfriend link on the right hand top corner uncovers the truth!

Apart from this feature, Unfriend Finder also helps to spot out who have not yet accepted your friend request. To make it even more interesting you’ll also be aware of who decline your friend request. Hey buddy! if you are adding unknown girls, you can keep a good track of who’s accepting you!

Get Unfriend Finder

Facebook Submit Button Gone! How to Get it Back?

Joel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:59:44 +0000

Recently, when I was using Facebook I noticed that the submit button had disappeared. Confused? I’m talking about the Facebook submit comment button while posting a comment. Well, Facebook actually removed the ‘submit’ button but introduced a new option that allows users to edit their comment which wasn’t possible earlier. This sounds great but there’s one thing that’s really annoying! If you want to type a big message in the comment box and if you hit the enter button to start a new paragraph, BAM! The comment is posted!

You can actually type in a new paragraph by holding the shift button and then pressing enter. I just found this buried in the Facebook Help Pages! Well, if you are really missing the Submit button then here’s how you can it back:

Facebook Submit Button Gone! How to Get it Back?

I came across a javascript that fixes the Submit button right back in place where it should be! This javascript works on Opera, Firefox, Chrome, IE and Safari.

To install it on Opera, go to Menu> Settings> Preferences> Advanced> Content> Javascript Options. Browse and locate the javascript folder where you have saved the above script.

To install it on Firefox, download and install the Greasemonkey Firefox addon from here and restart the browser. Enable the addon and then download the script and install it.

Download Javascript for the Comment Button

How to Change the Text in Google Logo

Joel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:55 +0000

Got bored of ‘Google’ text on the Google search engine page? Well, you can change the text in the Google logo with ease. But, you need to have Firefox installed in order to try this little trick. Here’s how you do it:

Start Firefox and install the GreaseMonkey addon.

Once installed, restart the browser and go to Google.com

Install the Google Logo text edit script.

Double click on the Google Logo, a small box should pop up which looks like the one shown above.

You can also change the colour of the text. (You can use the following numbers- 1 for blue, 2 for red, 3 for yellow, 4 for green or any other– random)

Click the ‘Change’ button when you’re done, Voila! You should now see the text you typed earlier in the form of a logo on the Google homepage.

How to Restore Firefox Font Size to Default

Joel — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:24:00 +0000

While using Firefox, you may have experienced sudden font changes when you pressed a certain key combination by mistake, but you don’t remember what you had actually pressed. Well, if the font size changes accidentally then it simply means that you have zoomed the page in or out.

Not only the fonts but also other objects appear out of proportion. Well, in such a case you can do the following to correct it.

Press Ctrl + 0 [It’s ‘zero’, not the alphabet ‘O’]

This will restore the page size and the fonts to default.

Find out a short URLs destination before clicking on it

Joel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:39:53 +0000

There are several URL shortening services these days and we come across several short URLs everywhere. The best examples are on Twitter and Facebook. But, did you ever feel that the destination of the URL isn’t safe? I’m sure you did. But, you might have clicked it straightaway or simply avoided it as you didn’t know the URL destination before clicking on it.

There’s an extension for Firefox known as Verify Redirect which allows you to see the link destination before actually clicking on it. You simply need to hover your mouse over it and it will display the link destination.

Install Verify Redirect- Firefox Addon

How to Remove Chat from Facebook

Joel — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:20:29 +0000

I don’t really understand the reason behind keeping a chat feature in Facebook. I know it’s meant for instant messaging! But, then what are Instant Messengers for? Facebook isn’t an IM, it’s just a social networking website. There are several reason why I hate the Facebook chat feature. Firstly, it’s buggy! If many Facebook windows are opened in Firefox, you’ll not be able to send messages. You need to minimize and maximize the chat box everytime you type a message. Another reason, some people keep bugging you. Well, if you are a person like me and would like to remove Facebook chat feature then here’s what you do.

How to Remove Chat from Facebook

You need to install Firefox if you don’t have it as this trick will work only on Firefox.

Install the AdBlock Plus addon and restart the browser.

Now, open Facebook in a new page and login with your ID. On the right hand top corner, click on the ABP icon and choose ‘Preferences’.

Click on ‘Add Filter’. In the new Filter box enter the following rule:

facebook.com#div(id*=presence)

Once done, click on ‘OK’. It should look something like the above.

(Before removing Facebook chat toolbar)

(After removing Facebook chat toolbar)

You’ll immediately notice that the Chat box and the toolbar have disappeared. Voila! The chat feature is permanently removed.

JavaScript Manager for Opera

Joel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:34:56 +0000

If you’re an Opera user you might be aware that you cannot install user scripts easily like you would in Firefox. Previously, I had written a post on installing Greasemonkey scripts in Opera. It was a manual method. But, now with the newer version of Opera (v 10.10), you can easily install Javascripts.

An Opera user Rafal has come up with a JavaScript manager for Opera. To install this manager you need to get the latest version of Opera as it requires Opera unite. Create a new Opera Unite account and then download UJS manager.

How to Manage JavaScript’s in Opera using UJS Manger?

Managing scripts with the UJS Manager is pretty easy. Once the UJS Manger is installed click on the wheel next to the UJS Manger. An Opera Unite application settings box will open. Browse and choose a folder where you would like to save JavaScript’s and use them.

Now, download your favorite javascript and save it in the folder you chose above and restart Opera.

Click on the Unite icon in the sidebar and choose UJS Manager. On the right hand side you’ll notice that the script is installed. To disable it click on the green tick icon next to the script. It will get disabled. You can click on it again to enable it.

Print Preview Button for Firefox

Joel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:23:09 +0000

If you surf and print a lot of web pages then I’m pretty sure you may not like to go through File> Print or press Ctrl+P to print a page. Here’s a good addon known as Print preview that I would like to share with you.

Print Preview adds a small print preview shortcut button on the right hand side bottom of your Firefox window. It also adds the print preview option to the right click context menu.

Download Print Preview for Firefox

How to View Lyrics in YouTube Videos

Joel — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:55:16 +0000

Watching a music video on YouTube is certainly fun. How about viewing lyrics while watching YouTube videos? Priceless! In this post I’ll show you how to display lyrics in YouTube videos.

How to View Lyrics in YouTube Videos

Firstly, download and install Firefox if you don’t have it.

Next, install the Greasemonkey addon for Firefox and restart browser.

Once done install the YouTube lyrics user script and restart Firefox.

Now, go to YouTube and start watching any music video, you should see its lyrics in the sidebar on the right.

How to Duplicate Firefox Tabs

Joel — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:03:56 +0000

I don’t really use Firefox that much but I like it just because of the availability of so many addons. Until now I wasn’t aware of the duplicate tabs feature. With this feature you can clone a tab with its history and place the duplicate tab in a new window or in the current window.

To do this simply Ctrl+ Click on the open tab and drag it next to the open tab. A new duplicate tab will be opened.

How to Enable/Disable Turbo Mode in Opera 10

Joel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:24:59 +0000

I got hold of Opera 10 the moment it was out. I upgraded over Opera 9.6 and I lost all my bookmarks, speed dials and wand passwords. Well, apart from that, I was greatly pleased with the revamped look of Opera. The new large tab view is amazing. And, the Turbo mode is one feature that everyone should have a look at. If you never ever tried Opera browser then you must try it, at least for the Turbo Mode feature.

If you aren’t aware of the Turbo Mode then it’s a new feature in the Opera 10 Browser that allows a page to load really fast by compressing the images. When this mode is enabled, Opera’s servers will compress the images and other graphic elements from a webpage and send them to your browser, resulting in a faster load time. It is suitable for those users who are using a slow internet connection, such as dial-up connection or shared internet connection with slow speeds.

How to Enable or Disable Turbo Mode?

On the left hand bottom corner of the browser you’ll see a small watch like icon, next to it there’s a arrow. Click on it and select ‘Configure Opera Turbo’

Now a new window will pop up just like the above. Here there are three options- ‘Automatic’, ‘On’ and ‘Off’. If you choose ‘Automatic’, Turbo mode will be enabled only when the internet speed is slow. If you choose ‘On’, Turbo mode will be ‘On’ every time you browse a website. To disable choose ‘Off’.

The Turbo mode really enhances the loading speeds. But, sometimes the images aren’t clear as they are compressed.

RELATED: Opera Speed Tweaks

How to Get Smilies in Facebook Chat Window

Joel — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:44:01 +0000

We all love emoticons! I feel chatting is incomplete without emoticons on smilies. I’m sure many of you will agree on this point. If you use Facebook chat you may have noticed that it doesn’t have any smilies to click on and send to your friend. But, the truth is that there are many hidden smilies. You can have a look at the hidden smilies list on djod.co.uk.

Memorizing those codes for every smilie and then using them is not an easy task. So what’s the solution? Well, there’s a greasemonkey script which allows you to get smilies directly in the chat window. Once installed you can simply click on the smilie and hit enter, it will reach your friends chat window. Ahhh! Go smilie power!

How to get emoticons/ smilies in Facebook chat window?
First of all, to get this working you need to be using Firefox.

Start Firefox and go to the Greasemonkey addon page and install it.

Once installed, restart the browser. You should now see a monkey icon on the right hand side bottom of the Firefox window.

Now go to Facebook Chatbar+ addon and simply click on install and restart Firefox.

Go to Facebook.com and log into your account and check out the chat window of your friend. You should a whole set of emoticons within the window itself. You can simply click on them and send. Ain’t that easy?

How to Download Songs from Playlist.com

Joel — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:15:39 +0000

Most of us listen to music online. One of my favorite sites is playlist.com. You too might have listened to songs on playlist.com. Well, the drawback is that you can only listen to songs on this site but you cannot download them. But there’s a little trick. When you play a particular file it actually downloads it! The downloaded file is stored in the temporary folder which later gets deleted. So the trick is pretty simple, first you need to clear your browsers temporary folder, go to playlist.com and play a song. Check in the temporary folder once the song buffers fully. You can simply copy the file to your hard disk. And later add the extension .mp3 to it, it should work perfectly. This is what I do in my Opera browser. The same trick applies to other online music sites which allow you to listen music online but don’t allow you to download.

Well, I found a video on YouTube which explains you the procedure in detail, it may vary a little bit but the concept behind it remains the same. You can check it out below:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Show Firefox Tabs on the Left Hand side

Joel — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:07 +0000

Today I would like to share with you two Firefox addons which will help you to save a lot of space while browsing. Sometimes when you open a lot of tabs it results in clutter on the top and you tend to get confused with the tabs. To solve this problem there’s an awesome addon- Tree Style Tab. Tree Style Tab displays tabs on the left, right top or bottom of your screen. Left side is much preferable though. The tabs are grouped and displayed in the form of tree view. For instance if you have two or three pages of a particular site open then those will be listed under one tab. This is a really good feature as it helps to avoid confusion.

Tree Style Tab is a good addon but you might feel it consumes a lot of width on the side and the default tab view was better. Well, if that’s the case then you can make use of the FaviconizeTab addon. FaviconizeTab serves as a very good combination with Tree Style Tab.

This addon will list the tabs on the basis of favicons of the websites as shown above. But you won’t be able to see the description of the tab. Well, if you can manage with favicons then its fine. I feel it shouldn’t be a problem. I feel accessing tabs is much more convenient on the left hand side with these addons rather than top. What’s your opinion?

Get Tree Style Tab addon
Get FaviconizeTab addon