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Set the User Agent With PHP cURL
cURL is a sleek way to grab contents from a URL. It's helpful in PHP where servers have banned using the function file_get_contents() . A while back I had shared a post which show on how to grab the contents of a URL using cURL. However, cURL is much more than just grabbing data. It can be used to m
Schedule your e-mails in Gmail (or any other mail!)
Many-a-times we feel that the email should not be sent right-away. Rather it be sent at the precise moment. A Birthday to be wished, an Invoice to be sent etc. However, Gmail doesn’t offer this luxury. Not even in the now defunct “Labs”, is this vital tool included. I have sear
How to inspect css hover , active property using firebug
I am sure that while Design and Development of a website you definitely want to see the :hover property of an element using your favorite addon in FireFox called Firebug. But I have found that many newbie developers do not know how to see this property. Default settings of firebug shows only the "De
Enable Save and Quit tabs in Firefox
I am sure when you open FireFox you open as many windows. And imagine if you accidentally quite Firefox ? That's irritating - No ? I know you are smart enough to go to in History menu and Click Restore previous session. But imagine having to fill user username password for certain Web Sites ? And im
Cache burst refresh or hard refresh in MAC
When I shifted to MAC lot of things changed. On top of everything the Keyboard changed which in return resulted in change of all the shortcut keys that I used in Windows, Linux using the Windows Keyboard. While development of websites, I often used Ctrl + f5 on Windows/Linux machine to refresh a bro
Where did RSS Feed icon in Firefox 4 go ?
Many firefox users including me used to love the RSS icon which used to be displayed in the address bar. It quickly lets you subscribe to the RSS feed of the current website which you are on. Strange that you have lost your favorite RSS icon in Firefox 4. If you did not use it, I am sure you might
Firefox: Check all your installed plugins for update
FireFox is a powerful browser and you love it because it has some great plugins. However, the same browser will be a pain if you do not update these plugins timely. Firefox does a self test when started, for any updates available. But in some cases users have disabled this auto self test and sometim
Now play AngryBirds in desktop browser chrome
AngryBirds is undoubtedly a famous game. It’s one of the lightweight games being played by most of the smartphone owners. I have been an Angrybird addict for a long time now. I was more than happy when I found that it is available to play on Desktop as well. And the good news is that you do not ha
Disable Location awareness sending in Firefox 4 – enabled by default
Firefox 4 has location awareness enabled by default. When location awareness is enabled the sites can request for the physical location of your system. This will help the website to serve the content according to your current location. However, there are times when you do not want that to be enab
Useful Google Chrome Extensions
Google has released Version 10 of its Browser: Google Chrome. Chrome has always been simple, fast & most sites work flawlessly. Still, there are times when one thinks.. what more can be done to Chrome to increase its suitability? The same urge bit me in Firefox lot earlier. Until recent
Speed-Up Google Chrome!!
Google Chrome in itself is blazing fast… But quite a few households use Slow PC, while some notebooks / netbooks make you cry in anticipation for a single page-load. I actually own an Asus EeePC & know how painful it is to see a page loading. Anyways.. there are 3 Ways to Improv
Highlight text in firefox address bar for Ubuntu / Linux
Whenever I have used firefox in Ubuntu, one usability issue I faced is that it does not select or highlight the URL in the address bar when clicked. I used Windows for most of my life and I feel lazy to double click on the address bar for selecting the URL. I know that sounds a bit strange but that'
Phone number list of Facebook friends
I am going to share a small trick through which you can access the phonebook of your Facebook friends. You can see the friend’s phone number on info page, but what if you want the complete phonebook. Well to access the phonebook there are several ways, let us discuss them one by one. Direct URL
Create keyboard shortcuts for applications in windows
I am sure you have some favorite applications which you use more often. For me, I use tweetdeck, live writer, and Firefox more often. However, when you want to start that application you goto start menu and start typing it to open the application (smart search for windows). Another way to start y
Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Microsoft has always tried to stay high in the market of web browsers with their traditional and oldest browser Internet Explorer, although many competitors lately have dropped in, one of which includes Google Chrome. To throw in their modification in the market competition, they released the beta v
