Tag Archives: Firefox

How to use Tor with any Linux App

Posted on October 14, 2014 by SoCRaT

I currently prefer Chrome to Firefox, and I wanted to use Tor without having to download the whole tor browser bundle. Surprisingly, that was a piece of cake! All I did was the following: “sudo apt-get install tor” It runs … Continue reading →

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Installing a Text-based Browser on AIX (Lynx)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by SoCRaT

If you want a very simple text-based web browser in order to test responses on an AIX server and don’t want to waste time and bandwidth using Firefox – if it exists – and an X-session, use “Lynx”, Here are … Continue reading →

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FoxTab: 3D tabbed browsing in Firefox

Posted on September 22, 2010 by SoCRaT

Today, I’ll introduce to you a Firefox addon that I liked, it adds some nice eye candy to Firefox and works on all platforms (Linux, MAC and Windows). This addon is named Foxtab, and it’s one of the most popular … Continue reading →

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Copy text without formatting (as plain text) in Firefox

Posted on March 12, 2010 by SoCRaT

Ever wanted to copy and paste text from a website without the need for its formatting, e.g. copying some colored text with large font from a website and pasting it inside your gmail account? If so, then this add-on is … Continue reading →

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Install Google Gears on Firefox on Ubuntu Karmic

Posted on March 9, 2010 by SoCRaT

So simple: Don’t install from the website, it will – till the time of this article – give you an error message that your browser isn’t supported Install the “gears” package, e.g. open a terminal and type “sudo apt-get install … Continue reading →

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