WebTrickz » settings http://webtrickz.com A Blog where Technology resides Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:58:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Backup & Restore Firefox easily using Firefox Backup Tool http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/ http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:04:11 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/ Just like any other browser, Mozilla Firefox stores all the significant stuff on your computer that is required for its functioning. If you’re a power Firefox user with lots of data and information stored over time, then it would become a nightmare for you to manually input all the browsing information, add-ons, passwords and other data, in case you decide to format your Windows, make some critical changes to Firefox settings, or just wish to move Firefox to a new computer.

Similar to MozBackup, Firefox Backup Tool is a simple and efficient tool for Windows that lets you completely backup your Firefox browser. It can easily backup all the important Firefox configuration, including user preferences, bookmarks, extensions, browsing history, form history, saved passwords, cookies, etc. as a single backup file on your system. You can also add a password to the backup file to secure it. The Firefox backup created can be restored anytime using the same tool and you need to input the correct password if added while taking a backup.

Firefox Backup Tool

It’s advisable NOT to restore a 32-bit backup file to a 64-bit version of Firefox, as some of the 32-bit add-ons might not be compatible with a 64-bit build. Firefox Backup Tool is a freeware, currently supports Windows (both x86 and x64 versions).

Download Firefox Backup Tool

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/feed/ 6 How to Get Back the New Inbox Style Tabs in Gmail http://webtrickz.com/how-to-get-back-the-new-inbox-style-tab-in-gmail/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-get-back-the-new-inbox-style-tab-in-gmail/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:37:54 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-get-back-the-new-inbox-style-tab-in-gmail/ Few months back, Gmail introduced several new inbox styles with the purpose to let users manage their email in the best preferred way. The new inbox style tab has now been turned on for almost everyone, and is also available on the new Gmail look. This new style adds 5 different Inbox tabs at the top of your inbox. Indicated as – “Try on a new inbox: Classic, Important first, Unread first, Starred first, Priority Inbox”.

If you’ve already saw this new inbox style then you must have noticed that the ‘Inbox-style tabs toolbar’ disappears from your Gmail interface after a while. Well that’s not a magic but smarty Gmail that removes those tabs bar, after watching you settled on a particular favorite style for about a week. However, one can easily change the inbox style from the drop-down menu next to the Inbox label or from Settings (Inbox).

gmail_inbox-style-tabs

Fortunately, there is a way to easily restore the Inbox tabs toolbar in Gmail if it has vanished automatically or you closed it using the cross(x) button. To get it back, just hover your cursor over the Inbox tab in left sidebar and click on the drop down menu. Then point at Inbox Type and click the ‘Try the tabs again’ option. That’s it.

gmail-inbox-type

Note: Apparently, Gmail has one stupid limitation which prevents you from getting the inbox-style tab bar again. What happens is, if you close the tabs bar twice then Gmail assumes that you don’t need it. Hence, on closing the inbox tabs bar for second time, the Try the tabs again option wont appear anymore and you cant get it.

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You can easily overcome this by changing your email preferences in the notifications section of twitter settings page. To Turnoff or Block emails for replies and @mentions from twitter, just go to Settings > Notifications. Uncheck the option “I’m sent a reply or mentioned” and any other you desire to disable. Click the Save button, that’s it!

twitter_email_settings

According to twitter:

You will not necessarily receive an email for every retweet, reply, or favorite; for now we will only email you when we think it is most relevant. Note that every email contains a link to unsubscribe from that particular type of notification.

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The Smart Cover not just protects your iPad, but also wakes it up as you open the cover and automatically makes it sleep as you close the cover back. Not to forget, smart covers folds into a perfect stand making it real easy to type quickly on your desk.

By default, the Smart Cover Automatically locks and unlocks your iPad when you close and open the iPad cover. However, there’s is an option to easily turn off this feature so as not to let the iPad go to sleep and wake up as the cover is closed and opened.

To Enable/Disable this feature, go to Settings > General > iPad Cover Lock/Unlock and set the option to either On or Off as required.

ipad2_settings

iPad Cover Lock/Unlock missing? Most of you might have noticed that iPad 2 doesn’t shows the iPad Cover Lock/Unlock option in settings. That’s NOT an issue, this option automatically shows up once you attach the smart cover for first time on your iPad.

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However, there is a very simple way to get rid of this annoyance. Gmail offers an inbuilt feature which allows users to disable audio while chatting. Doing this will stop all the sound when you receive any chat messages. You can revert back anytime later.

Turning off the Gmail Chat audio – Go to Gmail, open ‘Options’ by clicking on the small tools icon located at the top right corner. Click on Mail Settings > open the Chat tab, select the ‘Sounds off’ radio button for Sounds. Now click on Save Changes.

disable chat sound in gmail

Hope you found this tip easy and useful. ;)

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To Reset Sony Bravia LCD TV, carefully follow the below steps:

1. Turn on your television and press the ‘Menu’ button on remote.

2. As Menu opens, select and open the ‘Settings’ option.

sony lcd tv menu

3. As ‘Picture’ menu opens, press the down arrow to select and open the ‘Set-up’ option.

Picture & Set-up menu

4. Select and open Factory Settings option from the Set-up menu.

Factory Settings

5. Factory Settings menu will appear. Select OK option and open it.

A confirmation box will open, select OK option to reset all settings.

confirmation box

This will restore the LCD TV to original factory settings. After restoration, you will be asked to do an Initial Setup for the TV. Select your preferred language and location.

Hope you find this guide easy and useful.

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Follow the tutorial below to do this task easily:

1. Open Windows and navigate to C:\Users\Mayur\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data (Replace Mayur with you username). Make sure ‘Show hidden files & folders’ option is enabled in Folder options.

2. Copy the ‘Default’ folder and save it somewhere on Pen drive. If you’ve dual booted Windows & Ubuntu, then there is no need to save this folder as you can browse it from within Ubuntu.

3. Log in to Ubuntu.

4. Download and Install Google Chrome first, if you haven’t.

5. Navigate to Places > Home Folder (user) > .config > google-chrome

6. Replace the ‘Default’ folder there with the Windows one, that you found in Step 2. (You can also first delete this folder (in Ubuntu) and then paste the one from Windows).

Open Chrome now and you’ll see all your old browser data and settings intact. Enjoy :D

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/export-chrome-datasettings-from-windows-to-ubuntu/feed/ 5 System Screensavers Tweaker – Change Screensaver settings in Windows 7 & Vista http://webtrickz.com/system-screensavers-tweaker-change-screensaver-settings-in-windows-7-vista/ http://webtrickz.com/system-screensavers-tweaker-change-screensaver-settings-in-windows-7-vista/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:22:52 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/system-screensavers-tweaker-change-screensaver-settings-in-windows-7-vista/ Windows 7 doesn’t allow its users to alter the settings of screensavers loaded into it by default. Don’t worry, below is an easy to use tool which does this task simply.

System Screensavers Tweaker is a small and portable utility that allows you to change the parameters of system screensavers like that of Bubbles, Ribbons, Mystify and Aurora.

System Screensavers Tweaker

You can tweak screensaver settings like its Speed, Shadow, Transparency, radius, span, etc. It also has the option of ‘Restore to Defaults’.

Download Here  (206 KB)  [Webpage]

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