How To Convert Documents And Files Online Via Email

Sometimes we all need to convert some files in other formats for compatibility reasons. There are millions of programs that allow you to convert any type of document from a format to any other.

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And there are also many web-based services that allow you to change any file’s format without installing any software, and I also made a little collection of the best online conversion tools.

But another way of converting files is on its way: email. Nowadays email accounts do not longer need to be accessed via dedicated softwares like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, so you can just use a browser and log-in into your personal email through a web form.
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How To Open Multiple Home Pages In Firefox

Every browser out there gives you the possibility to have a home page loaded automatically every time you open it. If you are someone who doesn’t like to wait very much, or just someone who likes to optimize his time this is the perfect solution for you.

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With Firefox in fact, you can easily open multiple pages at startup, without any plug-in or particular trick.

All you need to do is:
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How To Assign Keywords To Bookmarks In Firefox

Are you someone who works a lot with tabs and needs to open millions of sites rapidly, without even losing a second typing a URL into the address bar?

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With this little trick, I am going to show how to assign a keyword shortcut to your Firefox bookmarks, so that you will have to type just one word instead of a long text and slashes.
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How To Resize And Reposition Firefox Windows With A Bookmarklet

Javascript is a scripting language that is mostly used on the client side and can be really powerful. It can open a new browser window, change images as your mouse moves on them, position objects…But also resize windows!

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In fact there are some Javascripts that can be used to resize and reposition your Firefox windows with a single click over a bookmarklet.

Editors at Hongkiat, a really good up-to-date website about technology that I always follow, have written two great articles on you to create there powerful bookmarklets in a few simple steps.
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How To Embed Google Applications Inside Your Sidebar In Firefox

Google Applications have changed many people’s lives…at least mine! It has made it possible to have all of your emails into a single professional web-based account, create, view, and edit all of your documents online, organize yourself with an online calendar, take notes and bring them everywhere, and also chat with everyone without downloading anything.

Yes, this is a pure dream…but could you make it even better somehow?

And indeed you can do so: including all of these incredible services into your Firefox’s sidebar!

In this mini-guide I am going to explain step-by-step how to embed every Google Application in your left sidebar in a matter of seconds.
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How To Export Your Firefox Boomarks Manually

Ever needed to export your Firefox bookmarks because you are planning to format your computer, or simply to make a backup of them? Are there too many extensions and add-ons that you can’t pick one?

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In this simple guide, I will show you how to export all of your bookmarks manually, in a matter of seconds, with no need of installing anything.
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How To Install XPI And JAR Firefox Add-ons And Themes

We all love Firefox add-ons and extensions. They are so easy to use, so useful that many of us can’t stay without them, and also easy to install…or not??

If you find a useful add-on at the Firefox Add-ons home page, you will find a green button that you simply click to install the extension. But sometimes, when an add-on is made by someone with his own web site they tend to store them on their servers, and offer the setup as regular XPI (extensions) or JAR (themes) files.

So what do you do when you find one of those two files and you want to install them?
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How To Speed Up Firefox

Is your browsing experience at its maximum? Or is there something to do to improve it even more?

Actually there are various things you can do to boost up your Firefox speed: many are the plug-ins and add-ons that can help you, but there’s a faster way that doesn’t involve any particular installation.

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If you have a broadband connection in fact, you can just follow these four simple steps, and immediately see the benefits that this trick will bring.

Here’s what to do:
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