I just cleared my cookies...oh, wait...I missed some!

I'm not one of those uber-paranoid people that wipes out my cookies each time I close my browser. Quite frankly, I just don't care that much.

But little did I know, that little "Clear Cookies" button can miss a few here and there.

According to this article it is possible for websites to use Flash-based cookies to track you, and they aren't cleared out with the normal button.

You actually need a Firefox Add-on like BetterPrivacy, or even an extra application like CClearner.


Yet another bit of proof that the best way to ensure security is to not rely on the "comfort" of the Erase button.

Cooliris

So, I stumbled across this while creating a gallery for my other blog today...

Initially I thought, "OK, I'll try it out, but it's likely that I'll uninstall it."

I haven't uninstalled it just yet. I've been kinda pleased with this app actually.

Cooliris claims that their software takes 2-D images and videos and makes a 3-D environment for you to look through them. What's cool is that Facebook (and now my own blog), Google Images, Youtube, all include the plugins to activate this feature when you're feeling adventurous.

Anyway... If you've got some spare CPU processing and a few minutes to install it, you may think it's worth it.

Ping from the Firefox Address Bar

Here's a cool little tip to ping nodes from another website -- which helps figure out if they are really down or if it is just your connection.

http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=ping&host=%s

Now, if you add a bookmark for that in FF and set the keyword to 'ping', all you have to do is 'ping {host}' in the address bar!

Network Utilities: Ping Servers from the Firefox Address Bar

Firefox Address Bar Auto-completion

Goto "about:config" and change the value of "browser.urlbar.autoFill" to "true".

Firefox Tip: Enable Firefox Address Bar Auto-completion

Google: Display Your GCal Agenda in Firefox's Sidebar

Use Firefox's sidebar to display your GCal.
Step By Step: Display Your GCal Agenda in Firefox's Sidebar

Change Firefox's CTRL+Enter Behavior

Change Firefox's default CTRL+Enter behavior.
Firefox Tip: Change Firefox's Ctrl+Enter Behavior

Gmail: Better Gmail Firefox Extension

Spruce up your Firefox Gmail experience with this extension.
Exclusive Lifehacker Download: Better Gmail Firefox extension 1.0 now available

Firefox Help: Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your surfing with some keyboard shortcuts (some of these work in other browsers too)!

Firefox Help: Keyboard Shortcuts

Make Firefox Faster

Here are a couple of tweaks to make Firefox just a little bit faster.

Make Firefox Faster

Firefox Help: Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your surfing with some keyboard shortcuts (some of these work in other browsers too)!

Firefox Help: Keyboard Shortcuts