My firefox addons

this is just a memo for myself :)
... but hope can be usefull to anyone

• WebDeveloper (developer toolbar)
• JSView (offer the ability to view the source code of external files)
• DOM Inspector (inspect & edit live the DOM of any page)
  
• FastVideoDownload (dowload .flv media from current page)
• FireShot (take screenshot)
• FoxyProxy (proxy manager, includes white/black list, etc...)
• BugMeNot (Bypass site registrations)
• ServerSpy (indicates what brand of HTTP server is running)
• LiveHTTPHeaders (view HTTP headers requests/responses)
• RefControl (check HTTP referer sent)
• Text/Plain (open select text as url)
• Snap Links (open multiple links in new tabs in 1 mouse move) (ff3 --> here)
  

How to watch BBC iPlayer shows outside the UK

i've found this very interesting post !!

the only variations i've applied on my own are:

1) installed PortableTor (instead of the standard version)

2) edited manually the file ./Data/Tor.cfg
adding the following lines:

StrictExitNodes 1
exitnodes anotherlink,CarlosNet,ciccio,connorPC,PD,MrNiceGuy,procurator,shortname,colinwillsdorkyahoo,Hilikme,

Thx to Cherie!

You wanth to donload BBC iPlayer videos too?
checkout this post.
UPTADES: this no longer works anymore :(

White screen with Compiz?

Compiz = white screen?

(1) TEMPORARY WORKAROUND

A quick way to temporary solve the white screen problem, is to remove compiz.

--> To quickly get out of the white screen, don't spend time rebooting in safe mode and stuff ...
Just follow those simple steps:

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--> once you have your white screen desktop loaded ...

1) move to another desktop:
by pressing: CTRL + ALT + F1
2) login
3) remove compiz:
$ sudo apt-get remove compiz
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
4) return back to your desktop
CTRL + ALT + F7
5) restart the X session:
CTRL + ALT + BACKSPACE

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(2) POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Running ATI? try this command:
$ aticonfig --initial -f

(3) POSSIBLE SOLUTION
Most of all is just a matter of configuration.
If you have a normal video card with 3D acceleration (even ATI :)) Compiz MUST work!

1) first of all update your system
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
(or $ yum update ... :)
2) you need to have your video driver correclty installed (look here for ATI)
3) check that X server can run correctly ($startx) (troubleshooting here)
4) start compiz (possible problems here)
5) in case you messed up with your xorg.conf, try deleting it. If startx runs, then follow the steps here, to create a new clean xorg.file. Finally start adding the needed parameters to make 3D acceleration and stuff.