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Firefox is a pretty solid browser, but there is one security feature that has always concerned me: Saved Password Access.
To access saved passwords in Firefox: Tools > Options > Security > Saved Passwords
If you open "Saved Passwords", you'll see this menu:
Here is the scary part: If you just click on "Show Passwords", you'll be able to view every saved password stored on the browser!
This is very dangerous! Most new Firefox users are not made aware of this feature, yet they will still let Firefox remember their important passwords! If your computer is ever stolen and you don't protect your passwords, you could be in for a serious headache!
To Protect Yourself: Set a Master Password Back in the Security menu, check "Use a Master Password".
When you add your own master password, you'll be prompted one time per browsing session to enter your password, then you can continue browsing as usual.
Saving passwords is very convenient, but convenience shouldn't come at the cost of safety! If you store passwords in Firefox, set your master password asap!
I logged into Google Reader today and I can clearly see that I'm now able to customize my Friends list. Now that I've got that message, I wouldn't mind being able to close the bubble that's covering up all of the articles now.
The Problem:
The Solution: If you wouldn't mind implementing the solution I've provided above I would really appreciate it!
I recently got hooked on Twitter and every day I seem to find another use for it.
As you all may know, I love slang (mainly words that come from Ebonics and the Internet). Urban Dictionary is probably the best resource on the internet for adding slang to your vocabulary.
Every morning, Urban Dictionary posts a new "Word of the Day". I've found that if you subscribe to (follow) their UrbanDaily Twitter account and set it to send updates to your phone/device, you'll get an awesome slang word every morning at 8:00am PST. It's an awesome way to start your day off with a good laugh and it's quite fun trying to fit the word into every day conversation! Just this morning, I was text messaged with the word flatuglance.
flatuglance - The look that someone gives another person when they pass gas in public.
e.g. "Dude, Rachael totally farted during class today, so I flatuglanced at her."
Hilarious, huh? If you're ready to take your vocabulary to the next level, you should subscribe to UrbanDaily today!
Not into slang? Check out these other word of the day Twitterers: AWordADay TodaysWord
I just took A List Apart's survey for people who make websites! There's about 50 questions, but you can get through them in a few minutes of your time. If you have anything to do with web development, you should probably fill this out!
Whenever they compile all of the results, they're going to have some nice information about competitor practices, future employment strategy, and no doubt help the general public extend their respect our profession!
Throughout my college career, I've managed to use Open Source software and freeware to complete a great majority of tasks. Today, I sing my praises about the freeware that brought sanity back to my inbox: Pop Peeper.
Yes, I know it's an odd name, but this application allows you to check every single web-mail account you own, as well as all of your POP mail accounts with the click of a button (or ctrl+m for you shortcut geeks, like me). You can write messages, attach files, and send out everything from whatever specific account you choose.
Why I Started Using Pop Peeper: When I was growing up, GMail wasn't around, and it sucked. Since every other web mail service sucked (and still does compared to GMail), I ended up trying several of them, then abandoning them for other accounts, and so on. The problem was that over time, I became dependent upon a few different Yahoo, Mail.com, and school accounts, which totaled up to 7 different emails!
When I found Pop Peeper, I added all of my accounts through the wizard, added on the SSL encryption plugin from the plugin page, and set the frequency that it would check my email to 15 minutes. My web-mail woes are now gone forever! I can't even remember the last time I had to log into GMail, or any of the other accounts that I have.
So, if you're in the same boat that I used to be in (with tons of web-mail accounts all over the net), I highly recommend that you download Pop Peeper today!