How to customize the right click (context) menu in Firefox

After using Google chrome for a while, where drag and drop links were not yet available, I returned to Firefox and found myself using right click followed by “open in new tab” in the right click menu to open links in new tabs. However, unlike chrome, where that is the first option, I found myself unwittingly clicking on the first option in the right click menu of  Firefox which was to “open in new window”. Thats really annoying when you don’t want multiple windows open.

Furthermore, a lot of firefox plugins add unwanted selections to the menu and it becomes a pain in the  ~’@? to find what you actually need.

So , i decided to find something to customise my right click menu.

Thats how I found the Menu Editor plugin:

After install, you may access the options through the addon options from the addon menu, or simply press ctrl+shift+s to bring it up.

Simply choose the mu you want to edit and untick, those option you do not wish to appear. As you can see below, I`ve unticked “open link in new window”

…and hey presto, the link is gone from the context menu , and the first option is “open link in new tab”, just like I wanted it.

This is one reason I keep coming back to Firefox, Chrome just doesnt allow a similar degree of customisation just as yet.

Install multiple freeware applications with a single installer - Ninite

 

Ever had to install many applications one after the other on a PC? Maybe when you re-installed Windows or shifted to a new laptop. Then you would know how time and labour consuming it is.

Now there’s a solution – a website called Ninite. It lists some of the most commonly used freeware applications on a well designed page, including web browsers, Instant messaging applications, media players, image and document editors and viewers, runtime and antivirus software, file sharing and other utilities. All you have to do is select all the programs you wish to install and click on the “Get Installer”  button at the bottom.

You will then get a single installer, for all the applications you chose. Simple but oh so useful! Brilliant.

How to download and keep BBC iplayer video files DRM free

As you may be aware BBC iplayer is a fantastic way to catch up on programmes that have already been shown on any of the BBC channels. However, the video files will disappear from the player days after you first watch it. In short they are DRM files and it doesn’t allow you to save the files.

I may often like a program but be unable to watch it for a long time and by the time I get around to it, it may no longer be available to watch. I was thus looking for a solution to download the files and keep it for as long as I want and I came across this great solution. Its called as ipdl.exe and according to a video on youtube comes from Paul Battley from www.po-ru.com. So all credits to him.

All you got to do is download   and double click it to run. It presents you with an interface which asks you for the program ID. Now head over to the BBC iplayer and navigate to the program you wish to download.

Now copy the address as seen in the URL bar:

and paste it in the ipdl program ID box and click download. It then asks you where to save the video and gives it the default name of the programme. Once thats done, you are on..it downloads it..and its fast.

The file is saved as a quicktime (.MOV) file which you may then view with Quicktime or another media player such as VLC video player.

Fantastic, works like a dream !!Thanks Paul Battley .

How to choose a laptop – use Windows PC Scout

Thinking of buying a new laptop but confused by the amazing selection out there? Wish someone would just recommend the perfect laptop for you? Here`s just the tool you need – from Microsoft -  Windows PC scout

Once you get started, a screen pops up which takes you through a long and boring introduction about the whole process and what it will take you through.

You then have a choice depending on what level of user you are to go through more explanatory basics or go to the end, if you really are the confused lot, click “Start it”.

The wizard then asks you questions on how you intend to use your laptop etc. At each step, it offers an explanation of the component basics which you may choose to skip.

Finally it asks you to choose your screen size, which may be one of the most important user choices.

and finally it summarises what specification it recommends for your needs.

and based on the budget you choose and the above specification comes up with the top recommendations, which you can then compare.

Of course you could skip the wizard and use the sliders seen on the left in the above screen to choose your own specifications. If you`d rather do that straight away, just skip everything else and go Here.

All in all I`d say its a useful tool to get the topmost laptops recommended by Microsoft, it still doesn’t include the rest of the choices though.

Tonights gonna be a good night

I heard the song – I got a feeling that tonights gonna be a goodnight on X-factor and wondered who sang it. Of course I`m not up to date with the music scene. Anyway, it turns out that the Song is -

"I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas. Here is an embedded video of the same:

Of course you can also listen to it by searching for it on Spotify. If you havent started using Spotify I suggest you try it out. Its amazing and free!.

Also available on iTunes.