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How to access Gmail 2 from Opera

May 30th, 2008

Opera was known as not being able to use Gmail’s full AJAX interface. But now you can overcome this glitch in a very easy way.

Read this page for more info.


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May 30th, 2008 22:39:57

Blog posting from within your browser

May 30th, 2008

All bloggers will love this tip. There is a great extension for Firefox that allows you to post on your blog from within any page you are viewing, without opening separate tabs or using any desktop blogging software.

I really like this extension. So here is what you will need:

1) Mozilla Firefox web browser. Click the following button to get it.


2) After installing Firefox, visit the page of Scribefire extension and install it. Follow the extension’s instructions and you are ready to start blogging easier than ever.


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May 30th, 2008 22:09:43

Why HTTPS (Secure HTTP) page load much slower than normal HTTP pages?

May 22nd, 2008

Lot of people ask me this every now and then.

It is something normal, because HTTPS pages exchange some encryption info between the server and your computer, which needs more data exchange. So in general, HTTPS pages are always slower but more secure.


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May 22nd, 2008 17:01:35