Firefox 3 gets full-page zoom

The long-awaited page zoom feature has finally been implemented. The latest Firefox 3 nightly build now supports full-page zooming like Opera and Internet Explorer 7.

Finally! This goes to show how awesome Firefox 3 will actually be, and how dedicated the developers are.

Go read my Firefox 3 Alpha 6 review

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Featured Firefox Addon: Pagerization userscript

Lifehacker shares the simply amazing Pagerization userscript that allows Greasemonkey users to automatically load the next page in say, a Google search, or a list of blog posts (the blog included). To use this script, you need the Greasemonkey extension.

9 things Safari has that Firefox doesn't? Yeah, right.

I've recently read an article called 9 things Firefox should steal from Safari. However, most of the items on that article are things Firefox already has, at least on the latest Gran Paradiso Alphas. Here are my views on the 9 points.

1. Highlight the current text field: The author's right, there is a problem with the way XUL renders text forms, and it should be fixed to be native. Thankfully, Firefox 3 will correct this issue, at least on OSX, but not on Linux yet. Meanwhile, you could take a look here


2. Font rendering: If you use OSX, then Apple anti-aliasing should be used. If you use Windows, ClearType should be used. If you use Linux, then the native anti-aliasing should be used instead. Again, it's a clear matter of Firefox-is-not-native-enough.


3. The downloads dialog: Well, I think Firefox's is much more useful.


4. Rendering speeds: Have you tried Gran Paradiso lately?


5. The bug reporter: He's right, Firefox's bug reporter should and will be improved.


6. The Find dialog: There should be an extension for this; it looks very, very useful. Take a look here to see if this helps a little.


7. Detachable tabs: No thanks. One window cluttering my desktop is more than enough. Why was tabbed browsing created for anyway? And, if it's really absolutely necessary, that monstruosity called Tab Mix Plus has it anyway.


8. Draggable Images: Firefox 3 on Linux has this, pretty graphics and all. Not on Windows, though. Must be the version of Cairo.


9. Resizable Text Areas: You're absolutely right about this too. That what bookmarklets, userscripts and extensions are for.

So, to sum it up: Firefox needs to be more native, and you need to wait for Firefox 3. Nuff said.

uTorrent 1.7 released

The newest version of the amazingly complete and lightweight bittorrent app, uTorrent, has been released. It boasts great new features such as full Vista support, local seeding, and no piece limit for torrents. Download it now from utorrent.com!

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Learn Python in 10 minutes

Link: Learn Python in 10 minutes

If you're an experienced programmer but never got around to learning Python, now's your chance! This quick guide explains the complete syntax of this powerful and modern programming language.

Be aware that this guide is NOT for beginners who have never programmed before. For those of you, I highly recommend How to think like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python, an amazing e-book for the beginning programmer.

Happy coding!

cr3ation b3ta: Search for music online... without P2P software!

cr3ation b3ta is a web site where you can search for any sort of audio file, without having to go through the painful process of using P2P software like Limewire. Go ahead and try it out!

If you think there's a better way to look for music online, leave a comment telling us about it!

10 Tips to Study Smart and Save Time

Lifehack shares 10 Tips to Study Smart and Save Time.

Gaming has no significant effects on schoolwork, sociability: study

According to Ars Technica, gaming has no significant effects on schoolwork and sociability.

Ha! Now my parents can't blame my lack of doing homework on my PS2 and Game Boy.

How to beat procrastination

I'm terribly good at setting things for later and leaving real work for the last minute. I found this article on Lifehack to help others with the same bad habbits I have: Overcome Procrastination Once and For All.