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Gmail Login Notifier
Written by admin on March 29, 2008 – 01:13I’ve tried this little Gmail Login Switcher tool this morning and I must confess that it really made me happy. It allows you to instantly switch among all your Gmail login accounts without having to log out from the account you’re logged in and then re-log in to the other account (very annoying if, for any reason, you have to check your email frequently).
Actually what this script does is replacing the “Sign Out” link located in the upper-right corner of the Google login services with a drop-down menu. From that menu you can select one of your alternate Google login accounts, and it will immediately logout and login to the other without any other user intervention.
Even if, once installed and configured, using the tool doesn’t require any particular ability, the installation process can put in little troubles the average internet user. Then, let’s show it in details.
Gmail Login Switcher Requirements
First of all, you must have all the following things in place:
Firefox. Sorry, the tool only works on Firefox. If you are still following the Explorer, listen to me… leave it alone, join the Fox crew and don’t look back: it’s free, smarter …and you won’t regret it!
The new version of Gmail. If you are still using the old version, you will have to switch to the new one. It’s easy: login to Gmail and click on the “Newer version” link on the upper-right corner of the page. Then logout and repeat this operation for each of your Gmail accounts.

Greasemonkey extension installed. This will probably sounds a little exotic for most of you. Don’t worry: Greasemonkey is a Firefox add-on that “allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript” - just to use their own words. Well, install it and forget it! Go to the Greasemonkey homepage , click on the ‘install’ button, confirm that you want to install the add-on and restart Firefox.
At this point you will see a little monkey face on the status bar (lower-right corner of your Firefox window)
If the monkey looks sad and grey
, click once on the icon to activate.
Installing the Gmail Account Multi-Login script
Now that everything is in place, you can install and configure the script itself. Go to the script homepage and click on the black button on the right. Once again, Firefox will warn you, but go on. Done!
Configuring the Gmail Login etc.
Now that you have the script installed, login to one of your Gmail accounts and manually add all the Gmail accounts among which you want to be able to switch. To help you to do that, I’ve uploaded a short instructional video on YouTube. Hope this help…
Once finished with adding all your accounts to this Gmail login tool, you will be able to switch from an account to another simply selecting them from the drop menu.
Enjoy!
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Linux Web Hosting
Written by admin on December 19, 2007 – 14:46Indeed not all web hosting companies have been launched on equal terms. Despite the fact that there is an abundance of superior hosting providers nowadays, there also remain quite many slippery hosts running on out of date servers and solutions, or offering give-away base service.
The good old rule of the thumb is not out of place - if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. When selecting a web hosting provider for your blog or website, you might need some extra information on what exactly you can choose from and what are the best options. Ask somebody, who already knows. So consider reading a hosting review from an authority site, before you sign up for a service. Reviews are of two types - written by editors and buy usual users. A good point to start from are free domain names offered buy the best web hosting providers.
A helpful web hosting company editor review should begin with an overall review of available services. You might also want to consult with certain parts of the reviews you’re provided, due to the fact that, usually, you are browsing for a special service suiting website needs. Hence, e.g., you might need to find a honest hosting review, when the cost is not the priority, but quality is. Nevertheless, if you’re out of cash, you might be looking, vice versa, for the cheapest linux web hosting review, with numerous options at hand. Several sites provide customer reviews for a particular purpose, such as business web hosting reviews or free hosting reviews (a good choice if selecting hosting not for job purposes).
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WordPress Templates
Written by admin on December 19, 2007 – 14:44What is a WordPress theme? WordPress themes are usually free to download “skins” that inspire to keep blogging and attract new readers. A “skin” is a term to the technique of changing the look of a software utility or website engine. But as a matter of fact a WP theme is much more than a skin. It’s complete control of the weblog’s look and feel.
Although it is not a demand, as a rule, specific WordPress templates correspond to a particular content. When somebody visits your personal blog, you have around 2.5 to 8 seconds to leave a positive emotional impact. Unluckily one may not get the fortune to shape a proper second impression.
Just spend some time thinking about the subject of your content and what first impression you would want your visitors to have when they’ve landed on your site. Play with the look and feel of the blog so it matches with the content. Visitors will at once get the idea of what this site is dedicated to.
Things can be changed using widget ready templates - it means weblog templates, that can be modified with hundreds of freely available addons. Free is the magic keyword when we speak of wordpress themes and wordpress engine itself. WordrPress is the keyword, if we mean a blog. So forget about K2, upload a new theme today!
The first thing they want to know visiting a site is “does this site contains the information I’m looking for?”. How the site looks may help them to identify the content, matching their needs with your site. In fact you can even earn on it, buy havingadsense ready templates. If the content doesn’t match the Theme, then you may have to work harder to attract readers to your site. No matter how hard we try, there are certain expectations and assumptions made by people totally based on looks. If you want the “look” of your site to draw people in, consider matching the Theme with your site’s content.
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