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Tweak Firefox 3 to Display Richer Colors

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If the digital photo you just uploaded looks more washed out in Flickr than it does in your desktop image editor, that’s because Firefox 3’s advanced color management capability isn’t turned on by default. To turn it on, type about:config in Firefox 3’s address bar, then click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button. Then, in the Filter field, type gfx...

My favorite blogging tools

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With all the social networks out there, how do you maximize your posting while minimizing your effort? As a member of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Last.Fm, and a dozen other large social networks, it can be hard to prioritize when and where you post. LiveJournal is my personal blog platform, but reposting to LiveJournal and Twitter is just too much work. This is what works for me:

Not Safe for Work?

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A website called NSFW.in has a nifty service that shortens the url of a link, and warns the potential clicker that the content is not safe for work. This is a simple and considerate solution for people who send links via chat or e-mail, as it saves the recipient the embarassment of opening something NSFW at work.

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