Multiple user profiles in Firefox on Windows

If you like to have different Firefox add-ons, settings and themes, depending on whether you're surfing for fun, working, blogging etc. then this screencast will get you set up with different profiles. You can also use this method of running Firefox if you like trying the latest alpha and beta versions of Firefox, but you don't want to get your add-ons all messed up.



Here's the command you'll need to paste into the Windows run window (Start->run):

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" --profilemanager

(Here's the Mac version of this screencast)

Multiple user profiles in Firefox on Mac

If you like to have different Firefox add-ons, settings and themes, depending on whether you're surfing for fun, working, blogging etc. then this screencast will get you set up with different profiles. You can also use this method of running Firefox if you like trying the latest alpha and beta versions of Firefox, but you don't want to get your add-ons all messed up.



On Mac, start Firefox with this command in terminal:
/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin --profilemanager

Tomorrow, I'll show you how to do this in Windows, but if you think you can do it on your own, here's the command you'll need to paste into the run window (Start->run):

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" --profilemanager

Clear Firefox Location Bar History

Here's a great, easy way to clear out all the porn websites you go to that you don't want anyone to know about. They show up in that darn location bar (Awesome Bar) drop down list in Firefox for everyone to see. Well, be embarrased no more, watch how easy it is to do it:

Black hole sucks in Large Hadron Collider and parking lot

Ok, so this isn't a tech tip, but it is a screencast so it counts. Watch the beginning of the end of the world, thanks to Crunchgear.

Save screen space on Firefox

How to save screen space on Firefox by compacting your bookmarks toolbar, but still keeping your bookmarks at your fingertips. I don't remember whether I thought this up myself, or if I saw somebody else do it. I'll take credit for it, until somebody tells me otherwise.

Create an application shortcut in Google Chrome

An application shortcut is kind of a bookmark on steroids. You can make an application shortcut for any website, but the idea behind them is that you would create them for web apps like GMail, Google Docs, Buzzword or others. Here's how to do it:

Smooth fade under with Audacity

I suddenly got bitten by the bug to do screencast tips. Not sure why or how, but I'm bit and here's the first in what I hope will become a series of these things.

If you've ever wanted to smoothly fade down music so your voice can be heard and then fade the music back up again after you stop talking, then this screencast is for you. We'll be using the free audio editor audacity, because it's got a great tool for doing just that.



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