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- Translate, Bookmark, Share in Google Chrome Without Chrome Extensions/Addons
- Using Windows Host File to Access, Block Websites
- How to Embed Bing Maps on Website/Blog
Translate, Bookmark, Share in Google Chrome Without Chrome Extensions/Addons Posted: 05 Dec 2009 08:20 AM PST Google chrome extensions are now functional but it's availability is limited. However, the past Google chrome addons (also read as Google chrome bookmarklets) are pretty much helpful and can be used on any internet browser. Similarly, today I'll be sharing one tool that will help you to tweet, Bookmark, Share (similar to Shareaholic extension of Google Chrome) and translate webpages on Google chrome or Opera browser without installing any tool or extensions. This useful online service is called usekit which provides an toolbar for completing tasks such as tweeting, bookmarking and translating webpages for free. How to use Usekit on Google Chrome First step is to register at usekit, I know this might sound like a lengthier process but it's not. The signup and verification will hardly take a minute or two. Once you are done with the registration process, login to your usekit account as shown in the screenshot. Now you have to add the usekit button to your bookmark menu bar. In Google chrome you can use ctrl+b to show/hide bookmark manager bar. On the right side of usekit homepage you can find the usekit button which should be dragged to the bookmark bar as shown. That's it. Carry on with your browsing habits and whenever you feel like tweeting the webpage, bookmarking it or translating pages into your own language then click the usekit button that you've bookmarked, a toolbar in the botton appears where you can also make sticky notes, mark the webpage or bookmark on delicious! |
Using Windows Host File to Access, Block Websites Posted: 05 Dec 2009 06:46 AM PST You are not able to access particular website from your internet browser? Or you don't want your kid to access certain websites online? Here is a simple tip to access or block websites with the help of Windows hosts file which is located in your system32 folder of windows. These hostfiles are usually used to map the hostnames to IP address which is supervised under the admin activity. Block Websites or Access blocked websites Some people use this trick to block access from specific webpages. If you are not able to access particular websites such as Microsoft.com or Yahoo.com then check the host files which is located at
For windows 98/95/ME you can access the host file by navigating to:
You will find a file called hosts which can be opened in any free word processors including notepad. Here is how hosts file in windows xp looks like.. Blocking websites – If you observe closely, you can find an example in host file showing on how to block websites. So, consider an example that you want to block Myspace from school or orkut from office then these lines should be added to the host file
The value 127.0.0.1 remains the same as it is your local machine's IP address. Make sure you include the alternative urls to block the websites (Myspace.com and http://www.myspace.com to block Myspace). Save the file and close it! Accessing Websites – If certain websites are blocked from in your computer then check host files and delete the lines of code (ex: 127.0.0.1 orkut.com) and save the file. Try accessing the website using your browser now.. |
How to Embed Bing Maps on Website/Blog Posted: 05 Dec 2009 12:49 AM PST The latest Bing maps, compared to Google maps has a lot more simplified features that you would expect in any online mapping service. Bing maps is the rebranded version of the MSN maps that can be accessed at Bing.com/Maps. So, if you would like to embed bing maps on your website or blog then here is how to do it the right way! Embedding Bing Maps on Websites You should have noticed by now that the main url (Bing maps) doesn't contain the options to embed maps directly. With Bing maps, you can share the link of the map with your friends online and cannot add maps on websites. But, this can be achieved with the help of Microsoft ajax that helps you to embed Bing maps easily with tons of options for customization as well. So, head over to this webpage and select the location or navigate through the map – Then click on source code which provides html code that you should add to your blog pages or web site pages for the bing map to be visible. You can also change the default Road map into Aerial map and embed on your website. Related: Embed Google Maps on Wordpress |
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