Posts tagged Synchronization
Free Box.net accounts for LG phone owners!
Dec 22nd
According to the Box.net blog, owners of LG phones can get a Box.net account for free.
Box.net is a file storage and synchronization service, which is more suited for buisnesses, indication that it may in some cases replace Sharepoint.
(I have not yet tested Box.net)
For LG phones, you have to have Android 2.1 or better.
All you have to do is just install the Box.net Android app from the market, and you will get 50GB free storage and synchronization!
(You will have to create and account when you are logging in.)
Some clever guys over at xda also made a workaround so you can get Box.net even if you don’t have a LG phone. But this method is meant for more xperienced users.
Securely synchronize passwords and other sensitive data via Dropbox and other online storage services
Dec 27th
With all the buzz about LastPass and other services you can use to help managing passwords and login information for all the websites you visit, I wanted to share my way of accomplishing the same.
There are now LastPass plugins for all the major browsers out there, Chrome, FireFox and Opera, and even mobile devices.
Im not saying LastPass is no-good, it looks like a nice piece of software.
But, I don’t want to store my passwords at any 3rd party, even though I know LastPass uses encryption.
My main browser over the last 6-7 years (version 7.something) is Opera. Opera have a feature called Wand which can remember your passwords when you sign in to websites, and it will let you log in automatically by pressing the Login key or Ctrl+Enter.
How to Adjust the Mouse Gesture Threshold in the new Opera 11
Dec 16th
Opera 11 finally got released today, and it contains a bunch of new features,
you can download it from Opera.com.
Some of the new features in Opera 11
Some of the new features I find very nice to have are:
- Finally, real extensions! Opera have had widgets for a long time, but has been lacking those full extensions, which Chrome and FireFox have.
- Search autocompletion in the adressbar. typing “g EnvyAndroid” instantly gives you relevant search keywords from Google.
- The new Feed menu is quite handy
- The ability to synchronize your urlfilter settings via Opera Link, so the ads I block on my laptop,
will also be blocked automatically on my other computer.
(From earlier versions of Link, you can also synchronize your bookmarks, speed dial, typed history, notes and custom search engines!)
Fixing the Mouse Gesture Threshold
After they updated the Mouse Gesture feature with a visual guide (Youtube demo vid), It seems they also changed the Mouse Gesture Threshold, or how many pixels you have to do the gesture before it is considered a gesture.
Luckily, it’s easy to fix this.
- Go to opera:config in your addressbar
- Type gesture in the searchbox on the config page
- Change the default value (5) to something lower (1 or 2 will do), if you don’t want to move your mouse such a long distance to perform a gesture.
- Press Save, restart Opera, and you’re done!
You could also go directly to the Mouse Gesture Threshold settings with this link:
opera:config#UserPrefs|GestureThreshold
Update (Jan 7): It looks like Opera will adjust the gesture sensitivity in next release, it’s been fixed in a Opera 11.01 Snapshot. So I assume you can expect it to be working when the Opera 11.01 stable is released.
Removing the whole Mouse Gesture Overlay
Read this if you want to completely remove the gray Mouse Gesture Overlay circle.
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How to get extra storage on Dropbox
Nov 22nd
If you have 2 or more computers, and need to synchronize files and folders between them, you could do it with Dropbox.
Or if you just need to share files or folders with others, for collaborate editing or file hosting for example.
Here are a couple of tips to how to get even more free online storage!
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