22 August, 2008

Vista and SQLite Database Browser problem



I was playing with Adobe AIR today and needed to use SQLite Database Browser for the first time. So downloaded it and double clicked on it. An error message showed that SQLite Database Browser couldn't find msvcr71.dll on my computer. msvcr71.dll is a runtime dll (Microsoft Visual C Runtime). You may download the dll from here. If you ever needed msvcp71.dll (VC++) you can download it from here.
Copying the dlls to c:\windows\system32 was the only step needed to make the database browser work.

04 August, 2008

Firefox Add-ons To Live With



You can live without them, but your Firefox life will be much easier with this cool add-ons.

  • Foxmarks
    Keep your bookmarks synchronised and access them from everywhere.
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  • Hide menubar
    If you are annoyed by menu bars (I do hate them) you can use this add-on to hide them. You can always unhide them by pressing Alt.
    Learn more.

  • IE Tab
    Yeah, there are still some idiotic sites which are designed to work only on IE and can not be shown correctly on standard browsers; Or you may like to check how does a particular web page looks like in IE, then this add-on is for you, you can switch between IE and Firefox in your current tab just by clicking an icon, and no you don't need to open IE. This is for windows users only.
    Learn more.

  • PicLens
    You like to check out your image search results on google in a very elegant way? Flickr too? Well you are in for a shock. This add-on is a jaw dropping one. Just try it, you never live without it afterwards, ever.
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  • Firebug
    If you are a web developer you'll be puzzled how could you live without it before. Check out your HTML, debug your JavaScript, touch up CSS on the fly and much more with this UBERCOOL add-on.
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  • Fission
    Yeah, yeah, I saw safari too, you like that progress bar in the address bar? Well this give you almost the same effect. It's not a must, but it's nice.
    Learn more.

  • Flashgot
    Use your perfect download manager with Firefox. Flashgot helps you to pass the task of downloading to your favorite download manager. Lots of major download managers are supported. It can do lots of other things too.
    Learn more.

  • Thumbstrips
    On of the best firefox add-ons which I won't use the browser without it anymore. It's some kind of time machine for firefox. It records the track of all the web pages which you visit and assigns a snapshot of the page with it. So when you need to get back to a page which you have visited recently, for example the result of a good search which you made 15 minutes ago and is deeply burried in your browser's back button, you just fire up Thumbstrips and locate it visually in your recorded history. That's cool! and much much easier to use than the firefox history of recently visited pages.
    Learn more.