Get back the Black Bar Toolbar on Google

Why do Google remove efficient mouse based UI's for favor touch screen based UI's on PC platforms?  After the trouble everyone was having with the Google Compose in Gmail, this is another nail in the coffin.

The issue access to apps like "Drive",  "Calendar", "News", etc is NOW restricted by the need to navigate a grid all the way on the right side of the screen.  This focus stealing design is no way efficient and only tailors a user experience for touchscreen users.
What used to be "Look, Point, Click" is now, "Scroll Right, Click, Look, Read, Click".

Great F*ckin Work

There is a solution for the new time robbing issue:
Install Stylish from Userstyles.org or from FF Addons page.
Install Google black nav bar returns from the Userstyles.org page.

On a serious note, these stop gap solutions just to gain user efficiency is wearing thin.  And it is of a similar road to being frustrated with all the baggage tolerated using Microsoft Windows products, which lead to finding alternatives.


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Get the Gmail Compose back on Firefox source code xpi oldcompose

I hate the new compose apart from resorting to Thunderbird, there was no viable solution.  Several people suggested oldcompose.com, which offers a Chrome and Firefox extension to give back the classic gmail compose interface.

Apart from bringing back the compose window like the way is should be, the extension also displays email addresses in the TO field in full text.

The link to the Firefox xpi addon page is here.

Inside the xpi archive there are three files:

• bootstrap.js
• icon.png
• install.rdf

The files appear not to have any malicious code or call home urls.







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How to add Secure Google to Firefox

Surfing the web is great, but there is always a possibility that someone could be listening in on your traffic.  Running SSL encrypted sessions help, as long as you attentive enough to check the verifying signature and it possibly? could give you a indication if someone is doing a MITM attack + SSLSTRIP at the same time.

Google have introduced SSL encrypted searches some time ago, the search address can easily be recognised by the https:// URL and the indication of a padlock on the bottom left hand corner of the Firefox browser.

To add Secure Google search in firefox:

Go to Firefox add-ons page and search for Secure Google, proceed add it to Firefox.

 
 Once that is done, select Secure Google Search from the search bar.

Enjoy secure searches, note the verification authority and the https:// in the URL bar.

Gumtree Perth Not working on Firefox [Solved]

I recently have been having trouble placing Ads on Perth Gumtree, it seems that the AdBlock Plus Subscription was causing blocking of the placement of a new ad.  Disabling the plugin allowed Ads to be placed however it was not the best method of dealing with it.

I decided to track the problem down using AdBlock Plus Diagnostics which proved useful.

Problem:  Placing a Ad on Gumtree was not working on Firefox while AdBlock Plus was enabled.

Installed AdBlock Plus Diagnostics to see what was being blocked.

Edited my AdBlock Plus subscription to disable kijiji from being blocked.

Placing a advert on Gumtree now works!

Thank you AdBlock.org for providing such a great program, saving everyone visual confusion and speeding up the net!