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General Software Discussion / Why is (was!) Google Translate suddenly greeting me "Error 403 (Forbidden)" ?
« on: September 17, 2016, 11:28 AM »
For the last couple of years I have been using Google Translate via my right-click context menu in Firefox (mark a word > right-click > Search marked word in Google Translate > word translated into Danish) almost every day. It used to be so well working that I didn't bother to install any of my copies of WebWord or Babylon. Google Translate was fast & easy to use.

But that has changed!  :(

403. That’s an error.

Your client does not have permission to get URL / from this server. (Client IP address: 2.1(xx.xxx.xx)6)

GoogleERROR-2016-09-17.gif

That’s all we know.
-Google Translate

of course that's not "all we know"! But for the last couple of weeks it sure is all they have told me.

I don't understand it. I am not aware that anything relevant has changed in my Firefox 47. However, they list my proper IP address (without xes), so maybe it has to do with me as a person? I never log in to my Google account. Is that it? have Google upgraded the hard-playing ball?

If I arrive Google Translate any "normal" way, there is no problem.

Any idea?  :tellme:

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General Software Discussion / Was Firefox 47.0.1 the end of the line for you as well?
« on: August 18, 2016, 03:43 AM »
For safety's sake I thought I would update my Firefox 47.0.1 to Firefox 48.0. So I did.

After 2x restart I was surprised to realize that a number of favourite addons clearly had stopped working, so I went to see what's wrong with my Nightly Tester Tool who's job it is to "Force Addon Compatibility". Turns out it has been overruled by Firefox, so no compatibility was forced on anything.

At Mozilla's page I was told a story about the "many" addons that are trying to steel my money, identity, etc. Of course such a story is difficult to believe, since I never have met such an addon. New homepage redirection, yes, but never anything dangerous. Maybe we just don't hear about them? But of course, I guess they're out there, just waiting for a chance to enter my PC, so it's better to be safe than sorry.

And because of this I should be thankful for Mozilla now blocking every unsigned addons, I assume...

I do, however, not agree with Mozilla on this. Do you? The unsigned addons that I have are not new in any way. They have been on my computer for many years!! On my PC there is nothing to fear (of course there is, but so far it all went well) - and I totally want to have my addons back. They were there for a reason; without them, Firefox is no longer the best.  In fact, without addons Firefox is nothing but the fattest kid in the world.

So I removed 48 and reinstalled 47.

Do they know what they're doing?!
Have you abandoned Firefox? If not: Do you use a newer version than 47.0.1?
 :tellme:


Post modified with a list of the addons that I have on Firefox 47.0.1:

Spoiler
- Adblock Plus 2.7.3
   http://adblockplus.org/
   Reklamer er fortid!
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus

- Add to Search Bar 2.9
   http://firefox.maltekraus.de/extensions/add-to-search-bar
   Tilføj hvilken som helst søgning, på hvilken som helst side, til søgefeltet.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/add-to-search-bar/

- Add-ons Manager Context Menu 0.4.2.1-signed.1-signed
   http://loucypher.github.com/AM_contextmenu/
   Add more items to Add-ons Manager context menu.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/am-context

- Auto Context 1.5.0.3 (Inkompatible)
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5714
   Automatically shows User Popup Menu if text is selected

- Bookmark Toolbar Menu Button 1.1.2.1-signed
   https://codefisher.org/toolbar_button/
   Show the contents of the Bookmarks Toolbar in a drop down menu. This compresses the bookmark menu into one button that you can put on any toolbar you want to.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/bookmark-toolbar-menu-button

- Bulk Image Downloader 4.91.0.0
   http://BulkImageDownloader.com
   Easily download images from image host sites. The Bulk Image Downloader app ($25) must be installed for this to work.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/bulk-image-downloader

- Classic Theme Restorer 1.5.6beta2
   https://github.com/Aris-t2/ClassicThemeRestorer
   'Classic Theme Restorer' ...
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer

- Clean Uninstall 0.1.7
   http://firefox.add0n.com/clean-uninstall.html
   Uninstall an extension and clean its fingerprints (stored preference values for instance)
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/clean-uninstall

- CoLT 2.6.7
   http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/colt/
   Tilføjer et Kopier linktekst-punkt til browserens kontekstmenu.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/colt

- Context Search 0.6.4
   http://www.basson.at/firefox-addons/contextsearch
   Expands the context menu's 'Search for' item into a list of search engines.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/context-search

- Download Manager (S3) 4.07
   http://www.s3blog.org/
   Vis og håndter filhentninger fra en smart nydelig statusbjælke
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/s3download-statusbar

- Downloads Context Menu 1.7
   http://www.bm-productions.tk
   Shows the Explorer context menu of downloaded files in the Downloads list
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/downloads-context-menu/

- Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express 9.08
   http://yourvideofile.org/
   Best extension for 'Superfast' and easy video download links in FLV, 3GP, MP3 (256kbps HQ Direct Link), MP4, 720p + 1080 HD and Full-HD ("Original") qualities on Youtube pages.

- EPUBReader 1.5.0.9
   http://www.epubread.com/
   Read EPUB files just in the browser. No installation of additional software needed.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/epubreader

- ErrorZilla Plus 1.2.4.2
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/errorzilla-plus/
   Show a more useful error page when the network address cannot be reached.

- Extension List Dumper 2 1.0.1
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/extension-list-dumper-2
   Dumps a list of the installed extensions.

- Flagfox 5.1.13
   https://flagfox.wordpress.com/
   Viser et flag, der afbilleder den pågældende servers placering
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/flagfox

- Flickr Size Pickr 1.0.1.1-signed
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/flickr-size-pickr
   Adds a context menu to view or download any Flickr photo

- Google Reverse Image Search 48.0
   http://barisderin.com/
   Google Reverse Image Search is a simple tool that lets you search the images reversely on Google Images.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/google-reverse-image-search

- Google Search Disable Before You Continue 43.5
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-search-disable-before-y
   Disable Before You Continue dialog for Google Search

- Google search link fix 1.5.3
   https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix
   Prevents Google and Yandex search pages from modifying search result links when you click them.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/google-search-link-fix

- I don't care about cookies 2.5.8
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies
   Get rid of annoying cookie warnings from tens of thousands of 'infected' websites

- Image Toolbar 0.6.18
   http://www.basson.at/firefox-addons/imagetoolbar
   Provides easy access to common image functions.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/image-toolbar

- InstaDown: Instagram Image & Video Downloader 1.0.3
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instadown-instagram-image-vide
   The extension adds a direct download button for images found on instagram user pages, and also for videos on single item popups.

- Interclue 1.6.3.1-signed.1-signed
   http://interclue.com/
   The ultimate link augmentation multitool
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/interclue

- MyBookmarks 0.6.17
   http://www.catsyawn.net/ma2ten/soft/mybookmarks_en.html
   Creates a formatted page from bookmarks.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/mybookmarks

- Nightly Tester Tools 3.7.1-signed.1-signed
   https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Automation_Development/Projects/Addons/NightlyTesterTools
   Useful tools for the nightly tester.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/nightly-tester-tools

- Open In RegEdit 0.1.2.4
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4478/
   Select registry keys in the page and open them in the registry editor

- Open With 6.7.1
   https://github.com/darktrojan/openwith
   Quickly test out your web pages in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, or Opera. Open With opens the current page in your other browsers with just one click.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/open-with

- Restart 1.2.8
   http://www.schuzak.jp/
   Adds "Restart" menu and button.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/re-start

- RightToClick 2.9.6
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/righttoclick/
   Allows right clicks, highlighting and more where forbidden by javascript

- Save Session 1.3.1.6.1-signed.1-signed
   http://diary.noasobi.net/
   Save Session can save the session only once.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/save-session

- Saved Password Editor 2.9.6
   https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/saved-password-editor/
   Adds the ability to create and edit entries in the password manager.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/saved-password-editor

- SCDL SoundCloud Downloader 1.7
   https://mrvv.net/scdl
   SoundCloud Download Helper. Adds ARTWORK, ARTIST, GENRE, TRACKNAME !!
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/scdl-soundcloud-downloader

- SoundCloud Downloader - SoundGrab :: Add-ons for Firefox -
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/soundgrab

- Self-Destructing Cookies 0.4.10
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies
   Fix the web. Gets rid of a site's cookies and LocalStorage as soon as you close its tabs. Protects against trackers and zombie-cookies. Trustworthy services can be whitelisted.

- Show my Password 2.0.1-signed.1-signed
   http://netcat.ath.cx/extensions.html
   Shows your password in readable letters
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/show-my-password/?src=search

- small-clock 0.0.2
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/small-clock
   A simple and small 24hr clock which sits in your toolbar. Ideal for fullscreen browser use

- Smart HTTPS 0.1.6
   http://mybrowseraddon.com/smart-https.html
   Automatically changes HTTP addresses to the secure HTTPS, and if loading encounters error, reverts it back to HTTP.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/smart-https

- Status-4-Evar 2015.11.16.23.1-signed.1-let-fixed
   http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2001965
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/
   Status-widgets og forløbsindikatorer til Firefox 4+

- Stop Ads 0.0.4
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stop-ads
   Stop Ads extension

- Stylish 2.0.7
   https://userstyles.org/
   Gendesign internettet med Stylish, en user styles manager.
+   https://userstyles.org/styles/46299/cursor-indicator-on-link-hover-with-large-icons

- Textarea Cache 0.9.3.4
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textarea-cache/
   Allows to save automatically the content in a text input field.

- Video DownloadHelper 6.0.0
   http://www.downloadhelper.net/
   Download Videos from the Web
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper

- YouTube ALL HTML5 3.0.3
   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-all-html5
   Play all videos on youtube without flash.

- Youtube's Annotations No More 0.3
   http://www.kiboke-studio.hr/browser-extensions/
   Disable Youtube's annotations.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/youtubes-annotations-no-more

- Youtube's Autoplay No More 0.3
   http://www.kiboke-studio.hr/browser-extensions/
   Disable Youtube's up-next autoplay feature.
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/youtubes-autoplay-no-more


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General Software Discussion / TeraCopy 3 updated August 11, 2016
« on: August 13, 2016, 07:42 AM »
Teracopy is a copy handler for Windows PC only.
Teracopy is free, Teracopy Pro is $20. A Pro license is a Lifetime license.
Version 2 is still the official version - the update was for version 3 Beta
From time to time Teracopy Pro can be found discounted on Bits du Jour

TeraCopy 3 beta 2
August 11, 2016 by Oleg

http://codesector.com/teracopy
http://blog.codesector.com/category/teracopy/

teracopy_compact.png

Changelog:

    Faster Logical to physical disk mapping.
    Mapped network drives detection.
    Notifications fix.
    Delete R/O files on replace.
    Add entire drive to file list.
    Quote comma in csv reports, export folders.
    File date discrepancy increased to 2 sec.
    Better completed state icon.
    Smoother scrolling with touchpad.
    Other bugfixes.

TeraCopy is designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed. It skips bad files during the copying process, and then displays them at the end of the transfer so that you can see which ones need attention. TeraCopy can automatically check the copied files for errors by calculating their CRC checksum values. It also provides a lot more information about the files being copied than its Windows counterpart. TeraCopy integrates with Windows Explorer's right-click menu and can be set as the default copy handler
-Teracopy
You may use the license for Pro in one of two ways: one user on multiple computers (example: a desktop computer and a personal laptop which are both used exclusively by you) multiple users on a single computer (example: a home computer which is shared by all family members)
-Code Sector News

http://codesector.com/teracopy
http://blog.codesector.com/category/code-sector-software/

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Living Room / a fine but time-stealing offer from BdJ
« on: July 06, 2016, 04:25 AM »
Deal of the Week: The Ultimate PC Bundle to Strengthen & Protect Your PC< is actually a really fine offer - which is why I sadly know the next: the time it will take to go through the various register for account / get key / register for app -procedures are so enormous you will get frustrated / annoyed and feel you are wasting your time! I kid you not, it took me a full hour to do all this - and I have still not had time to install any of it!!

I think  CCleaner Pro, Scrivener, Delta Walker, PhraseExpander and Focusky Pro all are making this a really fine offer, together they are fully worth the asking price ($40) - and then some! - and there are 5 more programs!

Be aware that Focusky Pro will downgrade in a year. Normal price per year is $99.

https://bitsdujour.stacksocial.com/sales/pc-bundle-2016 $40 = a fine, bit time-stealing offer.

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General Software Discussion / How do I tell Firefox, Never (try to) restore?
« on: May 12, 2016, 03:15 AM »
One of my latest addons has had the unfortunate side-effect that Firefox 46 not has stopped closing, when I first close Firefox and then shut down Windows. So at next launch Firefox will ALWAYS start with saying "This is embarrassing..." and offer me to close this or that page from the last session, before launching. But I say, it is not just "embarrassing", it's ANNOYING!! Firefox never crashes on me, so why should it restore? No, kill that restore!!
 :mad:

Of course the right answer is not to find whatever addon screwed with my Firefox... So I have looked "everywhere", searching for a default setting called something like "Never restore, just open a new session". I know it used to be there - somewhere - but now that I need it, I can't find it. Has it gone? No, of course not! But where is it? How do I tell Firefox, to never (try to) restore?
 :tellme:

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