Taking Screen shots from the browser : Firefox and Internet Explorer

It is not every day I am speechless about a firefox plug-in, but I just have to let more people know about this one.

FireShot

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648

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Quote from the site :

FireShot is a Firefox extension that creates screenshots of web pages. Unlike other extensions, this plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations. Such functionality will be especially useful for web designers, testers and content reviewers. It's possible to choose whether entire web page or only visible part of this page should be captured. Screenshots can be saved to disk (PNG, JPEG, BMP), copied to clipboard, e-mailed and sent to external editor for further processing.
Adds the ability to take a screenshot of web page (entire of visible part), edit it, add annotations and save (PNG, JPEG, BMP), copy to clipboard, send to external editor or e-mail it.

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Having worked in an environment where people need to make changes to web sites, or even easily take a screen shot, this product it worth its weight in gold. This example shows how easy it is to draw over the page, and have it saved as an image.



If you are using IE, and want to take a screen shot from the browser I also suggest looking at :

IE Screenshot

http://www.browsertweaks.com/screenshot.html

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Quote from the Site :

Do you like to make screenshots of Web pages that you've visited? What can you do about pages that are longer than one screen? Use IE Screenshot! With a single click, IE Screenshot makes a copy of a full page (no matter how long it is) and saves it as an image file. IE Screenshot scrolls around the page taking shots which it later stitches together.
The free version of IE Screenshot will let you save screenshots as bitmaps (BMPs) only. Using the program is simple - just click the IE Screenshot button and specify a filename. If you require extended functions for saving screenshots in other popular formats GIF, JPG, PNG, etc., stamping text on screenshots, or e-mailing a screenshot to others via the Internet

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Application Error Possible Solution

The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). Click on OK to terminate the application.

I have a work Dell Laptop (Latitude d630) and was getting this error on a couple of programs, Mainly irfanView. The weird thing is the program worked when I installed it, but got the error every time I tried to open it again.

The Laptop is on a domain and the only possible solution I found to work was :

Right Click the File
Select "Run As"
Make sure you Have the Current User Selected
And also "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity"

I have found this was the only solution this problem, as I now need to look at Permissions on users. At least I can now get the program to actually load.

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On New Year’s eve around 10pm, I received this SMS message :

From Mobile Phone Number: 19994333

Message : Play Mobile Money Quiz and win $30 of mobile call credits. Quiz starts Jan08 so reply YES now 4 ur chance to win. Q's 25c + $4 monthly subs. stop 2 opt out

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Notice how there is very little actual company information, no way to find out terms and conditions. Yet when I queried with my Mobile phone provider they told me it was funkysexycool (Funky sexy cool).

I have never signed up for any service from this company, I am not even on pre paid to even want to receive $30 in credit. I also have never used a Premium SMS service, and the fact that it actually cost me money to RECEIVE this message is ridiculous.

The fact there is no way to stop receiving these messages, companies like funky sexy cool are able to send messages to anybody, and the person receiving the SMS will get billed. There needs to be something fixed with Australia telecommunications if this is allowed to happen. I shouldn’t have to opt out of something I never actually signed up for, AND BE CHARGED.

I highly recommend people:

DON’T USE funky sexy cool

As their practice of sending unsolicited messages to people is almost a license to print money.

This needs to be stopped, and if you have received any other messages please leave a comment with the number and message if you still have it.

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Also found some more info on Mobile SMS Competition Trivia Scams :
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/SMSCompetitionTriviaScams