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One noticeable change between Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 is the yellow address bar background, which turned on in Firefox 2 when you visited encrypted web sites—the ones that start with https://. After much debate among the developers, Firefox 3 dropped that visual cue, but on Windows, with a little userChrome.css tweak, you can have that yellow background back. Here's how. If you've got the Stylish extension installed, you can simply add a new style that contains: #urlbar[level] .autocomplete-textbox-container { background-color: #FFFFB7 !important; } Otherwise, here's how to manually edit your userChrome.css and add that code to it. Note: read more » 
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almost three-quarters more than that in neighbouring areas.
Caroline McGhie takes a look at the top 10 places that combine
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Windows only: Free Windows utility PlacesBar Tweaker puts your frequently-accessed folders in Windows' Open and Save dialog box's sidebar. If the Desktop, My Documents, and My Computer (the default folder locations in the Places Bar) aren't the folders you most want to fetch and put files, the PlacesBar Tweaker is for you. This small utility lets you add custom folders to the Places bar and reorder them for quick and easy access. Windows XP's TweakUI utility can achieve the same end (among several other adjustments), but if you don't need everything TweakUI offers, the PlacesBar Tweaker is a slimmer option. (Don't forget read more »
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iPhone/iPod touch only: Free application Here I Am uses your location-aware iPhone to pinpoint your position and share your whereabouts with a link to a Google Map. It's a very simple application, but the concept—that you can quickly email your location to any contact to help them find you—is very helpful. Just fire it up, let it locate you within a reasonable level of accuracy, and when you're happy with it, hit the email button. Straightforward but effective. Here I Am is freeware, requires an iPhone or iPod touch running the 2.0 software. Here I Am [iTunes Store via Gizmodo]
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A file with a comprehensive list of visited locations saved
locally on users' iPhones has prompted investigations of Apple from
numerous governments, including France, Germany, Italy and South Korea.
The Korea Communications Commission has asked Apple about the iOS location recording controversy, according to Bloomberg. The government has asked Apple why the data is saved on devices and whether it is stored on the company's servers.
The commission also announced it will form a team with the intention of
protecting smartphone users' information and privacy. An Apple spokesman
in Seoul declined to comment.
South Korea reportedly joins France, Germany and Italy, where privacy
regulators have also investigated Apple. The probes have been prompted
by two security researchers, who last week read more »
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In the last week, Apple released an update to iOS devices to help
address some of the concerns over location tracking and unleashed new,
Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs. Ars also dug into OWC's SSD replacement for
MacBook Airs and the Quadro 4000 from NVIDIA, and discussed upcoming
changes to MobileMe, Samsung's lawsuit against Apple in the US, and a
fake antivirus app for the Mac.
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Google Inc. and Apple Inc. collect and store location information from personal computers, as
well as mobile devices, according to company executives, a disclosure
that sheds new light on the scope of the data collected by tech
companies.
Apple gathers information from some Apple Macintosh computers
connected to Wi-Fi networks, and Google collects data from
Wi-Fi-connected computers that use Google's Chrome browser or search
"toolbar."
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Travel Channel reports: The sexiest beaches in Croatia are located in Dubrovnik, Brela and Hvar
American tourist site Travel Channel, which has over 95 million
users worldwide, has compiled a list of ten sexiest beaches in Croatia.
The website says that the beaches have always been the biggest
attractions in Croatia. Moreover, Croatia has numerous islands that are
definitely worth a visit. The site also advises: 'Leave the kids at
home, we'll take you to the sexiest beaches'.
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