The permission panel in Firefox looked normal to me. I've just finished a clean install of Firefox and I've been seeing a lot of permission panels reinstalling add-ons. </sigh>

The popup permission panel looked not quite right to me but I don't do browser coding. I did not bother to investigate since I use other software and only wished to compare it. I was happy to pass on the install. There may be something to Holy Roller's post {shrugs} and I DO Cut and Paste passwords from time to time.

Got the following from Malwarebytes: Website blocked due to a suspicious download
Download blocked from: notmp3.com

Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocked this website because it may contain scam activity.

PS Trace Version 2.4.2 default settings

Hope that's all you need. I just cancelled the install process so the extension never completed the installation process and does not appear in the installed extension list.

Trace has this url on it's domain block list as of this message posting date.
PS Trace seems to work without any problems cropping up in the past 2 months in both mozilla and chromium browsers (WaterFox, Brave)

You're more that welcome, and thank you for the kind words.

I'm glad you like it. :)

The settings Gizmo is referring to are located on the bottom right-hand side of the screen, not the vertical ... on the upper right-hand side. I hit the same snag. See https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/4861515?hl=en :)

Sorry, I was looking in the incorrect space, found it

Thanks for the "&num=X". I dislike going to preferences.
I've never noticed a slowdown when on a 100mb/s or higher connection

check out my gallery too
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cranbra.gallery.pro

https://slowcomputerissue.com/

Nice tip! Thanks

That looks like another good program, you all have come up some with great suggestions. :)

There's a real need for these types of programs. I've used a few over the last 20 years or so. The one I currently use is Desktop Restore. It's a shell program that puts Save Desktop and Restore Desktop in the right-click menu. After you add a new icon you simply right click and Save Desktop then when something rearranges your icons you right-click and select Restore Desktop.

For whom it may interest: here's how you can download a video or only the music without installing anything:
When you're watching a YouTube video and you want to download it (or just the music), in the address bar of your browser type 'pp' after the 'e' of YouTube and press enter.
Eg. you're watching the video at the web addres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg, then update the address to https://www.youtubePP.com/watch?v=6Hh6qJuA5jg and choose your download.
Easy as pie.

[Edit]: It looks like it doesn't work anymore. (Sorry I didn't try it anymore before posting) Too bad. :-(
Most of the time that kind of services don't last long. On the other hand, no doubt others will take over.

I'm finding that things that work in other browsers (including other Chromium based browsers) don't work in Chrome.
 

Thanks for the recommendation. :)

That didn't work for me with Chrome - came back with the message could not convert file while Free Video Downloader did it no problem at all while offering a choice of download formats, etc.

at rhiannon,
Thanks for this. I've tried everything I could find since 2005 but nothing actually (stopped) them from moving. Most everything put them back pretty good. (but still a pain in the buTTocks)
I noticed you talking about new icons go to the next available grid space ... but it will lock in a non-grid type format or personal preference-like pattern, right?
Sorry if I missed that info.

thanks,
michael

I use the "Video Download Helper" extension in Firefox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZT8yI60k_4

It sits right at the top of the screen and all you do is click it & choose your format/quality. In Windows, if you install their "companion app", you can choose your download location.

thanks rhiannon!
Very useful for me!
Regards
Peter

Kiwi is the default web browser on my Android phone. 

Freebee offer from Winx
https://www.winxdvd.com/giveaway/#two

Thanks rhiannon, I tried that before updating to the latest esr version of Firefox.
It's my own fault...

Have you tried right clicking on the +Add to Firefox button, choosing Save Link As, download the xpi, open Add-Ons from the settings menu (three horizontal lines top right), click the Gear icon, and from the dropdown choosing Install Add-on From File?

If that doesn't work, you might try an earlier version of the add-on, available from the add-on page.

I'm asking because I installed it on two Firefox browsers (not synced and at the moment not the same version) on my desktop and laptop. It also installed in Waterfox on desktop and laptop with no issues.  Using version 70, 64 bit.

Firefox 60.6.1esr (32-bit)

I get this:
Installation aborted because the add-on appears to be corrupt.

I am testing this one and passing it to a recipe group that will beat it to death :)
Vivaldi users can get this from the Chrome web store!!
Thanks Rhiannon for another winner

Thank you. :)

You're welcome. :)
Boot and logon screens are not my cup of tea either, I've disabled them in every version of Windows they appear on. I'm the only one who accesses my computers, no need for separate logons.

Thanks for that, I've never had that happen to me so I didn't know it was an issue.

It is here - https://winaero.com/request.php?1796 - right above the donate button, I've just tried it and it is working.

Thanks Rhiannon! Just the program i was waiting for.The boot screen and logon on Windows 10 bug me to no end. The spinner and "Please wait" in particular. I've changed boot and login screens since Windows 98.

A few more tweaks for all to love...
https://www.technorms.com/67606/cool-useful-command-prompt-tricks?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=you-may-have-stopped-using-the-command-p

I've been using Starter for many years and thought that seeing as AutoRuns is regarded as better that I'd give it a go.
The silly program does not even have an option of adding a new startup program. So much for my attempt at 'modernising'.
It's back to Starter for me. ;-)

Started using Handbrake a while ago, now discovering that sometimes it doesn't rip/encode the whole disk (got to within 10 minutes of the end of a movie only to have it END!). Also, built a new computer and upgraded (finally) to Win10: Handbrake has install problems: it appears to install (appears on the installed programs list) but there's no icon, and the executable is nowhere to be found. If I instead download the .zip install folder, I can start it but it crashes immediately. Not a hopeful start, and with prematurely ended rips, not sure why I was installing it in the first place. Moving on.

Thanks Rick. :)

If you want your chosen layout to stick you need to uncheck the "Let the system position window" option, and if you want your customisation to apply to all console windows (Command and PowerShell, standard and elevated) you need to make the changes in the defaults rather than properties section.

A quick way to change and set the layout is to first drag/resize the window to suit then go into the properties>layout tab and note down the new values there then go into defaults>layout and set these same values.

I'm a terrible judge of colours, I need something that will pick colours that "go" together.

Thank you. I'm glad you find them useful and interesting. :)

Rhiannon, your finds are amazing.
This is definitely in the top 1%.
Thank you!

Yes. The majority of computer readers these are blasé about security risks. They don’t read security articles. Attention spans have reduced, and all that matters is that you have a good selfie

To inform people, you just need one sentence at the end of reviews:

For software, we need to state that the program has been screened for malware

For photo upload sites, we need to remind people that the Privacy policy may allow developers to onsell your photos, so strip your photo metadata first (and provide the link how to do this)

As I’ve said to Rhiannon, it’s better to find utilities to perform tasks, rather than uploading your data to anonymous websites. Instead we normalise this behaviour

Tech support should always keep people informed, otherwise it becomes part of the problem

Gizmo’s Freeware always tries to safeguard the interests of members and visitors including download advisory notices for some software but there is a limit to adopting a nanny type of presentation.

Pretty much everything you do in life has security and privacy risks especially using Windows and yet here we are as predominantly a Windows resource site. Also, for years we have published a series of security related articles including the one linked below yet the readership numbers for these are insignificant compared with Best Free Live Wallpapers which pretty much sums up user preferences.

https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stay-safe-while-online.htm

The same applies to Windows security software where 95% of all users never bother to read the vendor’s documentation and thus end up with an incorrectly configured system churning out results they can't understand and most likely ignore.

In all honesty therefore it is the responsibility of computer and web users to educate themselves about best safe practices because there’s a limit to how much sites like ours can help. MC - Site Manager.