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VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.
Step 1: Assuming that your already have a Gmail account, go to your Google Contacts and create a new Group (let's say "Media"). Add all the contacts to this group who you want to send a personalized email.
Step 2: Create a copy of this spreadsheet into your own Google Docs account.
Step 3: You'll see a new "Mail Merge" menu in Google Docs near "Help." Click "Import Gmail Contacts" and authorize Google Docs to access your Google Contacts.
Step 4: Click Mail Merge -> Import Gmail Contacts again and type the name of the Gmail group ("Media") that you created in Step 1. Google Docs will now automatically import the relevant Gmail contacts into the spreadsheet.
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a very easy and rapid translator ... in ajax too.
just take time to copy the adress of the site, then use the lingro by clicking on every words you want to know !
with an history too.
Get my Flickr Widget!
The form below will let you generate a Flash Flickr widget for your website or blog using your Flickr RSS feed. It will create a short bit of HTML code that you can copy-paste code into any HTML page, blog post or a WordPress text widget. You’ll need the following values to get you started.
Your Flickr or Picasa RSS feed.
FTP is a way for you to take files from your computer and upload them to another computer, usually a web server. Or, it is also a way of downloading files from another computer to yours.
a "symlink". You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symlink.
ename a file/make a directory/make symlinks/delete files?
right-click on the file lists. A context menu will appear showing the available functions you have, along with related keyboard shortcut
save the account information
"Connect" button to make the connection to your site
copy the URL (HTTP or FTP) and put it in the clipboard
find that the local files are on your left and the remote files are on your right
click
to upload a file to the server
you can hide it or show it by pressing Log in the main toolbar or in Options
FireFTP will navigate to the directory or download the file that the symlink points to
FireFTP gives you the option to Resume from where you left off.
server you wish to connect
unzip a Zip archive (.zip, .jar, or .xpi)
right click on my image file, go to Open With->Add Programs
For your local files, sometimes you want to be able to open a file with a different program than the default one
give my program a name in the Name textbox, in this case, Photoshop
Sometimes you need to transfer files from one website to another
specify how to talk to an FTP server
click "Browse" and find the Photoshop executable file
optionally I can add Arguments
in the top-right pane that my program is now associated with that extension. In a similar manner, if I want a pro
connect to both servers at the same time and just tell them to pass the files to each other, without having the files go through your computer.
you can create categories like "Work", "Patches", etc. to divide and conquer your list of accounts.
To view the server you are transferring to you can always open another FireFTP (in another tab) - this way you can look at both servers at the same time.
you have to configure an account for the server you are transferring to ahead of time
configure the "Initial Remote Directory" under the Connection tab of the account's settings
IPv6 is if you are connecting to a server on the IPv6 network protocol or you yourself are using IPv6
here you can work on your file, save it, and FireFTP will automatically upload your file when it detects you've modified the file
For remote files, selecting Open With will download the file and put you into Remote Edit mode
An example of an IPv4 address is 64.233.167.99 more commonly known as google.com
an advanced operation
An IPv4 number is like a computer's unique phone number
check out your own 'phone number' here.
For Mac users:
a specific directory for either local, remote or both file systems
the risks involved in the FXP operation please read the Wikipedia article.
when you browse the directory you aren't allowed to go into the Application's hidden contents
Both servers involved with the transfer have to have FXP enabled in order for the operation to work.
Right-click on an Application and do "Show Package Contents"
ou can read more details about IPv6 here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6
FTP stands for File Tranfer Protocol. It is the sister of the more commonly used HTTP. Both protocols deal with transfering data across the internet. FTP is a way for you to take files from your computer and upload them to another computer, usually a web server. Or, it is also a way of downloading files from another computer to yours.
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