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Linking to Google's calendar via XML and Sunbird

This extension allows Sunbird and Lightning to read and write events to a Google Calendar. Provider for Google Calendar :: Sunbird Add-ons

What this means, is that since I don't maintain a paper calendar, and I pretty much use Google Calendar as my calendar, I've been trying to figure out a way to have a desktop version of the calendar. since I keep my calendar separate from my email client.

With the above extension, I can now add entries to either the Sunbird calendar, or the Google Calendar, and they both end up making changes in the same place!

Moving your Firefox passwords from one profile to another

If you create a new profile in Firefox (or maybe you upgraded from 1.x to 2.0), and you want to copy your saved usernames and passwords from one profile to another, here's what to do:

1. Start Firefox (using the profile you want to move passwords to
2. Tools -> Options... -> Security Tab
3. Make sure you are willing to lose any existing passwords:
   Click "Show Passwords..." button
4. Create a master password:
   [x] Use a master password
   Click "OK" Button"
5. quit out of FF
6. Copy key3.db and signons.txt from old profile
   Try: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_USER_NAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
7. Start up in the correct profile
8. Verify passwords are in there via:
Tools -> Options... -> Security Tab
Click "Show Passwords..." button
(enter in your master password)

about:config entries explained

About:config entries - MozillaZine Knowledge Base This article explains what the different options are that you can control via about:config inside a Mozilla/Firefox browser.

Filtering by password can be useful if your Master Password is messed up.

View/Dump your Firefox Passwords

Mozilla Password Viewing -- this page will let you download a JS script that, if you save locally and run, will display for you all of your usernames and passwords. This could come in handly when switching machines, etc.

Special about: URLs

There are a few special URLs, which begin with about:, that you can type into the Location Bar: About protocol links - MozillaZine Knowledge Base