Here is a simple test to see if users have Firebug installed on their browsers. Obviously this would also weed out non-FireFox users.

if (window.console && window.console.firebug) {
  alert("found Firebug");
}else{
  alert("can't find Firebug");
}

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If you use Miranda IM as your instant messaging app in Windows and you want to use Google Talk which uses the Jabber protocol, you can use these steps to setup an additional Jabber plugin for Miranda and configure it to use the Google servers.

This will allow you to use both a regular Jabber account and GTalk simultaneously withing Miranda.

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AdSense Video Units is here! Get great video content from YouTube for your site and earn extra revenue along the way. So now you can make money and enhance your site with high quality, relevant video content from YouTube partners, and earn extra revenue along the way. To get started just log in to your AdSense account and click on the AdSense Setup tab. You will see a new product listed there called Video Units.
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Google seems to be finally gearing up to cash in on its $1.65 billion investment in YouTube.  Google AdSense is going to be rolling out Video Units.  Publishers will be able to make money from YouTube videos with embedded AdSense ads. The full details are yet to be released, but here is a preview of what we can expect. Continue »

So I was doing some basic blog surfing on BlogSearch when all of a sudden I saw an error page with this text:

We’re sorry…
… but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now.

We’ll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we’ll see you again on Google.

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