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[MODIFIED] Mozilla Firefox - Plugins and Extensions - Play Card Games in Your Browser

Looking for something to do while Mozilla Firefox is downloading a file or application? Or maybe you're just looking for a quick diversion from browsing the web. If so, Stephen Clavering has created a "Cards" extension for Mozilla Firefox that lets you play the following solitaire games and more in the browser:

* Aces Up
* Canfield
* Klondike
* Montana
* Pyramid
* Spider
* Yukon

To install the "Cards" extension:

Note that most extensions are from third party developers. Installation and use of extensions are solely at your own risk.

1. Select "Tools" - "Add-Ons".

2. The "Add-Ons" dialog box appears. Click the "Get Add-ons" button.

3. In the search box, type cards and press the magnifying glass.

By default, Windows Media Center in Windows Vista displays notifications in the Windows Taskbar when certain tasks are performing or when it needs to notify you of warning conditions, such as:

* When you record a television show, a red circle appears in the taskbar.

* When downloading TV program guide information, a taskbar icon allows you to view the download progress.

If you do not find these notifications useful and wish to turn them off, do the following:

1. Select "Tasks" - "settings".

2. When the "settings" page appears, click "General".

3. When the "settings GENERAL" page appears, click "Startup and Window Behavior".

4. The "settings STARTUP AND WINDOW BEHAVIOR" page appears. Check or uncheck "Show taskb

Depending on your configuration, Microsoft Outlook 2007 may display an envelope icon in the Windows System Tray whenever new e-mail, meeting requests, or other items arrive. This way you can easily determine when you need to deal with new items in your Inbox without having to keep the Outlook window visible onscreen.

If you wish to disable this icon due to an ever-expanding System Tray, or if this icon fails to appear when new items arrive in your Inbox, make the following tweak:

1. Select "Tools" - "Options".

2. The "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears. Click the "Preferences" tab.

3. Click the E-mail Options button.

4. When the E-mail Options dialog box appears, click the "Advanced E-mail Options" button.

If you find the text in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista difficult to read when the computer is connected to a television or other output device, there are options to change the color scheme to high contrast black or white.

1. Select "Tasks" - "settings".

2. When the "settings" page appears, click "General".

3. When the "settings GENERAL" page appears, click "Visual and Sound Effects".

4. When the "settings VISUAL AND SOUND EFFECTS" page appears, underneath "Color scheme", click either the "High contrast white" or "High contrast black" color scheme as desired.

5. Click "Save" to store your settings.

By default, when you rip music from a CD in Windows Media Player 11, the ripped media files (WMA by default) are placed in your "My Music" folder, which in Windows XP is located at C:\Documents and Settings\[YOUR_USER_NAME]\My Documents\My Music.

If you'd like to place ripped media files in a different location, do the following:

1. Switch to Media Player's full mode by pressing Ctrl + 1.

2. Click on the pull-down underneath the "Rip" button, selecting "More Options".

3. When the "Options" dialog box appears, next to "Rip music to this location", click the "Change" button.

Changing where ripped music is placed by Windows Media Player 11

4. A "Browse for Folder" dialog box appears. Find the desired folder and click "OK

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