May 15th, 2014 
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Open My Computer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Computer.
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Right-click anywhere in the folder, and then click Add a Network Location.
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This displays the Add Network Connection wizard. Click Next.
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In the wizard, select Choose a custom network location, and then click Next.
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Enter the name of the FTP site, with the full FTP:// in front of it, and then click Next.
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To use a name and password, clear the Log on anonymously check box. Type a user name, and then click Next.
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By default, the name of the shortcut is the same as the FTP address. If you want to give the shortcut a different name, type it in the Type a name for this network location box. Click Next.
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If you do not want the FTP site to open after you're done setting up the shortcut, clear the Open this network location when I click Finish check box. Click Finish. A shortcut to the FTP site appears in the Computer folder. You can drag that shortcut to your desktop so that it's easy to find later.
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How to fix dictionary tooltips addon in Firefox
The dictionary tooltips add-on is one of my favourite Firefox extension, But it fails to work after my Firefox update to 22. Since the add-on author may need a bit of longer time to release a official update.
NOTE: the add-on is not under an open source license , so using the following process is your risk.
Step 1
Go to your Firefox profile folder, am using windows 7 ( if you are using linux operating system then goto the Firefox profile folder in that OS ) so the profile folder is located in
C:\Users\{your username}\AppData
If you are not able to see AppData then you must enable show hidden files and folders option, to enable this feature do the following
Click Organize (Top left corner) –> Folder and search options –> View (Tab) –> Show hidden files, folders and drive (Radio button) –> Click Ok
Now you can see AppData inside C:\Users\{your username}\ folder, then move to the following folder
C:\Users\{your username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profilename}.default\extensions\
