When you have a folder full of pictures, using the preview/thumbnail view of Windows Explorer is really useful for finding a specific picture or just browsing. If you have ever wanted to change the size of these thumbnails, here is how.

This simple walk-through shows you how to use Tweak UI to make the change as well as what the results look like. Making the pictures larger or smaller (depending on your eyesight and/or taste) is a simple way to make your browsing more efficient.

Yesterday I posted a tip which involves updating your Firefox about:config settings. This data is essentially the registry of your Firefox install as it controls many aspects of how the browser behaves. So if you are going to do some experimentation with these settings, it is important to have a backup just in case.

This article walks you through the process of both backing up and restoring your Firefox about:config data. Alternately, if you want to restore the original default settings, this article walks you through it.

Better safe than sorry.

Firefox 3 added a much improved location bar which searches your URL history, bookmarks, tags, etc while you type. For power users wanting to control/tweak the behavior of the location bar, check out this article titled ‘Firefox 3.5 Location Bar Preferences‘.

The author gives you a detailed explanation of exactly how the location bar behaves as well as how to manipulate it. The topics covered are:

1. Toggle suggestions on and off
2. Customize what results get shown
3. Change the matching behavior as you type

Note: I would only recommend those who know what they are doing tweak these settings, otherwise you may end up hosing your Firefox configuration data.