Archive for July, 2008

Firefox extension error “… does not provide secure updates”

July 21, 2008 at 5:33 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

When trying to install the newest version of the ProxyButton extension for Firefox, I received this error:

Screen capture: Firefox "secure updates" extension error

Incompatible Extension

“ProxyButton” will not be installed because it does not provide secure updates

Luckily a solution exists over at Idea Shower. Add a new boolean key using about:config and restart. Easy-peasy. More at Idea Shower.

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Using a Mac .dfont on Windows

July 9, 2008 at 10:44 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

I was able to use a Mac OS X “.dfont” font file on windows by using a simple FOSS software to convert it into standard TrueType format (.ttf). The app is called Fondu. It’s actually a set of many command line programs rolled into one, but I only used the main fondu app. Couldn’t have been easier:

  1. Download & Install .pkg file
  2. From Terminal, cd into the directory where the .dfont file lives
  3. Run fondu MyFont.dfont
  4. Marvel as a .ttf font is spit out next to your .dfont file

Thanks Fondu!

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Subscriptions in NetNewsWire change color

July 3, 2008 at 5:04 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

I had no idea why some of my subscriptions in NNW were a light tan/brown color. See here how “RateMyTeachers.com” and “sportsbbq” are brown:

Turns out that the subscriptions change to that color for feeds that have not updated (added a new post) in 60 days. Perhaps I’m just dense, but this was not obvious to me.

Anyway, if you care to change that color, go to: Preferences -> Fonts -> General -> Show Color Options...

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