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Automatically remove certain items in Firefox history?

sittered — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:02:36 -0800

How can I arrange it so that my Firefox history is automatically purged of sites of a certain domain like imdb.com or facebook.com? I don't know much in terms of scripting languages, but I won't rule that out as a possible method. I was thinking in terms of a greasemonkey script or a full-fledged extension, but a script that directly edits the history database file is OK, too.

I use Mac OS X with Firefox 3.0.4.

Anyone had regrets about a massive decluttering of their lives?

studentbaker — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:16:03 -0800

Anyone had regrets about a massive decluttering of their lives? I want to seriously declutter my life in terms of the items I have in storage and those that sit unused around my home.

I have a lot of stuff. Electronics, iPods, comic books, books, DVDs, clothes, doodads, doohickeys, baubles, etc. all of which are unused in storage or just taking up space in my home. I’d like to declutter. I’ve researched it quite a bit and considered it for a while now.

I plan to do this through Goodwill, Freecycle and a good old-fashioned Yard Sale.

I think I’m ready.

However, I want to know from those who have gone through an extreme purging of stuff, do you have regrets? Is there stuff you wish that you would have kept? Did you go through a post decluttering depression? Did you turn around a buy more junk?

Office Begone!

aladfar — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:19:13 -0800

How do I wipe every trace of Office from my OS X based Mac? [mi] Somehow, my copy of Office has become riddled with Macro viruses - every time I open a document, I'm asked if I've wished Shankar a happy birthday. I've followed a number of online tutorials to rid myself of this problem, but it keeps coming back.

But today, my workplace provided me with a new copy of Office 2004. So, what I'd like to do is purge the system of everything related to Office X, and then install the latest version. Advice?