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Do you mistype web addresses in your browser? It happens with me sometimes and I just hate it when the web page isn\’t displayed because of it.
If you\’re a Firefox user, you are in luck, thanks to a handy little addon called URL Fixer.

As the name suggests, URL Fixer automatically corrects misspelled web address in the address bar. For eg - Typing
txpress.blogspot.xom
corrects to
txpress.blogspot.com

By default, the url correction works automatically. However, you can set URL Fixer to prompt the user with a dialog box before correcting the web address. This setting is accessed by right-clicking the address bar.
Currently, misspellings of .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, .mil, and all other mainstream TLDs, as well as the protocol (http:, https:) can be corrected. Check it out!

Using it is a no-brainer. Just type a word or phrase and click the submit button. When the word appears in pink, just move the mouse over it to hear the word. It\’s really that simple!

The dictionary provides both American and British spellings. The pronunciations, however, are in Standard British English.
Check it out!

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One such feature is \’Automatic PC shutdown after download completion\’. If you are in the habit of heavily downloading files, especially during the night when ISPs remove bandwidth caps, this is one hell of a feature.
Firefox users (if you use Firefox\’s default download manager) are in some luck, thanks to an addon called Auto Shutdown. Auto Shutdown does exactly as its name suggests; shuts down your PC after all downloads are completed in Firefox.

Auto Shutdown appears as a small icon near the Firefox status bar. Click the icon to activate it. Now, Firefox will shutdown after all the downloads in the queue gets completed. It\’s kinda neat \’Set it and Forget it\’ tool.

Note: Auto Shutdown was tested with Firefox\’s default downloaded manager on Windows XP.
Happy downloading!!

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