Firefox link navigation

I have been using vimperator firefox extension a lot and I find it very useful. However, I was wondering how can I click on links ( slashdot page links) without using Mouse. Searched the net and found something interesting that I have overlooked in firefox for quite a long time now.

Firefox has a simple trick: press ' (single quote) and you can search through the links from a page by typing a string in the small box from the bottom of the window. So you could type the first characters from the anchor and when the link you want to open has focus, press enter.

(or press CNTL + Enter for opening in a new tab).
btw, while using vimperator, you might have to Escape all keys ( i) and then do the ' to search the link using keystrokes.

This all got started when after being with mutt for some 2 hours, I got reluctant to open firefox thinking that, damn, I will have to use that mouse again.
At last, figured out a way with firefox.
Ah, mouse less existence is a bliss.

Using Windows Modem Troubleshooter

I connect to internet using my laptop running Windows XP from home, using the BSNL dial-up connection over the Internal Conexant D110 MDC V.92 Modem. Past few days, I was unable to dial up, the dial up died with in few seconds, and I could not figure out the reason as well.
Followed the Windows Troubleshooter tool today, which asked me to check for correct protocol set at Internet Connection settings (TCP/IP), and suggested  a step called "Show Terminal Window" in the Security tab of the Network Connections settings for the Modem Connection.
When Enabled and Dialed again, I am able to connect now. The problem is solved, but I am not yet to bottom of it.
Let me enjoy it now.

enumerate function in python; pyTip

When looping through a sequence, the position index and corresponding value can be retrieved at the same time using the enumerate() function.



>>> for i, v in enumerate(['tic', 'tac', 'toe']):
... print i, v
...
0 tic
1 tac
2 toe