For a check box with the id “checkbox”, here is how to check if its checked:
$('#checkbox').is(':checked'); // Returns True if checked else False
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Here are the steps to change the Proxy settings in Internet Explorer:
- Open Internet Explorer and select Tools from the menu bar.
- Select Internet Options.
- Select the Connections Tab.
- Select LAN Settings.
- Check the two tick boxes under Proxy Server.
- Enter your Proxy server name and the port number in their respective edit boxes.
- Click on OK.
- Close and re-open your Internet Explorer and you should be good to go!
Google Chrome uses the same connection & proxy settings as Windows. Changing these settings will affect Google Chrome as well as Internet Explorer and other Windows programs.
Here is how to change the proxy settings in Google Chrome:
- Click on “Customize and Control Google Chrome” menu (Located to the right of the address bar)
- Click “Options” button.
- In “Google Chrome Options” window select ‘Under the Hood’ tab.
- In the ‘Network’ section, click the “Change proxy settings” button.
- This will open another window. In the “Internet Properties” window click “Lan settings” button.
- Under “Local Area Network (LAN) Settings” window click on the Proxy server for your LAN” and enter your proxy settings.
- Click OK and Apply to save the settings.
Connecting to a proxy server is a very common requirement at most business establishments. To use Firefox through a proxy it must first be configured to do so. Here is how to do it:
- Click the “Firefox” menu. Hover over “Options”, and then select “Options” from the submenu.
- Open the “Advanced” category. Click on the “Network” tab.
- Click the “Settings” button. This will open the “Connection Settings” window.
- Choose “Manual proxy configuration”. This will allow you to enter information in the fields.
- Enter your proxy information. Enter the proxy server that you are connecting to in the “HTTP Proxy” field. If you need to enter a specific port, enter it into the “Port” field.
If you are connecting to a different FTP proxy, enter it into the “FTP Proxy” field. If you want to use one proxy server for all of the protocols, check the box underneath the “HTTP Proxy” field. - Press “OK” to save your changes. You may need to restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.
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Download Online Videos using ClipGrab
Clipgrab is an program that downloads videos from popular online video sites like youtube, vimeo ect and saves the video in the format of your choice. The application is very straight forward to use and provides a good set of options that make it easy for the user to customize their download.
Clipgrab requires the user to simply type in the url of the video. This can be copied from the web browser. Once done, Clipgrab gives the details of the video including the different sizes its available for download and the different formats it can be converted to. Hit the “Grab this Clip!” option to download the video.
Clipgrab also monitors your clipboard to pick up urls when ever they are copied. Then it throws a notification asking you if you want to download the clip.
Clipgrab is available for Linux, Windows and Mac and can be downloaded from here: http://clipgrab.de/start_en.html
For ubuntu systems you can use the PPA repository to download Clipgrab:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install clipgrab
