Saturday, January 16, 2010

Tip #1 How to: Chat with your Facebook friends using Firefox Sidebar

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We all like to chat via Facebook Chat application with our Facebook Friends. Wouldn't be just perfect to continue chatting even if we aren't at a Facebook's page? The following Facebook tip helps you do exactly that. Chat with your friends while not at Facebook.(Warning:This tip was made with Firefox. The settings should me similar with other browsers).

Here is the tip:
Step 1:Of course, you need to have a Facebook account (if reading this article you probably have one).
Step 2:Go to http://www.facebook.com/presence/popout.php after making sure that your computer is currently connected to Facebook.
Step 3:On the top navigation panel look for the Bookmarks tab.
Step 4:Click the Bookmark This Page option and then click Done.
Step 5:If everything is ok until this step go at the Bookmarks tab and then at the Recently Boomarked option and there you should find the "Facebook | Facebook Chat" bookmark. Press right click and then properties and mark the "Load this bookmark in the sidebar" option.
Step 6:Again on the top navigation panel look for the View tab
Step 7:Go to the Sidebar option and click the Bookmarks option.
Step 8:As you'll notice Firefox Sidebar poped up on the left of your browser.
Step 9:You should find "Facebook | Facebook Chat" bookmark at the Bookmarks Menu or somewhere at the other menus there if you have made any other option of your own.
Step 10:Click "Facebook | Facebook Chat" bookmark and you are ok. You now have successfully placed facebook on your sidebar.
Have fun.