Archive for September, 2007
· September 28, 2007 at 4:11 pm · Firefox News, Resources
Time for one of the best Firefox resources out there to get a re-vamp? Saw a post by Asa this afternoon talking about upcoming changes to SpreadFirefox.com and like any fan boy I couldn’t pass up the chance to spread the word:
As some of you know, there’s been an effort ongoing for a couple of years to come up with a re-design of the Spread Firefox project. There’s a lot of history (too much) to go into all of it, but a while back Ian Hayward posted a call to action for building a new Spread Firefox.
Only big suggestion I can pass would be to draw more attention towards current, future and past Firefox projects such as Firefox Flicks, Mozilla 24, Air Mozilla, and more. Maybe even create a small section for quality un-official resources such as Learn Firefox, Mozilla Links, and hmm.. am I forgetting one?
Tags: firefox, mozilla, projects, spread-firefox, updates
· September 28, 2007 at 6:14 am · Resources
Time to dive in and see what the rest of the world is saying about Firefox. Come on, you’ve listened to me and my minions long enough.
Know of a cool link I missed this past week? Leave a comment and share it with the rest of the class.
Tags: firefox, Firefox News, Firefox-3, help, links, stories, updates
· September 27, 2007 at 6:31 am · Firefox Hacks, Firefox Usability
Anybody else run into this issue yet? Seems like with the last round of Google Reader updates they broke the widescreen view in Firefox.
After searching the Web for a solution or for others in the same boat at me - I couldn’t find much help. So what is a guy to do? Well I happen to be an avid fan of the Stylish extension so I thought I would write up a little fix using it to solve the problem.
+ Get Fix Google Widescreen View at UserStyles.org
Pick up my user style and see if it does the job for you. The only drawback is that this will get rid of the new toggle button for getting rid of the Google sidebar menu. Personally I have always just used the “U” key to get this job done. Hope this helps others out there being bugged by the same pesky issue.
Tags: broken, firefox, fix, Google-Reader, stylish, user-styles
· September 26, 2007 at 6:30 am · Bookmark Help
Some might complain that the various extensions for Firefox that Delicious puts out there can be a little bloated. I used both their classic and new extensions for a while, and I can’t put myself in that camp but I can see where others might have an argument.
That is where the SimpleDelicious extension comes into play. Its goal is to make managing and browsing your Delicious bookmarks a little more simple. SimpleDelicious provides realtime syncing with your online bookmarks and ease of use right from your browser. You can gain access to your bookmarks from anywhere with this Firefox extension.
So would people rather use this or the Firefox plugin that the Delicious team puts out themselves?
Tags: Bookmark Help, delicious, extentions, firefox, manage
· September 25, 2007 at 6:12 am · Firefox Hacks
I like to use Google Calendar much less as a time organizer and more as a big to do list. Now I hadn’t really given two thoughts to the mobile version because I don’t really browse the Web on too many mobile devices. After having a look though - I thought to myself - this would make the perfect sidebar for Firefox.
This is how you can get it added to your own browser:
1. Browse to http://calendar.google.com/m
2. Bookmark that web page, or drag the link to your links toolbar.
3. Right-click on the bookmark, select “properties” and then click the checkmark for “load this bookmark in sidebar”.
I don’t know about you but this just makes the application a little more usable for me. Big fonts, big colors and a guide of what I need to do over the next few days. Also it acts as a great reminder tool for folks who like to make sure they are getting things done.
Tags: Calendar, Google, lifehacks, organize, sidebar, tips, Tweaks
· September 24, 2007 at 6:03 am · Firefox Settings
Not every web site does that best job when it comes to giving you a printer friendly version of the web page. Lets say for example, you want to print out a story on CNN.com about the war in Iraq or your favorite celebrity.
Now you could just print the page that is there, but that is going to give you all the ads, logos and other junk you don’t want on your paper. The Lexmark crew is wanting to fix that issue.
The Lexmark Toolbar is wanting to be that “better printing” extension you never knew you needed. It will allow you to cut down on the clutter, so you will only print the most important details of the web page in question.
Some of the features in this beta release of the extension include:
- One-click Print and Preview buttons
- Remove ads and other unwanted stuff with the “Clean” feature
- View, edit or print photos in Picnik, the best online photo editor
- Choose print settings such as Selected Content, Orientation and Header/Footer
Overall, I think if they are delivering this much in the beta, there are many more great things to come for future releases of this handy extension.
Tags: extentions, firefox, options, pages, print, Web
· September 23, 2007 at 5:00 am · Guest Authors
I have to admit it: I love AdBlock Plus. If all of my extensions (15 in number) were taken and I was left with the choice of one to keep, it would be ABP. I love not seeing annoying ads, and I love how much faster my browsing is because of the lack of junk. I love the safety and security that it provides through its ability to block things that like to track me.
Yet there is a person – no let me rephrase that. There is a monster trying to take away our rights to this wonderful service. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: adblock, blocked, fight, firefox
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