One of my favorite tools to use to check for grammar problems in my writing is called After the Deadline. Put out there by the same people who brought you WordPress, this plugin for WordPress is the top notch tool when it comes to style, grammar and spell checking. What if you want to use it other places though? That is where the After the Deadline Spell and Grammar Check bookmarklet comes into play.
This must be having fun with Mozilla web sites week, because I found another web page to share with you all. You can check out the worldwide Firefox download stats at downloadstats.mozilla.com.
The web site is divided into two main sections, the map and the graph of data and statistics.
On the map, you can use your mousewheel to zoom in and then click and drag your mouse around to pan around the map.
One complaint I have heard time and time again is that Firefox doesn’t document the “how to” process very well, when it comes to building a Firefox add-on. Well, thanks to the Add-on Developer Hub, I think that is one complaint I will not hear again. The Mozilla team has put in a lot of hard work and effort into creating a place to centralize the help, tutorials and guidance you’ll need to build the next great Firefox extension.
Taking a screenshot of the various web sites out there on the Web is usually done for a slew of reasons. Sometimes it is done to help you debug a web application, other times it might be done to show off a future design. No matter what your reason, I have six great Firefox add-ons that will make capturing an image of a web site a very easy thing to do.
Screenshot Pimp – Need a screen shot? Screenshot [...]
So that you end your week with something really amusing, I had to share this story I found at CyberNet as it concerns Microsoft’s new browser comparison or “fact” sheet.
So we are to believe that Firefox and Chrome are both insecure, difficult to use, and unreliable? The Internet Explorer team might want to check their calendars, because last time I checked – it is June 26th, not April 1st.
If that isn’t enough – they also have a [...]
Today is the day that Firefox’s new add-on site has gone live. You can check it all out at addons.mozilla.org. The new look and feel does look nice, and there is a lot to love here. For example, on the main page you have rotating list of suggestions based on categories like web development, family, social, travel and more. Each category on the left-side menu also has a number count – so you can see exactly how many extensions [...]
While checking out my Google Analytics stats for Firefox Facts, I thought it might be fun to look back and see what (so far) have been the top ten most popular items posted here on Firefox Facts. We have some classics here, so I hope you enjoy.
Best 5 Firefox 3 Theme Alternatives
Darkest Popular Themes for Firefox 3
The Best Greasemonkey Scripts
Change the Default Search in Firefox
Super Mario Bros 3 Firefox Theme
Security Zone Policy Error in Firefox 3
20 Tips to Tweak Your [...]
Thanks to Firefox and some of the great add-ons that have been developed for it, your browser is your best friend when it comes to web site design. From CSS tools, to promoting your domain, here are 10 of the most popular web designer tools for Firefox.
Any of these add-ons would be great to add to your own proverbial web designer’s toolbelt.
ColorZilla – This advanced eyedropper and color picker will help you find out exactly what color is being used [...]
We can’t count on Uncle Sam to get us out of our economic woes, so who can we trust? I say trust Firefox. It has never asked for a penny, and is always so reliable. With that said, what Firefox add-ons out there will help you save some money? Here are my favorites:
RetailMeNot – Never miss a bargain again. Automatically informs you of sites that retailmenot.com users have shared discount coupon codes for.
Woot Watcher – Woot Watcher monitors the [...]
A clean browser is a happy browser, right? I like to keep everything neat, trim and in it’s place when browsing the Web, so it should come to no surprise I have covered cleaning the clutter here plenty of times. Here are six different ways you can clean up some of the feature in Firefox that tend to get a little messy over the years:
Get More Toolbar Space in Firefox
I think I have a pretty optimized Firefox setup. Personally I [...]