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Firefox add-ons
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Write Blog Posts From Inside Your Browser with ScribeFire
11 Jul 2011 by Scott Nesbitt
That seems kind of obvious, doesn’t it? Blogging from insider your browser, I mean. That’s how most people do it — go to whatever blogging site they use, log in, and start typing. But that’s not necessarily the best way. And it’s not the most convenient, either, especially if you have more than one blog. So, what is the best way? That depends on your needs. But a good...
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Firebug add-on for Firefox is known to slow Gmail
24 Jun 2011 by Evan Wondrasek
Firebug is a free, open source add-on for Firefox that provides essential tools for web developers. If you have Firebug installed and have logged into Gmail recently, however, you’ll be greeted with an intimidating message that states: “Firebug is known to make Gmail slow unless it is configured correctly.” This message also contains a link to “Fix This”, but you wil...
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Restore the old-style status bar in Firefox 4 with Status-4-Evar
25 Mar 2011 by Evan Wondrasek / 5 Comments
If you want to restore the original status bar functionality from previous versions of Firefox, Status-4-Evar brings back some of the old features and lets you specify exactly how you want things to appear in the new Firefox 4 status bar.
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Score Great Deals on Woot.com with Firefox and Chrome Browser Extensions
20 Oct 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 5 Comments
If you don’t know what Woot! is, it’s a site sells a single item each day (usually at an exciting price). There are several different versions of the site – selling things like shirts, wine, and stuff for kids - but the original Woot! is the place where most of the action happens. Every once in awhile, Woot! has a “Woot-Off”, where they abandon their usual deal-a-day methodology a...
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Forecastfox Weather 2.0 Brings Weather Awesomeness To Firefox
13 Sep 2010 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
If your job involves a lot of work in front of a computer, chances are that you don’t get outdoors throughout your work day. You enter the office in the morning and it’s sunny, but when you leave it’s windy and snowing (which isn’t uncommon in my part of the world). Even worse is if your computer isn’t located near a window, making it pretty much impossible to kee...
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How To: Create and Store Passwords Securely Using LastPass
05 May 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 5 Comments
Answer the following: Do you use the same password for multiple (or all) websites? Have you had the same password for more than 6 months? Is your password strong? Does your password contain plain dictionary words, or include personal information such as your name, address, or phone number? Do you use your browser’s built-in password storing feature? If any of these things are true, it̵...
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How To: Make The Most Of Your Bookmarks In Firefox
30 Mar 2010 by Dustin Patterson / 2 Comments
Bookmarks have evolved from the static entries they once were, and with the right Firefox add-ons you can get the most out of your bookmarks. Listed below are a couple add-ons that will get you started with improving your bookmarking experience in Firefox. Live Bookmarks Often an overlooked feature, Firefox’s Live Bookmarks feature allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds and have bookmarks u...
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Firefox Tip: How to Easily Save Websites for Later Reading
25 Mar 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 3 Comments
I’m constantly running across interesting articles and posts I want to save for later reading. Bookmarks work well enough, but I don’t need to save these websites for long-term use – I want to be able to quickly check them out later when I’ve got free time. Read It Later is a free add-on for Firefox which allows you to eliminate bookmark clutter with sites that are only o...
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How To: Quickly Open Accidentally Closed Tabs in Firefox
15 Mar 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 2 Comments
Firefox only: Tabbed browsing in Firefox is incredibly useful and can improve your entire browsing experience; recovering an accidentally closed tab, however, isn’t particularly intuitive. Firefox does keep a record of your recently closed tabs (which are available under History –> Recently Closed Tabs), but this guide will show you how to recover a closed tab with a single click...
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Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
12 Jan 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
Full-length URLs have nearly become an internet faux pas since the advent of sites like Twitter where character restrictions reign supreme. Sending a normal URL in a tweet is the digital equivalent of tripping over your own shoelaces, and most people have adopted a “favorite” URL shortening service like bit.ly, tinyurl, or is.gd. Google recently entered the URL shortening business of...
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