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Firefox add-ons
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Google Wants to Help Make Your Website Faster with Page Speed
24 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek
Firefox only: Google has just released Page Speed, a website performance tool for Firefox/Firebug that is similar to the previously covered Yahoo YSlow add-on. Google has made it clear that speed is one of their highest priorities for modern-day internet, and Page Speed is their attempt at getting web developers personally involved in the process. Page Speed is an open source tool that that al...
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How To: Analyze and Improve Your Website’s Performance with YSlow
18 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Firefox only: When creating a website, it’s a good idea to be aware of the site’s performance and to find ways to improve load times. YSlow is an add-on for Firefox that can thoroughly analyze any website’s performance and can even provide suggestions on how to improve the site’s speed. Getting Started To get started, follow these steps: Install the Firebug add-on (required for YS...
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Tree Style Tab Makes Tabbed Browsing Even Better
17 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 5 Comments
Firefox only: Do you remember the first time you discovered tabbed browsing, and how wonderful it was? Well, for as much as tabbed browsing has revolutionized our browsing experience, tabs still seem to be clunky and inefficient at times (especially if you’re a power user). The solution lies in Tree Style Tab, an add-on for Firefox that turns your space-limited horizontal tab bar into a ...
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Firefox Desktop Turns Your Browser Into an Operating System (sort of)
05 May 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 8 Comments
Firefox only: With the advent of cloud computing and sites such as Gmail, Google Docs, and even the online version of Photoshop, it is clear that desktop computing as we know it is beginning to shift towards an internet environment. Browsers are quickly becoming the focal point of all our daily computing tasks, which easily explains the recent popularity of netbooks and mini computers. Desktop...
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Spice Up Firefox’s Appearance with Personas
12 Apr 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Firefox is a great browser, but despite all it’s usefulness it is pretty drab in the aesthetics department. While the browser has always allowed you to install themes to modify its appearance, they have never been wildly popular nor particularily intuitive for the everyday user. Personas for Firefox are lightweight, easy-to-install “skins” that can be changed quickly and easily...
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Enhance Websites in Firefox with Greasemonkey
07 Apr 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 5 Comments
Greasemonkey is an extremely versatile add-on for Mozilla Firefox which allows users to install scripts that can make modifications to most HTML-based websites. Greasemonkey can greatly enhance a website by changing the layout, adding new features, or increasing ease-of-use. To install Greasemonkey, head on over to the Firefox Add-On Greasemonkey page and click “Add to Firefox”. Af...
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