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Firefox
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Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts with Google Account Multi-Login
15 Jul 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 3 Comments
Firefox only: If you’re like me, you have multiple Gmail accounts and wish there was a quicker way to switch between them in the Gmail web interface. With the Google Account Multi-Login script for Greasemonkey, you can do just that. Step One – Prerequisites: To enable this feature, you’ll first need to be using Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on installed. Greasemonkey lets you t...
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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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How To: Set Gmail as the Default Email Handler in Firefox
08 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
If you’re an avid Gmail user, you may wish to set it as the default email handler in Firefox. By setting it as the default, Firefox will automatically open the Gmail composition window when you click any mailto: links or click the Send Link button in the right-click menu. Procedure In Firefox, click Tools –> Options. Click the Applications tab and type mailto in the search box. O...
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Fix: Firefox Won’t Save Cookies or Auto-Logins
02 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 10 Comments
Update 06-16-09: Mozilla has announced in Firefox 3.0.11 that “Several issues were reported with the internal database, SQLite, which have now been fixed by upgrading to a newer version.” So if this guide works for you, be sure to upgrade to the newest version of Firefox. It can strike when you least expect it – Firefox amnesia. The symptom: Firefox no longer keep...
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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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How To: Automatically View YouTube Videos in HD and Resized to 720p
21 Apr 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 3 Comments
Firefox Only: Now that YouTube has a high quality / high definition option available for almost all videos, you may have found yourself wishing it would be enabled by default. Realistically, YouTube has the higher quality mode disabled by default to save bandwidth on users who don’t mind lower quality videos, but this guide will show you how to automatically view all YouTube videos in t...
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How To: Automatically Hide Labels in Gmail
16 Apr 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Firefox Only: Although Gmail’s labels can be extremely useful for organizing and increasing your email productivity, they can become quite a nuisance if you have several labels applied to a message. When this happens, the labels take over the space that usually displays the message preview, and makes your inbox start to look cluttered and disorganized. You can automatically hide Gmail...
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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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