Browsers
Create Backups of Firefox With MozBackup
Recently my hard drive went out on my Laptop. Instead of pulling a backup, I decided it was time for a fresh install of Vista. There is really nothing that I do not mind setting up from scratch other that Firefox. Like many, I have Firefox the way I want, with what extensions I want, [...]
What Are You Doing Tomorrow?
You are downloading Firefox 3 aren’t you? Yes you are! Honestly this is a huge update. I have been using the beta for a while now. Not only have they done a great job of improving the browser, but they have done a great job of handling this major update. There has been huge improvements [...]
Trying Flock to Replace Firefox
Flock is a "social web browser built off of Firefox", which has a slew of built in widgets that connect to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and more. I have been using it for just over 24 hours, and am pleased with it. I originally heard about Flock about a year ago, but had no interest [...]
Eliminating the Need for Common Desktop Apps
As a desktop software developer, it is hard to admit that I have enjoyed moving my common applications to web services. Like many these days, I am not tied to just one computer. A desktop, laptop, and computer at work are just some. I eliminated the need for Outlook, as I use Google Apps for [...]
Web Developer Tools Round Up
I recently had to wipe a computer and get it up from scratch. In the process I realized that there are a series of tools I can not live without. This process also helped me realize how many tools I rely on and make a web developer’s life so much easier. Here is the run [...]
Time For Thunderbird to Grow Up
The Mozilla Corporation is going to spin Thunderbird out into it’s own company, and fund it with $3 million. This is great news, and with the recent news of Yahoo acquiring Zimbra, means more exciting things are coming for email.
Thunderbird has been real slow to release features that could have made it a true Outlook [...]
Let’s Block Firefox, That’s a Great Idea!
So Chris Soghoian today is reporting that there is a face off between the makers of Adblock Plus, the very popular Firefox extension, and an “obscure” web designer Danny Carlton. Danny was unable to pick out which visitors were using the Adblock Plus Firefox extention, so he just decided to go ahead and block Firefox [...]
Firefox Plugin of the Day: Pearl Crescent Page Saver
Pearl Crescent Page Saver makes taking screenshots of websites a breeze, and is how I take all of my screenshots for blog articles. The Firefox extensions gives you the ability to take a screenshot of the entire page or a certain portion of it. The free version has the basic options to change the output [...]
Enter Another Web Browser: Safari for Windows
Today good old Steve dropped the news that Safari is now available for Windows. I am a little behind in writing about this because today I had a case of the Mondays. No surprise that Apple did not release a linux version, as iTunes never made its way to the Linux world. Apple claims that [...]
Three Tools to Help Keep Your Firefox Installs In Sync
One of the many reasons I use Firefox is that I can customize to to my liking. There are many extensions that I must have and take advantage of when I sit down on a machine that does not have that extension installed. Across my machines, I like to keep my Firefox installations synchronized, so [...]
