Archive for the ‘Firefox’ Category
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 |
Firefox is getting the 1/2 millions downloads nowadays. This browser is getting more popular even the IE is still the number one. That’s because IE is coming with windows.
We thought about baking Firefox another cake but it felt a little decadent given that Firefox is asking users to head over to FreeRice and play their games to help donate rice to those in need. Something about eating butter-creme frosting and thinking of starving children just didn’t work so well. Instead, by playing FreeRice and choosing the correct meaning of the displayed word, you’ll send 20 grains of rice — per word — to an area of the world in need. [via-downloadsquad]
Popularity: 11% [?]
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 |
If you are pdf die hard user you must think about this. Now, you can convert your pdf files to flash file with this cool way.
By the way, the truth of the matter is that opening PDF files using the Adobe Acrobat plugin for Firefox or Internet Explorer can be a bit of hassle. It often takes a long time to open the file, and their browsers are rendered pretty much useless while they wait.
Enter PdfMeNot. Like Scribd, DocStoc, and Issuu, PdfMeNot instantly converts PDF files into Flash media that can be quickly loaded in any web browser. You can either embed the Flash image on your site or offer readers a download link to the original PDF file. And you can convert files that are already online by entering a URL or upload files from your desktop.
PdfMeNot, which was developed by the folks behind BugMeNot and RetailMeNot, has a few tricks up its sleeve that other services lack. For example, if you want to view any online PDF as a Flash image, just enter http://pdfmenot.com/view/ before the URL. For example, http://pdfmenot.com/view/http://test.com/document.pdf.
The coolest trick comes in the form of a browser bookmarklet. All you have to do is drag this boomarklet to your browser toolbar and any time you visit a site with links to PDF documents, click the bookmarklet. Every PDF link on the page will be converted to a Flash link, saving you the frustration of dealing with PDF documents online.
PdfMenot is in private beta until Thursday. Until then, you can login to the site with the username “stateless” and the password “system.”
Popularity: 7% [?]
Posted in Firefox, Tip of The Day, bookmarking, software, web 2.0 | No Comments »
Monday, April 16th, 2007 |
Computerworld has a recent article that lists 10 Firefox extensions that they believe users should avoid, with a subtitle stating “Just because an extension is popular doesn’t mean it belongs in your Web browser.” Unfortunately, the criteria used to determine what should be avoided seems very loose; everything from “so you don’t hurt yourself due to your own ignorance”, to more self-serving interests like ensuring that readers actually see the ads on Computerworld’s website.
Some inarguably essential extensions are on it, making this list pretty difficult to accept. Greasemonkey, for example, is listed as an extension to avoid. The author clarifies that at the very least if you’re going to use it, be careful about which user scripts you use. While there’s nothing wrong with that sentiment, it’s one that goes without saying for any user that is sophisticated enough to be using an extension that exists as a way to actively modify web content locally in your browser.
Similarly, Computerworld lists AdBlock and AdBlock Plus as extensions to avoid, simply because they attempt to block all online advertising. Truthfully, these extensions aren’t great for online publishers, but to be fair they do make for a significantly better web browsing experience. This recommendation doesn’t appear to be made in the reader’s best interests.
While an article that lists extensions that should be avoided seems like a good idea, it should be based on some sort of specific criteria, like extensions that have stability, performance or security flaws. A few recommendations on the list fall into this category, but the list is pretty inconsistent in this regard.
The list of extensions that probably shouldn’t have made this list is longer than those that belong on it. If you’re a computing neophyte, Computerworld’s list might apply to you. For anyone that has consciously chosen to download a 3rd party browser like Firefox, you’re probably more than capable of figuring out how to responsibly use these extensions if they have features you’d like to use.
Popularity: 3% [?]
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Monday, April 9th, 2007 |
You probably already know that Firefox has a “full-screen” mode. If you hit F11, the Windows taskbar will disappear, as will the very top toolbar in Firefox. This lets you squeeze a little bit more text onto your screen.
But you can do better. Nvu lead engineer Daniel Glazman has developed a Firefox add-on called FullerScreen. Once you install it, hitting F11 will make everything but the web page you’re currently looking at disappear.
But wait, you say, I need my tabs and menu bars. Well, you could always just hit F11 to toggle back and forth between fullscreen and windowed mode. But if you move your cursor over the top of the screen, you’ll see your toolbars and tabs. Ditto for the bottom of the screen.
Popularity: 18% [?]
Posted in Firefox, Tip of The Day, mozilla developers | 4 Comments »
Just six months after Firefox 2.0 was released, Mozilla is 
:mrgreen: hehehe…...
