Archives for the tag "firefox"

I love the way Firefox handles RSS feeds now

I love the way Firefox handles RSS feeds now. Previously, when you saw that orange icon in the address bar, clicking it would prompt you to save it as a live bookmark in ...

Firefox 2 broke my access keys!

I've been working in the wiki today and noticed that whenever I tried to use the access key shortcuts available in TWiki (alt + e to edit, alt + s to save, for example), I instead got access to Firefox's menu. OK, so I figured they must have changed the ...

Firefox and gmail tips: delete button and mailto: capture

One of the things that's always annoyed me about gmail is that they hide the delete button. I went searching for a Firefox extension that would help me get around this problem, and sure enough I found one. Install this extension (get the full extension, not just the script unless you also use ...

Gataga Firefox search plugins

As promised earlier, I created a couple of Gataga search plugins for the Mozilla/Firefox searchbar. Since I was mainly interested in meta-search, I didn't worry about searching flickr and technorati; there are already plugins for these (flickr, technorati). Get them on my search plugins page.

Slogger cache

I wrote earlier about using Slogger with Firefox to save my browsing history so I could search it with Google Desktop. My concern was about how much Slogger kept, and since October 25, my Slogger folder is 518 MB. That's pretty big, I think. Nevertheless, it is awfully handy ...

Review: Firefox and RSS

OK, I downloaded it, I tried it, and I like it! First, when you visit a site that has an auto-discoverable feed, you see this nice orange RSS icon at the bottom-right of the status bar. Clicking the icon ...

Firefox 1.0 preview and RSS–yippee!

It looks like the Mozilla foundation is really taking steps to integrate RSS into its products. From an eWeek article: With the Firefox 1.0 preview, Mozilla also has targeted some of the new features at everyday users. The new RSS reader, called Live Bookmarks, is focused on helping users discover ...

Search Plugins update

I've moved the search plugins for MLX and MERLOT to another page; I've added a few others as well: Filamentality, Gateway to Educational Materials, BIOME, Humbul Humanities Web, Enhanced and Evaluated Virtual Library (The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing), National Science Digital Library, UK Centre for Materials. Get ...

MERLOT Search Plugin

OK, this is easier than I thought :). Add to Mozilla/Firefox searchbar: MERLOT Moved here.

Maricopa Learning Exchange Search Plugin

My first attempt at a search plugin for Mozilla/Firefox. Clicking the link below should add a search engine for Maricopa Learning Exchange. More learning object repositories to follow. Add to Mozilla/Firefox searchbar: Maricopa Learning Exchange Moved here. Update: Alan reminded me the acronym is MLX, not MLE.

Writing on the Web with mozex

I had heard about mozex before but never tried it until I read Clay Shirky's rants about writing on the Web here, here, and here. Mozex is an extension which allows the user to use external programs for these actions: view page source edit content of textareas (possibly utilizing ...

Testing Firefox’s update

Firefox has a feature in its bookmarks that allows you to check a site for updates and notify you by playing a sound, changing the bookmark icon, opening the site in a new window, or displaying an alert. While it ain't RSS, if it works it could be better ...