30+ Best FireFox Addons for Web Developers  (909 Reads) (2 Comments)

Oh, I stumbled across a great post this morning while having my morning Mountain Dew.  ( I don't drink coffee when its hot outside.  Its hot in Mississippi.)  Anyway, there are some great plugins on this list from Smashing Share even I have never heard of. OperaView OperaView is an Addon/ Extension for Mozilla Firefox and Flock which is very similar (and actually based on) IE View. Even if you are using Mozilla browser all the time, sometimes you need to view the pa...

 ColorZilla, Advanced Eyedropper, Color Picker, Palette Viewer for Firefox  (623 Reads)

As a web developer you will very often find yourself curious to an exact color from your website or another.  There are a lot of windows 3rd party scripts that can do this, but ColorZillia works directly as a Firefox Plugin to accomplish such.  It loads in the bottom toolbar and it list the rgb, hexidecimal, and css style it was selected from.  Very simple to use and this week's CT Firefox Plugin. Download ColorZilla and rate this article below if you find it useful...

 CodeBurner Plugin for FireFox by SitePoint  (639 Reads)

Sitepoint.com has introduced a very handy plugin for Firefox called Codeburner.  I don't believe it is the first version ever, but I only discovered it today so it is new to me. CodeBurner is a suite of tools for web developers, that provides reference material for HTML and CSS, integrated with a range of popular development environments. I been using all day while working on the new CT menu.  Its hard to remember everything and little tools like this can ma...

 Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics  (4,635 Reads) (5 Comments)

The extension can perform speedtest of broadband connections and basic network diagnostics A new version (ver 1.1) is available now. It is still waiting for Mozilla review. You can get it from http://extensionholic.com/speedtest.html. The version 1.1 added a new diagnostic feature. When Firefox fails to load a webpage, the extension will automatically check whether Internet conenction is working or not. You can also use network troubleshooting tools (e.g., ping and traceroute etc) to che...

 LeechBlock  (1,671 Reads) (2 Comments)

LeechBlock is a simple productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. (You know: the ones that rhyme with 'Blue Cube', 'Hash Pot', 'Sticky Media', and the like.) All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them. You can specify up to six sets of sites to block, with different times and days for each set. You can block sites within fixed time periods (e.g., between 9am and 5pm), after a time limit (e.g...

 FireFox 2.0.0.6  (1,426 Reads) (6 Comments)

FireFox 2.0.0.6 updates MFSA 2007-27 Unescaped URIs passed to external programs Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2007-27 Title: Unescaped URIs passed to external programs Impact: Critical Announced: July 30, 2007 Reporter: Jesper Johansson Products: Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey Fixed in: Firefox 2.0.0.6   Thunderbird 2.0.0.6   Thunderbird 1.5.0.13   SeaMonkey 1.1.4 Description Jesper Johansson pointed out that Mozilla ...

 Cache Status  (2,549 Reads) (4 Comments)

As a web developer, I am always clearing my Firefox browser cache to see what results my edits have made and/or check the performance of my code.  I can't honestly tell you how many times I do this a day without you laughing at me.This add on lets me do it from my toolbar.  Which for me is extremely useful.  Here are few comments from the Cache Status Developer. Developer Comments This utility extension monitors your cache statistics for both memory and disk devices, pullin...

 Download Statusbar Extension  (1,734 Reads) (3 Comments)

View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar - without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing. Despite its compact size, Download Statusbar packs in more useful features than the standard download window. The fully customizable interface auto-hides when not in use, allowing full control without interruption. On an average I download 15 to 20 files a day through my browser.  Most of them larger than 5mb's and some of them up to 100mb's.  Here are a few browser s...

 Php Lookup Extension  (2,091 Reads) (4 Comments)

Maybe one of the best resources available on the internet for php programmers is what most come to know as the manual.  Inside the pages of the php manual you can find everything related to php strings, functions, globals, and so on.  They key to good programming is not knowing the answer to every question, but knowing where to find the answer.  One of my favorite Firefox Extensions is Php Lookup.  A lot of times when I am editing or coding my own stuff.  I run into thin...

 Web Developer Firefox Browser Extension  (1,837 Reads) (3 Comments)

Its no secret of the obvious advantages Firefox holds over Internet Exploer.  Its also no secret Clan Themes is proud Mozilla Firefox supporter.  One of the key benefits for me as a php coding wannabe is the great extensions available.  I have been using the Web Developer extension now sinces the 1.0.1 release (January 17, 2006). One of my favorite tools is the Outline feature.  This feature can be used just to study table layouts or more importantly help you find brok...