Category: firefox

  • Remove New Tab Button From Firefox 3.5

    I have just upgraded to the latest version of Firefox.  While there are many new features in 3.5, the one that you will probably notice first is the addition of a button to the right of your tabs that will open a new blank tab. Since I use shortcut keys to open a new tab […]

  • Use FireGestures to Open Your Favorite URL

    As mentioned previously, one of my favorite Firefox addons is FireGestures.  If you don’t already have this essential addon – It allows you to perform common tasks in Firefox such as open/close tabs, switch tabs and minimize using only your mouse. This tool also allows you to create custom scripts to perform additional actions not […]

  • My favorite Firefox Addons

    I would guess that 90% of what I do with my computer I do online, and 100% of what I do online is using Firefox.  I recommend this browser 110%.  I recommend so highly because of its great addons and extensibility.  Here is a list of my favorites: fireftp allows you to create a connection […]

  • Digg fails the YSlow test

    Recently while trying to improve my blog’s load speeds I installed Yslow. It’s basically a Firefox addon that adds to the firebug console, and ‘grades’ particular aspects that could improve your site’s performance and load speeds. Well always curious, I wanted to see how some other high volume websites fared on this test. One of […]