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My List of 'Must Have' Firefox Extensions - December 27, 2004
Firefox is my browser of choice. Ever since I discovered it's availability at about version .6, I've been hooked. Mostly due to tabbed browsing. Having a single window open with multiple tabs is truly, the best way to navigate the Interweb.
But second on my list of "Best Things About Firefox" is the ability to add to install "extensions." Extensions add to the functionality of Firefox in some of the most meaningful ways. Here is a list of my favorites:
- Web Developer - This extension adds a toolbar at the top of the window and allows you to truly examine how a website is constructed. From viewing the underlying CSS, to resizing your windw to emulate different size screens, this extension is a developer's dream and essential tool.
- AdBlock - I've recently just discovered the wonders of this extension. Built in to Firefox is the ability to block images from a site. I've used this ever since I found Firefox. But what ad block does is two fold.
- First, it allows you to further specify individual directories that contain images you want blocked. This was especially helpful as a site I read daily has ads - the wildly annoying blinking animated ads - served up from their own server. I couldn't use Firefox's built in blocking as some of their navigation elements would have been blocked too. But their ads are served from an "ad" directory. AdBlock is now configured to not display those ads and my browsing is safe from those annoyances.
- Second, Adblock also detects images it thinks might be ads, and gives you a transparent graphic attached to the ad which allows you to add it's definition to its blocking file. Usually, I edit the definition to specify a wildcard, so everything from that site, is blocked.
I now browse in peace. - IE View - This extension allows you to quickly display a site using through the eyes of the evil empire. It will immediately open up Internet Explorer and go to the same URL you are currently viewing in Firefox. I use this primarily for browser testing, but sadly, some sites, including some of my employers intranet sites, do not work with Firefox.
If you don't use Firefox, download it today. It's free, blocks popups automatically, displays websites faster, imports all your bookmarks from Internet Explorer, and will easily improve your Interweb experience.
Cross posted at OnTheMarkTech
What's Up with MyYahoo? - December 21, 2004
Something is going haywire with My.Yahoo.com. I have 5 news portlets defined on my page and all day today the content of each is old and has been saying accurately that it was updated "5 days ago." Normally each portlet shows current news and indicates it's freshness in minutes?
UPDATE: It only happens at work, so I have a suspicion that somebody turned on cacheing on the office proxy server.
My First Christmas Pageant - December 16, 2004
Yesterday was Garrett's first Christmas Pageant. I'm safe calling it a Christmas Pageant rather than the PC "Holiday" Pageant because it's a not a public school - in fact it's a Chritian pre-school so not only is it a "Christmas" Pageant, but they actually sang songs about Jesus.
While I am calling it a pageant, that may be a bit overstated. It was really simply 15 minutes of pre-schoolers on a stage singing Christmas songs, and doing "hand-jive" with the words. While there were no "Funniest Home Video" moments, I did have to laugh at the scene: 30 pre-schoolers, at least 30 camcorders, and about 100 yuppie suburban spectators. It was such a cliche I almost felt like I was in a sitcom - "Desperate Yuppies".
All in all it was very cute. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was sang with red-dot stickers on the kids noses. "Jingle Bells" with the kids shaking... jingle bells. And at the end was they sang "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and blew everyone in the audience a kiss. While I felt the sugar high coming, I couldn't help but smile.
And I think Garrett was the only kid who sang "Jingle Bells" with the "Batman smells, Robin laid an egg" alternate lyrics.
I'm so proud.
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