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Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« on: November 21, 2006, 09:40:41 PM »
I posted some of this on other forums/threads, but thought you might find these tools as useful as I have for developing/testing the website, and safe/effective browsing.

All are plugins for Firefox browser ( http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ )

Essential for developers:

Web Developer: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/
 (the Swiss-army-knife of useful developer tools)

Firebug: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1843/
 (the essential JavaScript debugging console)



Browsing safety:

NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/
 (selectively enable JavaScript by website)

Netcraft toolbar: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1326/
 (see risk rating, site ranking ISP, and country of origin for website)


Usability enhancers
Download Statusbar: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/
 (makes downloads painless with status)

PDF Download: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/636/
 (lets you choose what to do with PDF.. download? Open? etc.)

Tabbrowser Preferences: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/
 (gives extra config options for the browser webpage tabs)

Weather related:

ForecastFox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/398/
(toolbar gets Accuweather forecast/conditions/radar)

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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2006, 10:07:05 PM »
Quote from: "kenmtrue"
ForecastFox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/398/
(toolbar gets Accuweather forecast/conditions/radar)


Thanks for the post, but I'll just have to do without that plugin - AccuWx no longer has my popularity vote, thanks to their many (but failed :) ) attempts to run the NWS into the ground.
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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2006, 10:14:57 PM »
I'm not fond of their tactics either.  The ForecastFox plugin originally used weather.com as the data source, but switched a while back to using (not necessarily aptly named) Accuweather instead.

I don't visit the Accuweather website directly (only get data displayed on a toolbar) and have a 1-mouseover button to view animated west-coast regional radar.

It provides another data point for the forecast, and doesn't take much real-estate.   Like all Firefox addons, you can easily try it and if you don't like it, remove it :-)

Too bad nobody makes an addon that could hook to a PWS like ours..

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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2006, 12:12:28 AM »
Heh...

Microsoft Firefox 2007

(ducking....)
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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2006, 09:03:00 AM »
You've got to click on all the links in that page for "Microsoft Firefox", they are really funny...
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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2006, 09:12:53 AM »
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Microsoft Firefox 2007 (ducking....)

That site is a scream!   A significant amont of effort went into it, and I think it actually lets you download IE7! [-X
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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2006, 10:00:34 AM »
The scarry thing is that most of it is true!
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Re: Firefox 2.0 -- the web developer's handy tool
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2006, 10:16:51 AM »
Quote from: "ncpilot"
You've got to click on all the links in that page for "Microsoft Firefox", they are really funny...


Bonus points for naming the movie from which the music for the video was taken.
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