Posts Tagged With: Firefox
· July 2, 2008 at 5:51 am · Online Tools
Tags: bookmark, Firefox, instant access, plurk, sidebar, social, status
As I mentioned yesterday, Plurk is quickly becoming my favorite miro-blogging/status provider out there. It is unique, creative and doesn’t go down every few hours (hear that Twitter?). How would you like to be able to keep up with your plurking in your Firefox sidebar? Here is how you can get it done.
Visit this handy Plurk URL here:
http://www.plurk.com/m
Bookmark it (or drag and drop it onto your links bar). Then right-click it, and select “Properties”. From here, check the box next to “Load this bookmark in the sidebar”, then save your changes and you are done.
Now you have instant Plurk access no matter what web page you might be on.
Need a friend on Plurk? Feel free to add me! I feel like you all are nearly family anyways!
Update - Thanks to TwisterMC you can get a Firefox add-on that does the same thing, with a few other extra perks.
· June 30, 2008 at 5:08 am · Online Tools
Tags: applications, copy, Firefox, share, text, tinypaste, tinyurl
Have a big block of text you need to send to a friend? What about a list of URLs or another miscellaneous reason to copy and paste something over from any sort of document to a friend? TinyPaste is here to help.
To use, all you need to do is copy any text you have into the pastebin and then hit the submit button. In return, you’ll be given a URL to get easy access to that text. Think of it as TinyURL for just about anything text-based. As if that wasn’t enough to love - they also have a Firefox extension too.
· June 17, 2008 at 5:42 am · Desktop
Tags: download, facts, Firefox, firefox 3, links, Mozilla, Resources
While you are waiting till 10:00 AM California time, why not browse through some of the Firefox 3 archives of stories, posts and links on Firefox Facts? Here are a few of my favorites from the past few months…
Also be sure to watch or subscribe to FirefoxFacts.com all day long for any new and exciting Firefox 3 news!
· June 11, 2008 at 6:05 am · Writing Advice
Tags: copywriting, descriptions, Firefox, headlines, MySpace, suck, web-hosts
As a writer, going out and reading other people’s content out there from time to time is enough to make me want to run off to a deserted island never to be heard or seen from again. Now I am far from perfect, but time after time I see the same offenders when it comes to copy and headline writing. Need some examples?
Networking Junkies - You know the type. They are those people who join every single social network out there, and all they have on their page is enlarged Hanna Montana fan-made glitter signs and copy that reads, “THIZ is MY MY MYSAPCE DuDeZ! CoMES OUT AND LetS DO THE PARTY! WHOOOO!”
Firefox Add-ons - Just when you think you have found the Firefox extension that will solve all your problems, you go to read more about it and the description goes something like this…
“This tool lets you copy the video from the Youtubez.”
Come on, you spent month after month working on this great Firefox add-on and the only thing you can give me as the user, trying to sell me on your download is two sentences?
Carbon Copy Web Hosts - A good majority of the copy on web hosts’ web pages are just stolen from the guy down the street. Copy and paste is too easy of a task for these guys, and come on, what do you expect? They are trying to keep the three customers they have happy who happened to mistake them for somebody important.
Social News Headlines - For an example on this one, go to Digg.com and check out any headline on the page. Enough said. Ok, that in itself if the main problem here. Not only do they give us a crappy headline, then they try to sell us on the point that their headline did all the work. Come on diggeruzer987, the headline does not say it all!
So do you agree with me yet? If you can think of anymore copyrighting offenders please feel free to let us all know in the comments.
· April 21, 2008 at 5:28 am · Desktop, Software Help
Tags: customize, design, Firefox, ftp, pretty, stylish, themes
When looking at your basic FTP file listing in a browser, it can be a ‘bit on the dull and boring side. Why not spice that up with a custom user style? If you have Stylish for Firefox installed - and pick up the “FTP pages were awful” style you could even make them look this pretty…
No more ugly black and white boring listings for me, I like this much better. Not only does it look better but it is also much more functional too.
· March 12, 2008 at 6:15 am · Hot Web Topics, Online Tools
Tags: best, Firefox, Greasemonkey, help, roundup, tools, twitter
Twitter has gone from something I used to think was silly to something I find both highly addictive and handy at the same time.
If you overlook its flaws it is a great way to spread the word about yourself or pickup on small delights your friends might send your way during the day. Here are a few more ways to get more from Twitter.
Twitter Greasemonkey Scripts
Twitter Firefox Extensions
Twitter Resources and Help
Have any more suggestions? Send them my way or drop in an comment. Would love to hear any and all Twitter tips you might have.
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