Jetpack Gallery Now Live : Mozilla Labs
I was recently at a Hackfest conducted by IIT Madras, during Shaastra ‘09. During the Hackfest I was taught how to develop Jetpacks, a project by Mozilla Labs. The Aim of Jetpacks is to make Addon development for Firefox a lot more simpler than what it already is now. Mozilla Labs Jetpack – Intro & Tutorial from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. For those of you not aware with Jetpack is all about. Jetpack is a Mozilla Labs project that enables anyone who knows HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create powerful... Read The Rest →
HiYo Brings Your Messenger to Life
I’m sure all of you have had a chat online with your buddies via a IM client. I’m sure you must have realized that most of the IM clients are boring, and its not so fun to have a conversation in boring interfaces. Well an addon for MSN Messenger called HiYo claims to bring back your chat sessions to life. The Instant Messaging world needs a serious shaking. What we see around us is old school conventions forced into the hectic world of Instant Messaging, and it doesn’t work. Though... Read The Rest →
Tip : Import/Export Firefox Passwords With Ease
Firefox happens to be my favorite browser. Being the person I am there is nothing on my Firefox install other than saved passwords and some toolbar bookmarks. For everything else I use online accounts like Del.icio.us, and other productivity sites like Remember the Milk. But recently in a computer crash, I had to wipe out Windows and reinstall it from scratch. In the process, I lost all the saved passwords, and after the reinstall I was left scratching my head trying to remember the passwords.
New Mozilla Addons is Perfect… Almost!
Mozilla has finally lifted the curtains off Mozilla Addons that has a completely has a shiny new look and is simply amazing at the first sight. I’ve played around with the new site and it is a vast improvement over the previous version. The most important achievement is that Mozilla Addons is now available in 24 languages, but it is another thing that I won’t be needing them. The newest addition into the site is the Sandbox feature wherein the addons are in sort of beta until Mozilla approves them.... Read The Rest →
Firefox Tip : Number the Tabs for Quicker Browsing
If you are Firefox Power user, I am sure you have a lot of tabs open while browsing. Shuffling between Tabs can be quite tedious and difficult at times if there are too many of them. But luckily Firefox has a handy feature built in that allows you to shuffle between Tabs knowing their number. Say you want to go to the 5th Tab just press Ctrl + 5. To reach the first tab, press Ctrl + 1, for the second tab, press Ctrl + 2, and so on until... Read The Rest →
Firefox 3 to get Beautiful Tab Switching
Mozilla continues to innovate with the Firefox browser. I believe that the upcoming version of Firefox will be the best ever release we will see from the Firefox team over at Mozilla. A Lot of new features and enhancements have been added to the core of Firefox 3. One of them happens to be Tab Switching that is gorgeous to look at and it kinda mimics the Alt -Tab feature in Windows. The only question is weather this piece of innovation will make it into the Firefox core.
Take Amazing Screenshots in Firefox Using Fireshot
If you are a person who is regularly taking screenshots to share your screen with others then Fireshot is for you. There are variety of tools available in the market that allow you to take screenshots, but Fireshot stands out with its unique Image Annotation capabilities. Fireshot adds a toolbar to your Firefox Browser that allows you to take screenshots confidently from your Browser Window. Once you’ve taken the screenshot, the screenshot is displayed in a new window along with tools for adding text, transparent shapes you can use to... Read The Rest →
Backup and Restore Saved Passwords in Firefox
If you are a big time Firefox user, then you surely have a large number of passwords saved in your Firefox. What happens if your computer decides to crash one day and you loose all your saved passwords? If you haven’t thought about a situation like that, then you better backup all your passwords now. If you are wondering how, then the solution is very simple, all you need to do is install Password Exporter Addon for Firefox. Once you have installed, follow the steps that I have outlined and... Read The Rest →
Ultimate Firefox Addons : 222 Addons For Just About Everything
Firefox is the best thing that has happened to the Internet for a long time. Firefox with its plethora of Addons has made browsing the web more fun and interactive than it was ever before, all thanks to Firefox. While there have been many resources telling you about must have Firefox Addons, I decided to write a list of Every Firefox Addon I have heard of and used so that you can find the addon that you are looking for very easily. And the result of all this, is... Read The Rest →
Firefox 3 to Resume Download Across Sessions
Firefox 3 the upcoming version of the popular Firefox web browser would include a new revamped Download manager that would allow us to download and resume downloads across multiple sessions. Till date no Browser’s Download Manager supports Resume over multiple sessions. So when the next Firefox comes out we will be able to download and resume files even after closing the browser. With the latest Alpha build the feature has already been implemented but the Interface design is still in works. Because of the Resume Support works we will need... Read The Rest →
