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Firefox Web developer add-on – Key features

Firefox Web developer plug in is one of the must have tools for every web developer and designer. There are tonnes of important features that would help and ease web development. Here are some of the features of this powerful Firefox extension. Read More »

Convert Text links to clickable links with Firefox Linkification extension

Ever came across text links on a webpage which cannot be clicked. It is frustrating to copy and past these links in address bar. It is even more annoying if you have to go thru a list of hyperlinks. Linkification is Firefox add-on that can convert these text links into clickable links. Read More »

Googlepedia – Wikipedia in Google & Google in Wikipedia

Googlepedia is a Firefox add-on that will display a relevant article from Wikipedia along side Google search results. This is a really useful extension if you like to read Wikipedia overview of the topic while searching or like to see Google search results for the Wikipedia internal links.

Here are key features of the extension Read More »

Yahoo Mail not working for Mailto links in Firefox

With Firefox 3, mailto links can be customized to use web mail application. If you have opted for yahoo mail (or other web mail app) to open with mailto links but mailto links are still opening other application (or other webmail app such as Gmail), take a look at possible conflicting add-ons. Read More »

Foxmarks – Best Bookmark Syncing Firefox Plug-in

foxmarks-300x141 Foxmarks – Best Bookmark Syncing Firefox Plug-in imageIf you work on multiple computers, you need a Plug-in that can synchronize bookmarks. Foxmarks is an excellent plug-in for syncing bookmarks. There are other plug-ins for synchronizing Bookmarks, history, passwords, cookies etc. But when it comes to synchronizing bookmarks (and only bookmarks), Foxmarks is outstanding. Read More »

Use webmail app to launch mailto links in firefox

yahoo-mail-firefox3-mailto-links1-300x60 Use webmail app to launch mailto links in firefox  imageWith Firefox 3, you can use your favorite web mail application (such as Yahoo mail) to launch mailto links. Earlier only desktop programs such as MS Office Outlook could be used with mailto links. Prior to Firefox3, To use web-based mail application either toolbar (such as Google toolbar for gmail) or complicated scripts were required. Read More »

Firefox/Internet Explorer - Quick Zoom in and Zoom out

zooming-web Firefox/Internet Explorer - Quick Zoom in and Zoom out imageBeing able to quickly zoom in or zoom out a webpage can save time and enhance browsing experience.

Here are the shortcuts to zoom in/zoom out in firefox and IE. Read More »