Firefox is a wonderful piece of software, but sometimes it has issues.. Trying to debug the problem can be made a lot easier if you start the browser in "safe mode" ie. with addons and plugins disabled On OSX you can do this by holding down the "option" key when starting Firefox (it's the key with "alt" on the top) … [Read more...] about Quick Fix – Starting Firefox In Safe Mode on OSX
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Firefox Plugins To Make Things Easier
I use Firefox both in work and at home, so I'm used to using it on both OSX and Linux (Ubuntu). Since so much of what I do is either centred around email or web based systems, my usage of my browser and a few other tools, is quite important to me. Things that make my life that little bit easier are always welcome. So which addons do I currently have installed: Google toolbar - … [Read more...] about Firefox Plugins To Make Things Easier
Cross Browser Testing Makes Sense
Trying to get sites to display identically across multiple browsers and multiple operating systems is awkward. This site probably doesn't display particularly well on all browsers, but I'm not a professional web designer / developer, so you'll have to excuse me. It's also not a corporate / business website trying to sell products or services to the public.Screenclick, however, … [Read more...] about Cross Browser Testing Makes Sense
Promos and Cool Stuff
Cool stuff is great and discounts are even better, so I thought I'd share two little things with you:We're offering a discount on .com transfers from now until the end of the month. If you've got a bunch of .com domains with another provider then now is an excellent time to move themThe Firefox domain search plugin has been updated - thanks to Ciaran from Weeno Media! … [Read more...] about Promos and Cool Stuff
Fixing Firefox 3’s Annoying Autocomplete
Image via Wikipedia When I was playing around with Firefox 3 several months ago one of the biggest annoyances for me was the "autocomplete".As you type a URL Firefox suggests links from your browser history.While that might be useful the way they've implemented it is incredibly obtrusive and, therefore, really really annoying.As I mentioned previously I couldn't upgrade to … [Read more...] about Fixing Firefox 3’s Annoying Autocomplete