Jan Ole Peek » Firefox

Web Development: Hard to explain

jopeek — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:22:01 +0000

I can’t be the only web developer that gets frustrated with the intricacies of developing something that can be viewed on so many different platforms.

Working on a website tonight I was checking my work in 5 different browsers! I was mainly developing in Firefox 3, while checking in Internet Explorer 7, Opera, Google Chrome, and Safari for Windows. There is nothing more frustrating than having it look perfect (aside from Safari’s totally different font rendering) in 5 browsers except for Internet Explorer. And all that because it doesn’t understand how to properly render the following style statement

float:right

Looks harmless enough, right? Well it cost me a few hours of fighting with my code, leaving no time for GTA IV.

To add insult to injury, when I shared my frustrations with my better half, she couldn’t understand and, while doing her best to help, only caused more frustration and distraction away from the real issue at hand.

I finally got it solved and hope for dear life that Internet Explorer 8 will do a better job of interpreting CSS.

As a final thought, I was too chicken to even take a look at how IE 6 is displaying it.

photo credit: Yo Mostro

WordPress MU Cookie Error

jopeek — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:05:26 +0000

I finally solved this error after spending all day on it….
wordpress mu “ERROR: WordPress requires Cookies but your browser does not support them or they are blocked.” – Google Search

The solution, that I haven’t seen posted anywhere, lies in how you specified the domain name when installing WPMU. I specified simply “blogs” when I should have used “blogs.domain.com”. This caused the cookie to be created with “blog.local” and IE and Firefox did not accept that.

Thank God for Opera which accepted it and let me view the cookie.

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jopeek — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:44:56 +0000

Re: Firefox Addons

2 hours ago – Comment

"I’ll update this as required." – Jan Ole Peek

Firefox Addons

jopeek — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:32:33 +0000

I’ve created the following Addons for Firefox. Here you can find local updated copies. More info can be found at the Mozilla Addons links provided.

Blinklist Toolbar
Version: 0.4.8
Local Copy
Mozilla Addons Page

The Blinklist Toolbar plugin is now deprecated. Blinklist now has their own Firefox extension (available from their site) and I suggest you use that instead.

Metawishlist Toolbar
Version: 0.4.5
Local Copy
Mozilla Addons Page

Last year I converted my Firefox extension (the Blinklist…

jopeek — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:59:25 +0000

Last year I converted my Firefox extension (the Blinklist toolbar) in time for the Firefox 2.0 launch and today got my T-shirt. Yay!

New Firefox Logo

jopeek — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:01:51 +0000

I believe this is currently the front-runner for the new Mozilla Firefox logo and I am inclined to agree…

Original article.

Firefox in Overdrive

jopeek — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:36:10 +0000

Ok this is truly a little bit insane. Yes, Firefox is powerful, but I would wager a guess that usability went right out the window with this many extensions. Still looks pretty cool though.

Firefox 2.0 Released!

jopeek — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:54:17 +0000

No explanation needed…

Blinklist Toolbar 0.4.1

jopeek — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:09:49 +0000

I’ve updated my Blinklist Toolbar plugin to version 0.4.1. It now supports Firefox 2.0.

Have fun with it!

Download: Blinklist Toolbar v0.4.1

Huge Firefox crop circle – aliens do prefer Firefox!

jopeek — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:50:39 +0000

This past weekend, the OSU Linux Users Group descended on a field in Oregon to create a 45,000+ square foot crop circle of Firefox. The photos of this, taken from planes and helicopters, are incredible.

Screengrab – Why I love Firefox

jopeek — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:44:58 +0000

Firefox is superior to other browsers not only because it’s faster, more secure, and more standards compliant, but also because it supports extensions. This allows for a never-ending list of features that can be adding by third-party developers.
Screengrab is an extension for Firefox that let’s you take a screenshot of a full-sized webpage. That’s right, not just the part you see on the screen, but also the part that’s below or above and you’d have to scroll to. It does so by taking a screenshot, scrolling down, taking another screenshot, and pasting them together. It’s extremely cool and very easy now to create an image of a webpage. Check out my portfolio page for an example.

Firefox 2.0 Alpha Released

jopeek — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:39:26 +0000

How is this not on digg yet? I read this at TechCrunch last night.

An early alpha release of Firefox 2.0 has been quietly released. I donâ€™t care if it is an alpha, it has to be more stable than v.1.5.

Downloaded and installed it and it works but I see no big difference to 1.5. Judge for yourself though.

Web Developer Extension

jopeek — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:27:13 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Web Developer extension for Firefox but damn is it ever cool! The fact that you can visually display where CSS tags or blocks or divs or classes or whatever start and end is amazing. Want to see what colour and type that font is? Just turn on the elements info, hover your mouse over it and it will show you. That is just sweet! I realize some of my friends are going to go “Huh? Web Developer? CSS What? Block Who?” but someone who knows just how rough it can be to decipher someone else’s website’s style – especially if you’re trying to steal something – will appreciate this.

AllPeers coming soon!

jopeek — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:38:11 +0000

The “killer app” for Firefox, AllPeers, is probably the most hyped and anticipated extension out there. It’s set to be released “soon” and TechCrunch got an exclusive preview of it.

Allpeers is a Firefox extension that creates a simple, persistent buddy list in the browser. Initially, interaction with those buddies will be limited to discovering and sharing files – If you choose to, you can share any file on your network with one or more of your friends. They will be able to see what files you choose to share (even getting an RSS feed of new files you include), and with a single click download it to their own hard drive.

Below is a screenshot, but there’s more over at the original article.

Metawishlist Firefox Extension

jopeek — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:20:52 +0000

Last year I designed a Firefox extension for Metawishlist.com. Recently I found out that some of its functionality was broken and now that it’s fixed, I’ve decided to post it here.

This post will now serve as the homepage for this extension. All future releases and updates will link to this post.

Version 0.4.2

Changelog:

Made compatible with Firefox 3

Requires: Firefox 1.5+

Install Now
(18KB File)

BlinkList Toolbar Extension for Firefox

jopeek — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:19:03 +0000

The BlinkList Toolbar for FireFox is a great enhancement for all BlinkList users. It allows you to access your most important BlinkList features and pages with just one click. This toolbar also adds a powerful new tag box that will make your blinking even more fun and productive. What is the tag box? Just enter whatever tags you want to use for the pages you are researching and the tags you enter into the box will automatically be added to your tags field.

This post will now serve as the homepage for this extension. All future releases and updates will link to this post.

Firefox

1.0 – 3.0.*

ALL

Install now (407 KB)

Version 0.4.4, released on Feb 13, 2008.

Changelog:

Version 0.4.4

Updated to work with Firefox 3

Version 0.4.3

Updated extension homepage links
Fixed “My List”
Removed “Quick Start”
Removed “Tags” field
Updated “Blink It” function
Updated “Quick Blink” function

Known Bugs:

The “Blink It” functionality does not work 100% on pages with frames. This is a bug with Blinklist.com’s bookmarklet however.

Version 0.3.0

Option to have Blink It! button to open in current window or new window
Added BlinkList search engine (Note: This does not work properly yet)
Added BlinkList menu which includes all the regular functionality of the toolbar
BlinkList menu is hideable
The BlinkList menu in combination with the Search Engine provides 90% of the functionality of the toolbar. Ideal for users who do not have room for another toolbar
Overhauled Options dialog box
added blink this page to the right-click menu
updated Blinklist help link
attempted to include small buttons but didn’t work

FirefoxBlinklistExtension

Google Safe Browsing Extension

jopeek — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:02:48 +0000

This is a pretty neat little extension for Firefox 1.5. Created by Google, this extension is supposed to warn you if a website you’re visiting is phishy.

Google Safe Browsing is an extension to Firefox that alerts you if a web page that you visit appears to be asking for your personal or financial information under false pretences. This type of attack, known as phishing or spoofing, is becoming more sophisticated, widespread and dangerous. That’s why it’s important to browse safely with Google Safe Browsing. By combining advanced algorithms with reports about misleading pages from a number of sources, Safe Browsing is often able to automatically warn you when you encounter a page that’s trying to trick you into disclosing personal information.

I can’t download it from their site right now so I haven’t tested it yet, but I’ll post a comment once I have.

Update: Google’s download page is only for US users. If you’re outside the US, like myself, check out this link.

Random Links

jopeek — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:25:51 +0000

Firefox Easter Egg

FirefoxIn the address bar, type the exact URL: https://http://www.anydomain.com and you will be redirected to microsoft.com. Rather interesting…..is Mozilla poking fun at Microsoft (perhaps for their IIS SSL implementation?)

Death by Caffeine

How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out. I’m resilient. I could drink over 1,400 cans of iced tea before I’d kick the bucket.

Firefox Memory Leak

jopeek — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:51:37 +0000

Firefoxmemory leak

Tab Preview Firefox Extension

jopeek — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 04:01:01 +0000

FirefoxExtension

BlinkList Toolbar

jopeek — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:07:49 +0000

I’ve posted a new version in the new forums on my site here. It’s got a lot of new features and a much nicer design. Thanks go out to the folks at Blinklist.com for providing me with feedback and images.

Check out the latest version at http://www.jpeek.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=1.

PS: All future releases will be posted in my forums, in addition to Mozilla Update and Blinklist.com. Check the “Latest Forum Posts” in the right sidebar.FirefoxExtension

My Firefox Extensions

jopeek — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:41:38 +0000

Mozilla Update :: Extensions
I created two extensions for Firefox a few weeks ago and they finally got posted on Mozilla Update now. One is a toolbar for Blinklist.com, a social bookmarking service; the other is a button for Metawishlist.com, an online wishlist site.

Flock

jopeek — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:14:03 +0000

Flock
Flock is this: We started Flock to build tools that empower people and smooth out some of the more hairy parts of living and working online.
In a nutshell, it’s based on the Firefox code, it’s still in heavy development and as such it has bugs, leaks, and all those messy things. I’ve started using it because I can’t help myself. I seem to be drawn to pre-release applications, and this one is pretty cool. I can’t wait to see this app come to a stable version with all its features implemented. If you like Firefox, like to blog, and somehow can’t help yourself but play with apps that suck up memory and do weird things, give it a try!

Foxie 1.1.0

jopeek — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:17:51 +0000

A while ago I reported on Foxie, a plugin for Internet Explorer, that among many other things provides tabbed browsing. I had stopped using it because of some bugs, but a new version is out and I’m going to give it another shot. Why not just use Firefox? I do at home, but at work, it’s easier on my laptop’s resources to not use two browsers, and I have to use IE for our network stuff.

Paradroid

jopeek — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:12:48 +0000

Battlefield 2 Stats

This one only looks good in Firefox.Battlefield 2

Foxie

jopeek — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:40:16 +0000

So you like Internet Explorer (why??) and don’t want to try Firefox instead. Here comes Foxie, an addon for Internet Explorer that adds many new features such as Tabbed Browsing, a Firewall, spam/spyware blocker, search bar, etc. I like it for the tabbed browsing at work where I can’t use Firefox. It’s not perfect (found some bugs) but has potential. Check it out at getfoxie.com.