Firefox Add-Ons

Way back in 2004, I recommended the Firefox browser. One of the reasons Firefox is so great is the ability for people to create add-ons to it. The featured site has a huge collection, and they're really easy to install. Here are several that I particularly like: ColorZilla is great for people who design web sites: it lets you point to any color you can see, and it will tell you what it is -- great for matching something on a page. SearchStatus gives you "popularity" information about a site without having to have the search engine toolbar. What does that mean? When you surf, it gives you the page's Google PageRank and the site's Alexa Rank, which are useful to help you determine how good the site is. The higher the PageRank, and the lower the Alexa ranking, indicates how many quality sites link to the page or site you're looking at, and how popular it is with other users. It also has several other functions that are handy, but those rankings are what I use it for. Mouse Gestures is really cool: it lets you send commands to the browser with mouse movements, rather than having to find a button and click it. For instance, holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse to the left means you want to go "Back" one page. I get so used to it I try to do that in Explorer, where of course the gesture is ignored.... And you can program your own. Last, I do a lot of copying and pasting from web sites in my research. Anytime I highlight text, Auto Copy copies it into the paste buffer so I don't have to hit "Ctrl-C" or Edit → Copy. Those keystrokes add up! These are only a good start: look around a bit on the site and you'll find hundreds more add-ons that make Firefox such a great browser. From This is True for 18 March 2007 Suggestions for further reading: Pro JavaScript Techniques (Pro) By: John Resig List Price: $44.99 Amazon Price: $29.69 Editorial Review: Pro JavaScript Techniques is the ultimate JavaScript book for the modern web developer. It provides everything you need to know about modern JavaScript, and shows what JavaScript can do for your web sites. This book doesnt waste any time looking at things you already know, like basic syntax and structures. Expert web developer and author John Resig concentrates on fundamental, vital topicswhat modern JavaScripting is (and isnt), the current state of browser support, and pitfalls to be wary of. The book is organized into four sections: Modern JavaScript developmentusing JavaScript the object-oriented way, creating reusable code, plus testing and debugging DOM scriptingupdating content and styles, plus events, and effect and event libraries Ajaxhow Ajax works, overcoming problems, and using libraries to speed up development of Ajax applications The future of JavaScriptlooking at cutting edge topics like JSON, HTML 5, and more All concepts are backed up by real-world examples and case studies, and John provides numerous reusable functions and classes to save you time in your development. There are also up-to-date reference appendixes for the DOM, events, browser support (including IE7), and frameworksso you can look up specific details quickly and easily.   GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit By: Robert HansonAdam Tacy List Price: $49.99 Amazon Price: $31.99 Editorial Review: The Google Web Toolkit is a new technology that automatically translates Java into JavaScript, making Ajax applications easier to code and deploy. GWT in Action is a comprehensive tutorial for Java developers interested in building the next generation of rich, web-based applications. This book was written by Robert Hanson, creator of the popular GWT Widget Library and Adam Tacy a major contributor to the GWT Widget Library. There is a new emphasis on building rich, web-based applications. These applications can be difficult to build because they rely on JavaScript, which lacks the sophisticated object-oriented structures and static typing of Java, they are tricky to debug, and they require you to manage numerous browser inconsistencies. In May of 2006 Google released the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). GWT enables developers to create Ajax applications in Java. With GWT, you can build your applications using a real object-oriented language and take advantage of Java tools like Eclipse that are already available. Instead of trying to bring tool support to Ajax, Google brought Ajax to a place where the tools already existed. GWT in Action shows you how to take advantage of these exciting new tools. Readers will follow an example running throughout the book and quickly master the basics of GWT: widgets, panels, and event handling. The book covers the full development cycle, from setting up your development environment, to building the application, then deploying it to the web server. The entire core GWT library is discussed, with details and examples on how it can be extended. GWT helps you make the most of Ajax in your web applications and GWT in Action helps you get more out of GWT. Readers can download Early Access Chapters of GWT in Action now and participate in the Author Forum by visiting at the Manning site.   Firefox For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) By: Blake Ross List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: $14.95 Editorial Review: Firefox For Dummies gives you the inside scoop on the exciting new browser from the Web wizard that got it started. The book's author, Blake Ross, began developing Firefox as a teenager. Once available to the world, the simple and powerful tool was an instant hit claiming a sizable share of the Web browser market with over 140 million downloads. In this book Blake not only gives you the lowdown on how to use Firefox for safe Web searching, but he also shares his insight into how the product came to life. It's a combination of practical tech insight and a good story that is rare in computer books. Topics covered include downloading and installing Firefox, creating a home page, searching with Google, creating customized themes and toolbars, using tabbed browsing, downloading and saving files, maintaining security and privacy, eliminating annoying popups, and adding Firefox extensions.   Programming Firefox: Building Rich Internet Applications with XUL (Programming) By: Kenneth Feldt List Price: $59.99 Amazon Price: $37.79 Editorial Review: This is your guide to building Internet applications and user interfaces with the Mozilla component framework, which is best known for the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client. Programming Firefox demonstrates how to use the XML User Interface Language (XUL) with open source tools in the framework's Cross-Platform Component (XPCOM) library to develop a variety of projects, such as commercial web applications and Firefox extensions. This book serves as both a programmer's reference and an in-depth tutorial, so not only do you get a comprehensive look at XUL's capabilities--from simple interface design to complex, multitier applications with real-time operations--but you also learn how to build a complete working application with XUL. If you're coming from a Java or .NET environment, you'll be amazed at how quickly large-scale applications can be constructed with XPCOM and XUL. Topics in Programming Firefox include: An overview of Firefox technology An introduction to the graphical elements that compose a XUL application Firefox development tools and the process used to design and build applications Managing an application with multiple content areas Introduction to Resource Description Files, and how the Firefox interface renders RDF Manipulating XHTML with JavaScript Displaying documents using the Scalable Vector Graphics standard and HTML Canvas The XML Binding Language and interface overlays to extend Firefox Implementing the next-generation forms interface through XForms Programming Firefox is ideal for the designer or developer charged with delivering innovative standards-based Internet applications, whether they're web server applications or Internet-enabled desktop applications. It's not just a how-to book, but a what-if exploration that encourages you to push the envelope of the Internet experience.   Sexy Witch By: LaSara FireFox List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $10.17 Editorial Review: Employing a unique blend of feminism and magick, this refreshing guide to female self-empowerment helps women acknowledge the beauty, strength, and sexiness within themselves. Utterly honest and captivating, LaSara FireFox banishes the damaging misconceptions and shame often associated with female sexuality and sheds light on what it truly means to be a Sexy Witch. Each of the seven lessons-covering issues of body image, menstruation, genital exploration, self-acceptance, mentors, and gender-include fun facts, illuminating quotes, and exercises for nurturing the body and spirit. The second half of the book is devoted to rituals-to be practiced alone or with others-that celebrate one's power as a woman, a sexual being, and a Witch. LaSara Firefox is a dazzling inspiration and firestarter to everyone who encounters her. - Susie Bright, author of Full Exposure LaSara Firefox is a genius! You couldn't ask for a better guide to take you on this emboldening adventure. Accessible and engaging whether or not you consider yourself a 'witch,' Sexy Witch is a fabulous book full of serious fun. - Ariel Gore, author of The Hip Mama Survival Guide Second-generation Witch and ordained Priestess, LaSara FireFox (California) has been writing about sexuality and spirituality for over a decade. She was a columnist for NewWitch magazine and has appeared on Playboy TV's Sexcetera and Canada's SexTV. FireFox is also a graduate of the acclaimed San Francisco Sex Information human sexuality intensive.

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