privacy/data management

An extension to View and Manage form history entries (view, edit, delete, selective clean-up, export/import)

some new tools built in

Who's tracking you?

Collusion is an experimental add-on for Firefox and allows you to see all the third parties that are tracking your movements across the Web. It will show, in real time, how that data creates a spider-web of interaction between companies and other trackers.

[The Letter]

a reminder to Firefox users

...and another reminder - watch out for checkboxes which are checked by default when updating certain plugins...;~))

some hidden shortcuts

newly updated developer tool

Tilt is a fun new Firefox extension focused on creating a 3D visualization of a webpage, drawn using WebGL. Since the DOM is essentially a tree-like representation of a document, this tool layers each node based on the nesting in the tree, creating stacks of elements, each having a corresponding depth and being textured according to the webpage rendering.

(more info)

window resizing solution

(related to Firefox 7 kills 'window.resizeTo()')

Firefox 7 kills 'window.resizeTo()'

Among my most useful bookmarklets are those I use to resize my main browser window. With Firefox 7, they no longer work. Some config changes made them work again, but only temporarily. This does not necessarily benefit the user. In some cases, it interrupts one's workflow.

Others have noticed the problem as well:

• Resizing windows in firefox with javascript does not work after updating to 7.0, why?
• javascript:self.resizeTo stopped working
• Javascript's 'window.resizeTo' isn't working

I don't like it when a site attempts to resize my window and never revisit such sites. But as a user, I want the freedom to quickly resize my own window to various specific sizes as needed and this change in Firefox 7 stops me from doing so – not a good decision in my opinion.

Java plugin vulnerability

clean Google Reader theme

*I've only tested it in Firefox. /joe.jenett

the illusion of trust (2)

the illusion of trust

Mozilla was informed today about the issuance of at least one fraudulent SSL certificate for public websites belonging to Google, Inc.

Related:
Falsely issued Google SSL certificate in the wild for more than 5 weeks | Naked Security

Google Online Security Blog: An update on attempted man-in-the-middle attacks

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

'way to try out code'

'tools for web development'

'protecting against tracking'

a Firefox add-on designed to prevent third-party buttons (such as the Facebook "Like" button or the Twitter "tweet" button) embedded by sites across the Internet from tracking you until you actually click on them

[The Letter]

'aims to respect its users'

As part of our belief in respecting our users, we give them an ad-free experience and respect their privacy by not collecting any information about them (Instantbird contacts our servers only when checking for updates, or in the unfortunate and uncommon event of a crash).

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'the biggest bottlenecks'

Note: I've peen experiencing some problems with Firefox 4 and am hoping this list will be helpful in troubleshooting. /jj

missing some useful features?

• RSS Icon In Awesombar Firefox extension brings back the RSS icon in the location bar (removed in Firefox 4.0).
• Status-4-Evar Firefox extension brings back the status bar (removed in Firefox 4.0).

4.0 now available

Note: A number of add-ons are not yet compatible with the new version.

release expected Tuesday

'warm and fuzzy' promo

opensource diagraming tool

copying tool

dwt | quick Firefox tip

Copy and paste "chrome://browser/content/places/places.xul" into your address bar and go, then set it as your home page in Preferences>General (or Tools>Options>General on PC), as shown below:

As an alternative, you can create a bookmark to page to use as needed instead of making it your home page.

edit before printing

Allows editing of the web page content while in Print Preview mode. Editing the web page prior to printing can compact the layout and remove unwanted content such as adverts, sidebars and blank pages.

browser-based ePub reader

Brilliant!

App Tabs in Firefox 4 Beta 2

works nicely

This extension will read in the selected text, and parse out contact information (name, email, phone, etc.). A dialog will popup so you can edit the information, then it can save to a .VCF (VCard) file.

easy toggler

tile tabs in browser window

Note: May affect functionality of other extensions.

discovery assistant

fills a void

This is a continuation of the excellent but abandoned TagSifter extension.

Note: This is an expermental add-on – install at your own risk.

if you liked Firefox 2 better...

handy 'userscript'

important security fixes

trojan-infected add-ons found

capture and edit images

Related post: free online image editor

extensions gallery & community

simply useful

Adds a "Copy Title" menu item to the pop-up menu. This puts the current page title on the clipboard.

'still in the works'

very cool, imho

Flash: Security and Privacy (2)

web form tool

link checking visual aid

gone phishing

tool for linkers

Extracts all links from web page, sorts them, removes duplicates, and displays them in a new tab for inspection or copy and paste into other systems.

new version fixes security issue

compiler bug

Related:
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2009-41

'something wrong'

' magazine-like startpage'

'broad universe of tools'

'radically improved '

Beware of intrusive advertising tactics utilized by dailymotion.com, a site promoted by Mozilla on its 'welcome' page, which appears upon completing the installation of the new version of Firefox. The dailywebthing stands firmly against pop-under advertising – shame on you Mozilla for supporting such annoyance!

'Crosswords for Firefox'

A simple crossword application for Firefox. It gets crosswords from an online crossword database. Currently there are only 14 crosswords in the database, but more will be added soon.

'new way to manage' add-ons

another 'readability' helper

a solution for paranoids

shortcuts and other info

'know where shortened links *really* go'

helps to manage history/cookies

Notes:
Set options before using. Also, it appears to affect [back] button functionality.

dealing with targeted ads

Sets permanent opt-out cookies to stop targeted advertising by 28 different advertising networks, including Google/Doubleclick and many other members of the Network Advertising Initiative.

Please read the "Long Description" before installing this add-on, for important note regarding privacy settings in Firefox.

Related Information: Developer's Homepage

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'an experiment in personalizing'

'helps navigate long pages'

tag-assisted search

history-based feeds

edit textareas with external editor

'tis the season theme

Tinseltown is a Christmas theme with holiday imagery including Christmas lights, snow, reindeer, presents and more. This theme is made even better with great Christmas icons from Watiworks and a semi-transparent URL bar. Get in the holiday spirit!

search text in all open tabs

find unused CSS selectors (2)

confusing graphs included

protect the important ones...

experimental geolocation add-on

Related: Firefox users gain location tool

screen capture video + sound

standalone web app runner

editing/printing tool

Note that similar results are possible with the Edit Page Firefox extension.

'smarter than ever before'

experimental prototype

tricky at first, but useful

the evolving browser

fakes selling fakes

helps to manage bookmarks

easy character codes

manage Firefox3 data

Note: This is not an endorsement.

goofy add-on

Adds 'STOP! Hammertime!' functionality to Firefox - Simply install and marvel as you hear MC Hammer sing whenever a page is stopped! Includes a new feature to allow you to change between a Hammertime button or a standard stop button - Now you can have the vocal without the visual! Install on friends computers when they're not looking for maximum enjoyment.

a reminder

coming soon...

out to set a world record

simple feed validation

cellphone view

Turn your Firefox into a cellphone browser. It adds a new menu entry "Small Screen Rendering" under the View menu. Just select it to have the page you are currently browsing redisplayed in a cellphone style.

'eliminate paper waste'

maps and mapping tools

'digg' danger?

adds top/bottom buttons

view source of javascript and css

fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.7

'simple, fast and intuitive'

research tool

'idiotic campaign'

promoting Mozilla

most useful

test connection speed

splits content area

content previewer

optimize memory usage (PC)

grabs entire page or selection

easily add any search engine

handy extension

rapid reader

extension for developers

extension for developers

odd logo placement

toolbars+

adds selected text to 'body'

list of new features...

local image browser

via toolbar button

interesting color toy...

nice 'space' saver

'sticky notes'

on the Firefox 'revolution'

'bookmarks by day'

saves images and stylesheets

helpful with forms...

shortcuts, etc. (XP)

useful 'random tip'

HTML editor

extemely useful extension

extension for Windows users...

amusing promo...

not what you think...

easy shortcut creation...

'neatly laid out' menu

helps track link sources

retro game

easy map...

uses Java

worldwide times

tag your bookmarks

button on status bar

useful Firefox extension

Firefox extension

great tool

Mozilla extension

italicizes unread tabs

new Firefox extension

color picker