TechRepublic Resources
- How do I make Firefox look like Internet Explorer?
- Let me start by saying that people exist in the world that prefer Internet Explorer to Firefox. They are comfortable with the user interface UI and do not care to change. If you are a stubborn donkey, you have some options. Keep reading. As a browser, I use...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Miami, Figure A., Neighborhood, Figure A. Figure B, Web Browsers, Internet, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Cut down on Linux command-line typing with these 10 handy bash aliases
- The Linux desktop has come a long, long way, but there are still times when I have to use the command line. (I am a hardcore user, after all.) But even though I'm used to typing, spending hours upon hours with my fingers at the keyboard, I still grow tired...
- Tags: Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Friendlier source code with two Firefox add-ons
- While Internet Explorer is popular with users, Firefox is the best browser for Web developers. I continue to discover and take advantage of the myriad of add-ons available for Firefox. I recently discovered two tools -- View formatted source and View Source Chart -- for viewing and working with the...
- Tags: Web, TechRepublic Inc., Source Code, Mozilla Firefox, Page, Web Browser, Tool, Add-on, CSS Rule, Figure D, CSS, Web Browsers, Productivity, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- E-Labeling Toolbar for Firefox (xpi)
- Toolbar provides links to E-Labeling LLC, thermal transfer printers, labels, tags, ribbons and labeling design software. Toolbar also has RSS feed links to ABC and Yahoo Business news, ABC, CNN and Yahoo Technology news, as well as current temperature and radio stations with a mini audio player. In addition, it...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, ABC Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Toolbar, E-Labeling, RSS, Media Players, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Me.dium for Firefox and Flock (dium-dl-4)
- Me.dium reveals the hidden world of people and activity behind your browser. With Me.dium you and your friends can see each other moving around the internet. You can surf the web together, for the first time, in real-time. You can also meet new people interested in the same stuff as...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Activity, Me.dium, Web Browsers, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-04-29
- Firefox 3 Portable beta (0_Beta_5_en-us)
- Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 5 allows you to test all the latest features in the upcoming version without disrupting your current Firefox installation. Please note that Firefox 3 Beta 5 is a developer preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Beta, PortableApps.com, Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 5, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-02
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial
- This paper explains about Firefox Extension Development. All of the guts of your extension will be written in JavaScript. If you already know JavaScript than you are good to go! If you are new to JavaScript it is highly recommended that you read through the next section and the supporting...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Scripting Languages, Web Browsers, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet
- White papers
- Hacking Windows XP
- If the system contains more than one user account, or if one has set up XP to require logins, one will have to log in to XP before one can begin to use it. But one needn't stay with the default XP login rules; one can use a single Registry...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Hacking, built-In, O'Reilly Media Inc., Microsoft Windows XP, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet
- Book chapters
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Preferences
- In many cases your extension will need to be able to store data or simple user preferences for future use. In the Home Page Scheduler, for example, the Default Home Page URL and the scheduled Home Pages all need to be saved somewhere so that each time the user opens...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Preference, Web Browsers, Internet
- White papers
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Distribution
- In order for you to share your extensions with others you will first need to package the extension. The best way to distribute your new Firefox extension is through Mozilla's developer website. The "Developer Control Panel" allow you to add/remove new versions of your extension, add/remove screenshots, update the compatibility...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet
- White papers
- Hacking Firefox: Add Stuff to Your Toolbars
- This paper shows how to really trick out the toolbars. It shows how to upgrade Firefox toolbars and use the new features added. There are many extensions that can be usefully put on toolbars, but currently few extensions do this automatically. It focuses on two example extensions that benefit from...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Hacking, Toolbar
- Book chapters
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Environment
- It will be beneficial to setup your computer for the development process before you dive in. This paper will help you do just that. Fortunately for developers and users alike, extensions written for Firefox are platform independent. This means that you may code your extension on whichever operating system you...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Environment, Mozilla Corp., Extension, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Apple Mac OS
- White papers
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Configuration Files
- A Firefox Extension is a collection of files and folders that have been compressed into a file with a .xpi extension. The .xpi file pronounced zippy is nothing more than a .zip file that has been renamed. This paper explains about configuration files in Firefox extension development. An Install Manifest...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox Extension, Install Manifest, Web Browsers, Internet
- White papers
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Localization
- Firefox, and the various other Mozilla browsers, have a large and diverse community of users. Preparing your extension for localization is important because users prefer to use applications in their own language and culture. An extension is constructed of one or more source files, which are either interface files XUL...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Localization, Extension, Web Browsers, XML, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: Security
- Anytime an application such as Firefox allows user code to execute without being validated can open up security vulnerabilities. As a developer it is one's responsibility to ensure that one's extension does not open any vulnerabilities to the Firefox browser. While most extension code is JavaScript, it has significantly more...
- Tags: Security, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Extension, Web Browsers, Scripting Languages, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers
- Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: GUIs
- Most Firefox extensions have one goal in common: wanting to add or change some graphical elements in Firefox. Fortunately, adding and modifying GUIs Graphical User Interfaces is quite easy thanks to the decision to create an interfacing language specifically for Firefox, from the ground up. This language is called XUL...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, GUI, XUL, Web Browsers, XML, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers
- Security news roundup: Updates available for Firefox and Safari
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers news that Microsoft will not prosecute ethical hackers probing its Web site for security hole; an exploitable flaw in the DivX Player involving subtitle files; and minor updates available for both Firefox and Safari Web browsers. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, DivXNetworks, Web Browser, Flaw, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- mozilla firefox (0 Beta 5)
- Note: Firefox 3 Beta is a developer preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only. Firefox 3 Beta is based on the new Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 27 months and includes nearly...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Beta, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3 Beta, Gecko 1.9, Firefox 3, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-02
- FireFox Domain Lookup / Whois by EdibleHost.Com (zip)
- A simple FireFox 2.0+ / IE7 search extension for checking domain name availability, and whois information / content of domain names that are already registered. Tested in FireFox 2 and IE 7. This should work for any future browsers that support the open search interface. This version is the first...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Whois, Domain Name, EdibleHost, Domain Names, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-15
- Driving Speed 2 (exe)
- Driving Speed 2 is a free high quality racing game simulation for your PC. Choose from four high powered V8 muscle cars and race against up to 11 computer controlled opponents on two touring car circuits. This game has photo-realistic graphics, realistic car physics and performance, high quality sound and...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Search Engine, Toolbar, WheelSpin Studios, Driving Speed 2, Games, Web Browsers, Search, Personal Technology, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-14
