Software: Firefox Browser Extensions

A work colleague was crowding around my machine last week, when he passed comment on the “look” of my Firefox browser. Conversely, his machine had some cool picture viewing software which I hadn’t seen before. Aside from the fact that it is a faster browser, the nice thing about Firefox is the myriad of useful software Add on’s you can install to make your web day just that little bit easier. Add On’s https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Add On’s I have installed:

Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page…

Cooliris https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5579
Full-Screen, 3D — Cooliris transforms your browser into a visually stunning experience for searching, viewing, and sharing online photos and videos. Our “3D Wall” lets you effortlessly search and zoom your way around thousands of images, videos, movies, news feeds, and even online retailers. To share stuff with friends, just drag and drop.

Firefox Companion for Ebay https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5202
Keep an eye on your eBay trading wherever you are on the web when you install the eBay Companion for Firefox. It’s a free tool built with eBay users in mind that will help you get more out of your buying and selling.

ScreenGrab https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146
Screengrab saves entire webpages as images…

And the theme?
Aquatint Black Gloss https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6111

Design Meltdown

“Design Elements, Trends and Problems in Web Design” is the strapline for this Blog maintained by Patrick McNeil, a self confessed “graphic designer, web programmer, and all around good guy!”

The observations, structure and commentary offered on all things web, with the basic tenets of good design, communications and information presentation and layout all hit the hallmarks of Usability and a refined and cohesive User Centred approach.

Mandatory reading, because in the end, its all common sense, which really (and sadly) ain’t that common.

http://www.designmeltdown.com/

Carbonmade

Sometimes, you just want to show off your portfolio, products or services in a no nonsense, easy to access and nicely polished/presented way. You might be a fashion designer or a fledgling print artist, not interested in learning the machinations and complexities of CSS, HTML or wrestling with browser configurations.

Enter Carbonmade. With 63,000+ “portfolios” online, it’s a surefire, fast, easy to use way to get your very own brand – YOU – onto the WWW.

http://www.carbonmade.com/

Analytics Talk – EpikOne

Useful Blog about Analytics (specifically Google) by Justin Cutroni who works for EpikOne who are Google Enterprise Partner and Google Analytics Authorized Consultants.

Justin Cutroni’s Blog: http://www.epikone.com/blog/

and

EpikOne’s own website http://www.epikone.com/