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All you need to optimize Firefox for Better Performance: 33 Tips- WebAnthology.net. Tweaking Firefox to have a better performance is an exciting experience. I know you may have added a lot of extensions to your Firefox (your internet OS!) And can’t live without them. So if I say disable them to have a faster Firefox, you would ignore this article entirely! But wait a minute, there are more effective ways to improve Firefox performance that don’t need to talk about your add-ons only! In this article, I’ve introduced lots of tips, tweaks and plugins which will affect on your Firefox memory usage, startup time, and its general performance. Here are what we’ve covered: Please don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS feed and Follow us on twitter Before getting started Make a backup about:config Before getting started it’s always recommended to make a backup of your Firefox settings (about:config) in case you need to revert to the default: In Windows XP: Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile ID>.default\ In Windows Vista: 1.

15 Firefox add-ons for Web developers | Webware. I've been working on a new Web site for the past few weeks. But instead of doing it alone, I decided to get some help from Firefox extensions. They've made my work a lot easier, and they all can be downloaded in just a few seconds. Aardvark: Aardvark lets you select elements from a Web page and perform various actions on them. I use it to analyze the structure of a page. ColorZilla: If there's a color on a Web page that you like, ColorZilla will find the precise code for it and allow you to paste it into your coding program. CSS Validator: CSS Validator adds a right-click option in your browser, sending the CSS to the W3C CSS Validator. CSSViewer: No Web designer should be working without CSSViewer.

FireBug: Firebug is one of those extensions that you simply can't be without. FirePHP: FireBug is a fine tool for CSS, HTML, and JavaScript, but FirePHP, which only works when you have the FireBug extension installed, creates a full-featured development experience. Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool. 10 Popular Web Designer Tools for Firefox. Thanks to Firefox and some of the great add-ons that have been developed for it, your browser is your best friend when it comes to web site design. From CSS tools, to promoting your domain, here are 10 of the most popular web designer tools for Firefox.

Any of these add-ons would be great to add to your own proverbial web designer’s toolbelt. ColorZilla – This advanced eyedropper and color picker will help you find out exactly what color is being used on somebody else’s web site, so you can use it on your own.Firebug – 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.FireFTP – Looking for an FTP client you can reach from inside of Firefox?

What Firefox add-ons and services help you get the job done when it comes to web design? Drop in a comment, and give me your own “best of” suggestions. Welcome Digg.com Visitors! GridFox - The Grid Layout Firefox Extension » Eric Puidokas » Programming and Designing for the Web. GridFox is a Firefox extension that overlays a grid on any website. If you can open it in Firefox, you can put a grid on top of it. It’s easy to customize, allowing you to create the exact grid you designed your layout around. Install GridFox v1.2 More than just a handy development tool, GridFox also proves to be indispensable with the daily production of a grid-based site. Using GridFox, producers can easily check if their content maintains the grid, or if it needs to be edited.

GridFox is the essential tool for creating and maintaining pixel-perfect, grid-based layouts. How to use GridFox The plugin is extremely simple to use. Examples Want to see GridFox in action? News.yahoo.com Column type: variedColumn widths: 10,201,12,12,88,12,13,88,12,12,201,13,10,280,10 Line thickness: 1px Wired.com Site width: 1000px # of columns: 10 Line thickness: 10px NYTimes.com Site width: 965px # of columns: 11 Line thickness: 5px TimesOnline.co.uk Subtraction.com Puidokas.com. 10 Online Learning Tools for Students | MakeUseOf.com.

When I was in elementary school I was very annoyed by all this studying. But my idea and hope was that once I was done with school, I would also be done learning. I couldn’t wait. Thus I was rather irritated when I heard that my dad had to complete training for his job to learn new things. I remember I asked him when one would be done learning and the essence of what he said was of course never. Bummer! Some 20 years later I’m still a student and I know I’ll never get done learning. So hang in there and enjoy it! 1. Dynamic Periodic Table This periodic table helps in keeping elements apart. Periodic Table of the Elements This periodic table is more compact than the previous one and it’s great for a quick summary for each element. 2. Foldit Foldit is not really a tool you’ll need for your everyday biology class. Simon has reviewed the tool in detail in his article Foldit – Solve Puzzles for Science. 3. Mathway This is an online tool that will help solve your maths challenges. 4.

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