Tag Archives: firefox

Skip the distractions: Focus on web page content with Readability

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Samuel Huckins

Often when trying to catch up on the news or just researching something online, I come across article pages filled with distractions. Ads before the article, ads around the article, ads below the article, ads in the article, obscene sidebars … Continue reading →

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Read It Later: Now!

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

Co-worker and fellow informational transmogrifer Trevor Rosen told me about a Firefox plugin called Read It Later a while back. For some reason, I didn’t really start using it for a while. After having watched the demo video for the … Continue reading →

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An annoying gotcha when viewing page source in Firefox

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

For most of my web page reconnoitering, Firebug fits the bill quite nicely. There are occasions, however, when I simply need to view larger swaths of HTML code, without all of Firebug’s features in the way. The well-used View Source … Continue reading →

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Migrating Firefox instances and saving issues

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

I recently performed a fresh install of Intrepid Ibex on one of my home PCs, and restored the files I cared about from backup. I decided to use a Firefox backup created by FEBE from a machine whose Firefox setup … Continue reading →

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Web Productivity Winning Duo: Launchy + keyword bookmarks

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

This tweak is a little more involved than most I put up, but it is totally worth it. When done, you can fire off any custom web search from Launchy! Here are the steps (I assume you have Launchy installed … Continue reading →

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