WebSitePulse Current Status
The WebSitePulse Current Status extension allows you to keep track and monitor any of your websites and servers using the WebSitePulse service. The addon comes with a sidebar that allows you to monitor each individual site as well as a small icon in the status bar for those of you who like to keep your screen uncluttered. The sidebar gives you detailed information about each website and the corresponding servers including the response time and the last check. The icon allows you to check to see if any of your websites are down at a glance; if green all your websites are up, if red one or more websites are down, and if yellow there is something possibly wrong with one of your websites. This addon requires a free account and API key from WebSitePulse.
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YSlow, developed by Yahoo!, extends Firebug by adding additional features to measure the performance of your website to Firebug. YSlow will tell you why your page and slow and how you can fix it. If you download Firebug you might as well download YSlow — together they will save you a lot of headaches.
Firebug is an extension that adds functionality for web developers to Firefox. Firebug allows you to edit and debug CSS, HTML and Javascript. Firebug also allows you to monitor the response times of certain files that come over the network — perfect for figuring out what’s making you’re page load at a crawl. You can even explore the DOM with it and execute Javascript on the fly via the convenient command line.
Quick Paste allows you to highlight and instantly upload text to the TinyPaste service, which allows you to display text to anyone by giving them the tinypaste url. This can be used for showing large amounts of text in IMs or showing your code for debugging help.
TwitterBar allows you to update your twitter status from the address bar. Just type in your tweet and press the small gray button towards the right of the address bar and it will automatically update your twitter status. If you’re using a laptop (or hate mice) you can also just add –post at the end of the text and it will also update your twitter status. You can also display the site you’re currently browsing in your Twitter status by clicking the gray button. TwitterBar is a simple extension, but it’s a must-have for Twitter users. (plus it doesn’t hog any of your precious toolbar/statusbar space!)
Fire Uploader allows you to upload images, videos, and other files to popular services including Youtube, box.net, flickr, picasa, and facebook. Fire Uploader also allows you to upload up to 10 file simutaneously — you can also put files in a queue so they are uploaded automatically as soon as your other files are done. Fire Uploader alllows you to upload to all these different services from one compact drag and drop interface. You can also download the files from the services through the addon which is great for when you accidentally delete your photo album.
If you’re a recent Firefox convert from Internet Explorer you’re probably used to the old interface. Now you can ease your self from the cancer that is Internet Explorer with these themes. myFirefox and Vista-Aero are themes that perfectly mirror the Internet Explorer 7 interface in Firefox. What’s the difference between myFirefox and Vista-Aero you ask? Unfortunately myFirefox is not compatible with Firefox 3, however, it works perfectly with Firefox 2. If you’ve already upgraded to Firefox 3 then you can use the Vista-Aero theme which is Firefox 3 compatible. If you have a parent or friend that refuses to switch to Firefox this theme will give them all the benefits of Firefox (security, extensions, themes, etc!) without losing the interface they’re used to.
Are you a Del.icio.us fan? Would you like to keep track of all your bookmarks and have the ability to tag and visit your favorite sites on the go? If so, you should definitely add the Del.icio.us Toolbar for Firefox. The Del.icio.us toolbar synchronizes with your Del.icio.us website account to keep track of all your bookmarks. The toolbar also allows you to access your bookmarked pages whenever you want, you can even tag the pages on the go with it or search through your bookmarks to find the site you’re looking for. All this is integrated into your Firefox browser in a compact interface.
Like the name of the extension suggests, 1-ClickWeather allows you to check regional weather reports in only one click — provided by weather.com. It even lets you see a live Doppler map of your area. You also have access to the ten day, 72 hour, and hourly weather reports. You are also This extension is currently compatible up to Firefox 3.0 Beta 5.