Tag Archives: firefox

Switch from Teaching Word Processing to Teaching Web Processing

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Ted Curran

If you’re like me, one of the first computer skills you were taught in school is how to use a word processor. We all mastered the art of formatting words for the printed page because we were still using computers … Continue reading →

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Take Dramatic 3D Screenshots of Websites with Firefox's Tilt Plugin

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Ted Curran

If you do a lot of presentations or tutorials about technology, you probably have to take screenshots of websites to illustrate your ideas. I really like to add a “wow” factor to my presentations whenever I can do it gracefully, … Continue reading →

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A Hack to Give Back: Hack Firefox to Donate to your Favorite Charity's Amazon Store!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image by kevindooley via Flickr Amazon.com‘s AStore Affiliate program pays charities if you search Amazon via a referrer link. In the spirit of giving, here’s how you can replace your Amazon Firefox Search Bar button with the AStore search link … Continue reading →

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Replace Your Firefox Plugins with Mozilla Ubiquity

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image by flod via Flickr Everybody loves Firefox. Even with all the other fast, standards-compliant modern browsers out there (like Chrome, Safari, and Opera– sorry IE!) Firefox stands alone for its rich variety of extensions. If you’re using Firefox, you … Continue reading →

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Over-Extending your Firefox with Extensions? Use Different Firefox-Powered Browsers for Different Tasks!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Ted Curran

Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user-created Add-Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add-ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the … Continue reading →

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iPhone-style phone number hyperlinks in Firefox [Mac, Win, Linux]

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ted Curran

One thing that grabs people’s attention when they get an iPhone is that phone numbers on websites automatically become hyperlinks. Click on a number, and the iPhone asks you if you want to call that number. Firefox on your computer … Continue reading →

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Bridge the Screen Divide: YuuGuu, Jaadu, and Chicken of the VNC

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image via Wikipedia Has this ever happened to you? <<<<<<<RING! RING!>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me: Hello? Dad: Hi Ted. There’s a problem with the computer. All my programs disappeared. Me: What do you mean they disappeared? Dad: I don’t know– they’re just gone. … Continue reading →

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Zemanta: Add more information to your blogs automatically!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image via CrunchBase Zemanta is a Firefox plugin that scans your blog posts for keywords, then suggests links, images, and tags to complement your blog. It’s super easy and free. Check it out! Related articles by Zemanta Zemanta, using shared … Continue reading →

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Go from browser to blogger in no time! [ScribeFire, GToolbar]

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Ted Curran

Most people are wary of the idea of blogging because they think of it as another, separate activity they have to do on top of their other responsibilities. The term “blogger” has become an acceptable job title, like “journalist” or … Continue reading →

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