Tag Archives: firefox

Tip of the Day: Secure Your Gmail

Posted 21 March 2007 | By mitch | Categories: Geekery, JavaScript | No Comments

From the “Why Didn’t I Think of That” department: GMailSecure has got to be one of the most elegantly simple, yet useful Greasemonkey scripts ever.

When I say simple, I mean one line of code:

location.href = location.href.replace(/^http:/, ‘https:’);

This script ensures your Gmail session using Firefox takes place over a secure HTTP connection providing a reasonable amount [...]

Firefox Smart Keywords for Microsoft Support and MSDN Sites

Posted 02 May 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Geekery | 4 Comments

Smart Keywords are one of my favorite Firefox features. Enter a keyword in the location bar (CTRL + L), type a couple of search terms, and voila, instant results with minimal typing.

Since my job requires frequenting the Microsoft Support and MSDN sites, I added Smart Keywords to simplify the searches. Each of the following keywords [...]

Firefox 1.5.0.2 Released

Posted 13 April 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Asides, Geekery | No Comments

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 Released. Here’s what’s new:

Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core processors.
Firefox supports the enhancements to performance introduced by the new MacIntel chipsets.
Improvements to product stability.
Several security fixes.
Download here.

Performancing for Firefox

Posted 05 January 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Blog Stuff, Geekery | No Comments

Cool extension – Performancing for Firefox