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Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Altainia — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:37:52 -0000

This is my contribute to Zotero.
It does not replace an application that I know, so I will not compare it to any.
It's a research tool that lets you download pages, highlight content, make notes on them and even write up mini-reports. Many information sites support Zotero and are able to give Zotero all the bibliography information needed. Zotero, with one click, can export bibliography info in many different forms (even print them directly). Because Zotero saves webpages, you can work offline. It's a must for any high school or college student. Also, don't worry about crashes. Every letter you type is saved when you type it with no noticeable lag time.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

ronin1770 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:44:48 -0000

I love firefox 2.0 - my experience with 3.0 is not so great

- Ronin

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Valerie Faltas — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:01:02 -0000

Tim,

I recently read your book and when looking for my muse I realized what I'm an expert in... Property Taxes!! lol. I've been working for the LA County Assessor's Office for five years and know them like the back of my hand. I know things that most who work in my office don't know. I have the knowledge to help hundreds of thousands in California save thousands of dollars. I understand how the law works and how it can help people when applied creatively. I want your input on this since I do work for a gov't organization and it is very taboo to share 'secrets.' Also, there may be some liability. However, this informational/audio CD that I am in the process of creating could be HUGE!! And help so many! I'm freaked out though. Please help!

Sincerely,
Valerie

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Mark Nelson — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:43:34 -0000

I was one of the non firefox people until my computer was so slow I was encouraged for the millionth time to start using firefox. Can't believe it took me so long. Hopefully I'll move faster on putting on the extensions.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Patrick — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:40:34 -0000

Here are a couple more FF extensions I use that I didn't see above:

* Pearl Crescent extension for capturing a screen shot of a web page
http://pearlcrescent.com/pr...

* Fission - adds a "progress bar" as your web page is loading in FF

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Single Mom Seeking — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:29:03 -0000

Very helpful post. Thanks for the tips! From one Firefox user to another...

One of my guy friends just heard you speak in at the NSA conference last week, and he told me that I had to subscribe to you. Right on. I am looking for that blog entry about outsourcing dating. Is there one? I need to do that.

What are your thoughts on Google Analytics? Do you use it?... I find it more accurate than Alexa.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

gloria — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:38:43 -0000

In the process of catching up with my blog reading I had to add to the flood of responses to this post. I love Firefox not because it's faster than IE (it's not), but because of the add-ons - and they work! Three of my favorite add-ons that are not mentioned in your posts or subsequent comments are Session Manager, Morning Coffee, and ScribeFire. I listed others in a post on my blog; http://paretopluspeter.blog...

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

David Morning — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:38:53 -0000

To those who are saying they use a work computer, you can pick up portable versions of Firefox and other apps at portableapps.com. Just install them on a usb stick and you can run your browser through there, meaning you can get all the add-ons you like and also, since your cache is on the usb stick, don't have to worry about your work finding any of those "private" sites you visit ;)

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Natasa — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:52:50 -0000

I am one of those 36% of non-FF users. The thing is I have only one computer, my work laptop, on which i cannot install anything! Thought of getting another laptop for home, but that sounds wasteful and honestly I don't need another computer. Is my logic wrong on this one?

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Dr Vince — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:03:42 -0000

Hey Tim! Hope u're well. Just catching up on your blog. Great post on my favorite web browser. Some great plugins listed in your post and comments.

One that no one has mentioned yet - QuickNote. Sidebar or Tab with up to 4 note pages. V. useful for jotting stuff down if needing. :)

https://addons.mozilla.org/...

With the new firefox3, lots of old plugins were rendered useless, but just over the last couple of days for example ImageShack has come out with the new plugins. Great for image uploads. Will write up more on this and a few other great plugins worth mentioning on my new personal blog and will link it over to yours too.

Take care
Vince

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Arynn Skye — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:34:25 -0000

Most excellent. We all get busy and forget to take time to sharpen our saw ...

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Kurt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:50:44 -0000

I use FoxyProxy with ssh tunnels to browse inside clients' networks; it's a huge timesaver. Also TwitterFox - I don't need all of those tweets on my phone, so I read most using TwitterFox.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

VNormth — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:45:08 -0000

Firefox is a laggard. Seriously, take a look at IE beta 8, it rocks and you can do stuff on the web you didn't even think was possible.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Jose Mendoza — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:21:06 -0000

I use IE6 because that what they make us use here at Bank of America. I wish they would understand firefox. Thats Legacy stuff for you right.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

timferriss — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:10:42 -0000

@Sean,

I'll be talking more about thinking systems soon. Much to discuss. Where am I moving to? Where the wind takes me, of course :) Tomorrow, off to FL, then NY.

Pura vida,

Tim

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

LouisvillePM — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:24:10 -0000

Its ironic that I just discovered Firefox prior to reading this post. It didn't take me long to convert.

The SEO functionality alone makes it a no brainer, IMO. :)

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Sean — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:26:14 -0000

Where are you reading about "Thinking Systems" and "Charlie Munger"? Where are you moving to? It sounds like you like the SF area so I bet not too far from there.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

M.E. Baz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:06:46 -0000

Hello! Excellent topic. And in the spirit of time-saving, I recommend:

1-Click Weather
Can run in your status bar with current and forecasted weather. Quickest way to figure out what you're gonna wear tomorrow.

Clipmarks
Do a lot of research online? Clipmarks is the fastest and most convenient way to "highlight" the web and save your highlights in one, access-from-anywhere repository.

Colorzilla
I believe someone mentioned this already, but really it deserves being mentioned again. This is the fastest way to pick up a hex color. Which makes it great not only for designers, but also for developers.

Cooliris Previews
I use this addon not so much for its main previewing-a-link feature (which is also a time-saver), but so far it is the fastest way to forward a web page to someone (right-click on the page, choose Cooliris - Send link, enter an email address, and off it goes - though I would like to email the creator to suggest the email address field remember and pre-populate the addresses you've entered before).

Dictionary Tooltip
Someone already mentioned this one as well, but thought I should add that you can also very easily and very quickly look up alternate definitions in other dictionaries listed in the tool. Awesome if you're writing an essay or term paper.

Fireshot
Also mentioned already, but thought I should add not only can you quickly make a screengrab of a web page, you can also edit and crop the image in seconds!

FoxyTunes
Control iTunes from your browser's status bar! Saves me tons of time when I'm developing and simultaneously boppin' to my favorite beats.

Web Developer
Also already mentioned, but thought I should add that the combination of this addon and Firebug has significantly reduced the amount of time I spend testing and re-testing different coding solutions, especially when you're working with controlled development environments where you're not allowed to play around with alternative solutions. These two together turn your browser into your very own development sandbox!

Those are my favs. Hope other people can use them to save time.

And thanks so much, Tim, for your life design guidance. My latest application of one of your suggestions is no more multi-tasking at work. Benefits so far: the quality of my work is up; it forces me to save time in more effective ways so as to keep up with quantity; and the pain in my shoulders from stress has actually decreased.

This Argentine-American thanks you! If you're ever in Los Angeles and want to try the best empanadas and flan in your life, drop me an email! My mother's empanadas and flan are famous within the San Gabriel Valley Argentine community. ;o)

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Rajiv Abraham — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:15:05 -0000

Firefox rocks. Been using it regularly now since version 3.0 and I find its a really improved product and runs very well without a hitch. I am primarily an Opera fan, but Firefox 3.0 is really good and impressive especially in terms of performance. I am impressed to say the least.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

timferriss — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:23:52 -0000

@ Frances,

I can't duplicate the problem from this page: http://www.fourhourworkweek...

I've asked Jared, who created one of the forms, to check it out as well.

Good luck!

Tim

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

cic — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:31:11 -0000

firefox 3.0 is the shiznit. you might also wanna try seoquake instead of the seo toolbar. theres a feature that lets you sort google search results based on pr.

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Charles — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:24:24 -0000

@seoulkaa

I thought the same thing until I searched for it a few weeks ago. There is a del.ici.ous toolbar that is compatible with FF 3. FF never found any updates for the del.ici.ous toolbar I was running, so I had to manually update it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/...

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

Frances Fayden — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:17:50 -0000

Hello Timothy,

I emailed your tech people, who redirected me to you. FYI, I have been trying to get the sample 6 month dreamline and blank dreamline off of the website, but keep getting an error message that says "file is damaged and cannot be repaired"

Is there any other way to get this worksheet?

Thanks,
Frances

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Hi Frances,

I can't duplicate the problem from this page: http://www.fourhourworkweek...

I've asked Jared, who created one of the forms, to check it out as well.

Cheers,

Tim

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

saaraan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:14:34 -0000

I already use google toolbar with ff2 and many other plugins, but i think i need to use Alexa Sparky Toolbar. anyways... there are many important plugins that i use, and that do not support ff3, so its good idea for me to wait few months more before migration..

Re: Pimping Firefox: The Basics (Matt Mullenweg, Garrett Camp, and More)

MediaSlackers — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:45:08 -0000

Tim,

Great stuff and I'm going to have to check out a few of those, however there is one I have to disagree on. Del.icio.us used to be my defacto form of saving things for future reference. However, I found that with their late-to-the-game strategy of implementing Web2.0 tech, I had to look elsewhere.

Evernote has become invaluable to me for all the same reasons as Del.icio.us used to be... However, no more dead links and many more options for search and recovery. Enjoy!!