For those of you who haven’t seen this in the news lately, there is a new kid in web-development-tools town. A new extension for Firebug called Firecookie that allows you to Create, Read, Update, and Delete your stored cookies for the site you are viewing. I know there are other tools out there but even at version 0.0.4 I think that this one is one to watch.

Features

Firecookie adds a new tab to Firebug with a list of cookies for the current site. You can go to Tools > Show All Cookies… for a window allowing you to search all of your cookies and view their values. Right-click on a cookie and select Edit Cookie to get a dialog to edit the cookie. You can log all cookie changes to the console by turning on Options > Show logs in console. Finally, you can copy and paste cookies by right-clicking as well. Continue reading →

Here is a list of productivity add-ons for Firefox. These are NOT just for programmers. These are split up into 4 groups: Keyboard, Mouse, Upgrade Firefox features, and Google. Did I miss any? What do you use to make you more productive?

Enhance your keyboard (mouse-less browsing)

• Hit-A-Hint – This add-on allows you to click links to interact with form inputs as seen in the screenshot. Just hit “H” and then the letters that correspond to the object you want to click
• Keyconfig – Configure keyboard shortcuts for pretty much everything all in one place. A staple of mouse-less browsing
• functions for keyconfig – This adds additional shortcuts for things such as Tab Focusing, Frame Focusing, Copy URL, and a lot more
• Surfkeys – Make surfing super easy with a keyboard. Sets shortcuts keys for many common browsing tasks (Back, Scrolling, Stop…). Using keyconfig is a must so you can configure these keys, but it is soooo worth it :)

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Using about:config is a powerful way to customize your Firefox. Combined with the previous userChrome.css tweaks post and Firefox Add-ons (post coming soon), you can completely personalize your Firefox experience. Today I will be talking about how to modify about:config, give some online resources of tweaks you can do, and tell you which ones I personally recommend. Ready?

How to modify about:config in Firefox 2

Open a new tab and type “about:config” (without quotes) into your location bar (also called address bar) and press Enter. Firefox will display a very large set of key/value pairs for a ton of advanced settings. Type in the “Filter:” field to narrow by
preference name. You can double-click or right-click on a row and select Modify (for String or Integer fields) or Toggle (for boolean values). There is another tutorial here.
Now you probably don’t have all week to go through these, so that’s why I am here to list the most interesting changes. Continue reading →