Mozilla Firefox‘s JavaScript Console can be used as a calculator. Open up the JavaScript Console (Tools>JavaScript Console) and press the messages tab, and in the input box type in your sum, such as 1+2 or 10/2 or even 7738/4*884. Don’t use an = sign. To find your answer press evaluate. In the box below, you’ll see your answer. This saves having to install any extensions or pressing the Start button!
The mice have three buttons, a left click, right click and scroller. You can also click with the scroller (press it down!). I find this button extremely useful. In Mozilla Firefox, if you middle click on one of the tabs it will close. This is quicker than right clicking then left clicking! Another thing you can do with a middle click is to middle click a link, this opens it up in a new tab.
On 14th December, Microsoft announced it would use the same symbol for RSS as Mozilla. The symbol you’ll probably know too well: 
. This symbol will represent RSS in Firefox, Internet Explorer 7 and Outlook 12. This is to make people more familiar with RSS. Mozilla and Microsoft are looking for more consistency between their browsers.
Following this example, I’ve added two buttons on my blog, which are in half-banners on the homepage. The reason I’ve added these symbols is so that people are more familiar with feeds. One is orange, and this is for RSS, and one is blue, for Atom. These are pretty clearly labeled and take you to the correct feed. I created the blue button as I decided not to just use the orange button, as everyone deserves the choice to choose what they wish to use. These buttons/banners are CCL so feel free to take them, as long as you follow my license.
Hopefully, this will happen in more blogs soon.
Also, one more Merry Christmas!
Today, I remembered of a Firefox extension I used to use, Firesomething. What Firesomething did was replace the browser’s name in the title bar with a random word. I then wondered if it was possible to choose a set browser name. And guess what? I found another extension which did just that and was FF 1.5 compatible. It is called Titlebar Tweaks, and the 1.5 version is available here.
Then what you do is to go to Tools>Extensions>Right Click Titlebar Tweaks>Options>Browser Name then in the prompt write what you want it to be. I chose Merry Mozilla Christmas!
I was visiting Neil’s World today, and I came across a post about a post on a French website about why Internet Explorer is the best browser. In my view, most of these reasons are false, so I will list them and argue against them. Neil kindly converted this list for his blog, his post is here, a large series of comments have been made.
It’s not really 1000, but 14!
1. Internet Explorer is integrated with Windows XP so you can surf the Internet without having to decide which browser to use.
Is this a good thing? No. At least with Firefox I can still browse the Internet if a component of Windows XP related to IE fails. Also, the ability to decide/choose is what freedom is all about.
2. Internet Explorer is accessible for everyone.
Really? Even Linux or Mac users? I rest my case!
3. IE can display all web pages – not all of them work in Firefox.
Remember me saying about Explorer Destroyer Method 3?
You’ve never considered blocking IE users from viewing your site, even though you hate IE with a passion that burns hotter than Hades. Now you have a practical excuse to do what you’ve always dreamed of. IE users will see a friendly message stating that they need to download and install Firefox to view your site. This script will do the most good and make you the most money. Can you handle it? (At least try it for a day to see how good it feels.)
Oh yes, and website’s using nglayout (there must be a few…).
4. IE requires hardly any extensions, whereas Firefox has a plethora.
Okay, Firefox does not require these, but it makes browsing more fun. At least Mozilla Firefox doesn’t have those pesky BHOs (Browser help objects).
5. IE does not ship with tabs, but they can be added if you wish.
Yep, they can be added – but by doing so you sell your sole soul to MSN by installing their toolbar. Oh yes, why not ship with tabs?
6. IE does not have an RSS reader, which is a fad. You can just visit the site every day if you need to.
If it is just a fad it’s an useful one!
7. IE is less secure than Firefox, but patches are released regularly.
Hmmmm…. let me get this right? Which browser supports ActiveX and other nastities which can easily get in your machine by pressing Yes? Which browser suffers most when malware finds it’s way into your machine?
8. IE is closely linked to Windows.
Good points?
9. IE does not pass the Acid2 test like Safari does.
Does this point make sense?
10. You need to use IE to access Windows Update – even though Microsoft released a Firefox plugin for Windows Genuine Advantage, they will never open Windows Update to Firefox.
Aha! Very simple to run in Firefox… Windiz Update
11. IE doesn’t crash when visiting online banking sites, Firefox does.
Not HSBCor various others.
12. IE7 will adopt the standards of 2006 and include innovations of Microsoft and others, such as RSS, SSL3 and better security.
Will not does. Mozilla Firefox 2 will be great.
13. IE does not respect W3C standards in their entirity.
Okay, good point? See the CSS IE renders, especially for blog sidebars.
14. IE is the ‘de-facto’ standard that developers work to.
That it may be. But surely the large majority of these are developers working for companies who believe Lotus SmartSuite is the best office package out there and still use NetWare 4.
The original source for this was here, and Neil found it here.
