tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17762935855959258592011-04-21T22:56:36.678+02:00PC tweaks, utilities, tips and tricksKim Hjortholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835679820515973543noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776293585595925859.post-66921187556872275162008-04-26T20:48:00.005+02:002008-04-26T21:06:54.788+02:00The official Delicious extension for Firefox does not support Firefox 3 most noticeable it get stucked with a never ending "Bookmark synching in progress"<br /><br />Well, it appear there's an alpha version available which do support Firefox at<br /><a aiotarget="false" aiotitle="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/delicious-firefox-extension/files/" href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/delicious-firefox-extension/files/">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/delicious-firefox-extension/files/</a><br />(you will need a Yahoo login)<br /><br />snips below from the announcement at <a aiotitle="delicious-firefox-extension group on yahoo" href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/delicious-firefox-extension/message/2206">delicious-firefox-extension group on yahoo</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />I'm pleased to announce that we've just uploaded a new version of the</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> extension to the group. It has a variety of changes, which I'll</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> describe below. </span><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Status bar indicators for new links for you and network activity</span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">FF3 support (like you'd think we'd forget)</span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Anyway, unlike previous beta releases, we are calling this release an</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> `alpha' release. Much like the Firefox beta releases, this release is</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> meant to provide you with a preview of upcoming features. Some of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> the features and interface choices are experimental and may change a</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> lot before we launch, but we're eager to hear your feedback on the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> changes, especially if you think we can do certain things better. </span><br /></p><p><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Just like with any of the previous prerelease extensions, the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> following caveats apply.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">The </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://del.icio.us/" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> team has been using this extension daily with no</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> serious ill effects, but anything can happen, including the loss of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> bookmarks and data. We will do everything we can to help you if our</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> extension somehow chews up your bookmarks, but we can't guarantee success </span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">The registration wizard is disabled for the alpha release. If you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> install this extension and are somehow not already a </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://del.icio.us/" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> user,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> register via the typical web route and you can use the extension. </span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">This extension has been tested and updated to work with FF3 Beta 5.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> As each FF3 beta has changed enough for us to make changes to our</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> extension, subsequent FF3 releases may have issues. Please report</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> these, and we will do our best to get updates out ASAP.</span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1776293585595925859-6692118755687227516?l=tune-up-your-pc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Hjortholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835679820515973543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776293585595925859.post-14251640875055265132008-03-29T16:26:00.002+01:002008-03-29T16:31:14.422+01:00Found <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/" target="_blank">Yslow</a> via <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo developer network</a>;<br /><br />YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on the <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/index.html#rules" target="_blank">rules for high performance web sites</a>. YSlow is a Firefox add-on integrated with the popular <a href="http://www.getfirebug.com/" target="_blank">Firebug</a> web development tool. YSlow gives you: <div style="margin: 20px; float: right; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/17832/yslow-0.7.0-fx.xpi" onclick="installXPI('https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/17832/yslow-0.7.0-fx.xpi'); return false;" target="_blank"><br /></a> <p><br /></p> </div> <ul class="topspace" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><li>Performance report card</li><li>HTTP/HTML summary</li><li>List of components in the page</li><li>Tools including <a href="http://jslint.com/" target="_blank">JSLint</a></li></ul>Yslow takes the guessing out of the performance equation, help you optimize the overall performance for your website and reduce page load time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1776293585595925859-1425164087505526513?l=tune-up-your-pc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Hjortholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835679820515973543noreply@blogger.com0