firefox: redirects to ask.com when url not found

by prettyscripts on 2010-02-06 00:35:00 • Leave a comment »

firefox

this problem suddenly happened. typed in the wrong url. the expected behavior is to dipslay an error page. sometimes it goes to google's search result page. but several attempts today leads to ask dot com. i dont' like this. in addition, it's not my pr… more »

Tags: firefox, not found

you can lie about your browser

by prettyscripts on 2009-01-14 14:55:20 • Leave a comment »

firefoxaddon

using firefox to access a site built for IE only? (shame on them!) just download and add user agent switcher addon to your firefox and pretend to be IE. be warned that the website may not function property if it uses non-standard and IE specific function… more »

Tags: addon, browser, firefox

IE in firefox

by prettyscripts on 2008-09-04 10:21:11 • Leave a comment »

firefoxaddon

as much as i try to avoid IE and try to promote firefox or any other open source browsers, IE still dominates the browser market. as web developer i still need to ensure the site works and looks right on IE. but it’s a pain having to open (and wait for… more »

Tags: addon, firefox, ie

dreamweaver in firefox

by prettyscripts on 2008-06-26 14:58:33 • Leave a comment »

freesoftwarefirefoxaddon

codetch is a free, open source source code editor. the description at it’s download page says Get the feel of Dreamweaver in a Firefox extension. i’ve never used dreamweaver and i can’t comment on that. imo, this is a very primitive editor. knowled… more »

Tags: addon, dreamweaver, editor, firefox, html