By CodePlus | Published:
September 20, 2009
Calendar applications can sometimes be overly complex. If you’re looking for a Firefox or Thunderbird extension that gives you good, but not over-the-top reminder functionality and a nice interface, ReminderFox may be what you’re looking for.
It offers date based reminders for appointments, birthdays etc with pop-up and snooze options, as well as a handy ToDo list. I’ve had a go at several different calendar/reminder apps but this one is definitely doing the biz.
Download the latest version here.
Open Source Software (OSS) is transforming the Internet. This quick post is about a handy extension for Firefox called ScribeFire which provides another way of updating your WordPress driven site.
Firefox and WordPress are open source projects doing great things for the world online and offline.
ScribeFire is a tool that enhances the use of both by providing a seamless editing environment for WordPress.
If you run a site using WordPress, Drupal, or a number of other platforms as a CMS or blog, ScribeFire provides a way to update and add content directly from you Firefox browser.
The ScribeFire tool links to your blog and operates from an editing screen within the browser. It brings most of the editing functionality of WordPress to your browser and makes it easy to add links, videos and images directly from Firefox.
You can find more information and the ScribeFire extension here.
If you’ve ever received email spam and wondered what the BCC field is for – or have never heard of it – this post is for you.
The Fight Against Spam
The battle against email spam waxes and wanes. At the moment it’s pretty much waning. By some estimations email spam accounts for around 94% of all email traffic. That’s not good. So while the various regulators and technicians do their thing in the fight against spam, we must do our part. Read More »
Posted in news | Tagged Bcc, email security, spam |
By CodePlus | Published:
January 25, 2009
Why are Web Standards Important?
Here’s an explanation of web standards from The Web Standards Project:
Complying with web standards can give your web pages greater visibility in web searches. The structural information present in compliant documents makes it easy for search engines to access and evaluate the information in those documents, and they get indexed more accurately.
Accessibility is an important idea behind many web standards. Not only does this mean allowing the web to be used by people with disabilities, but also allowing web pages to be understood by people using browsers other than the usual ones—including voice browsers that read web pages aloud to people with sight impairments, Braille browsers, hand-held browsers, teletext displays, and other unusual output devices.
You can read more about developing with web standards at 456 Berea Street.
(Thanks to Sandbox, a standards compliant WordPress theme, for the way to this excellent explanation)
By CodePlus | Published:
January 22, 2009
If you don’t have Firefox installed as your default browser, why not grab it and give it a try?
Firefox is a browser on the rise and with good reason. It’s open source, secure, performs well, renders pages extremely well and in the opinion of many, generally outclasses Internet Explorer which is quietly losing market share to its nearest rival.
It’s a must have for developers as it packs some very useful plug-ins. But many of these extensions enhance just the online browsing experience with a range of great features. The browser market is definitely on the move. Firefox is giving users something they want – open source flexibility and extendability and a great online experience.
Sorry – this sounds like a bit on of an ad doesn’t it! Just spreading good news.
But don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself.
Firefox home base
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/
http://www.switch2firefox.com/
Posted in news | Tagged Firefox |
