Do You Firefox?
I am still amazed anytime I see a website that has a script or functionality that requires Internet Explorer to work right. It’s so…1999…Sure, Prince sang about that far-off future date that would user in amazing (maybe bad) changes. We were, for the most part, indeed ready to party like it was 1999 all through the 80s. We felt very forward-looking and modern when doing so.
But that was 1984.
What would we have made of IE in 1984? It would have been GREAT! If I had been transmitted to that year from the ‘84, and given a demonstration, I would have watched, fascinated, and then begged for a ride in a flying car.
Today, however, anything IE is just anachronistic. I don’t even have IE on any of my Macs anymore. My main XP machine at home is missing it for some reason, too. At work though, I have a couple work sites that require the piece of crap. Fortunately, if you use Firefox, you can use the Firefox Extension IE Tab, which gives you a tab that acts like and looks (to websites you are visiting) like you’re using the same browser the Ingalls family probably would have used in Little House on the Prairie. IE Tab isn’t available for Mac, but if you use a PC, it’s a great tool.
Others extensions that I love:
Do you use TinyURL? You’ve probably had someone send you one. Web addresses can be so long and complicated, when sent in an email, they can sometimes get corrupted, spread across multiple lines and other wise screwed up. TinyURL is a fantastic free service that creates a special…well…TINY URL that makes them easy to share. the TinyURL Firefox Extension, is one I’ve recently fallen in love with. You put it in your Firefox toolbar and you can have TinyURL.com do its thing for you without your having to visit the site.
I used to use what I think is the best Mac FTP application, Transmit, but now find myself using Firefox Extension FireFTP. FireFTP gives you a simple, yet powerful, ftp app in a tab. It’s great.
