Firefox 3.5 is Faster, Slicker, and Ready to Download

The latest version of Firefox is ready for download, and it will be worth the time.
There is a lot to love about the new release, but perhaps the most important improvement is speed. Speed matters now more than ever. We’re not talking about download speeds here, but more important things like application speed—how fast your [...]

Download Internet Explorer 8 (Please!)

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Now don’t get me wrong, I still think everyone should be using Firefox as their default web-browser. But I’m a realist, and sometimes you just need Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE). And if you’re going to use Microsoft, then you should really definitely immediately download IE8, released today at noon.
There are a whole [...]

A Very Nerdy Valentine’s

What’s the greatest gift you can give your true love this Valentine’s Day? The gift of Firefox of course! Your significant other will swoon when s/he realizes how interested you are in network security, browser extensibility, and open-source goodness.
Need more details?
There is a new geeky way to say how much you love that special [...]

Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC

Lifehacker recently announced that Microsoft has made available the first release candidate of Internet Explorer 8. While I’m still not moving away from Firefox, I am excited about this new release. I have been using the IE8 Betas for awhile now and am impressed—it is definitely a step in the right direction, if only because [...]

Ubiquity Command for the Westminster Library

If you frequently search the Westminster Library then you may be interested in this post. I have created a command for Firefox’s Ubiquity that allows you to search the Westminster Library Catalog without ever leaving your web page. You can even highlight text on any web page and automatically search the library catalog using that [...]

Add the Westminster Seminary Library to your Browser Search Bar

As a follow-up to my Westminster Bookstore Search Plugin I have created a similar plugin for the Westminster Seminary Library, which works in both Firefox and IE7. So now you can search Westminster Seminary’s library right from your browser, and since the site natively supports Zotero, this makes research all that much easier.
The same instructions [...]

Getting More Use out of Firefox’s Search Bar

So you’ve installed a bunch of new searches for Firefox, like this one for the Westminster Bookstore, but don’t want to always be switching back and forth between Google and your other favorite searches. Well there is an easy way to automatically switch between searches: Firefox Keywords.
Setting things up is easy. First drop down your [...]

Add the Westminster Bookstore to your Firefox Search Bar

Who needs Google when you’ve got the Westminster Bookstore, right? Well now you can add that famed repository of Reformed Christian resources right into your Browser search bar.
How? Easy. If you are viewing this page (and my guess is you are), just click on the search engine toolbar in your browser and select “Add [...]

Ubiquity Command for the Westminster Bookstore

If you love the Westminster Bookstore, then you’re going to want to read this post. I have created a command for Firefox’s Ubiquity that allows you to search the Westminster Bookstore without ever leaving your web page. You can even highlight text on any web page and automatically search WTS Books using that text.
If you [...]

Using Zotero for Web-page Annotation and Highlighting

In addition to a whole host of great features, you can use Zotero to annotate Web pages that you have saved as snapshots.
Zotero allows you to take a snapshot of any web page for later viewing. If I then view that snapshot (all the files for which are stored on your hard drive, and therefore [...]