My Must-Have Firefox Add-Ons

Mozilla Firefox 3When I got a Mac, one of the first things I did was download Firefox. I had used it exclusively on Windows since 1.0 so it was natural to keep using it. Along the way, I stumbled onto Webkit, which promised faster speeds. It did seem faster, both rending pages and starting up so I stuck with it. After the hundredth time it crashed, I switched over to Safari, which is based on Webkit. It crashed less but it had a bad habit of slowing down to a crawl. Back to Firefox I went.

We're in a recession! Companies are panicking and slashing prices!

recession chartApparently we're in a recession. Reports are coming out every day of how shoppers will be spending a lot less this Christmas (or "holiday season" for the delisuional). Along with these reports comes other reports of companies slashing prices like never before to compensate. I haven't seen any of these drastic sales so when Amazon sent me a reminder email to take advantage.

How to convert videos easily for your iPhone or iPod

Video playback on iPodsI have noticed that besides us geeks, mainstream owners of iPhones and iPods don't watch a lot of videos on their devices, either because they don't want to or they don't know how. I tend to believe it's due to the latter. 

While I don't tend to watch full length movies on my iPhone, I do enjoy catching up on shows on the bus or in bed as I fall asleep.

Why your site needs a blog

Why is blogging important? Every time I meet a new client, I ask them if know what a blog is. In most cases, they've heard of blogs but don't really know how or why they're used, other than the fact that everyone needs one. Let's start there. A blog is short for weblog, or web-log. I remember the first time that I hear the word blog: I didn't like it and didn't understand it.

Gmail - How to add HTML Signatures

gmail logoA few days ago, Google introduced a Canned Response feature in their Gmail Labs: it allows you to select saved, generic responses to reply to emails. The first thing that came to my mind: HTML Signatures. You can already have HTML signatures but it requires Firefox and plugins. I wanted to an HTML signature that I could access from work, IE or FF, PC or Mac.

How to download the Adobe CS4 trials early

Adobe CS4 Suite Boxes

The Adobe CS4 suite is coming, but you can download the PC and Mac trials today! You will require an Adobe ID (free) to do this:

Update 2: Adobe has officially released the trials so just head over to the Trial Center and download them.