02.25.08

Tools – Part 2

Posted in Life, Tools at 9:13 am by cphoton

Hi All, I know it’s been a while since I last posted, I hope I can write more frequently here. I am writing this on my way to work, so I will be updating this post during the week with the links of any of the tools I mention.

Regarding tools, for browsing I use Firefox with the following plugins:

  • AdBlock Plus: As the name suggests, it is an advertising blocker. This will make page loads faster.
  • AdBlock Filterset.G Updater: Updater for the previous plugin, this will keep the blacklists updated.
  • Download Statusbar: Useful visual plugin for managing downloads in progress.
  • DownThemAll!: Download Manager (similar to Getright)
  • Fasterfox: For loading pages faster, tweaks the way the browser downloads pages. I don’t turbocharge it though.
  • FEBE: This is for doing backups of the plugins installed, useful if you need to uninstall Firefox or create new profiles.
  • Firebug: Very useful for debugging pages!
  • Forecastfox Enhanced: I usually get the weather information from this plugin. The difference with the regular version is that I can choose which satellite image to show.
  • FoxyProxy: Useful if you are changing the proxy configuration often.
  • Greasemonkey: This plugin lets you inject Javascript code into any page you visit. I use GM so that I can use the GMail Macro scripts, so that my e-mail checking experience is faster as I use only the keyboard to do most of the actions. You can also use this for enhancing the browsing experience for other sites, or even write your own scripts. Get more scripts here.
  • Image Zoom: Very useful for zooming in on images.
  • PDF Download: This plugin lets you choose whether you want to download a PDF file, save it or view it online.
  • ScribeFire: Blogging plugin. It is quite flexible as it supports multiple blogging platforms (Blogger, Livejournal, WordPress, etc.)
  • YSlow: This tool lets you diagnose performance problems in websites.

Got any useful plugin? just write it in the comments for this post and I will have a look at it :)

EDIT: Done inserting the links, that was quick!

08.12.07

Tools – Part 1

Posted in Life, Tools at 11:19 pm by cphoton

Hey there, it’s been a while since the last post. In order to increase the frequency of my posts, I will start writing about the tools I use everyday. This time I will give a couple of URLs of the tools I use to move around my city:

The first one is for looking up addresses, and the second one is for getting from point A to point B (as the first one does not support it), by walking or by bus. Unfortunately, GDU is not very stable, so I use Mapred when the latter is down. Enjoy :)

06.24.07

Too much work

Posted in Life at 9:29 pm by cphoton

It’s been a while since the last time I posted here. Basically, since last monday, I was assigned to a different project at work, and now I am leading a team of 7 people. It’s a new experience, as this time I am the leader, so I have to do all the management activites besides everything else. Luckily, things are going fine, but under heavy load. Besides, I also teach programming classes 4 times a week, and that leaves me short time for resting.

So much stress had its effect on health too, I have been having sort of a bronchitis and some fever at times (and Vero too), luckily I feel a bit better today. Hopefully, things will get better!

Last week we also had Damian’s wedding, I still gotta post some pics & videos, but that will be next time I post ;-)

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