Category Archives: firefox

CCK Wizard Update and FAQs

I’ve updated the CCK Wizard for Firefox 3.6. It’s available here. It will be on AMO once the translations are done and if no one finds any major issues. Here’s a summary of the changes: Updated for new Firefox 3.6 … Continue reading

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Be Intentional

Last Friday was the one year anniversary of when I was laid off from IBM so I decided to take a day to unplug and reflect on the past year. As I was sifting through my thoughts about the previous … Continue reading

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Addoncon Userpoints Idea

At Addoncon, there was a lot of talk about how to compensate Firefox add-on developers. One of the ideas mentioned was some sort of user point system where points could be allocated to add-on developers by users and also based … Continue reading

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CCK Wizard Status

With the release of Firefox 3.6, people are already asking me about a new CCK Wizard. I am working on an update. You can get a beta of that here. Primary changes are more information on the proxy page, ability … Continue reading

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Extensions, Personas and Jetpack! Oh, My!

As a result of Mike Connor’s post, there’s lots of discussion about extensions, theming, Personas and Jetpack. This is my livelihood, so I definitely have to jump in. First, let’s talk about Personas. I hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but: … Continue reading

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New Rebranding Wizard

I’ve just uploaded a new version of my add-on Rebrand to AMO. Until it is approved, you can download it using this URL. This new version adds support for SeaMonkey as well as Firefox 3.6. Rebrand is a fun add-on … Continue reading

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Great Article on Mozilla Contributions

Josh Lowensohn from cnet has a great blog post up about Mozilla Contributions that echoes some of the things I posted earlier. One interesting observation: Of the 500 or so developers who are participating in the program, the average contribution … Continue reading

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November Refresh Austin – Building Add-ons for Firefox and Fennec

If you live in Austin and want to know how to build Firefox Add-ons, the next meeting of Refresh Austin is going to have Mark Phillip giving a talk on building add-ons for Firefox and Fennec. Mark is responsible for … Continue reading

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New Rebrand Add-on Finally Available

Version 1.0 of my Rebrand Add-on is finally available. The Rebrand add-on allows you to change the names and images that are used by Firefox and Thunderbird. You can change it to whatever you want. Here’s my browser: Disclaimer: This … Continue reading

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One Add-on Developer's Perspective on Contributions

Recently there was a post on on the Mozilla Add-ons Blog about Contributions. While that information was interesting, what I’d much rather see is individual developers talking about their experiences with Contributions. Hopefully my post will start a trend. (For … Continue reading

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