Weekend Links – Firebug Extensions, Updating Firefox Extensions, jQuery Puzzles, Digg/Google Sale
The Fire Best Firebug Extensions
Firebug is a powerhouse in itself, but why not install some Firebug plugins to make it even more useful?
http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/The_Five_Best_Firebug_Extensions
Updating Extensions for Firefox 3
Have a Firefox plugin that you want to use in the newest version, but it isn't officially up to snuff? Here's how you can bypass that problem.
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Updating_extensions_for_Firefox_3
jqPuzzle -- Customizable Sliding Puzzles Using jQuery
Have a picture you'd like to split into a puzzle? Try jqPuzzle, a jQuery puzzle.
http://www.2meter3.de/jqPuzzle/
Google Walks Away From Digg Deal
Simply put, I think Digg needs to sell fast before the site loses its prestige. And now they've lost a potential sale to Google.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/26/google-walks-away-from-digg-deal/
5 Rules of Variable Naming
Amen to this system of variable naming. I agree with every one of these.
http://ianhickman.blogspot.com/2008/07/5-rules-of-variable-naming.html
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Didn’t even know you could use extensions in Firebug; extensions within an extension, crazy. I agree 100% about Digg – they need to act sooner than later.