A simple list of extensions for the Firefox browser that I cannot live without on a day-to-day basis.
Web Developer
Goes without introduction, if you’re even remotely interested in HTML analysis, non-CSS support browsing, scrubbing cookies, GET/POST security (forms), all manner of SEO, browser standards and support or just like messing around with the rendering of web sites then this is the extension to install. Should be a formal requirement on resumes - above tertiary study -, you won’t be taken serious without it.
View Source Chart (2.6)
I’m a convert, every machine I have to examine page elements or pull apart Javascript quickly also becomes a convert to this great extension.
IE Tab
Screw opening iexplore from the Start > Run menu every time you check for cross-browser support, IE Tab opens an Internet Explorer instance using Javascript within a Firefox tab. Just click the browser icon in the bottom right corner and you’re away.
FYI, cross-browser support is now a little trickier with the advent of Internet Explorer 7. I haven’t found any way to switch the default IE engine IE Tab uses so am having to open an additional Internet Explorer instance to check support between versions.
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