One would think that I would be quite pleased when I see that one of my blog posts appear among the first ten results returned by Google when a commonly entered search term is entered into Google. However, there is one post that I had recently written that I do not believe is worthy of […]
Although I am not sure what kind of software I should write next, I am certain that I will maintain and update what I have already written. And I have recently found that I needed to update one of my Greasemonkey scripts as well as the Firefox extension that I wrote. The Greasemonkey script that […]
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
After writing a Firefox extension that is still considered experimental, I decided to try to discover which Firefox extensions are the best ones that are considered experimental. After taking some time to look for experimental extensions to install, I came across one called “noXSS”, which can be found on this page on AMO. This extension, […]
Sunday, December 14, 2008
When I first wrote my Firefox extension titled “Bookmark Current Tab Set”, I decided to release once it successfully did only what I wanted it to do. However, I later wanted this extension to do more, and other users may have also wanted it to do more. Releasing an extension that did little other than […]
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Those who write software code often prefer to focus solely on writing software code. However, as software is written for individuals who would use it, the actual writing of software is only one part of a larger picture. Some coders, myself included, write software to address their own personal needs. However, what these coders write […]
Sunday, November 16, 2008
As I have mentioned a number of times here before, I always appreciate receiving feedback about the software that I write. I need feedback from the users of my software in order to ensure that my software works as it should, and to know how I can make improvements to what I write. And I […]
When I first decided to start a blog, I never did think that book reviews would appear on it. However, after reading part of the second edition of the critically acclaimed book titled “Hacking: The Art of Exploitation” by Jon Erickson, I decided that I should weigh in on it here. Those thinking of whether […]
The Monty Hall problem is considered an example of a problem whose solution is counterintuitive. There are many who may be familiar with this problem, although relatively few may truly understand the solution to it. The problem’s solution is explained on a number of different pages on the web, such as the Wikipedia page for […]
I was aware of the existence of add-ons for Internet Explorer that give it the ability to run user scripts. I was also aware of the possibility that there are Internet Explorer users who would like to be able to use JavaScript scripts that modify web pages, without having to use Mozilla Firefox with Greasemonkey in order to do […]
Friday, September 26, 2008
Several months ago, I mentioned that when I browse the web, I often find that I want the ability to reopen the set of browser tabs that I have open at a later time. I mentioned then that I often chose the option to bookmark all tabs, and give the bookmark folder in which these […]