Archive - July, 2009

My Current Set of Firefox Add-ons

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  1. Adblock Plus – ‘Nuff said.  First add-on I load after a fresh Firefox install.
  2. Google Advertising Cookie Opt-Out
  3. Autofill Forms – I use this for testing at work.
  4. Customize Google – Lets me force strict filtering in SafeSearch for Google searches.
  5. DownThemAll – If you ever need to download a bunch of whatever from a page, this is what you need.
  6. Firebug – This tool is amazing. still feel like I have a ton to learn about it.
  7. Greasemonkey – Love this, especially during NFL and NBA seasons.  Free live fantasy stats, baby.
  8. TwitterBar – As if I need another place to tweet.
  9. Web Developer – Yes, I know most of this functionality is in Firebug, but I started using Web Developer Toolbar first, so there’s some things I find easier.
  10. XMarks – I love having my bookmarks and toolbars sync’d up.

How about you?  Any add-ons you can’t live without?


Spriglet #17: Simple HTML signatures in Gmail

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  1. Create your signature in HTML in a text file named temp.html.  Here’s mine:
    <font style="font-family: Verdana;" size="1">
    Adam Spriggs //
    <a href="http://sprignaturemoves.com">sprignaturemoves.com</a> //
    <a href="http://yourchurch.tv">yourchurch.tv</a> //
    <a href="http://twitter.com/wvpv">twitter.com/wvpv</a> //
    816-555-1212<br>
    "what others do with talent, I do with obstinate fixation"
    </font>
    
  2. Open temp.html in your browser — in another window
  3. Enable Labs in Gmail
  4. Enable the Canned Response feature
  5. Compose a new email
  6. Highlight your signature in the other browser window
  7. Drag it into the body of your e-mail
  8. In the Canned responses drop-down, choose new canned response.
  9. Name it “html sig”
  10. Click Settings turn off the signature
  11. From now on when you compose an e-mail, simply choose “html sig” from the canned response drop-down.
  12. Voilà

What’s missing from Google Voice

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I’ve been trying figure out how I can integrate Google Voice into my phone interactions since I got an invite a couple of weeks ago.

Overall it’s a pretty amazing service. Good job, Google.

I would use it a LOT more if:

  • I could enter a number with pauses, which would allow me to dial an extension.  Then I’d be able use it with my work phone.
  • I could send short SMS codes and use GV with Twitter
  • I could send an e-mail to my GV number like most of the wireless service do.  Then I could use the e-mail address with the server monitoring that I do at work.
  • I could port my home number to GV.  This would be perfect when I wanted to dump my land line.

Top 5 Quotes from John Saddington

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Top 5 Quotes from John Saddington at the National Worship Leader’s Conference, during The New Media Maze seminar:

5.  Simple is better.  Sustainable.

4.  Soup to nuts

3.  Linear experience model — it’s just something I made up.

2.  Bam!  It’s so good.

1.  Google, you’re the mother-load.  Thank you.

Things you CAN’T do when you’re NOT in a pool


(h/t @fakepaulshenemn)

Amazing Webcam Music Video: Sour by Hibi No Neiro

This Hibi No Neiro music video seriously challenges OK Go’s Here It Goes Again and Mute Math’s Typical.

(h/t @anthonycoppedge)

Which do you think is better?

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