Web development , php , ajax , symfony, framework, zend
In: web resources
15 Jan 2010Last month Google, finally, opened up there extension directory for Google Chrome. The bog-standard browser is pretty good as it is – its very fast (beating Firefox with ease) and seems to render most web pages properly (I know, it wouldn't be hard to beat IE). So, thumbs up so far. Now with the added functionality of extensions you can make Chrome just as powerful as Firefox, and as a bonus you don't seem to lose any speed, something FF struggles with.
It all sounds good, doesn't it… There are some down-sides, though – some of the extensions are a little bit buggy (most are still in Beta) and others do lack a fair bit of polish. But if you choose your extensions carefully you will be able to build yourself a great web browsing environment.
Remember, the extensions directory has only just opened, with time Chrome and its extensions may just win the web browser war… Then again Firefox may come back fighting back, it always has done, hasn't it?
In today’s news round-up we have collected the best resources to help you choose best extensions for Chrome.
Google promised that Chrome would be fast to launch and fast to load web pages, but people predicted it would fail with the arrival of its extensions. Well, the extensions are here (at least for some of us) and surprisingly they do not affect the browser’s performance.
Here are a 11 cool extensions to get you started and ease you into your possible transitions to Chrome. Maybe not yet.
11 Chrome Extensions, For Starters
How powerful can Chrome actually be for designers and developers? In just under a month there are dozens upon dozens of new extensions specifically developed for web developers, and in this article they have collected the best and most useful extensions for creating your own personal Google Chrome web development environment.
Creating a Web Development Environment using Google Chrome Extensions
Lifehacker, in this article, have pulled 13 fresh extensions from the extension gallery that were worthy of highlighting. They all have something a bit different from the widely-available bookmarklets, or at least fill a crucial need for those who use the web productively.
Make the Most of Chrome with These 13 Excellent Extensions
Developing your own Google Chrome extension is surprisingly easy. You might think you need all types of development skills and coding knowledge, but it’s really no more difficult than creating or tweaking a web page. If you know HTML/CSS and are somewhat familiar with Javascript, you can have a simple extension up and running in no time.
How To Create Your Own Google Chrome Extension
By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).
In: Design
20 Oct 2009Open source applications and tools are a great alternative for web designers on a budget. Many open source tools have comparable features to the expensive applications, and are also free. This makes it possible possible for a web designer to have all the tools and applications needed to complete everyday tasks without even spending a cent. In this article you will find 13 of the best open source tools for web designers.
Aptana is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with thousands of additional plugins created by the community.
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
Notepad++ is a source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. It runs on Windows and is governed by a GPL License.
Firebug is a plugin for Firefox that allows you to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
Quanta Plus is a highly stable and feature rich web development environment.
jEdit is a cross platform text editor with hundreds of person-years of development behind it.
GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation package. It’s considered by many to be an excellent alternative to Photoshop.
Dia is a cross operating system diagram creation application.
Krita is a graphics application for everyone who wants to get creative with images.
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator.
FileZilla is probably the most popular ftp application. You can download a client or server version.
Cyberduck is an FTP client built for the Mac.
WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows.
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