To quickly and easily add an automatic, rich text signature to your Gmail account check out the Wisestamp addon for Firefox. It will allow you to create custom signature, which will automatically be added your emails sent from within the Gmail online interface. You can even create your own custom HTML signatures to use as well.
WiseStamp also makes it easy to add links to your LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. As an alternatives, some people praise the use of the Canned Responses, Labs addon. This is just as good, and proves to be a better solution for some. Personally I prefer the automated process associated with WiseStamp, adding a signature is automatic which is great.
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Some people may have noticed that the frequency of my articles has died down a bit over the past month or so. I’ve been adding posts at a new location now for work.
Many of the topics are the same, if your interested in checking it out head on over to Fresh Tilled Soil: Web Resources and take a look.
I’ll continue to post on kevinleary.net as well, but not as often. I’d say that I plan to average 2-3 new posts per month.
The more I find myself using JavaScript, the more I begin to worry about the weight of my pages. With the use of jQuery, much that was tradiotionally server side can now be handled on the client side with JavaScript.
So how does one go about measuring the time it takes to load there website? Furthermore, how do we determine which files are taking the most time to load? The answer is the FireBug Net Panel.
When connecting to a new project via FTP I will occasionally come across .STE (Dreamweaver Site File) files being used as a means to store FTP username and password information. The FTP password is always encrypted in these files. This causes problems because I do not use Dreamweaver to build websites. Even worse, what if I were someone else that did not own a copy of Dreamweaver?
If you come across a legacy site that uses an .STE file to provide FTP information it can be difficult to get that information into another program.
So I finally saved up enough to buy a new MacBook Pro. I’ll be curious to see how this “Multi-Touch” business works. I’ll plan on giving a write-up once she arrives.
Software
I’m hoping to step up the workflow using the following web development software I’ve found to best suit my needs. I’ve made a list of web development software for anyone interested in my MacBook Pro workflow:
Taking advantage of shortcut keys can save valuable time, speed up your workflow and increase productivity. I’ve put together a list of links to shortcuts and cheat sheets for the various applications and tools I frequently encounter. Please let me know if I’m missing out on anything extraordinary (because I probably am).
To quickly and easily add an automatic, rich text signature to your Gmail account check out the Wisestamp addon for Firefox. It will allow you to create custom signature, which will automatically be added your emails sent from within the Gmail online interface. You can even create your own custom HTML signatures to use as well.
