A good commentary on perfectionism from a blog I just found called English360:
A ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of the work they produced. All those on the right would be graded solely on their works’ quality.
Cooliris Previews
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207
Cooliris Previews gives you the power to browse and share Web links and rich media faster. Just mouse over any link, and the Cooliris preview window immediately appears to show you the content. To email it, just click.
• Simply mouse over the Cooliris link icon, and a preview window will instantly appear to show you the underlying content. No more clicking back and both, or leaving your current page.
• To email a link instantly, just right-click on any web page.
• Right-click on any phrase to have Cooliris automatically do a subsearch in Google, Wikipedia, or a dictionary.
• Customize how and when you want the preview window to appear.
I have seen no reduction in browsing speed so far.
Firefox Showcase
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1810
Easily find and manage your browser tabs.
Showcase provides a new way to manage your Firefox tabs and windows by showing them as thumbnails in a single window, tab or sidebar. Includes a find bar that will filter the thumbnails, and the capability to select the thumbnails in the same way you would select files in your system.
You can also do more advanced things like search through all thumbnails for specific text
Firebug
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
Tab Mix Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122
Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox’s tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more.
Colorzilla
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271
Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies.
MeasureIt
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539
Draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.
The state’s 75,000 eighth-graders can sign the Wisconsin Covenant agreement starting May 10, promising to earn a B average, take courses to prepare for college and be good citizens.In exchange, the state will guarantee a spot in one of its universities or technical colleges and a combination of work study, loans and scholarships to help low-income students pay their way.
Is it me, or are they guaranteeing what you can already get in Wisconsin with a B average - a spot at one of their universities and a combination of work study, loans and scholarships to pay for college. Wow, way to go the extra mile.
of personal data that Google is gathering about all of us, whether we like it or not…
Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson