http://blog.fligtar.com I like stuff. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:27:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever since I started working with AMO in 2006, in addition to primarily working on the development of the site and Developer Tools, I've been interested and involved in the direction and administration of AMO and Firefox Add-ons in general. As of today, I've switched roles to follow my interests, ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/07/01/changing-roles/ The AMO editors have been hard at work, reviewing 255 add-on updates and submissions in the 2 weeks before Firefox 3's launch, and 238 updates/submissions between launch day (Tuesday) and Sunday. There are currently 228 updates in the queue and 373 new nominated add-ons. There are normally about 10 new add-ons ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/06/24/amo-add-on-review-status/ Add-on developers who log in to AMO and check their stats dashboard may be very happy to find that their active daily users have increased quite a bit this week (my own add-on reports a 46% increase since last week). I wanted to remind developers how we determine ADU and ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/06/20/a-note-on-add-on-stats-this-week/ Firefox 3 has been released! Check out all the new features (or see the field guide) and then go download it! We're aiming to set a world record with the most software downloads in 24 hours, so if you're already using a Firefox 3 beta, make sure to download the full ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/06/17/firefox-3-released/ With the release of AMO 3.4.3 tonight, there's now a way to try out the new Developer Tools that I've been blogging about. From the en-US Developer Tools, click on "Edit Add-on" next to one of your hosted add-ons. At the top of the edit page, you'll see a box ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/06/14/preview-of-new-amo-developer-tools/ Mark Finkle, Dave Townsend, and I have been working on the first issue of about:addons, the new monthly newsletter for add-on developers, collectors, enthusiasts, and Ken Kovash. We'll be highlighting stories about AMO, important changes for developers in the API and platform, community news, and more! Don't miss the Opposing ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/05/20/aboutaddons/ The next area of AMO Developer Tools being revamped is managing add-on versions and files. Here are some screenshots of the new look: Listing of all versions: Editing a specific version: Changes/new features: Ability to delete "empty" versions that have no files Ability to add files to a specific version, not just the latest version Ability ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/05/12/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-5-manage-versions-and-files/ The new Edit Properties page of the AMO Developer Tools area is where the main settings of an add-on can be configured. The available fields on this new page are: Add-on Name, Default Locale, Add-on Icon, Homepage, Support Email Address and Website, and other add-on flags such as viewing the ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/27/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-4-edit-add-on-properties/ Last week, Facebook launched a new tool called Lexicon that measures the number of times a term is mentioned on user, event, and group walls. This is what the results look like for Firefox: That huge spike at the beginning of April is when Firefox 3 Beta 5 was released. The ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/22/firefox-on-facebook-walls/ In last week's part 2 preview of the upcoming changes to AMO's Developer Tools area, I posted some screenshots of the new Edit Descriptions page. Before getting to the preview of the next page, I wanted to give some more information on AMO milestone 3.5's schedule. After all of the ... http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/22/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-3-manage-add-on-categories/