Firebug, the life-saver!
About a year ago I was introduced to an amazing piece of software called firebug. It allows the user to monitor a websites CSS, HTML, DOM, Javascript and other tools. Infact, not only does Firebug do all this, which is a fantastic way to debug a page, it also enables the user to test solutions live within a browser and then get rid of them by refreshing the page.
Among the many features firebug possesses, one of the best is the ‘Net’ tab. It analyses the requests a site makes and works out the ones which take the most time to load. This can help you to speed up your site, which is especially useful when you consider your site may be penalised by the search engines if it takes too long to load.
Overall the Firebug tool is essential (imho) for any web designer.
