Firebug Lite to the Rescue
Using console.log with Firebug can be a real time saver. The problem arises when you need to test the same code in IE. You can either let the code fail with errors, or comment out your logging and use the dreaded alerts. That’s where Firebug Lite comes to the rescue – it replicates some of Firebug’s functionality in other browsers, like IE and Opera.