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Search in Sites with CyberSearch

I am always looking for a way to search the site I am on, and now thanks to CyberSearch – there is an easier way to do just that.

Having just installed the CyberSearch extension, I can tell you my new favorite feature is the ability to search the current web site you are surfing via Google. 

Essential Firefox Add-ons for Google Reader

My RSS feed reading application of choice is Google Reader.  I have been using it for several years now, and it has never let me down.  Now, that is not to say it could not be improved though.  Here are a few ways you can make your RSS feed reading in Google Reader even better.

The Google Reader Watcher add-on is handy to have, because it will check your Google Reader for unread new posts.  You can use this [...]

Add Color Coding to Google, Yahoo, Bing

One big complaint about search engines is they are all rather vanilla with their visual representation.  Wouldn’t it be better if you could color code things a ‘bit more?  One Greasemonkey script that does a great job at this is Colorful Search.

Hide Everything Useless on iGoogle

Want to hide all the stuff you do not really need on your personalized iGoogle homepage?  Thanks Super iGoogle, a handy Greasemonkey script, you can simplify iGoogle to only show you the content you need to see.

Five Ways to Cover Firefox in Chrome

Feeling that urge to try Google Chrome,  but don’t really want to switch away from Firefox?  I have found five themes that will let you stay with Mozilla, and still get that Chrome look and feel.  Some might say these themes have even made the Google Chrome theme even better.  
Chromifox Basic
 

Add Pinning Tabs Feature to Firefox

One of the cool Google Chrome browser features is the ability to pin tabs in the browser by default.
Pinned tabs are shifted to the left side of the tab bar where their tab will be changed to just show the favicon for the web site in question. Thanks to the Pin Tab add-on for Firefox, you can bring that functionality to your favorite browser.
Another neat feature of this Firefox add-on is when you type something in the address bar, [...]

Great Tool for SEOs or Web Developers

Want to quickly search for more social media or search engine information for any web page or link on the Web?  yExplore 2 is an excellent add-on for Firefox that does exactly that, and more.
By simply right-clicking on any page you can find out the following:

Yahoo Site Explorer Backlinks & Index
Google Backlinks, Index, Cache
Archive.org
Bing Index
Delicious saves for a domain.
Highlighting of NoFollow links.
Whois Info
and much more!

You can get more information about yExplore 2 [...]

Better Custom Google Search in Firefox

Are you a big fan of Google’s custom search feature, which allows you to customize your own search engine to fit your needs?  The Custom Google Search add-on for Firefox, in that case, is a perfect companion. 
In a nutshell, this extension for Firefox allows you to create, use and mange your own Google Custom Engines from within the Firefox browser interface. 

You can pick up the Custom Google Search add-on for Firefox on the Firefox Add-ons web [...]

Not All Toolbars Are Evil

Having seen the phase of toolbar upon toolbar come our way in this browsing generation, many have been labeled as evil space wasters that must be done away with.  However, I do have to say not ever toolbar out there is evil.  Now I don’t think you should ever become this crazy, but used in the right way they can be handy. 
Look at these handy toolbars you can add to Firefox:

Forecastfox – Get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and [...]

Chromifox Extreme 3

I have really liked using some of the former Google Chrome-like themes for Firefox, so coming across Chromifox Extreme 3, I just had to give it a shot.  If you were one that was tempted to give Chrome a shot, but didn’t want to leave Firefox behind, this theme is for you.

As you can see, the idea here is to make it look as much like Google’s browser as possible.  You have tabs on top, you have those happy [...]

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