Looking for an alternative way to manage your bookmarks? ViewMarks might be the solution.
This interesting extension for Firefox will give you customizable thumbnail previews for all of your favorite links.
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Enable Visual Tab Switcher in Firefox 3.6
With Firefox 3.6’s release, we can all do a quick about:config tweak that will enable the prettier tab switching. By default, when you hit the keyboard keys Ctrl + Tab you just rotate through your tabs. By making some quick adjustments though, you can pull up the new tab switcher that you see in the picture above.
Firefox Add-ons Updates with Theme Browser
The Mozilla Add-ons site has finally given us the theme update we have been looking for. With the re-launch of the Firefox Add-ons site some were disappointed that themes went to the back burner. Well now they have a snazzy new interface to be browsed through:
Another new addition to the Firefox Add-ons site is the “Advanced” search tool that will let you pick out and search through the themes and extensions.
To learn more about the “behind the scenes” work done with this round of updates, be sure to check out Basil’s Bodacious Blog, then remind him I never did get that interview with him… :D
Domination from Firefox 3 – Beta 3
There is no doubt that a lot of people are excited about Firefox 3. With those who loved Firefox 2 things just keep getting better. For those who thought Firefox 1.5 was the best – the hope to see a return to the browser they love.
Here is your mostly Firefox 3 Beta 3 link roundup for this week:
- Syncing iPhone Bookmarks with Firefox
- MidnightFox Theme Gets All New Buttons??
- Risk-Free Firefox 3
- Firefox Live Bookmarks in the Sidebar
- A deep look to Firefox 3 Beta 3
- Extend Firefox 2 winners
- First look: Firefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edges
- Best of: Firefox Greasemonkey Scripts
Firefox Media of the Week
Is Firefox the new “F” word?
Interclue for Firefox
Interclue for Firefox kind of excites me because I think they are trying to do a good job with a browsing idea that really hasn’t been my cup of tea yet, the “thumbnail preview”. One positive is that they say it stays out of your way when you do not need it – which is my argument against other extensions like this. As you can see in the preview, they offer more than just your standard screenshot of the next page too.
Here is how the developers of the extension describe it:
Interclue displays useful information and relevant next actions for almost any link on the web. Clueview tooltips are not like other previews, they show you only the most relevant content straight from the page, rather than relying on small cached snapshots or large scrolling windows.
This could either be a really helpful tool or an annoying clutter feature that drives me batty after 3 minutes of use. I think different people may take different things away from it. if you enjoy the idea of having a sort of “picture in picture” preview with some other handy links give Interclue for Firefox a shot.
Tab Scope – Mini Tab Browsing
I like the idea of being able to preview my tabs without clicking on them – but for the power hungry user, sometimes they need more.
The Firefox extension Tab Scope promises to deliver in this department. Here are some of the features:
- Real-time preview of tab contents
- Navigate (Back/Forward/Reload/Stop) through popup
- Scroll pages or frames in preview with mouse wheel
- Click links or buttons directly in preview
It gives you simple navigation tools to make your way around that preview image. Think of it as a browser inside the browser.
Google Thumbnails
Now this is nothing new and I have seen it before, but the GooglePreview extension for Firefox might do it the best. What am I talking about? Well, first let me ask you a question. Wouldn’t it be nice to see thumbnails next to your search results in Google? I think it would be nice – and that is what this extension will do for you.
Inserts preview images (thumbnails) of web sites and Amazon products into the Google and Yahoo search results pages. When you use GooglePreview and click on an Amazon link within the search results, you support me and the further development of the extension and back end if you actually purchase a product.
+ Download and Install the GooglePreview Extension for Firefox!
Firefox Showcase
We have seen thumbnails for tabs before, that is not exactly new. The Firefox Showcase extension does a little more than just adding thumbnails though. It gives you several ways to check out those preview pictures and does so with style and class.
Add Thumbnail Previews to Digg
Want to see what you are digging before you digg it?
DiggThumbs, a Firefox plugin, adds website screenshot thumbnails to each and every digg listing. Know what you are clicking on before you click it. Screenshots dynamically generated by WebShotsPro.com
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