Posts Tagged With: scripts
· May 9, 2008 at 4:35 am · Firefox Security, Greasemonkey
Like many of the rest of you out there, I love hacking around with web sites and adding functionality to Firefox by plugging in a few Greasemonkey scripts. Do you know what to watch out for when Greasemonkey scripts go bad? You have probably seen the warning up on UserScripts.org but I wanted to touch base to let you know what you should be looking for.
The main problem is that people are writing scripts that steal your cookie. With your cookie, they can grab other information such as your login and other sensitive information. They say these are two things you should search any script for before installing:
.php?cookie=
and
encodeURIComponent(document.cookie)
For more tips on how to stay on the safe side, I would recommend reading through this thread via the UserScripts.org forums. It has a lot of handy information if you install and uninstall a lot of Greasemonkey scripts.
· January 30, 2008 at 7:24 am · Firefox Usability
I have gotten a few e-mails lately wanting me to give Better GReader a second look. Maybe I didn’t give off enough of an ecstatic glow with my last look, but this time I promise to do better!
For those of you who are not familiar with the idea, Gina at Lifehacker is a master at rolling up a lot of great Greasemonkey hacks into one big extension for Firefox adding form, functionality and style to various Google services.
Here are some of the Greasemonkey Google Reader scripts that got rolled up into Better GReader:
I always look forward to seeing what they do with their “Better” Firefox series of extensions at Lifehacker and this one is no different. Pick it up for yourself and let me know what you like or don’t like about it.
· August 27, 2007 at 6:10 am · Firefox Hacks, Greasemonkey
Do you like to multi-task? Why check your e-mail and read your feeds in two different web applications when you can get it all done in one by combining the power of Google Reader and Gmail.
Now I have talked before about the Gmail + Google Reader greasemonkey script before. After giving it another shot the other day though I noticed the experience is much more polished. What does that mean? Well looking at it right now it really looks like it belongs there - and doesn’t just look like an out of place web page stuck on another web page.
If you haven’t given this greasemonkey script a try in a while, it might be time to do so. Also if Google Reader isn’t your thing - you can do the same thing with Google Calendar too.
· August 8, 2007 at 6:40 am · Greasemonkey
One thing I have been looking for, for a while is a way to add del.icio.us link saving to Google Reader. I use both products, and they just seem like they should merge together nicely. Thanks to the Google Reader + del.icio.us Greasemonkey script now I can.
This script adds the “Add to del.icio.us” button to the bottom of each post and then gives you all the regular fields, so you can edit the extended info, description and tags before sending it to your del.icio.us list.
· July 23, 2007 at 6:39 am · Resources
The past few weeks have been pretty hectic on this end, and I am afraid Firefox Facts might have suffered a little ‘bit because of it - but I know you don’t care about me, you care about the browser you are reading me in - so lets get into some of the stuff I should have posted about last week.
Now that we are all caught up, what have you been up to? :)
· May 30, 2007 at 8:45 am · Greasemonkey
Many people love Flickr, but that doesn’t mean it is perfect. There are a lot of little things that Flickr could do better - and thankfully with a tool like the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox, you can put in what the Flickr developers might have left out.
Here are five of the best Flickr Greasemonkey scripts on the Web today.
1. Flickr Image Unblocker - This script gets rid of that annoying image that hovers over an image to keep you from saving it. It remove the “spaceball.gif” blocking and does so very well.
2. Multi Group Sender - This script enables you to easily send your Flickr images to multiple groups at the same time. It works by overriding the normal “Send To Group” button on your Flickr photo page.
3. Flickr EXIF Decorator - Hover over a photo on Flickr to get an unobtrusive translucent overlay in the top left corner showing meta data including camera model, aperture and shutter speed.
4. Flickr Shades - Changes colors of all Flickr pages pages to white text on a black background. You can also easily edit the colors in the script to whatever your preference is.
5. Flickr Photo Magnifier - Have a look at the notes on the images. Basically, when you toggle the magnifier on, you have a small rectangular magnifier on the medium sized image to look at the details. Great for seeing details in photos.
Need more? You can always find more Greasemonkey user scripts for Flickr right on Userscripts.org. Have any favorites I didn’t mention? Feel free to drop in a comments and share with the group.
· March 14, 2007 at 6:42 am · Firefox Usability
Here are three of my most favorite tools to help you get your blogging on in Firefox.
Textarea Backup - This one is actually a Greasemonkey script that will backup what you type into any large text field, so you don’t have to worry about your message getting lost. The backup should be transparent so if the page is reloaded for whatever reason, be it browser crash, unintended exit or a forgetful website, the previously entered text will be restored.
StumbleUpon - Need something to write about or some random inspiration for your next big post? StumbleUpon can be your new best friend then when it comes to finding topics to write about or cover. Just start stumbling on a topic that interests you and let the creativity flow to you.
Dappad Notebook Sidebar - It is always good to have a few notes you have written to yourself while you are blogging away as well. This extension gives you access to an entire sidebar of personal notes you can store, edit, and save.
Have any other good blogging Firefox related tools?
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