Posts Tagged With: tools
· August 1, 2007 at 6:31 am · Resources
Time to take a look at what others are saying and doing with our favorite browser. From fables to cake, you can have it all - but I wouldn’t suggest eating it too. Links don’t taste that great.
Have another one to share? Drop me an e-mail and let me know about it.
· 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.
· May 25, 2007 at 5:00 am · Firefox Basics
Extensions in Firefox are exactly what you probably think they are. They extend the browser and add extra functionality that is not built in by default. There are thousands are extensions to choose from, but you don’t need to install every single one. Just pick up the ones you really need.
The easiest way to download new extensions is to open up Firefox, then go to Tools then click on Add-ons. When that Window pops up, click on the “Get Extensions” link on the bottom. This will load up Mozilla’s official Firefox extensions Web site. If you don’t want to go through all of that to visit it - just bookmark this link:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1
From there you can navigate yourself around and find some extensions that might interest you. For an example, lets say you want to use the Download Statusbar extension. All you need to do is click the “Install Now” button on that Web page for it.
After you do that, a new window should pop up asking you if you really wanted to install this. Wait for the countdown on the button to run out, and then click “Install Now”. After that you should see it downloading and when it is finished Firefox will ask you to restart the browser. Go ahead and do that, then when it returns your extension should be installed.
One more thing you might watch out for is that the extension works with the version of Firefox that you are using. Via the Mozilla Addon-ons Web site - they give you a version number of Firefox that the extension should be compatible with. If you have a problem getting it loaded, that might be the reason why.
You can download Firefox extensions from other Web sites as well. When you do, and you click on their install links you’ll get a warning message come up under your tab bar saying something to the effect of “this Web site is not authorized to do that”. If you are sure you want to install it, just hit OK and you should be good to go. Another nice thing about Firefox, it’s secure - but it keeps it simple.
What about plugins?
Plugins help your browser perform specific functions like viewing special graphic formats or playing multimedia files. Plugins are slightly different from extensions, which modify or add to existing functionality.
You can download plugins for Java, Windows Media, Quicktime, Flash and more from this Web site.
· May 21, 2007 at 8:31 am · Firefox Usability
I like the PDF format and so do a heck of a lot of other people. It is as close to an “alternative standard” as you can get. It might not be used for everything, but what it is used for - it is used well. How would you like to be able to convert to PDF right from Firefox?
All you need to do is download the LOOP for Firefox extension! Yet another good power tool for Firefox.
Upload, convert and combine your files to PDF from a tidy toolbar, without the conversion getting in the way of your Web browsing. LOOP for Firefox allows you to convert and combine files to PDF with the click of a button.
LOOP for Firefox also provides a revolutionary way to document web pages while browsing the Internet. You can seamlessly document URLs with the click of a button and then download or combine the web pages with other files to a single PDF.
+ Download and Install the LOOP for Firefox Extension!
· May 18, 2007 at 6:55 am · Entertainment
Since today is Friday, I figured why not lay back - kick my feet up and just look for some really wacky and maybe even useless Firefox extensions for you to play with? Here’s what made the list for this round up of oddball extensions.
Secret Word Grabber - Inspired by the “secret word” off of Peewee’s Playhouse. Yeah, that’s enough of that one already. As long as it doesn’t expose itself to me we will be alright.
OfficePoltergeist - Turn your web browser into a web server… of terror!
Anti-Paranoia - No, this extension will not spy and destroy your personal data, remember: Everything is good! Don’t panic!
Firesomething - This extension will give Firefox an identity crisis by generating a new randomized browser name every time you open a new window. Who doesn’t want to use Firetoad?
RandomMessage - For those of us out there who really do like to be bugged with random messages with no real purpose behind them. Excellent tool for those people who want to look busier than they really are.
STOP! Hammertime! - You can never get enough MC Hammer. Yeah, I had the baggy pants when I was young and you know you did too.
· April 28, 2007 at 9:15 am · Firefox Usability
Love downloading torrents but wish that Firefox had a cool built in helper when it comes to getting the work done? I would much rather just use Firefox and not have to launch a secondary program. That is where the new FoxTorrent comes into play. I was just glancing over TechCrunch and P2P Blog’s coverage of it and I have to say it looks very promising.
They keep it plain and simple on the Web site:
The open source FoxTorrent Firefox extension that lets you stream torrents as they download, from your web browser, with zero configuration needed.
Give it a shot and let me know if you like this or using an external torrent downloader better.
+ Download and Install FoxTorrent the Extension for Firefox!
· April 27, 2007 at 7:05 am · Firefox Settings
Ever thought your own image would look better on a favorite Web site of yours? Well now you can with the Firefox extension My Image Here. This browser goody replaces images on Web sites with images you select from your local computer.
Now this is a customization tool that is easy to use and fun as well. If you are feeling like the old Google logo just is not doing it for you, all you need to do is right click on the image, select “My Image Here” and then “Load My Image Here”. No rocket science needed.
+ Download and Install the My Image Here Extension for Firefox!
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