Jan
25
2010
0

Google Chrome now supports extensions

The beta version of Google Chrome has supported extensions for many months, but Google today released a stable Windows version of Chrome 4.0 which supports extensions together with a handful of other features and improvements. Both The Official Google Blog and the Google Chrome blog have full details.

To get the update, click the About Google Chrome menu option (viathe spanner icon) and click Check for Updates.

I’ll keep this post short and sweet as I’m now off to the extensions gallery to pick up some new enhancements for my favourite browser!

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Dec
27
2004
0

Firefox extensions

Here’s a list of my favourite extensions for the Firefox browser. Note that many of these will also work in Mozilla.

Adblock – filters ads from web pages (great in conjunction with Filterset.G definitions)
Allow Right-Click – defeats web sites’ right-click prevention scripts
Bandwidth Tester – tells you the bandwidth of your current Internet connection
BugMeNot – uses the bugmenot.com to log into sites requiring free subscription
Coralize – loads pages, links and images through Coral CDN
Configuration Mania – allows configuration of hidden Firefox preferences
Context Search – transforms the “Web Search for…” context item into a menu containing your Mycroft search plugins
del.icio.us – manage your del.icio.us bookmarks from within Firefox
Dict – define words in a Web page
Disable Targets For Downloads – prevents download links from opening a blank window
ForecastFox – display international weather forecasts from weather.com in any toolbar or statusbar
Gcache – displays a Google cached version of the current webpage
Gmail Notifier
ieview -view current page in Internet Explorer

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Nov
20
2004
1

Firefox search extensions

Today I stumbled across the site of the Mycroft project, which provides search plugins for Mozilla, Firefox and Netscape 6+.

In Firefox, there is a search box adjacent to the address bar. By default it searches Google, but if you click on the arrow next to the Google logo, you can select from a number of different search engines. In Mozilla and Netscape, there is a search sidebar with similar functionality.

The great thing about the search box/sidebar is that not only can you search Google and other sites quickly and easily, you can also add your favourite search engines to be available directly from your browser’s search function.

Mycroft hosts an impressive selection of search plugins covering many popular sites, and the site explains how to “roll your own” if your favourite site is not catered for; a fairly simple process if you have some knowledge of HTML.

If you haven’t tried Firefox yet and want to know what all the fuss is about, click here to find out more. It’s basically a free alternative to Internet Explorer, and it provides extra security and features such as tab browsing.

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