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WebChunks Brings IE8's Slices to Firefox
After testing the beta releases, one of the most promising features in Internet Explorer 8 is Web Slices. While it's a cool idea, it's not enough to drag me away from Firefox. Am I missing out on something?
Not any more, thanks to the WebChunks addon.
Add Webchunks to your Firefox installation, and then head over to the Internet Explorer 8 Gallery site. All of the web slices available there work just great in Firefox. Keep in mind that some may look a little ugly, due in part to them being created for IE.
I added the StumbleUpon, Digg, and Me.dium slices to my Firefox 3, and they all worked (though Digg's formatting is a bit out of whack).
I'm all for switching to a new browser if it has some really killer features I can't do without, but as long as developers keep coming up with slick addons for the Fox, there's no way I'll change.
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Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Aniruddh said 8:41PM on 9-04-2008
Ya truly right but I think Flock-sister browser of Firefox is batter because its working on same Firefox technology. User also getting cool social addons and all firefox addons are compatible with Flock..i'm not saying firefox is not good, Its best but Flock is Better..
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DiRT said 9:06AM on 9-05-2008
What kind of batter? Like waffle batter? I like waffles.
Unknown said 10:43AM on 9-05-2008
thats like the dumbest joke i have ever heard of
Aniruddh said 5:30PM on 9-05-2008
Better: Having good qualities in a greater than another
James said 11:43PM on 9-04-2008
Though the slices thing is cool I guess, I'm much more a fan of IE8's accelerators. IMHO it's the best thing IE got going for it. Without even having to right click that huge list of options is immediately and always available to you. It really does accelerate your browsing. And the fact that there's a dedicated site which aggregates all the assorted Accelerators is even better. The smart bar and improved searching is great as well, especially compared to Google Chrome's cleverly thought out but poorly executed Omni bar. Still, all of this isn't enough to make me want to leave firefox. Make sure to let us know when there is a similar Accelerator's addon for firefox though!
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Damian said 12:04AM on 9-05-2008
You should perhaps look at the up and coming Mozilla's ubiquity: http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/
I think this has far more potential than anything I've seen Microsoft coming up with.
Matias Korhonen said 4:30AM on 9-05-2008
You could just tweak your prefetch settings in Firefox, you know?
Kevin said 11:36AM on 9-05-2008
There is a brief overview of the WebChunks addon here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfL5Zhvz1tY
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Joshua Allen [msft] said 1:40PM on 9-05-2008
You can get IE8 accelerators for Firefox. Check out Michael Kaply's excellent extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6777
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Jenniferlauren said 2:44PM on 9-06-2008
Hey, thanks for the news. I'm Jen, part of the team from Me.dium. The new IE8 Beta 2 have some great features to offer, and the option for WebSlices to carry over to FF is great. We put up a blog on our website about this article, so feel free to check it out: http://blogme.dium.com
Again, thanks for the heads up! If you have any questions about Me.dium, or our social search ( http://me.dium.com/search ) please don't hesitate to ask!
-Jen
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