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Select multiple checkboxes with CheckBoxMate for Firefox

by Brad Linder Nov 29th 2008

CheckBoxMateCheckBoxMate is a Firefox add-on that can save you a ton of time if you frequently need to select multiple check boxes when doing things like cleaning your email inbox or responding to surveys. The utility is considered an experimental Firefox plugin, but all that means is that you need to sign up for a free Mozilla account and login before downloading CheckBoxMate from the Firefox add-ons directory. You can also install it without an account by visiting the developer's homepage.

Once CheckBoxMate is installed, all you need to do to select multiple checkboxes is move your mouse over the first box and click to make a checkmark, and before you lift your finger from the mouse button, drag the mouse over all the other boxes you want to check. That's it.

I found that the plugin worked great with Gmail. But when I tried it with Google Docs and Zoho Docs, it was unable to identify the checkboxes. So it may not work on every web site you visit.

[via Firefox Facts]

Tags: add-ons, checkboxmate, firefox-add-on

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Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Foxit PDF Reader 3.0 for Windows now works with Firefox

Windowsby Brad Linder Nov 24th 2008

Foxit Firefox
While Adobe may have been the driving force behind the PDF, Adobe Acrobat Reader has grown to be a bloated application which can take an excruciatingly long time to load. One of my favorite alternatives is Foxit Reader, which can open most PDF files in just a second or two, while providing many of the same features you'd expect from Adobe Acrobat Reader, like the ability to fill in text boxes or open password protected documents.

Last week the Foxit team released version 3.0, with a ton of updates. Possibly the most exiciting is a plugin for Firefox that lets you open documents in your web browser. Adobe has offered this feature for ages, but again, it often takes forever to load. To be honest, the Foxit plugin isn't exactly a speed demon. You may find it faster to download some files and open them in the desktop version of Foxit Reader. But it's nice to have the option of opening them in your browser.

Here are a few other new features:
  • Thumbnail previews of each page
  • Attachment panel shows list of files attached to a PDF and allows you to open, delete, or perform other actions on them
  • The text select tool now also lets you add annotations like highlights, strikeout, or underline
  • You can transfer your preference settings by copying an INI file
  • New Foxit OnDemand Content Management add-on allows users to share and collaborate on documents online
You can find a complete list of updates in the Foxit 3.0 release notes.

[via CyberNotes]

Tags: firefox-add-on, foxit-reader, foxit-reader-3.0, pdf

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Filed under: Utilities, Productivity, Google, Browsers, Web

Open Google Calendar in Firefox from any page

by Brad Linder Oct 28th 2008

GCal Popup
GCal Popup is a Firefox extension for Google Calendar users too lazy to open a new tab when they want to enter a new appointment or check their calendar. Once the plugin is installed, you'll see a little calendar icon in your status bar. Click it and your Google Calendar will pop up, over the top of whatever page you happen to be visiting. Click the close button and it will go away.

If you're already logged into your Google account you won't even need to login to Google Calendar when the window pops up.

This is listed as an experimental plugin, which means you'll need to register for a Mozilla account and login before downloading. But the add-on seems to be stable enough and hasn't caused my computer to burst into flames. Yet.

[via gHacks]

Tags: firefox-add-on, firefox-extension, gcal-popup, google-calendar

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Filed under: Internet, Browser Tips

Read it Later gets Firefox 3 update, adds RSS feed

by Brad Linder Jun 25th 2008

Read it Later
Read it Later, a bookmarking plugin for Firefox that we first covered last year is now Firefox 3 compatible. The new version also adds a handful of new features that make it even more useful.

What makes Read it Later different from other bookmarking tools like the del.icio.us plugin for Firefox is the fact that Read it Later makes it easy to bookmark pages, but makes it just as easy to delete those bookmarks. While other services let you save pages forever, Read it Later is designed to let you come back to pages you just don't have time to read fully right now.

The latest version features:
  • Offline viewing
  • An RSS feed so you can subscribe to your bookmarked pages and keep track of them in a reader
  • Synchronize your saved pages with other computers
You can also activate a new "click to save" mode by hitting Alt+M. In this mode, any link you click on a web page will automatically be saved to your reading list. Hit Alt+M again to deactivate this feature if you actually want to open up pages by clicking on links.

Tags: add-on, bookmarks, firefox, firefox-add-on, read-it-later

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Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Browser Tips

Domain Lookup add-on for Firefox

WindowsMacLinuxby Brad Linder Mar 12th 2008

Domain LookupIf you're the sort of person who likes to purchase domain names as a hobby, you really need a life. But while you're working on that, you might want to check out Domain Lookup for Firefox. It's a Firefox add-on that could save you valuable seconds.

Domain Lookup lets you highlight text on any web site, hit the right-click button on your mouse, and check to see if the domain is available for purchase. Domain lookup will automatically remove any spaces, punctuation, or other characters that cannot be used in a domain.

You can select from a long list of domain lookup services, including GoDaddy, Moniker, 1and1, and eNom. You can also choose whether to search for just .com domain availability or if you'd also like to look for .net, .org and others. But to be honest, most domain registration services will automatically check the availability of .net, .org, .info and .biz when you lookup a .com, so this feature doesn't seem all that necessary.

Tags: domain-lookup, firefox, firefox-add-on, firefox-extension

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Filed under: Internet, Social Software

Digg Firefox Extension shows Digg stats for any page

by Brad Linder Feb 28th 2008

Digg Firefox Extension
If you like the social bookmarking site Digg, but hate actually having to visit the web site to submit and vote on stories, you might want to check out Digg Firefox Extension. Like the Smart Digg Button, which we've previously covered, Digg Firefox Extension will let you see at a glance whether a page you're visiting has been submitted to diggs and how many votes it has received. If the page hasn't been submitted, you can click the button to submit it yourself.

But that's where the similarities end. While Smart Digg Button hangs out in your status bar, Digg Firefox Extension adds a toolbar to Firefox, which makes sense as it has a ton of submenus. For example, you can see the last 10 people who dugg the page you're visiting, and even read recent comments without clicking through to Digg's web site.

You can also forget about the page you're on altogether, and use the Firefox extension to see a list of recently popular, recently submitted, and hot stories. Or you can use the extension sort of like the StumbleUpon toolbar by clicking on "Random Story" to be taken to a random site submitted to Digg.

[via Digg]

Tags: digg, digg-firefox-extension, firefox-add-on, smart-digg-button

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Filed under: Internet, Google

iGoogleBar Firefox add-on supercharges Google apps bar

by Brad Linder Feb 6th 2008

igooglebar
When you're using a Google service like Gmail or Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you'll notice a little menu bar at the top of your screen with links to other Google services. This is kind of handy if you can't remember the URLs for each service, but otherwise it's not particularly useful.

iGoogleBar is a Firefox add-on that adds a little oomph to that menu bar by showing previews for each Google app. For example, if you're using Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you can tell at a glance how many unread items you have in Google Reader or Gmail. Or you can click on the icons for a preview of your latest messages.

The toolbar only shows up when you're visiting a Google page, and it doesn't work with all Google services. For example, while you can preview your Google Notebook contents, when you're actually on the Google Notebook page the toolbar doesn't show up. It also takes a moment for the toolbar to load, so you might not notice it at first.

[via Googlified

Tags: firefox, firefox-add-on, google-apps, igooglebar, toolbar

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Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0

Save every web page you visit with WebMynd Firefox add-on

by Brad Linder Jan 30th 2008

WebMynd
Yesterday we told you about Iterasi, a web bookmarking service that lets you save exact copies of web pages you visit in an easily searchable format. But with Iterasi you need to actually click a button to select pages you want to save. WebMynd performs a similar function, but it automatically saves every page you visit.

WebMynd works as a Firefox add-on. For the most part it runs in the background saving copies of every page you visit to WebMynd's server. When you click the WebMynd button on your toolbar a page opens up showing your most recently visited pages plotted on a "reel." You can scroll left or right to see other recent pages. Or you can click the Grid view to see a larger number of thumbnailed images.

Clicking any image brings up a copy that site. We say a copy, because what you're looking at is a saved snapshot of a web site just as it was when you first visited it. You can click on the links or copy and paste text. And you can search your surfing history as well. If you want to take a more active role in your bookmarking activities, you can click the star button in the WebMynd toolbar when you want to "webmark" a page. On the WebMynd page you have the choice of searching or displaying your full history or just webmarked pages.

WebMynd lets you save a week's browing history for free. Or you can get a subscription and access 6 months of browsing history for $10 or a full year's history for $20.

[via TechCrunch]

Tags: add-on, browsing-history, firefox, firefox-add-on, Iiterasi, webmynd

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Filed under: Internet

Mini Map Sidebar - Firefox add-on of the day

by Brad Linder Sep 17th 2007

Mini Map Sidebar
If you're the sort of person who always has a map service open in a browser tab so you can look up locations, directions, and the nearest pizza place to order lunch, have we got a Firefox add-on for you.

Mini Map Sidebar opens up Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local in your Firefox Sidebar. That's not particularly impressive in its own right. But the extension includes some useful features like the ability to drag and drop addresses from your main browser window. Just highlight an address and then click and drag the highlighted text over to the gray box in the sidebar and the location will pop up in a map.

Of course, you can do all your usual mapping tricks as well, like searching, getting directions, finding latitude and longitude or e-mailing a map.

The extension also adds a Firefox toolbar item that lets you launch the sidebar. If you're tired of squinting at the sidebar, you can also open the same mapping tools in a full browser tab.

[via Google Operating System]

Tags: firefox, firefox-add-on, firefox-extension, google-maps, mini-map-sidebar, yahoo-maps

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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