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Filed under: Utilities, Productivity, web 2.0

Juice brings a smart research toolbar to Firefox

Juice is a Firefox add-on that makes it easier to go off on browsing tangents and get more information on things you find on the web, without opening new windows or browser tabs. When you highlight and slightly drag text from webpages, Juice pops open a sidebar that shows you relevant entries from Wikipedia, Amazon.com and more. That way, you never have to leave a tab to look something up. You can also watch videos - and even playlists - in the Juice sidebar.

You can also set Juice as your default search engine in Firefox - or just start Google queries with "juice" - to see your search results in Juice instead of in your main tab. On top of its usefulness as a multitasking tool, Juice also connects with Facebook, so you can share links and media from the sidebar. Unfortunately, Juice doesn't really reveal how it does its magic, and there's no way to add or subtract from the list of sites it searches. Even with a lack of customization, though, you'll love Juice if you hate opening new tabs for quick research tasks.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Windows, Freeware

Ziepod: Free podcast aggregator

Ziepod
Looking for a good, free podcast aggregator/player for Windows? For a long time, Juice (formerly known as iPodder) was the reigning champ. But it's kind of a pain in the behind to get Juice working with Vista. So we're always looking for a better solution.

You can use Miro to download audio podcasts as well as video, but that's sort of like using a tank to drive to the supermarket.

Ziepod, on the other hand, is a bit more like a corvette. It's pretty, easy to use, and fast. The built-in podcast directory is also excellent if you're browsing for new podcasts. Notice we said browsing? There's no search button, which is a bit baffling.

Another odd choice is that while you an set Ziepod to automatically delete podcasts that have been sitting on your PC for a certain period of time, there's no way to customize that setting for different feeds. So if you download some podcasts on a weekly basis and others on a daily basis, there doesn't appear to be an easy way to keep the last 2 days worth of one and 3 weeks worth of the other.

That said, Ziepod does a great job of pulling in your podcasts, storing them, letting you listen on your computer or synchronize with an iPod. There's also a commercial version for $20 with a few additional features like download bandwitdh speed control, and a dockable video bar.

[thanks booblik!]

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