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Greasemonkey to Firefox add-on converter: why bother?

Firefox users love their extensions, and Greasemonkey is one of the coolest. The ability to run Userscripts that change the appearance of virtually any webpage is some powerful stuff.

But what if you want to install all those userscripts as separate add-ons? Well, there's a userscript-to-xpi converter that – Wait a minute.

Why the heck would you want to install your userscripts that way? Loading up Greasemonkey is a lot faster than individually converting your scripts, and it also gives you access to any preferences that might come with them. Converting them to extensions seems like it would bog down your add-ons list, on top of being a royal pain the butt.

If you still want to go through with it, for some reason, the converter is an easy web form and seems to work pretty well.

[via gHacks]

Filed under: Design, Developer, Fun, Internet, Utilities, Web services

Make a note on any website with Firedoodle

make a note on a webpage with firedoodleNotes, doodles, marks, comments; They're how we remember things. Firedoodle brings notes right into the browser window, and puts them squarely on top of webpages.

Firedoodle, a Firefox extension, will enable any page visited in the Firefox browser to turn into a whiteboard where notes, additions and comments can be made easily.

Firedoodle also acts as a bookmarking tool. Any page that you leave your mark on gets archived and can be easily found through highlighting or placemarks. This will only be activated when you register for free on the Firedoodle site. If you choose not to register, your marks will disappear when you exit Firefox.

This is great for Designers and Developers to make small comments, feedback, and doodles for feedback, or even a surfer keeping tabs on something they enjoy.

Check out a video of Firedoodle in action after the jump...

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