Archives for the 'addons' Category
FireFTP - The ftp client for Firefox [Hack Your Day]
An application that is among the first 5 install is actually an extension for Firefox. FireFTP is a simple ftp client for Firefox, but is probably one of the main applications for my productivity. It enables me to upload and download files like pics for my blog easily, without having to leave my browser.
This means [...]
Get rid of the downloads window in Firefox [Hack Your Day]
One thing I very much hate about Firefox is the download window. Whenever I download anything an annoying window pops up. I would be ok with it if it would materialize in the background, but instead, after each link click to download it springs up in my face.
Of course I don’t really hate Firefox for [...]
Firefox addons page face-lift [Hack Your Day]
The go to page for Firefox extensions just got revamped and they did a really good job with it at that. The overall design is much smoother and more eye-pleasing, but they managed to pour some usability in as well.
Rating and commenting is now very simple and viewing screenshots is much easier using the menu [...]
Copy all your favorites to a spreadsheet [Hack Your Day]
If you want to build a personal database of links you can copy all your favorites simply to Excel using a simple tool I already had a look at here on Hack Your Day. In How to copy links easily I showed you how to productively copy all links on a page, or all selected [...]
Copy links from web pages easily [Hack Your Day]
As part of my day job, I needed to get people to correct a lot of posts on Wordpress blogs. I wanted to create a table which would help the person doing the majority of the work, so all he need do is click on the links. For this, I had to copy the links [...]
Google Docs Sidebar for Firefox [Hack Your Day]
If you use Google Docs a lot, I found an extension for you that not only helps you in organization, but also lets you upload and view any document in the blink of an eye. Apart from being beautifully done, you can work with added productivity, since you don’t have to have the Google Docs [...]
Integrating services into Todoist [Hack Your Day]
Todoist is a free onine to-do list and task manager that has one of the cleanest and easiest to use interfaces I’ve ever seen. It’s power comes from its simplicity and intuitiveness and also because it allows a multitude of services to integrate with it. Launchy, Gmail, Widgets, Mobile access and a host of others.
I [...]
Better Gmail 2 update [Hack Your Day]
A while ago Lifehacker put together a cool batch of tools for your Gmail and named it better Gmail. Then along came Google and made some awesome improvements, ruining these scripts along the way. The Lifehacker team kept up though, and have released yet another version of Gmail 2.
Google Reader integration is now (finally) included [...]