SimilarSites For Firefox Helps You Find More Of What You Like
What's a safe way to find new websites you're going to like? Based on websites you already like, of course. That's what SimilarSites for Firefox does, and apparently it does it well enough to be featured on our list of Best Firefox Addons. But I'm here to take a closer look and see just how it performs in real life. To test it out, I am going to try it out on a number of websites I like and see if it comes up with interesting results.
7 Tools That Will Revolutionize Your Music Listening Habits on the Web
Listing to music online has been around for some time, but only in the past little while, has it really become mainstream with so many options to choose from. It really is quite incredible – we have the opportunity to find music like never before, and listen to copious amounts of it! But there are still some gaps to fill. For instance, audio files can be embedded into webpages, but those webpages have no way to listen to all the music.
4 Chrome Extensions For Gmail To Boost Your Productivity
There's no doubt, as far as email options go, Gmail is one of the services that really does a lot to boost your productivity. Whether it's through the creative use of labels or Gmail filters, canned responses, and more, Gmail lends itself to a more productive email experience. While Google has certainly put a lot of thought into the product, there are a few Chrome extensions out there that can make the Google experience even better.
Are You Being Unfollowed? Check With These Apps and Plugins
In my opinion, one of the best things Facebook ever did was to let users "unfriend" each other without any notifications. There have been numerous examples where I’ve regretted "friending" someone, and I’ve avoided tons of drama thanks to this unfriend-in-secret feature. Now, there are apps and extensions that will let you monitor when people unfriend or unfollow you on Facebook or Twitter.
In Your Face (Book): How To Integrate Facebook With Browser
Since Facebook is so important to us, we desire seamless integration of its features into our everyday life. To most of us this is a matter of convenience. Beware that the tools described below can easily distract you from other activities and foster an addiction to Facebook. Hence, if you are susceptible to checking Facebook too many times a day, I forbear you to set up Facebook browser toolbars, sidebars, or extensions. Those of you simply looking for simpler ways to quickly check into Facebook, however, shall read on.
5.5 Great Firefox Extensions to Make Facebook Awesome [Weekly Facebook Tips]
Facebook users are continually finding themselves frustrated by settings that cannot be changed within Facebook, or simply finding that Facebook is too integrated (or not integrated enough) into the rest of their lives. The good news is that some of this can be controlled with a few decent browser extensions for Firefox. If you love tweaking your browser so that your favourite websites behave just so, then you'll love this post.
WhatFont: Find Out What Any Type Of Font Is On A Webpage [Cross-Platform]
Have you ever been on a website and wondered “What type of font is that?!” I have. And depending on your interests and area of focus, you may even do it more than the typical Internet user. You could spend hours searching for the font on your favorite search engine, or you could use WhatFont. WhatFont is a browser extension and bookmarklet that you can enable once you’re on the website with the font in question.
StumbleUpon For Firefox - It's Still Awesome
Where do you get your fix of fun, interesting sites to look at? These days, it's probably Reddit, Twitter or Facebook. But do you remember the time when the best site to find new interesting content was StumbleUpon? You might be pleased to know that it never really went away. People have continued to Stumble cool content all this time, so with a few tweaks it's now actually better than ever.
Capture, Organize & Share Your Read Clips From The Web Or Amazon Kindle With Findings
If I have to give eBooks thumbs up for one thing, it is that the digital form of a book makes it dead easy to share such snippets or words of wisdom. Yes, you can even highlight sections in Technicolor and not worry about spoiling the ‘page’. Well, the tool we are going to discuss here doesn’t come with a yellow highlighter pen, but it does come with something even more powerful.
Find Out More About People You Read About In The News With This Chrome Extension: Summer
When you're browsing the Web, reading the latest tech, business and world news, do you ever find yourself wondering about the people you're reading about? If so, Summer is a handy little Chrome extension which will definitely appeal to you. Summer is something of a Crunchbase that follows you around the Web, and goes far beyond letting you know just about tech and Internet personalities.
Make YouTube Better & Get Rid of Annoyances With These Add-Ons [Firefox]
Watching videos is one of the best pastimes you can find online, and what source for videos is better than YouTube? YouTube is the largest video website online, and when looking for a video, you’re very likely to find it there. But is YouTube perfect? Far from it. Here, you will find a list of solid Firefox add-ons that will get rid of many of these annoyances, and make your overall YouTube experience better.
Quickly Learn Gmail's Keyboard Shortcuts With KeyRocket For Gmail
Get the most out of Gmail by learning all of its keyboard shortcuts. With Keyrocket for Gmail you'll be shown a notification every time you use the mouse instead of a keyboard shortcut, helping you learn the shortcuts and reminding you to actually use them. This Chrome extension shows you a simple popup every time you do something with your mouse that could be done with your keyboard. This means you learn to use the shortcuts while you're actually using Gmail, saving you the time of actively learning them.
Listen To Pandora In Peace - No Ads, No Tabs [Chrome]
Yes. It’s possible! With a simple browser extension in Google Chrome, you can listen to Pandora without any ads or even having it open. How? Let me introduce you to Anesidora. So how does Anesidora manage to pull out the audio ads and access Pandora? I have no idea, but that’s ok – I just enjoy the distraction free listening, and now you can too!
Turn Gmail Into A Productivity Beast With These Chrome Extensions [Beta Invites]
Gmail is a fantastic email client. In fact, I will go as far to say that it’s the best. With that said, can it really get any better? With these Chrome extensions, it can. And not just "better", but also fantastically improved. Through my experience of using Gmail, I have stumbled upon lots of extensions for it – many of which I try and then uninstall. There have been some, however, that have really impressed me.
10 Useful Browser Add-ons That Will Transform Your Tumblr Experience
Tumblr is a huge blogging platform where you can create and maintain a blog (or several blogs) with minimal hassle and work. While the photo blog concept existed before Tumblr, it’s Tumblr that made them so common and popular, and it’s now the go-to solution for most people who are looking to open one. Of course, you can use Tumblr for all your blogging needs, post text, quotes, audio clips, videos, and anything else you wish.
Enhance YouTube Features & Search Results With The YouWatch Extension [Opera]
We all know that the world loves YouTube. Practically everyone who is on the Internet has been to YouTube or has at least heard of it. There are also plenty of browser extensions that add some good functionality to YouTube to make everyday YouTube usage a bit more comfortable. However, I found an Opera extension that adds some highly practical features that makes using YouTube better.
5 Ideological Reasons Why You Should Try Opera
Not a lot of people have tried Opera or even heard much about Opera as the browser has always watched from far away as Internet Explorer, then Firefox, and now Google Chrome are taking the stage of Internet prominence. However, is that relatively small amount of attention deserved? Not really
Customize Gmail's Online Interface With Gmelius [Firefox, Chrome & Opera]
Remove features you don't like from Gmail, leaving behind only the things you do. Gmelius is a simple extension for Chrome, Firefox and Opera that lets you turn off parts of Gmail you're not interested in, including ads. Gmail's interface is great, and largely clean, but recent changes at Google leave minimalists pulling their hair out.
Visualize The Progress & Success Of Kickstarter Projects With Kicktraq [Firefox]
Kickstarter has really taken off as the world's premier crowdfunding website. If you're not familiar with it yet, it's a website that allows promising innovators and inventors a way to have their idea heard by the Internet, while offering tiered rewards for those of you who help out and donate towards their progress. Single causes and services alone have raised more than a million dollars in funding.