OK, so yes it is 7:00am and no I haven't slept yet. But then again, who needs sleep anyway?
While doing my nightly web surfing I found a few useful firefox addons and small programs that make my life easier and more convenient. Since they are just so @#$%ing good, I will link them all here and maybe a short description (if I feel like it, if not then click the link and read about it yourself). Some of these addons I already had, but I thought I should post links anyway.
Firefox Addons:Tab Mix Plus - This is basically an addon for Firefox that allows you to customize how the tabs and windows are handled (as well as other things). Out of all of the addons that you could download for firefox.. this is the one that you absolutely have to have. This addon will also allow you to setup Firefox to display tabs in rows instead of having the scroll buttons so you can see all of your tabs at once. The link posted for this is a direct link to the download so if you have a popupblocker you might not be able to see it.
Cooliris - This is an addon that allows you to see link previews in small window when you either hover over the link or click ont eh small Cooliris icon next to it.
Download Status Bar - This is just a status bar that opens at the bottom of your Firefox window to keep track of all of your downloads.
DownThemAll! - Ok, I take back what I said earlier. Out of all of the Firefox addons you could possibly get, Tab Mix Plus and this one are the ones that you absolutely must have. It has a few different options, but basically it allows you to download multiple files by clicking once.
Hyperwords - Another extremely useful addon. This makes everyword in Firefox hyperactive. When you select a word a menu will appear. The menu will show options to search for the word using sites like google, amazon, wikipedia, etc. It also has options to look up the word at Dictionary.com and translate the word to virtually any language.
PicLens - Think Microsoft's PhotoSynth or Sea Dragon in the form of image/video browsing in Firefox. This opens a 3D wall panel that allows the viewing of videos and images where you can scroll along the wall instead of constantly having to load new pages.
StumbleUpon - This is websurfing on steroids. It adds a toolbar to Firefox with a Stumble! button. You click the button and you get a random page, image, site or video that shares something in common with the preferences you set. A person could easily spend hours with this addon alone.
Taboo - Taboo is very useful for Firefox users like me that have a bad habit of leaving a lot of tabs open with the intention of reading them later but often times forgetting about them or just too tired to even bother. This adds two buttons to Firefox: one that will save a tab to read later and another that will open a new tab with thumbnails of all of the tabs you have saved. This addon may not be useful for everyone, but it helped me a lot.
Tiny Programs to Make Your Life Easier (for Windows users)
Taskbar Shuffle - This program is a nice tool for people that are used to having a lot of programs open at once. Basically, this allows you to drag and drop programs on your taskbar in windows so you can organize the order so you can find what you are looking for.
AlwaysOnTopMaker - The name of this program really makes it hard to determine what it does.. so I will explain it to you. AlwaysOnTopMaker allows you to make any window to be always on top.
Foxit - This is a PDF viewer that loads much faster than Adobe's.
Windows Grep - This is copied from Grep that is used in Linux. For those that have never used Linux before, this program allows you to search folders or files for specific words that are found within the document. Whether you are searching through a folder that is filled with hundreds of files for one simple command line of text, or if you just can't remember the name of the text document you saved for class but you can remember atleast one word that was in it this program is extremely useful.
HTTRack - This is a program that will allow you save entire websites with one click. All you simply need to do is open the program and type in the url. Then you can choose to download everything or just specific file types.
Gpost - When you are looking for that one specific codec.. you know.. the one that will make you feel extremely happy because you can now play your favorite video.... Ok, basically this program will allow you drag and drop videos into the Gspot window and it will then show you which codecs are needed to view it while displaying other information like resolution. It will also tell you if you already have that codec installed.
pdf Creator - Say you are making a file and you want to share it with everyone but the program you are using won't allow you to save it as an image or pdf. Enter pdf Creator. Once you install this program you can make any file into a pdf. Just hit print, then choose pdf Creator as the printer. It will then convert the file into a pdf for you.
File Menu Tools - This will add more advanced options to your menu when you rightclick a file.
Thanks to jimmyrcom from Youtube for his video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLmwZDmc0Ns&feature=user ) for giving me the links and descriptions for most of these programs and addons. If you haven't watched any of his videos, you really should. I have learned a lot and found some nice programs from his videos.
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