How To Resize And Reposition Firefox Windows With A Bookmarklet

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Nico Canali

Javascript is a scripting language that is mostly used on the client side and can be really powerful. It can open a new browser window, change images as your mouse moves on them, position objects…But also resize windows!

Photo Credit: Marcelo Terraza – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

In fact there are some Javascripts that can be used to resize and reposition your Firefox windows with a single click over a bookmarklet.

Editors at Hongkiat, a really good up-to-date website about technology that I always follow, have written two great articles on you to create there powerful bookmarklets in a few simple steps.
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Search, Organize And Install Firefox Extensions: Firefox Mass Extensions Manager

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Nico Canali

Firefox Mass Extensions Manager is a free utility for Firefox that allows you to organize, install, and search for extensions and add-ons.

It enables you to quickly view all of your installed extensions, and to disable or uninstall them just by selecting the undesired ones.
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Control Any Media Player While Navigating With Firefox: Foxy Tunes

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Nico Canali

Foxy Tunes is a free Firefox and Internet Explorer extension, recently bought by Yahoo, that you can use to control ANY music player from within your browser.

When you are working, reading, or surfing the web, it is typical that you want to change song rapidly, or simply pause or stop. And it is really boring that every time you want to do so, you have to open your player and do what you want to do.

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Enhance Google Navigation Bar In Firefox: iGoogleBar

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Nico Canali

iGoogleBar is a Firefox extension that enhances your Google’s navigation bar by showing the number of unread Gmail messages (only from the inbox) and the number of unread posts in Google Reader.

It is really useful for people who have millions of open tabs, and can’t lose time opening new ones.
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Select And Translate Words Within Firefox: Quick TransLation

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Nico Canali

What do you when you are reading a web page in a foreign language or when you don’t know the meaning of a word? Simple, you would say I just open a dictionary or a specific software and look it up.

Photo Credit: Dantesz – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

That’s what most people would do…But not what Firefox users would!

This fantastic add-on called Quick TransLation is what you need: it automatically translates the text you select on any web page in Firefox in a pop-up menu.
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How To Embed Google Applications Inside Your Sidebar In Firefox

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Nico Canali

Google Applications have changed many people’s lives…at least mine! It has made it possible to have all of your emails into a single professional web-based account, create, view, and edit all of your documents online, organize yourself with an online calendar, take notes and bring them everywhere, and also chat with everyone without downloading anything.

Yes, this is a pure dream…but could you make it even better somehow?

And indeed you can do so: including all of these incredible services into your Firefox’s sidebar!

In this mini-guide I am going to explain step-by-step how to embed every Google Application in your left sidebar in a matter of seconds.
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Organize And Schedule Websites To Open By Day: Morning Coffee

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Nico Canali

Morning Coffee is a free Firefox extension that lets you organize websites by day and open them up simultaneously as part of your daily routine.

Photo Credit: Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

The interface is really simple, made of just one button, with a coffee cup on it.

Lets explore every feature of the button:
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