Tag Archives: Mozilla Firefox

A Hack to Give Back: Hack Firefox to Donate to your Favorite Charity's Amazon Store!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image by kevindooley via Flickr Amazon.com‘s AStore Affiliate program pays charities if you search Amazon via a referrer link. In the spirit of giving, here’s how you can replace your Amazon Firefox Search Bar button with the AStore search link … Continue reading →

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Over-Extending your Firefox with Extensions? Use Different Firefox-Powered Browsers for Different Tasks!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Ted Curran

Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user-created Add-Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add-ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the … Continue reading →

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iPhone-style phone number hyperlinks in Firefox [Mac, Win, Linux]

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ted Curran

One thing that grabs people’s attention when they get an iPhone is that phone numbers on websites automatically become hyperlinks. Click on a number, and the iPhone asks you if you want to call that number. Firefox on your computer … Continue reading →

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Zemanta: Add more information to your blogs automatically!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image via CrunchBase Zemanta is a Firefox plugin that scans your blog posts for keywords, then suggests links, images, and tags to complement your blog. It’s super easy and free. Check it out! Related articles by Zemanta Zemanta, using shared … Continue reading →

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Google improves everything– how 'bout your spelling?

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Ted Curran

Image by macwagen via Flickr GSpell is a great little add-on for the Mac OS that basically uses the power of Google as a spell-checker for all your desktop applications. It works in Word, Firefox, email…. everything on your computer. … Continue reading →

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