50 Firefox Extensions to Turn Google Into the Ultimate Research Tool
I use several of the ones listed: the Adblock Plus, FlashGot, DownThemAll, IE Tab and Grease Monkey.
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Showing posts with label useful. Show all posts
September 18, 2009
50 Useful Firefox Extensions
fonolo
Fonolo lets you skip the phone menus when calling large companies. Connect to the right person with less hassle!
fonolo.com
September 6, 2009
HowPack
From the website:
It’s the most powerful online guide and value added one stop station for about packaging design, constracture, materials and package printing, manufacturing etc.
You would find the current happenings in global packaging world and the up to date packaging solutions here.
It’s the answer for about how to pack and make your package perfect.
Patterns include a hardware box, shadow box, toothpaste or paint tube protector and many more. One of the more interesting and functional ones, IMHO, is the french fry sleeve. (click for larger view)
When I first saw this website, I immediately thought of our dear, departed online friend Brad in Kentucky. Since he was a whiz at origami, this site was something I think he would've enjoyed...or maybe even created.
HowPack
August 28, 2009
Back Up Your Blog
When I was involved in the now defunct MSN Groups it was always such a hassle to try to back up my group so I didn't even try. Files and photos could easily be saved/backed-up via the My Network Spaces, but posts had to be copied into a Notepad document and saved, or pasted into an HTML editor and the page saved. (and since people were constantly clearing out their graphics albums in order to save space, the page had to be saved again to save any images) It was a pain.
With Blogger, it's much easier to save each and every post. I've got my settings where I get posts and replies direct to my inbox. I saved them for a while, then decided I didn't really want to keep them. (face it, my posts are not something for the ages)
Another method of saving posts and replies is to use the RSS feed for your blog and save them within Google Reader. Create a folder, name it something like "ToTG" and move all published content to it, easy as that!
I still don't save them, though. I've lost a few posts from here due to some Blogger glitch, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
August 17, 2009
Monkey On Your Back
From the site:
Waiting on someone to do something for you?
Send one of our specially trained monkeys to remind them!
Monkey On Your Back is your to-do list for things that you want other people to do.
Create a monkey for each task you want to delegate to someone else. We'll send that person email reminders about the task, and email you a reminder when the deadline for the task has expired.
Monkey On Your Back
August 12, 2009
Free Printable Medical Forms
From the website:
More than 50 free printable medical forms and medical charts that you can download and print. Choose from forms for personal use, medical diaries and journals, forms for medical offices, forms for schools and daycare centers and more — all free. Or, download customizable versions for just $3.99. (Or download the entire collection for $27.)
Here's a sample of the Blood Glucose Testing Record, very handy for me!
(click to view; converted from pdf file)
Medical Forms
August 5, 2009
August 1, 2009
Deferred Sender
From the website:
Deferred Sender is a free service that allows you to schedule emails from any email application or website to be sent in the future. Send reminders, notifications and more!
Easy to get started! Enter your email address, agree to the ubiquitous terms of service, check your email for instructions to activate your account and start using Deferred Sender!
Deferred Sender
July 2, 2009
Birth Announcements Printables
From the site:
More than 20 free printable birth announcements that you can download and print. Or, download customizable versions of these birth announcements for just $7.
Birth Announcements Printables
July 1, 2009
June 28, 2009
File2.ws
Convert any file into a web site!
From the site:
File2.ws is a free website that converts any of your own files into a public online web page. Every converted file to a web page has a unique web address so you can share it with friends, or other people on the internet. This allows information to be shared quickly and efficiently to a large audience.
Nifty as all get-out, especially as Google Sites are being discontinued and there's no registration required. Seems to be a great place to share files, but the FAQ says any files can be taken down at any time. There are also stipulations about copyrighted material, but I think this ringtone of mine wouldn't violate any laws since I'm only using a bit of it. I'll take it down after a week or two.
File2.ws
June 27, 2009
Free Independence Day Printables
All sorts of July 4th printables to be had, free to download, print, and use.
US History printable coloring pages
Independence Day printable coloring pages
Patriotic stationery design
Firecracker recipe card
Patriotic free business card template
Certificate of Achievement - Flag certificate design
Military printable coloring pages
June 23, 2009
E-Mail Icon Generator
Generate an email icon for a signature in forums or as a spam-foil on your blog or website with the nifty E-Mail Icon Generator.
Quite a few email providers are listed; GMail, MSN, Hotmail, Yahoo and many others.
June 15, 2009
US National Debt Clock
View various categories of US debt in real-time with this website.
(that's not even all the page; you'll need to scroll down to view all the categories of debt)
US National Debt Clock
June 4, 2009
BrowserShots
BrowserShots: Check your website's compatibility, cross platform browser test
From the site:
What is BrowserShots?
Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here.
BrowserShots
Even though I don't have a "real" website, I went ahead and submitted this blog's URL as a test and got these results. What's really cool is they'll zip all the screenshots up into a zip file for you!
June 2, 2009
Comprehensive Blog Glossary
From the website:
In the blogging world there are all sort of unique terminology (like Kizzog) and abbreviations for just about any task, service or product. To help keep you up-to-date on the words and there meanings we have created a comprehensive blog glossary or "blogssary" as it's know in the blogging world.
Quad-Lock Unit Converter
From the website:
Unit Converter is a freeware tool that can take care of all your unit conversions even when offline. It has an easy-to-use interface and contains more than 900 units commonly encountered while solving engineering or everyday conversion problems. Other features include a function to Find Units and a Smart Input box that evaluates fractions, complex expressions etc. Everything is built into a single executable file so no uninstaller is necessary. Its small file size makes it easy to distribute among friends and co-workers.
Quad-Lock Unit Converter
May 31, 2009
gethuman.com
bypass phone systems, talk to a live person, share customer help tips
The gethuman™ movement has been created from the voices of millions of consumers who want to be treated with dignity when they contact a company for customer support. Our main goals right now:
- catalog steps to bypass automated (ivr) phone systems to speak directly to a human main database extended
- establish standards for customer care based on input from customers (not businesses)
- allow users to rate businesses for their customer service
- allow users to discuss customer service experiences
- allow users to share tips on how to contact help and receive better service
May 15, 2009
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