Gmail 2.0 saw some nice design updates but the overall look of Gmail has been the same. But, thanks to a Firefox extension called Stylish, it is possible for a Firefox user to completely overhaul the look of Gmail. Stylish is a Firefox extension that can load user created scripts that can change the look […]
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GTalk Gadget + Prism = GTalk Alternative for Linux and Mac Users?
It’s no secret GTalk client is for Windows only. Linux and Mac users have so far sought out other IM alternatives thanks to GTalk using Jabber protocol for their IM client. I use openSuSE 10.3 as my primary desktop and have had trouble getting some of the excellent IM clients like Pidgin to work behind […]
SecondBrain: One Place to Store All Your Favorites
If you are a web application lover, you probably have accounts everywhere in different web services such as Flickr, YouTube, del.icio.us, etc. And it could be incredibly hard to remember which service has something you saved or marked as a favorite or bookmarked or dugg or shared via RSS feed. The information you need is […]
Mozilla Prism: Bringing Web Applications To Your Desktop
Mozilla Prism is an open source initiative from Mozilla Labs which attempts to bring web applications from the browser to run directly from your desktop. In Mozilla’s words, Prism is an open source cross-platform prototype of functionality that lets users split web applications out of the browser and run them directly on the desktop. Web […]
Top Browser Bookmarklets
Bookmarklets are tiny useful javascript nuggets that can be easily dragged and dropped to the bookmark toolbar in a modern browser such as Firefox, Opera, etc. They can be used to quickly perform a task without having to visit the website/web service with just a single click. I have compiled a list of bookmarklets that […]
Open Google Talk Gadget in Browser Sidebar
I have become a big fan of opening some of my most used web services/applications in my browser sidebar after starting to use a widescreen monitor. It gives me good use of the extra space I have in the browser with most sites I frequent being fixed width and don’t really have to be as […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 2008-02-21
Firefox 3 has been getting a lot of coverage here. We saw the release of Firefox 3 Beta 3 , which I am really fond of as well as the new Firefox Add-ons site that’s about to debut with the release of Firefox 3. Let’s look at some of the Firefox Extensions that I came […]
Open Remember the Milk in Your Browser Sidebar
In the last couple of weeks, we saw how to run Google Calendar & Google Docs in your Firefox sidebar. Now, let’s see how we can my favorite online task manager in a browser sidebar. For those unaware, Remember the Milk is an excellent online task manager with awesome features. Remember the Milk (RTM) for […]
Run Google Docs in Your Firefox Sidebar
Last week, I wrote about how you can run Google Calendar in your browser sidebar. Now, you can get your Google Docs in the browser sidebar as well. Sometimes it is more productive to have some of the stuff we access often (like Google Calendar) to be in the sidebar. This will work out the […]
GmailThis! – An Excellent Gmail bookmarklet – Tips & Tweaks
GmailThis! has to be one of the most useful bookmarklet’s I have in my browser toolbar. It let’s me open a Gmail compose window with the Subject line and the email body with the URL of the website I am currently at, already filled in.This makes it so easy to email anyone an email with […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-01-24
If you are new here, welcome to our (almost) weekly Firefox Extension Picks. I scour the Internet for some of the best firefox extensions that might be of interest to my readers and share them here in a bite-sized digest every couple of weeks. I think this schedule gives me and my readers to try […]
Good Reads: Buzz in Blogs 2008-01-22
I have my greatest respect to those who are diligent in writing posts everyday for their blogs. I have so far stuck to a schedule that works for me which 4-5 posts a week and sometimes more. I absolutely love blogging but I do that in spare time after work and in weekends. I have […]
Run Google Calendar in Your Firefox Sidebar
Google Calendar has to be the second popular Google’s suite of offerings after Gmail when it comes to productivity. You can now run Google Calendar right from your sidebar if you are using Firefox (could possibly work for other browsers as well). Mitch of Firefox Facts has gotten the url from the iGoogle – Google […]
Update Gmail 2.0 Multi-Login Greasemonkey Script Now
I just recently featured Top Greasemonkey Scripts for Gmail 2.0 last week and it was well received. It just goes to show how many people are looking for useful enhancements to Gmail. One of the most popular script is the Google Account Multi-Login script. The script lets you switch between multiple Gmail accounts without having […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 2007-01-11
Friday is here and I am looking forward to a weekend of not doing a whole lot after last 4 weekends of hectic work from my day job. Without further adieu, here are this week’s pick of extensions. Password Hasher: You can create strong passwords with this extension and have it generate unique passwords based […]
