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Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by msg »

photon_off wrote: post #80
msg wrote: post #65

Firefox. It turned out I couldn't live without Ubiquity. Still under development, although officially it's on hiatus. The Add-On Compatibility Reporter, so I can run edge versions of extensions. Firemacs (for sensible Emacs bindings) TabKit (tabs on left side and tree style, with grouping and so on) and Ctrl-Tab (LRU tab switching, plus thumbnailed tab display and switch to tab by name-typing). All other tab organiza…

What features of Ubiquity do you use the most?

I'm usually making my own commands. I'm often making extra search commands. I use some of the clever integrations with maps and mail as-is.

For me it's the right interface for all kinds of pages that I would have to surf to, find the box, then enter some input. Instead, I just highlight text, ctrl space, type a word, and hit enter.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by adrianwaj »

JangoSteve wrote: post #66

I have a lot, but Ultimate Chrome Flag is my favorite. The reason it's my favorite is because it displays in the URL bar the pagerank of the site I'm on. It's like an instant credibility check whenever I'm browsing or reading an article. In fact, browsing without it (say on my phone or in my newsreader) now feels like an incomplete experience. My favorite extensions in Firefox are tied, Firebug and the Web Developer…

Nice but where does it get the information? Is it anonymized?

There is no official PageRank lookup.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by rakkhi »

Chromium:

After the Deadline - Version: 1.2 Check spelling, style, and grammar in your browser

Boomerang for GMail - Version: 0.5.0 Allows you to schedule messages to be sent or returned at a later date.

Chromed Bird - Version: 1.8.5 Chromed Bird is a Twitter extension that allows you to follow your timelines and interact with your Twitter account.

ChromeMilk - Version: 0.9.6 Access your Remember the Milk tasks right from your Google Chrome toolbar

Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google) - Version: 2 Automatically previews PDFs, PowerPoint presentations and other documents in Google Docs Viewer.

FastestChrome - Browse Faster - Version: 3.1.2 Save time and enhance your productivity! Get quick definitions, auto-load next pages, search faster, and more.

Google Calendar Checker (by Google) - Version: 1.0.3 Quickly see the time until your next meeting. Click the button to open your calendar.

Google SSL Web Search beta (by Google) - Version: 1.3 Use Google Web Search and Suggest protected by SSL.

Google SSL Webcache - 谷歌加密快照 - Version: 1.21

IE Tab Classic - Version: 0.9.5 Internet Explorer inside Chrome

Mini Google Maps - Version: 1.0.2 Google maps in a click away.

OmniTweet - Version: 10 An experimental minimalist Twitter Client for Google Chrome.

PostRank Extension - Version: 0.1.4 Filter your Google Reader inbox with PostRank to find and read what matters. Or enhance Digg, Reddit, & search with PostRank.

Rapportive - Version: 1.1.1 Making email a better place

Secbrowsing - plugin version checker - Version: 1.7 Periodically checks that all your plugins are up-to-date.

Secure Login Helper - Version: 1.2 Attempts to help you login to sites using SSL if possible.

Send using Gmail (no button) - Version: 1.11.4 Makes the Gmail webmail your default email application (original Google extension repackaged without toolbar button, safer links)

Sexy Undo Close Tab - Version: 6.17 Undo your closed tabs (cleaner version) + new features

Stop Autoplay for YouTube. - Version: 0.10.7.30 Stops YouTube autoplay but allows pre-buffering.

Unsubscribe for Gmail - Version: 0.34 Rid your inbox of unwanted email subscriptions with the click of a button!

WiseStamp - Email Signatures for GMail, Google Apps and more - Version: 2.0.3.0 Empower GMail, Google Mail & Google Apps emails with dynamic email signatures. Add Twitter, Facebook, Digg and more. Multiple HTML signatures support.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by JangoSteve »

adrianwaj wrote: post #84
JangoSteve wrote: post #66

I have a lot, but Ultimate Chrome Flag is my favorite. The reason it's my favorite is because it displays in the URL bar the pagerank of the site I'm on. It's like an instant credibility check whenever I'm browsing or reading an article. In fact, browsing without it (say on my phone or in my newsreader) now feels like an incomplete experience. My favorite extensions in Firefox are tied, Firebug and the Web Developer…

Nice but where does it get the information? Is it anonymized? There is no official PageRank lookup.

I wasn't sure where it got the PR (though I assume it's from one of the many 3rd-party services, since the PR is fairly well known). So I went digging. I found this in the extension source code:

  this.getQueryUrl=function(){
    var b = "http://toolbarqueries.google.com/search?client=navclient-auto&hl=en&ch="+getGoogleChecksum(this.domain)+"&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&features=Rank&q=info:http://"+this.domain;
  }
Also, this is what the extension says about privacy [1]:

This extensions's privacy policy is no different than WOT or any other service or extension that is designed to bring you information on the sites you are visiting. Example, when you search on Google, it will always track your IP. It doesn't access your private data. Chrome shows a warning for all extensions that access browser tabs.

[1] https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/dbpojpfdiliekbbi...

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by photon_off »

msg wrote: post #82
photon_off wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What features of Ubiquity do you use the most?

I'm usually making my own commands. I'm often making extra search commands. I use some of the clever integrations with maps and mail as-is. For me it's the right interface for all kinds of pages that I would have to surf to, find the box, then enter some input. Instead, I just highlight text, ctrl space, type a word, and hit enter.

I have something I'd like your feedback on. It'll only take about 5 minutes of your time. If it's not too much to ask, could you shoot me an e-mail?

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by marcocampos »

dchest wrote: post #16
marcocampos wrote: post #6

Chromium: Adblock + Browser Button for Adblock (obvious...) Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller (similar to iPhone kinetic scrolling) Google Mail Checker Plus (obvious) Instachrome (integration with Instapaper) iReader (similar to Safari Reader) Pinboard Tools (integration with Pinboard bookmarks service) Reader Plus (changes the default theme of Google Reader among other customizations) Redgur (shows all imgur stored ima…

FYI, Google Mail Checker Plus already includes mailto integration with Gmail.

Thanks for the info. Never even realized. :)

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

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Post by paddyforan »

cfinke wrote: post #72
mrud wrote: post #24

On chrome i use: * Notscript (blocks javascript, not as good as noscript for firefox but imho still good) * Adblock * Navigate on paste (load webpage with middle click on linux) * Type ahead find (just start typing to search) * android2cloud (send urls from your mobile phone to your browser) For Firefox: * TabMixPlus (Multiple rows for tabs) * NoScript (JavaScript blocker) * AdBlock Plus * FoxyProxy (easy managable p…

> AutoAuth Just wanted to say thanks; this is the first time I've ever seen one of my extensions listed in a "What extensions do you use?" discussion.

It's such a heady experience, isn't it?
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