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[Chrome, Firefox, Opera] Find out why a website loads slowly with YSlow
In today’s bigger and faster world, we don’t want a website to load slow. YSlow will tell you if a website is slow and why. This addon is mostly directed to webmasters and hosts rather than the average Joe but it may still be fun to use if you are [...]
[Chrome, Opera] No need for a real keyboard if you have Virtual Keyboard (by Google)
If you are on a touchscreen device, or don’t like your physical keyboard on a non-touch machine, then having an onscreen keyboard is a good idea. Virtual Keyboard by Google gives you that ability in Chrome or Opera with very little fuss.[...]
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Read More »[Opera] Remove annoying YouTube ads with YouTube AdsFree
If you’re tired of YouTube ads blocking the bottom of your videos while watching through your playlists, then YouTube AdsFree is for you.
As the name indicates, YouTube AdsFree blocks ads on YouTube videos. As you can see from the screenshot to the right, no ad! It also has a [...]
Read More »[Opera] Use Ghostery to see what websites are tracking you
“Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean that there’s no one out to get me.” Who hasn’t heard that line before, or some variation on it? With the information age came the fact that more people and companies are collecting data on individual people and their habits more than ever. This [...]
[Opera] Store tabs for use at a later time with Tab Vault
When I’m want to write about a specific topic, sometimes I do the research a long time in advance so I’ll have things ready to pull up when I need to reference them for whatever paper or blog I’m writing. I used to do this by creating a bookmarks folder [...]
[Opera] Quickly close duplicate tabs with No Dupes
Who hasn’t occasionally opened the same website several times thanks to a misplaced click or two? When I’m browsing around, hunting for add-ons to review for you wonderful people, I do it all the time. I suddenly realize I’ve opened at least three tabs of the exact same add-on page, [...]
[Opera] View the weather on Speed Dial screen with The Weather
I like to know the temperature is outside. Weather add ons and apps are something that I’m very fond of for that reason. However, I was a bit disappointed in The Weather extension for Opera.
It’s a simple enough install, and places a square on your Speed Dial that tells [...]
Read More »Fill out your website design work with placeholder text using Lorem Ipsum Generator [Opera]
For those who design their own WordPress themes, or simply want to see how things look with a “wall-o-text” in place, there are a bunch of free Lorem Ipsum generators for use around the web. However, who wants to tab off of their design work in order to grab a [...]