Every time there’s a new version of Firefox, a large number of extensions stop working, and while there’s a Firefox hack you can use to force compatibility, you can also just manually hack a single extension.
Windows: If you’d prefer the Open and Save As dialog boxes to have fewer file-type options for easier selection of the ones you actually use, Format Customizer cuts out the dead weight.
If peeking into a single workspace is fun, touring an entire office is even better. Today we take a peek inside the offices of Yahoo!’s Canadian division.
Firefox only: The introduction of Mozilla’s Collections was a boon for those that reinstall Firefox often, so they don’t have to search out their favourite add-ons every time. Firefox extension Massive Extender makes it even easier by installing collections with one click.
If you ever thought previously mentioned Xobni looked cool, but you prefer Gmail to Outlook, free Gmail plugin Etacts adds many of the same features. You get social information, conversation history and advanced sending preferences right in your Gmail sidebars.
The Internet Explorer team is spilling some details and future promises about Internet Explorer 9 at the Mix conference, and a few of them are warming up some cold, hardened web and app developers.
Once you’ve used the hand-helping, time-saving, two-finger scrolling and three-finger gestures on a MacBook, a standard Windows trackpad can feel kind of, well, dead. Here’s how to get total finger control with a tiny app, or go further with a driver swap.
Windows: If you’d like a simple and portable tool for sorting files via renaming and relocating them, MoveOut is a lightweight solution.
Firefox: Previously mentioned AwesomeBar tool CyberSearch has seen an update that fans of the Firefox add-on will likely welcome with loving arms: searching the site you’re looking at through Google requires just one keystroke now.
