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Chromium Installs User Scripts As Extensions
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | The nightly builds of Google Chrome’s open-source foundation, Chromium, includes a feature that might mean great things for Greasemonkey fans. Click on a user script file, such as at UserScripts.org, and Chromium asks to install it as a working extension. More »
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Automatically Open PDFs, PowerPoint Presentations With Google’s Doc Viewer
8:00AM Adam Pash | Most web browsers: Google’s Doc Viewer allows you to view any PDF, PPT, and TIFF directly in your browser without downloading the file and launching another heavy desktop application. This user script automatically redirects any link to such files to Doc Viewer More »
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Facebook Keyboard Navigation Makes It Easier To Jump Around
12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Firefox with Greasemonkey: If you’re going to spend your time on Facebook, you can at least make it quicker to browse through and confirm that nothing earth-shattering has occurred. A simple Greasemonkey plug-in assigns Facebook sections to simple keyboard buttons. More »
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3:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve all been there — trying to do something else while we’re supposed to be working for the man. Sure, they are paying us, but can’t we get a little break every now and then? More »
Create The Perfect, Customised Boss Key With AutoHotkey
3:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve all been there — trying to do something else while we’re supposed to be working for the man. Sure, they are paying us, but can’t we get a little break every now and then? More »
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Google Reader Absolutely Customizable Puts You In Control
9:30PM Dustin Luck | Firefox with Greasemonkey: Previously mentioned Stylish script Google Reader Absolutely Compact removes a lot of the Google Reader interface to get more on-screen, but for some it takes away too much. Google Reader Absolutely Customizable lets you choose what to hide. More »
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Selectively Block Flash Animations In Google Chrome
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Firefox users have Flashblock and other extensions to cut down on memory-hogging, browser-destabilising Flash animations thrown haphazardly around the web. If you’re a Google Chrome convert, BlockFlash2 can offer much the same protection against random moving objects. More »
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Make Greasemonkey Scripts Work In Opera
6:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve long been fans of using user scripts to change the way the web works, but since Greasemonkey only runs on Firefox, Opera users are usually left out in the cold. More »
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Make A Doodle Your Permanent Google Icon
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Firefox: Google’s clever, mysterious and completely random logo changes, known as “doodles”, usually last for just one day. With this Greasemonkey script, you can make any official Google doodle the logo you always see when searching. More »
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Helvetimail Gives A Minimal Facelift To Gmail
3:30AM Adam Pash | Firefox/Chrome/Opera/Safari/IE: Gmail’s already got several great themes, but if you’ve never been satisfied with Gmail’s clutter, the Helvetimail user script transforms Gmail into a Helvetica-based, stripped-down interface. More »
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