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QuietURL Makes Mistyped URLs Clickable
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 10:34 PM on April 15, 2008
Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Save yourself the time of copying, pasting, and fixing mistyped links with QuietURL, a free Firefox extension that converts URLs with typos or bad formatting. QuietURL comes with a standard set of common fixes, but users of regular expressions can get ultra-specific on what gets fixed. If you're a regular browser of a forum or site that willfully obscures URLs by messing with the link code (as in "hxxp:// ..."), QuietURL can automatically fix those as well, or pull the reverse. For those looking to fix their own fat-fingered URLs, try URL Fixer or switching your router to OpenDNS. QuietURL is a free download, works wherever Firefox does.
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jarmod
Posted 11:45 PM 15/4/08
I've never run into a problem that this appears to fix. Perhaps I need to get out more.
jarmod
Wiliam Hook
Posted 12:55 AM 16/4/08
OpenDNS works for me. :)
Wiliam Hook
Woodsyx
Posted 2:15 AM 16/4/08
Linkification also works quite well for fixing minor errors on a link displayed on a web page, it will also create clickable links if the URL isn't already clickable.
Woodsyx
BlogsOfSteel
Posted 3:07 AM 16/4/08
Ditto for OpenDNS.
BlogsOfSteel
boardtc
Posted 8:02 PM 21/4/08
Url Link has been around for ages and still does the business.
boardtc