Enhance your Browsing Experience Using Bookmarklets
OVERVIEW: Learn how to use bookmarklets to get every drop of power out of your favorite browser.
What are Bookmarklets?
Bookmarklets are special bookmarks that add one-click functionality to a browser or web page. They look like normal links, but are written in Javascript and can perform different tasks depending on what page you’re visiting, what text you have highlighted, etc. When clicked, a bookmarklet can apply filters to the page you’re viewing, open prompts for searches, or a host of other helpful features. Bookmarklets are added to your browser as a bookmark and usually work in all browser.
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bookmarklets, bookmarklets tutorial, browser, firefox, internet explorer, opera, Productivity, safari, web browsing
Site Specific Browsers Put Web Apps on Your Desktop
OVERVIEW: You will learn how to turn your favorite web applications into standalone desktop applications using site specific browser tools.
What Is a Site Specific Browser?
A Site Specific Browser (SSB) is is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser.
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Another “iPhone Killer” is Not Ready for Prime Time
It seems that the biggest kiss of death that could ever hit a mobile phone is “iPhone Killer”. My wife is a Verizon die hard and refuses to switch to AT&T to get an iPhone. With the much ballywhooed release of the Motorola Droid, we were both excited for her to actually get an awesome phone for herself. I told her on Saturday morning that I was taking her to the Verizon store to buy her a Motorola Droid. I know, I’m kind of an awesome husband.
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Gadgets, Podcast, Product Reviews, Technology
android phone review, droid product review, google android, iPhone, motorla droid, motorola droid review, product review, verizon wireless
One Number to Rule them All
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock lately, you must have heard about Google Voice. Google Voice (formerly GrandCentral) is a cool new phone service that gives you the power of a sophisticated corporate phone service for free. Here are some of the great things that you can do with a Google Voice account:
- Google voicemail: voicemail like email
- Voicemail transcription: read what your voicemail says
- Custom greetings: vary voicemail greetings by caller
- International calling: low cost calls to the world
- Notifications: read voicemail messages via email or SMS
- Share voicemails: forward, embed, or download voicemails
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contest, giveaway, Google, google voice, google voice invite, GoogleVoice, phone service, sms, Software, Telephone number, Voicemail
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