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7 steps to a minimalist Firefox setup

7 steps to a minimalist Firefox setup

By Matt on May 11, 2010

I have my Web browser of choice, Firefox, set up in a minimalist fashion. It has everything I need and nothing more: only the necessary controls for browsing are visible and I can search my bookmarks, Web history and favorite search engines right from the address bar. Any extras are only a click or two away.

Posted in Productivity | Tagged Firefox, Minimalism | Leave a response

Bypass the Wall Street Journal paywall faster with a browser bookmarklet

By Matt on February 10, 2010

Here’s a Javascript bookmarklet that will save you a few steps in reading Wall Street Journal articles for free.

Posted in Downloads, Productivity | Tagged Firefox, Google, Internet Explorer, javascript | 1 Response

Track news story changes with Update Scanner for Firefox

Track news story changes with Update Scanner for Firefox

By Matt on January 21, 2010

With the Update Scanner add-on for Firefox, you can see exactly how a news story changes as it evolves online.

Posted in Journalism Tips | Tagged Firefox, Update Scanner | Leave a response

Here I selected "Eric Cantor" from a New York Times story, dragged it slightly off into the whitespace and Juice looked up his bio on Wikipedia.

5 awesome Firefox add-ons for journalists

By Matt on September 14, 2009

Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser is fast, secure and can use a huge variety of add-ons (also called extensions). Journalists can harness this power to quickly look up information, collect notes, monitor Web sites and more.

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Journalism tip: Be notified when a Web site changes

By Matt on July 15, 2009

It’s easy to use Google Reader or another RSS reader to keep track of news items and press releases on Web sites that use RSS. But how do you stay on top of Web site changes when the site doesn’t use RSS?

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