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Set Bookmarks to Open in a New Tab [URL Hacks]
Posted on March 23, 2011
Bookmark Bar Switcher Lets You Cycle Through Multiple Bookmark Bars in Chrome [Downloads]
Posted on January 14, 2011
Chrome: While there are a lot of ways to save space in your browser’s constantly space-starved bookmark bar, extension Bookmark Bar Switcher lets you have multiple lists of shortcuts that you can cycle through whenever you want. More »
360 Web Browser Adds Firefox Sync and Download Management to iPhones [Video]
Posted on December 27, 2010
iOS only: 360 Web Browser isn’t the first Safari alternative for Apple devices, but it is unique for what it offers. Flash clip conversion, Firefox Sync compatibility, a circular menu around finger presses, and much better management of browser downloads. More »
Bookmark Sentry Scans Your Chrome Bookmarks for Dead Links and Dupes [Downloads]
Posted on November 15, 2010
Chrome: Manually checking your bookmarks file is an extremely low priority for most people but it’s irritating to find out the link you need is dead. Bookmark Sentry scans your bookmarks and displays the dead links and dupes for easy deletion. More »
Quiet Read Stores Links for Later in the Menubar [Video]
Posted on November 12, 2010
Mac OS X: Quiet Read is a nifty little menubar app that stores links for you to access later. It works via drag and drop and can automatically posts to Instapaper or Read It Later. More »
KeepItWith.Me Offers Dead Simple URL Sharing Between Devices [Video]
Posted on September 28, 2010
If you’d like a dead simple way to shuttle a URL from your desktop to your iPad, your smartphone to your desktop, or from any browser to any other browser, KeepItWith.Me uses a one-click system to share links between devices and browsers. More »
Radbox Saves Videos for Watching Later [Bookmarklets]
Posted on August 10, 2010
There are lots of tools for saving articles to read later, but not so much for videos around the web, unless you’re devoted to just one site. Radbox clips and saves videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, Vimeo, and other spots for leisurely watching. More »
Yet Another Google Bookmarks Extension Is a Highly Customizable Bookmarks Manager [Downloads]
Posted on July 30, 2010
Chrome: Yet Another Google Bookmarks Extension (YAGBE) is an easy to customize Google Bookmarks manager for Google Chrome. If you use both Google Chrome and Bookmarks, YAGBE lets you customize everything from shortcut keys to default labels. More »
Iconized Bookmark Popup Adds Quick Access to Chrome Bookmarks [Downloads]
Posted on April 30, 2010
Chrome only: Google Chrome extension Iconized Bookmark Popup displays your bookmarks in a simple popup that saves space by showing just the bookmark icons—very useful for those of us who keep the bookmarks bar hidden. More »
PDFMyURL Saves Web Sites as PDF Files [PDF]
Posted on February 1, 2010
Saving something as a PDF file is a great way to preserve it for future reference or for sharing with others, without risking the site changing before you look at it again. PDFMyURL makes it easy to convert sites to PDF.
Point PDFMyURL at a website URL and it will convert the site into a PDF document. Not only can you do a simple conversion just by plugging in a URL but you can also modify the PDF with a wide variety of flags—see the advanced menu for a full list—that let you set the page orientation and size, header information, print orientation, and more. PDFMyURL also has a bookmarklet you can drag to your toolbar for easy access to the PDF creation service.
PDFMyURL is a free service and doesn’t watermark or otherwise alter the site you are converting to PDF. Have a favorite tool for PDF conversion or a bookmarklet that makes life easier? Let’s hear about it in the comments.
