Tag: Firefox

Improve online reading with Reader view in Firefox

Jun 15, 2024

in Open source, Technology

browser, Firefox, software

This post describes the Reader View feature in Firefox, which allows users to read web pages in a clutter-free, distraction-free mode with customisable text and background settings, making it ideal for online reading.
Automated page translation in Firefox

Jun 9, 2024

in Open source, Technology

browser, Firefox, language translation, software

Firefox’s page translation feature allows users to translate web pages directly in the browser, ensuring privacy by running the language model locally. While the translations are not perfect, it’s a convenient option for simple browsing activities, without relying on cloud services or sending data to servers.
AI Archives browser extension to share LLM interactions

Nov 19, 2023

in AI, Note

Bard, browser extension, browser plugin, ChatGPT, Chrome browser, Claude, extension, Firefox, share, web browser

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-archives-share-claude/jagobfpimhagccjbkchfdilhejgfggna Note: This extension is only available on Chrome-based browsers, and I couldn’t find a Firefox alternative. I spend a lot of time copying and pasting content from Claude, and typically leave out quite a bit (because it generates a lot of content). This is a great way to share the full text of interactions…
My top personal learning tools in 2021

Apr 8, 2021

in Technology

annotation, browser, duckduckgo, Firefox, gmail, hypothes.is, inoreader, joplin, learning tools, markdown, note-taking, obsidian, pocket, pocketcasts, podcasts, search engine, visual studio code, writing, zotero

This post was inspired by a recent post by Stephen Downes where he shared his own tools for learning. I know how much I enjoy reading about what other people use so I thought I’d do something similar in the hope that this post is interesting or useful for someone else. And besides, it was…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-21

Mar 21, 2011

in Digest

academic publication, africa, audio, Carl Sagan, comments, discussion, Docs Turns Its Comments System, feedback, Firefox, Google, google body, Google Docs, graduation, html, Moses Sitati, mp, outcome measures, papert, pdf, presentations, prezi, RT, twitter, xml

@paulscott56 Agreed. Twitter doesn’t allow 4 extended explanations. Basically, I Remembered I’m a physio, not a coder 🙂 # Google Body – An amazing free addition to the science classroom http://ow.ly/1scftQ # Using Audio more http://ow.ly/1scft8. Nice range between perspectives # Scholarly HTML – major progress http://ow.ly/1scfps. I used to wonder about an XML variant…
Chromium browser and extensions

Nov 7, 2009

in Technology

chromium, chromium browser, extensions, Firefox, Google, google chrome, linux, the Chromium daily, twitter, ubuntu, youtube

So the Linux build of Chromium (the open source browser than Google Chrome is based on) has been out for a while now and every now and again I’ve been upgrading to the latest developer release just to see how it’s coming along. Lately, the builds have been a lot more stable, font rendering hasn’t…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-03

Aug 3, 2009

in Digest

copyright, danah boyd, disney, elsevier, Firefox, google wave, librarian, Library Journal, medical errors, oer, open educational resources, peter tittenberger, posterous, publication, research, silentale, social networks, tweets, twitter, youtube

RT @cshirky: NY Daily News on hospital cover-ups of medical errors: http://bit.ly/KTdHV. Scary… # First Look: Firefox 3.7’s New Design http://bit.ly/mrDKD # Posterous – Do we really need another blogging platform? Maybe… http://bit.ly/Fwdag # First impressions of Google Wave | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com http://bit.ly/33j4d0 # Does anyone know anything about Silentale? It looks…
KDE 4.3 is awesome

Jun 21, 2009

in Technology

akkregator, amarok, audacious, basket, decent podcast catcher, default file manager, desktop, digikam, dolphin, Dolphin file manager, Firefox, flickr, folder view, gnome, Google, Google Earth, google maps, gpodder, GUI, gwenview, jaunty, kde, koffice2, konqueror, kontact, kubuntu, lancelot, light-weight player, marble, media player, media players, MS, ms word, nepomuk, okular, open streetmap, opendocument, openoffice, OpenOffice.org word processor, pdf, podcast, qt4, semantic, semantic search, semnotes, songbird, spicebird, thunderbird, web browser, widgets, wikipedia, word processor

It’s been a busy few weeks at the university, with mid-year assessment (in all it’s various forms) having to take precedence over everything else. Now that it’s over and students are on holiday, I’ve finally gotten around to doing the things I’ve been putting off for a while…like installing the beta version of KDE 4.3…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26

Apr 26, 2009

in Digest

Firefox, tabs, tweets, twitter

The future of tabs in Firefox = no tabs? http://bit.ly/zit9a # Tree-style tabs, easy to track many tabs, group related content, collapsible trees, pity about losing screen real estate http://bit.ly/yTaTk # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Mozilla Open Education course – Overview

Apr 2, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

cclearn, course, creative commons, education, education portal, Firefox, frank hecker, internet life, Mark Surman, mozilla, Mozilla camp Create, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla technology, MozOpenEdCourse, oer, open content, open education, open educational resources, open licensing, open technology, p2pu, pedagogy, peer groups, peer to peer university, Peer University, philip schmidt, seminar

We had our first session of the Mozilla Open Education Course earlier this evening and it was pretty interesting. There were a few technical issues with sound but generally it was very well done. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Here’s a few notes that I took during the session. I know the video…
Zotero

Mar 13, 2009

in Research, Social media

addon, apa style, blogs, citation, content management, educational technology, Firefox, literature, open access, pubmed, real estate, research, semantic, standalone tool, zotero

I first mentioned Zotero a while ago but didn’t go into very much detail in that post. Since then, I’ve been experimenting with it a bit and am really starting to enjoy it. It’s a Firefox extension that facilitates the research process by streamlining the collection of information accessed through the browser. With more and…
Google Docs for collaborative writing

Mar 13, 2009

in Research, Social media

buzzword, cloud computing, collaboration, copyright, desktop work processor, Firefox, Google, Google Docs, google gears, greasemonkey, journal, microsoft, microsoft office live, missouri, online version, online word processing environments, peer review, physiotherapy, publication, research, thinkfree, twitter, undergraduate, word processing, zoho

We’ve recently started using Google Docs for collaborative work in the physiotherapy department and it’s been great so far. There are other online word processing environments with different feature sets (Zoho, Thinkfree, Microsoft Office Live, Buzzword), but after playing around with all of them, I found that Docs offered the best mix of features, usability…
Twitter in undergraduate physiotherapy research

Mar 4, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Research, Social media

bit.ly, communication, education, Firefox, laconica, micro-blog, micro-blogging, physiotherapy, plugin, research, students, tweets, twitbin, twitter, URL shortening

I’ve spent the past few weeks experimenting with Twitter, a micro-blogging service that allows users to post short “tweets” of up to 140 characters. I’ve been following it’s development for a year or so but never really got it. I finally saw it’s potential in education when I realised that it’s only a small leap…
Managing information 2.0

Aug 5, 2008

in Research, Technology, Web

content, content management, desktop search, Firefox, Google, information, information management, online experience, openoffice, pdf download, research tool, Runtime (AIR), scrapbook, software, web 2.0, zotero

Edit (07/07/08): I need to include PDF Download, another Firefox extension that makes managing PDF documents within the browser a lot easier and more flexible. Up until the latest release, my main use of it was the option to automatically download any PDF document, rather than open it in the browser, a process that’s really…