Tag: CUSTOM

Google Chrome's context menu doesn't present a wide array of functions -- copy, search, and inspect elements are about all you get when selecting text. The SmartSelect extension, however, lets you set up as many custom search options as you want. By default, SmartSelect can search selected text with Google, Google Maps/Directions, Dictionary.com, and Wikipedia. Adding new search engines is ...

You may not call Task Manager up all that often -- and if you do, you've probably grown accustomed to its green-on-black color scheme. If, on the other hand, you're a customizer of all things Windows, you might want to tweak those defaults to something which coordinates better with your overall desktop theme. Task Manager Modder is just the tool for the job. Launch it, adjust the sliders (or ...

I don't usually get into manual hacking on my web browsers -- like Firefox's about:config and userchrome.css or Opera's opera:config.That's why I initially wasn't all that interested in a change which landed in the Chromium nightly builds: custom user stylesheets. Not until I decided to give it a go and dump in shutup.css -- the stylesheet Jason wrote about previously which mutes comments on ...

We've written before on Download Squad about Bit.ly's plans to offer a premium service, including custom URL shorteners like the ones they provide for sites like The New York Times. Well, Bit.ly Pro has entered a public beta phase now, and you don't have to be the New York Times to get your own free, custom shortURL. All you have to do is sign up for a Bit.ly account and find a way to register ...

Bit.ly is the reigning champion of URL shorteners, largely thanks to its position as the default shortURL provider for Twitter. Twitter isn't the only bigtime site that will be relying on Bit.ly now, though. A new Pro version of the service, currently in beta, provides custom URL shorteners for web publishers, and it's starting with The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and ...

Seems like everybody's starting their own url shorteners these days. There's the Diggbar, Amazon's shorturls, and a whole plethora of other shorteners all competing with one another. Well, now you can have your very own -- for a fee -- from awe.sm, which is a pretty great shortlink service in its own right. The service offers a hosted URL shortener on a domain of your choosing, along with access ...

Start.io is an engine for creating customized start pages, with the added bonus of letting you know when your favorite sites have updated. It comes equipped with a drag-and-droppable interface for adjusting and grouping your links, and several nice-looking preloaded layouts to choose from. On top of that, the CSS is entirely customizable, so you can modify existing layouts, or build your own ...

So you want to create your own unique mashup with Google maps, well, imagine a no fuss way to program your own pinpointed trail through a Google Maps application. Click2Map is an easy way for users to create Google Maps with their own customized points of interest, all without knowing or writing any lines of code. Everything is done online through a simple to use online editor built for Internet ...

After you unwrap your new Mac this holiday (or maybe found a great Boxing Day deal) be sure to install the very latest version of BonEcho, the G5 and Intel optimized version of Firefox. The new builds also include: an overhauled version of the aqua form widgets the user agent has been changed so that the browser will identify itself as Firefox rather than BonEcho To help Neil (the ...

ImageChef is a family-friendly site that allows you to create custom images for your blog, forum signature or general amusement. Without having to register any kind of account, you can modify text in a variety of image templates. The resulting pictures can be easily saved or emailed to friends. ImageChef will host your pictures if you're a registered user (registration is free), and provide the ...

Exactly as its name implies, the Tiny Menu extension allows you to compress your entire Firefox menu bar into one item. And, thanks to a recent update, that item is now even smaller. Setting up Tiny Menu isn't entirely intuitive, so I'll outline the steps to save you a bit of time: Download and install Tiny Menu (don't forget to restart Firefox) Click your 'new' menu (the M) and then ...

If you want to make a PDF from your web pages for visitors to download, use FPDF, a very simple, powerful PHP class that is free to download, and easy to configure. There are several tutorials on the FPDF website on how to use the class, and the manual makes all the functions easy to use and modify. FPDF makes controlling every aspect of your PDF creation simple, including adding an image or ...

Devlisting.com is a great site that lists a ton of web development links. I realize that there are a lot of these sites, and you have probably built your own, but this one has a cool feature I like which helped me organize which links on the page. Once you are on the site, click the little green buttons next to the link. It will toggle between green, a pushpin, and a delete icon. You can customize ...

AOL not only plans to offer 5GB free online storage space to web users in September, but also free personalized email domains (one per user). According to the press release on Time Warner's home page, AOL will be giving out free email domains, where you can setup up to 100 aliases to use with your domain. The service will be called the "AOL My eAddress" service, and users will be able to use .com ...

Google's been busy lately. First they give gTalk a much-needed update, and then they quietly announced that the Google Toolbar has been taken out of beta by introducing a new 'roll your own buttons' feature. Users can now right-click in the search field of any site and chose 'Generate Custom Search' to add it to their Toolbar. Even more advanced features can be had by checking out Google's guide ...