Ghostery is a Firefox add-on that tells you who’s tracking you while you’re visiting a website. It’s no surprise that real estate “media” sites like TruZill use visitor tracking software — makes sense since they’re selling ads.
According to Ghostery:
Ghostery alerts you about the web bugs, ad networks and widgets on every page on the web.
Web [...]
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Ghosts in the Real Estate Machines: Ghostery Reveals Website Trackers
Published by June 26th, 2009 in Firefox. CommentsUse Gmail Manager To Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts from Your Browser
Published by December 12th, 2008 in Firefox. CommentsGmail Manager is a Firefox Add On that lets you easily access and manage your multiple email accounts from your browser, including receiving new mail notifications.
After downloading, click “Options” to add your various Gmail accounts and preferences:
The Gmail Manager icon will sit at the bottom of your screen, where you can see new mail notifications [...]
Headup Firefox Addon to Organize the Web Your Way
Published by October 17th, 2008 in Firefox. CommentsHeadup is a private beta Firefox browser add-on designed to help you find related content on the web. It is similar in concept to Youlicit and sort of a reverse Apture (with a dash of Hyperwords). When you locate information you like, look for a “+” sign to take you deeper into the rabbit [...]
Firefox Add On: Add to Search Bar Makes for Easier Search
Published by June 7th, 2008 in Firefox, Technology and Tips. CommentsHere are my 3 common ways to get around the net:
I use the Search Bar (located to the right of my browser box) to store search engines like Google, Ask and …ah… well, that’s it for search engines. But what’s really cool is using it to store other sites I commonly search such as [...]
Sticky Notes for Websites: Firefox Internote
Published by October 2nd, 2007 in Firefox, Internote and Sellsius Real Estate Blog. CommentsFirefox add-on Internote is a cool way to leave notes on web pages so when you return, you get the message– great for the memory-challenged (like me).
Here’s a sample:
Download Internote here. After installing Internote, look for the little icon at the bottom of your screen . Just click it and the sticky note appears. [...]
Access Your Bookmarks From Any Computer
Published by June 29th, 2007 in Firefox, Technology and Tips. CommentsHere’s yet another reason to love Firefox. You can save your bookmarks and access them from any computer, or your Blackberry. It’s fast and easy.
First, click Bookmarks from the toolbar. Next, click Manage Bookmarks:
From the Bookmarks Manager, click File, then Export:
Now, Save the file (I usually save to Desktop so I don’t [...]
Do You Shazou?
Published by January 20th, 2007 in Cool Tools, Firefox, Residential Real Estate, Technology and Tips. CommentsShazou (pronounced shazoo) is a Firefox add-on which tells you the location of a website’s server, the identiy of the owner and the IP address. Simply download Shazou and with one click of the icon a map appears. It was designed to allow users to know who they’re dealing with on the net.
While [...]
