Internet Explorer Addons
Here, you all find a bunch of cool browser extras (other then Google Toolbar)
to make Internet Exlorer way more usable.
(1) IE7Pro (only IE 7) little overwhelming and takes some time to get used to, but
totally worth it. Includes powerful tab manager, AD or Flash blocking utility,
Crash recovery, Proxy switcher, Web accelerator, User Agent switcher, Webpage
capturer, Greasemonkey scripts support, Firefox style inline search, spell
checker and some more.
(2) LeechVideo a handy
IE addon that lets you download favorite videos from popular video sharing
websites (i.e. Youtube, Google Video, DailyMotion, etc.). Other alternatives:
Viloader |
Video Downloader
(3) Inline Search integrates an in-page search feature to Internet Explorer.
Use CTR+F to launch it in the left-bottom corner of your browser window.
(4) hareThis lets you quickly (1) email webpages (or embedded pictures or
videos) to friends or contacts (gmail, myspace, facebook¦) and (2) post notes to
your Facebook/Myspace profiles.
(5) Convert with Zamzar browser addon from a comprehensive, web-based file
conversion service, Zamzar. Lets you convert and download desired files from
your favorite websites at the click of a button on your browser toolbar. It can
be a
Youtube video that you want to play in Windows Media Player, a
Flickr image that you need in JPEG format, or a word file that you need in
PDF.
(6) Browser integrates link preview capabilities into your browser. For instance, each
time you search on Google, Yahoo, MSN or visit some popular website Browster
places a special icon next to each link, hovering your mouse cursor over it
triggers a pop-up window displaying the contents of the destination page.
Other alternative:
Cooliris
(7) FeedsPlus
(only IE 7) in case you are using your browser to follow-up on feeds, then this
is for you. It adds couple of handy features, i.e. ability to read feeds in a
combined view and receive pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.
(8) ieSpell allows you to spell check text input boxes on any webpage (i.e.
web mails, forum posts, blog comments, etc.)
(9) McAfee Site Advisor (only IE 5.5 , 6.0) slim and easy-to-use security
addon, features include:
- protects you from adware, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams
- advises you about the safety of websites using a colored button in your
browser - places website safety ratings next to each search result
(10) IeSessions lets you save the current state of all open windows/tabs, store
it to a file and restore it anytime afterwards. Especially useful if you have to
switch between multiple computers (i.e. office, home) during the day.
(11) Videoronk (only IE 7) add Videoronk to your search toolbar and you will be
able to search on top 8 video sharing websites simultaneously (Youtube, Google
Video, Vimeo, Metacafe, iFilm, Blip.tv, Revver, DailyMotion and Myspace Video).