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Add-On Collections: A Trail Framework for Firefox Goodies

June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · SoftwareDev

Moz has begun Add-On Collections (via Ajaxian):

Today, we’re excited to introduce a new feature to our website that will expose the niche add-ons that can be hard to find, and gives users a more active role in helping outstanding add-ons bubble to the top. One thing we’ve learned as add-ons have grown in popularity over [...]

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For Browser Extensions, Grease is the Word

October 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments · SoftwareDev

Chrome now has Greasemonkey support. The Chromium patch came from Aaron Boodman, who is at once a Google employee and the brains behind the original Firefox Greasemonkey extension.

It makes me wonder if this is the plan for Chrome add-ons. Forget about anything like Firefox’s add-on mechanism and just rely on Greasemonkey. With the right APIs, [...]

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