Hyperlinks to Hyperwords

I happened across a slick extension for Firefox the other day: Hyperwords. It is simple, elegant, and handy, though still probably in a β+ state; does that make it a γ?

You install it via the usual FFX-install method; then when browsing, highlight a word, or a block of text. You’ll be presented with a pop-up menu that lets you choose from the following:

  • Search the web for sites using the term in text, pictures (uses the usual search engines).
  • Search for the text in several popular news sources.
  • Lookup the term in several references, WikiPedia, dictionary.com, movie databases, etc.
  • Shop for an item using the popular interweb shopping places.
  • Print the selection, or send it via email.
  • Tag the page for several tagging sites, or search for it in the likes of Technorati, et.al.
  • Blog the selection, or search for it on blog search sites.
  • Find the selection on a map, get the weather, etc.
  • Translate the selection from/to other languages.

    • A Swiss Army Knife of FFX extensions, incorporating a lot of useful doodads in one toolbox. I like it. And it’s easier to check out than it is to explain.

    See for yourself.

    -k-

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    This entry was written by ken, posted on March 6, 2006 at 8:27 pm and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

    One Comment

    1. Frode Hegland
      Posted March 6, 2006 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

      Thanks for the nice words, very much appreciated! :-)

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