Quite amusing.
Safari 5 and extensions
When Safari 5 introduced extensions, it gave me a compelling reason to try it out. I have been a diehard Firefox user since mid 2005 when I discovered the browser during my Windows days, and since it was cross platform, I happily continued using Firefox on my first MacBook. With the recent releases of Firefox 3.6 becoming slower and more unstable, I began seeking out a new browser, but that’s for another post.
Here are the current extensions that I find incredibly useful for Safari 5:
AdBlock: The first extension I install in any browser to clean up the web.
SafariRestore: Restores your previous Safari sessions on startup.
Gentle Status Bar: By far the best looking and behaving fade-away status bar for Safari. Sure, it may not have any options, but it doesn’t need them.
NoMoreiTunes: Prevents iTunes from launching on preview pages.
A Cleaner YouTube: Makes watching videos an eye-pleasing experience.
YouTube Wide: Widens YouTube videos without the extra click. Absolutely excellent when paired with A Cleaner YouTube.
FaceBlock: Simply blocks Facebook ads.
Oh, how true this is.
Nutella merch
This makes my new favorite snack that much better.
The art of self-promoting
And a look into why there is no dislike button on Facebook.
Love Help Desk.
Looks like attending college has finally paid off
Looks like attending college has finally paid off
Free Amazon Prime for a year with a .edu email address.
Open Safari’s search in a new tab
There was nowhere online (albeit I only performed a quick Google search) that I could find saying how to make Safari’s search open in a new tab, so here’s how to do it:
The shortcut to get the the search box is Command + Option + F
Type in your query and then press Command + Return and boom! Search in a new tab.
Another tweak I like to do is to go into Safari’s Tabs preferences and check “When a new tab or window opens, make it active”.