RationalWiki talk:Useful extensions

Wanted to add:

• Noscript but I buggered up the voting thingie and
• Chatzilla Easy-to use IRC extention.--Bob^{bing up} 06:21, 27 February 2009 (EST)

Do we even need a voting thing? We can discuss pros and cons here surely? Totnesmartin 07:34, 27 February 2009 (EST)

Tot's right, voting really tells a potential user nothing - what would be more useful is actual talk of pros and cons. ħuman 14:45, 27 February 2009 (EST)

Yes, I'd rather have the cons spelled out eg "sometimes crashes" or "it makes stupid noises that you can't turn off" etc. Shall I remove the arrows? (even though I really really really want to vote on that lump hammer in IE...) Totnesmartin 05:43, 28 February 2009 (EST)

In some cases it might be nice to have some screenshots, too. ħuman 14:30, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Safari

More Safari stuff! Stupid word Phantom Hoover! 05:55, 28 February 2009 (EST)

I just googled safari extensions and the first entry was for a hairdresser. However, mactastically, try pimpmysafari. Totnesmartin 07:48, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Greasemonkey

<Ignorance> Someone exlpain Greasemonkey to me, please </Ignorance> _and marmite 05:59, 28 February 2009 (EST)

It's a firefox extension that allows you to run scripts with every page you load. It's like hacking a wiki with scripts in monobook.js, except you can do it to any website. -- Nx ^talk 06:12, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Thanks, I think. _and marmite 06:25, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Permit me to elaborate. GM is an extension that allows you to modify how specific websites are shown (like Nx said, similar to wiki scripts). For instance, you can install a GM script that adds a "Download this video" link to YouTube, alter how Google displays its results, or to block ads on a certain site. Think of it as an extension that runs lots of other little extensions. Wikipedia has an article that explains the technical aspects of GM. -Redback^{is gonna bite you} 07:23, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Moer thanks. _and marmite 07:28, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Cooliris

Worketh it on a Mac? Stupid word Phantom Hoover! 08:16, 28 February 2009 (EST)

Verily I doth declare... yes. -Redback^{is gonna bite you} 08:25, 28 February 2009 (EST) MOAR: The "download" link on the main page gets you the Windoze version, the Mac version can be gots here.

It works, but it is too gaudy and useless for me so I removed it. Stupid word Phantom Hoover! 11:35, 28 February 2009 (EST)