Tech stuff

I was messing around with some new tech stuff today that I think will definitely improve my workflow so I thought that I might pass them on as well as some ones I have been using for a while.

• Bloglines.com Helps you track that ever growing list of blogs that you read.
• MenuX extension a Firefox extension that allows you to change your Menu bar and Toolbars to maximize screen real estate. It allows you to hide things that you rarely use like the Menu bar and the window chrome- the bar at the top of the window.
• AutoCopy-a Firefox extension that allows you to copy text simply by highlighting it and then pressing Ctrl-V where you want to paste it, which saves you one keystroke combination compared to highlight, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V. This doesn't seem like a lot, but it adds up fast! (If you have both windows up drag and drop would be faster, but this isn't always an option.)
• Greasemonkey a Firefox extension, Flickr Quickr that allows you to use user scripts to change web pages. E.g. I have a user script that overlays an "F" on top of image thumnails in Flickr if I click on this "F" it takes me to the full size image rather than the smaller one with comments that you get if you just click on the thumbnail.