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EditCSS controls the CSS.
EditCSS is a radical little extension
that lets you edit any site’s CSS, then see
how your changes affect the site in real-
time. You can rearrange elements, alter
text formats, and turn any page into the
nastiest beast or the prettiest beauty with
a few keystrokes. EditCSS is perfect for
web developers who want to find just the
right look for their pages, or inquiring
minds who just want to understand what
this whole CSS thing is all about.
AUTHOR: PASCAL GUIMIERNEEDLESEARCH
Use multiple search engines
at the same time
NeedleSearch is like a search toolbar on
steroids and caffeine. Other search tool-
bars might let you search Google for web
sites and images, but not many let you
look up PHP functions—a form of script-
ing used on the web. NeedleSearch can
search the web, domain names, phone
books, and even development databases.
It supports Google, AnyWho, Devguru,
Sourceforge, and several other search
engines and specialty sites.
The toolbar is expandable, and
the built-in editor lets you add
your own favorite search engines
to its list. Enter the engine’s
name, search URL, encoding and
input method, and you’ll see your
own search engine on the toolbar.
If that’s not enough, NeedleSearch
includes context highlighting.
Enter any word into the search
bar, click the highlight button,
and every instance of that word
on the page is highlighted in
bright yellow.
AUTHOR: EELCO VAN KUIKMOZILLA AMAZON
BROWSER (MAB)
Customize your
Amazon.com
interface
Mozilla Amazon Browser is differ-
ent from the dozens of Amazon
tool bars spread across the web,
mostly because it’s not a toolbar.
MAB is an applet that opens ina separate window and lets you search
and browse Amazon’s sizeable catalog of
products in a snappy, kiosk-like interface.
Enter a term into MAB’s search bar,
and all matches on Amazon’s site will
pop up in moments. Click an item and,
just like the online superstore’s web site,
you’ll see product information, reviews,price, and sometimes even a photo.
You can refine your searches by author,
publisher, category, or even a specific
Amazon.com storefront. MAB offers
every bit as much search flexibility as
Amazon.com’s web site with a quicker,
cleaner interface.
AUTHOR: FABIO SERRANeedleSearch can search anything, from web pages to PHP functions.MAB’s nifty interface can make you feel like the world’s most powerful
bookstore clerk.ËBROWSER
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Mozilla Amazon Browser
Needlesearch