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Best of: Wikipedia Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 30th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 2 comments

Unless you’ve been living a very sheltered life offline over the past five years, you’ve probably heard of and even visited Wikipedia at some point. 

Wikipedia is an online open source reference site that anyone can edit.  While the existance of such a site requires some trust and has a few problems, overall the information you get off Wikipedia is pretty accurate and helpful.  

I’ve found Wikipedia very useful on several occasions, but there is definitely some room for improvement.  If you have the Greasemonkey extension installed on your Firefox web browser, you can use Greasemonkey scripts to help improve the behavior of Wikipedia.   Here are a collection of my favorite Wikipedia Greasemonkey scripts.

Wikipedia Greasemonkey Scripts

  • Google Search Sidebar - Adds a sidebar with search results from Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Flickr, and Youtube. Please report any bugs.
  • The Movie Dude - Cross-links movie sites so you don’t have to.
  • WikEd - A full-featured in-browser editor for Wikipedia and other MediaWikis.
  • Wikify - Adds a Wikify button to Gmail.
  • Wikipedia Auto-Login - Automatically logs you into Wikipedia if Firefox is set to remember your password.
  • Wikipedia Clean and Professional -  Changes Wikipedia’s layout to be more clean and professional.
  • Wikipedia Image Link Fix - On image pages, removes the link to the image if no larger version is available.
  • Wikipedia Inline Article Viewer - Adds an icon next to links to other articles on Wikipedia pages. When clicked, the linked article is opened inside a inline frame without leaving the original article.
  • Wikipedia Modified Warning - Shows a warning if an English Wikipedia page has been modified within the last X minutes (default is 5).
  • Wiki Sidebar Tweak - Keep the sidebar of Wiki’s always on top and keep the languages you know on top in the ‘other languages’-box.

Know of a useful one I missed?  Let me know in the comments below!

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Best of: iGoogle Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 27th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 0 comments

As more things begin to move online, it has become more important to have a centralized homepage of sorts to access all your information from one spot.  There are a variety of great options out there today, but so far I’ve found that iGoogle, Google’s homepage, has done the best job of filling my needs in this area.  

With that said, there is always room improvement with any product, and Greasemonkey has stepped in to fill that void with a variety of great scripts to change the behavior of iGoogle.   In order to use these, you will first need the Greasemonkey extension and the Firefox web browser installed on your computer.  

iGoogle Greasemonkey Scripts

  • BeautyBlue - Nice blue theme for your iGoogle page.
  • Google IG Max - Maximizes the removal of extra space to save room. Removes headers, footers, along with reducing the size of many elements on this page.
  • More Rounded Corners - Allows you to round the corners of your modules.
  • Remove Extra Space - Removes all the extra space on your iGoogle homepage.
  • Remove the Header - Allows you to remove all module headers. You can also remove the footer with this script.
  • Remove the Plus - Removes the + symbol next to each link within the modules.
  • Replacing the Google Logo - Allows you to put any image where the iGoogle logo is (requires some hard coding).
  • Resizeable Columns - Allows you to resize your homepage’s columns to look how you want.
  • Transparencies - Makes the header image transparent to improve the look of your homepage.

Know of any good ones I’ve missed?  Let me know in the comments below!

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Best of: Amazon Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 20th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 2 comments

Whenever I think of great websites, one of the first websites that comes to mind is Amazon.   Amazon does a great job of offering products at competitive prices, and they do a great job of cross-selling other products they have available.   While there isn’t a whole lot that they need to improve on, there are a few things that can be done to make it easier for people browsing their website.   

This is where Greasemonkey steps in to help improve your Amazon experience.   here are list of Amazon Greasemonkey scripts available for you to use.   The only requirement is that you have the Greasemonkey extension installed in your Firefox web browser.

Amazon Greasemonkey Scripts

Know of any good ones that I missed?  Let me know in the comments below!

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Best of: Google AdSense Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 18th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 0 comments

There are all sorts of great uses for the Greasemonkey extension, but one of my all time favorites is using it to prevent advertisements.  The first thing most people think of when they think of advertisements is Google AdSense, and there are a large number of scripts available that can influence the behavior of Google AdSense.  

I’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of the better Google AdSense Greasemonkey scripts that I could find.  In order to use these, you will need to have the Greasemonkey extension installed in your Firefox web browser.  

Google AdSense Greasemonkey Scripts

  • Google AdSense Auto-Login - Automatically logs you into your Google AdSense account.
  • Google AdSense EPC/CPC - Shows the Earnings Per Click (EPC) you’re getting in your Google Adsense reports. Also known as Cost Per Click (CPC).
  • Google AdSense Removal - Removes Google AdSense advertisements and sponsored links from web pages you visit, as well as removing the advertisements from Gmail.  Also gives you the options to allow advertisements on designated pages.
  • Google Search AdSense Removal - Removes AdSense advertisements from Google’s search results.
  • Prevent Accidental Clicks - Makes it so you can’t accidentally click on your own advertisements on your website.   Requires you to enter your AdSense Indentification Number.
  • Replace Google/Yahoo Ads - Replaces Google AdSense and Yahoo! advertisements with a box that says “Advertisement removed.”  This way you can see who is using ads, but not have to view them.

Missed any good ones?  Let me know in the comments below!

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Best of: eBay Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 15th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 0 comments

When we think of Greasemonkey scripts, many of us probably think of the popular social services, such as Del.icio.us, Digg, and even StumbleUpon.   What many people don’t realize is that the there are Graeasemonkey scripts out there for all sorts of websites we visit daily, such as eBay in this example.   

In this post I’ve managed to collect a number of the best eBay Greasemonkey scripts that are available to use.  The only requirement is that you have the Greasemonkey extension installed in your Firefox web browser.

eBay Greasemonkey Scripts

  • eBay Auction Enhancer - Adds a countdown and in-place bidding to eBay auctions.
  • eBay Auto Feedback - Fetches random feedback from the eBay Feedback Generator and fills in the comment field on eBay feedback pages.
  • eBay Currency Converter - Shows the price in your own currency after the USD/GBP/CAD/AUD price on eBay auctions. Exchange rates are updated manually within the file.
  • eBay Display Totals with Shipping - Computes and displays the total price with shipping added. Makes a new column that shows the final price for both the BuyItNow and auction price added to the shipping prices. Note: Works with international prices.
  • eBay Item Reloader - Provides a link to quickly reload eBay items.
  • eBay Next Item Link - Adds a link to the next item when browsing search results.
  • eBay Search Pictures - Add pictures in search where no preview picture exists.
  • eBay Shipping Preview - Show eBay shipping costs section in a preview div when the price is clicked.
  • My eBay Auto-Forward - Script to forward the browser from the my-ebay guest page to the real page.
  • My eBay Auto-Login - Automatically submits the My eBay login form (and checks the “Keep me signed in” box) if your username and password were automatically filled in (typically by the Firefox password manager).
  • My eBay Style Add-on - This script will grey out all ended ebay auctions and colorize all auctions you are currently bidding on in the my ebay lists.
  • Show only negative feedback - Adds two new tabs to eBay feedback pages that show only the negative and neutral comments an eBay member has received & left for others via toolhaus.org.

Know of a useful script that I missed?  Let me know in the comments below!

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Best of: Blogger Greasemonkey Scripts

Posted by Kyle Eslick on January 13th, 2008 | Category and Tags | 0 comments

While the blogging software available at WordPress.org has picked up a lot of steam lately, there are still a number of bloggers that choose to use Blogger to host their weblogs.   In many ways, Blogger’s popularity makes sense, as they allow you to place advertisements on your site while avoiding the hosting and domain costs of a WordPress blog. 

With the use of Greasemonkey scripts, you are able to easily improve your Blogger experience.   All that is required is the use of a Greasemonkey extension and the Firefox web browser, then you are all set!

Blogger Greasemonkey Scripts

Know of a useful Blogger script that I missed?  Let me know in the comments below!

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