Although I'm a Firefox fan, after using Google Chrome for some time now I can say with confidence that although it's a simple browser it has some unique features that make it a great browser too.
What I like about Chrome
One cool feature I like in Chrome is the ability to click on a downloading file, making it automatically launch when the download has completed.
A Firefox addon is born
One of Firefox's most endearing features, as far as i'm concerned, is that I can just change about anything I want with a few lines of JavaScript. The lack of an autolaunch feature seemed like a great opportunity to take advantage of this capability so I spent some time last weekend developing my own version of Chrome's auto-launch feature for Firefox and so AutoLaunch was born.
What does AutoLaunch do?
With AutoLaunch installed you can double click any file, even while downloading, and it will launch once the download is completed. It might not seem like much but I like it and I'm letting you enjoy it for free...
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Download it from here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11574
Why I like it?
My little addon enables me to launch files from the web with a single click, just as if they'd been stored locally on my computer saving me time, aggravation and unnecessary clicks.
Before we part...
I believe that as we move our digital world online and "The Cloud" becomes the repository we use to encase our lives and souls we must guarantee that we retain the same comfort and accessibility we have in these dreary desktop days. Sometimes it's all about taking care of little details - like double clicking a filename and having it launch...
2 comments:
Wow, you say "double click" like other people say "double chocolate"
computer poetry - cool stuff
D2
Seems very useful, It will be interesting to read about how you wrote this add-on...
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