Request Access, ReframeIt, and Fleck
by Jim on Mar.29, 2008, under Firefox, Internets
Another day, another three Firefox extensions ready for you to try out.
Whether you’re still in education or stuck at work (I made that sound fun, didn’t I?) It’s highly likely that you have seen the ‘Access Denied: Inappopiate Content’ message, or filtered by ‘x’ webpage crop up on numerous occasions. Well how about a nice extension for you to message whoever decided to block the site in question? With some luck the site may be accessable one day.
We have a bit of a theme here, two extensions used for annotating the web. A really handy set of tools if you’re writing a dissertation, thesis, or just an esssay. I’ll be repeating myself if I describe the benefits of each extension, so I’ll let the authors do the talking. These extensions handle the task of annotating the web in different ways, one with a separate frame, the other in sticky note style.
ReframeIt adds a collapsible side-margin to your web browser where you can comment on the text of any website. All comments are part of a free online community where you can share your thought and ideas across the web.ReframeIt adds a new layer of meaning to the web by allowing users to provide their own comments along-side any website. The ReframeIt Plug-in creates a collapsible margin in the side of your web browser where the your thoughts and ideas are displayed. All Comments are organized through groups and tags allowing other users to locate interesting web content and see it placed in a new context.
Fleck allows you to add Notes and Bullets to websites. You can then share these annotated pages with other people. After installation a small button will appear in your browser. Click that button when you visit a website and you will get a toolbar at the bottom of the page you are visiting. Another small icon will show you if there are Annotated versions of the page you are currently visiting.
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