Like you read it, you can download files using the BitTorrent network without actually using .torrent files with a new Firefox add-on.
“Well, yeah, I know that” you might say “those are called magnet links”. Yes, it is true, magnet links exists already; and they don’t use the .torrent file to download, they use DHT protocol. But unfortunately, magnet links are not so easy to find; even though there are some popular clients (like Vuze and uTorrent) that already support magnetized links.
But now, you can find those very easy with the Firefox Add-on Magnetiser. You can install it, look for the Torrent that you want to download, click on magnetise, select the torrent client, and your download will start.
One small consideration though, the Add-On it is not officially out just yet (officially meaning that you can download it directly from Mozilla site); but you can download this add-on from here (just drag-n-drop the .xpi file intro Firefox.
Inside Google Code the company shares multiple applications and projects for all those interested. And for those webmasters also has very interesting tools, like Page Speed that I’m sure that you are going to find it quite useful.
Page Speed is an Firefox add-on that uses Firebug that runs several tests to measure performance on your site. Using several tests this particular scan gets the most important information from your front-end code and gives you all the hints necessary to improve the performance, having also different type of recommendations that can help you be more proactive on improving your site.
Resources for this tool, you’ll find plenty, “Using Page Speed” and even “Page Speed Community“. The Google Code it’s a great iniciative, Google shares a lot of code that is released completely as open source and you use it and modified it as you please. Cheers to that.
Do you use several Gmail/Google Apps accounts? I only have two that I use constantly, but it is always hard to keep an eye on both. Gmail Manager is another great Firefox Add-on that can get your browsing and mailing experience a lot easier and nicer. You will get mail notifications and even check the new mails using only the lower left corner of your Mozilla browser.
Here’s how it looks:
For every new mail you also have a preview that you can check by only hover your mouse over the Gmail Manager area.
The installation procedure it is the same used for any Firefox Add-on, and the configuration panel it’s quite simple as well. You can have different options for each account configured: Notifications, toolbar and check for new messages frequency.
Instead of having different tabs with your accounts, or even different browsers to be able to log in with separate Gmail accounts, this is a great option for you to optimize your time. Give it a try.
Like you read it, you can download files using the BitTorrent network without actually using .torrent files with a new Firefox add-on.
