Hyperwords, a must have Firefox plugin
Firefox, just got better, thanks to Hyperwords, a plug-in that allows you to you to interact with all the words on the web. The right click finally put to good use. In limited beta right now.
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Om,
I think your link should be to http://www.hyperwords.net/ not http://www.hyperwords.com
Wow…kills Safari dead.
PXlated… not sure i understand the comment. you mean you are going all firefox all the time?
not sure, what value this one adds. my right click already had that power. I use Firefox extension ConQuery. it gives me easy excess to all my search plugins in right click. so i right-click-search dictionary, ebay, yahoo, google, anything-i-put-there. does this one give anything more than that?
Hi ‘Unsure’. Yes, Hyperwords adds more functionality, such as one-click emailing, translations, and so on. Please have a look at the website.
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Hyperwords, privacy and our nonchalance
The blogosphere is sure going gaa-gaa over the new Hyperwords Firefox plugin, which is in limited private beta. Being a sucker for these elite-sounding limited beta tests, I too asked to be let in and surprise, I got an email with the plugin. However, …
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