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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.19.07/Mon/ie7addons.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.19.07/Mon/ie7addons.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e30b7ca --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.19.07/Mon/ie7addons.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +<img border="0" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/images.jpeg" title="Images" alt="Images" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />The more I use Internet Explorer 7 the more I realize it's a clone of Firefox 2, which in turn, it could be argued, is a clone of Opera, which is probably a clone of some other obscure thing and so on ad nauseam. The revolutionary aspect of Firefox was it's extendibility, but IE 7 has added it's own improved extension capabilities. + +One feature IE 7 missed was Firefox 2's great built-in spell checker, but thanks to IE add-ons you can grab [ieSpell][3] and have your IE and your spell checking too. + +IeSpell does a nice job of staying out of the way until you need it. There are three ways to activate ieSpell, from the tools menu, from it's own top level menu and from the contextual (right click) menu. If you happen to using a branded version of IE7 such as those from MSN or AOL that last option will be your only means of accessing ieSpell. + +Last week we did a round up of our [favorite Firefox add-ons][4] and this week I'll be looking at some popular IE 7 add-ons. So far I like ieSpell, the [del.icio.us buttons][2] are nice (though not unique to IE 7) and [Inline Search][1] replicates Firefox's search features, though it lacks the handy "find as you type" feature. + +What are your favorite IE7 add-ons? I'd prefer to stick to the free options, but if there's a killer feature that's pay-only feel free to mention it. What I'd like to find is a [Tab Mix Plus][5] style feature for IE7, anyone have any suggestions? + +[1]: http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?view=info&itemid=3012162 "Inline Search for Internet Explorer" +[2]: http://del.icio.us/help/ie/extension "del.icio.us Buttons for Internet Explorer" +[3]: http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?view=info&itemid=1513531 "ieSpell" +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos37/ "Gallery: Best Firefox Add-Ons" +[5]: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/ "Firefox: Tab Mix Plus"
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