From 79fafe2f44f5e31522dd93013950474342bfdfb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 15:48:55 -0500 Subject: archived all the stuff from freelancing for wired --- .../Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt (limited to 'old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt') diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5cee854 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Mon/ffstudents.txt @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Continuing its string of branded version of Firefox, Mozilla is set to release a "Campus Edition" aimed at students headed back to school. Firefox Campus is a little different that the previous branded versions we've covered (notably [AllPeers][6] and [EBay][5]) in that there's no specific company involved, rather the campus edition of Firefox comes bundled with a number of add-ons students might find helpful. + +The featured add-on in the campus edition are [Zotero][7], [FoxyTunes][8] and [StumbleUpon][9]. Zotero is a research tool which helps collect, manage and cite research sources while FoxyTunes lets you control various media players from within Firefox. + +The StumbleUpon toolbar seems of dubious usefulness for students, though it is no doubt an excellent time waster and a fun way to find random, engaging websites. + +The campus edition page should be [available for download][11] sometime later today. + +While the student bundle is primarily a PR move on Mozilla's part, and a good one at that, we can't help thinking they left out some of the more useful plugins for students. + +For instance, [Research Word][2] gives Firefox a handy contextual menu item to look up words and phrases in a variety of sources. Select the word to lookup and right-click the selection to access definitions from Wikipedia, Google Definitions, IMDb and more. + +For the science majors there's [Biotech][1], which offers some links and tools for people wanting to research the field of Biotechnology. + +Other cool tools for students include [Diigo][3], a web highlighter and sticky note extension and the [Sirsi Library System][4] add-on which is great if your university or school uses the Sirsi Library System. + +[via [Digg][10]] + +[1]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4473 +[2]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3803 +[3]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2792 +[4]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2460 +[5]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/firefox-partner.html +[6]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/firefox_and_all.html +[7]: http://www.zotero.org/ +[8]: http://www.foxytunes.com/ +[9]: http://www.stumbleupon.com/ +[10]: http://www.digg.com/software/Firefox_Campus_Edition_Launching_Today +[11]: http://www.firefox.com/backtoschool \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2