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Bookmarklets are an interesting and lightweight alternative to full-fledged browser extensions. Unlike regular bookmarks, bookmarklets don’t take you to a website, but perform an action on the page you’re currently viewing. They use bits of code, usually Javascript, to do things like send links, translate a page or mark a site for future reference. While they can’t offer the deep functionality and integration of a proper extension, bookmarklets won’t slow your browser down, are less likely to crash it, and, since they’re treated the same as regular bookmarks, can be synced across browsers and computers without a problem. If you’re ready to dive in, click past the break to explore our list of ten must-have bookmarklets.
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Bookmarklets are an interesting and lightweight alternative to full-fledged browser extensions. Unlike regular bookmarks, bookmarklets don’t take you to a website, but perform an action on the page you’re currently viewing. They use bits of code, usually Javascript, to do things like send links, translate a page or mark a site for future reference. While they can’t offer the deep functionality and integration of a proper extension, bookmarklets won’t slow your browser down, are less likely to crash it, and, since they’re treated the same as regular bookmarks, can be synced across browsers and computers without a problem. If you’re ready to dive in, click past the break to explore our list of ten must-have bookmarklets.
In response to protests from privacy advocates in Europe’s most populous country, Google is now allowing Germans to completely erase their homes from the company’s Street View feature — but only for a limited time. 
Walking the entire 1,200 mile length of Britain is no easy feat, but using Google Street View to “travel” the same stretch of land is just plain boring. Matthew Partridge, however, has embarked on this adventure, going pixel by pixel from Land’s End to John O’Groats in ten days. Honestly, we’d rather go the actual distance than stare at a screen for 240 hours, but, hey, at least the bright line in the middle of the road will keep him from getting lost. Let’s just hope he doesn’t veer off his set path, because we’re pretty sure the onscreen farmer off to the side of the road won’t be able to get him back to the highway. [From: 
Walking the entire 1,200 mile length of Britain is no easy feat, but using Google Street View to “travel” the same stretch of land is just plain boring. Matthew Partridge, however, has embarked on this adventure, going pixel by pixel from Land’s End to John O’Groats in ten days. Honestly, we’d rather go the actual distance than stare at a screen for 240 hours, but, hey, at least the bright line in the middle of the road will keep him from getting lost. Let’s just hope he doesn’t veer off his set path, because we’re pretty sure the onscreen farmer off to the side of the road won’t be able to get him back to the highway. [From: 
