Internet Explorer Add-Ons
When it comes to add-ons, Firefox gets all the publicity, but Internet Explorer has some very good ones as well. We've chosen two of our favorites for you.
CloudBerry TweetIE
If you're a Twitter user, and you frequently send tweets that include excerpts from Web pages you visit, you'll like CloudBerry TweetIE. Given the simplicity of Twitter, you'd expect this Internet Explorer add-on to be simple to use as well--and you'd be right. After you install it and then tell Internet Explorer to treat it as a toolbar, it displays as a small button. Click it to log in to Twitter. Then, when you find text on a Web page that you'd like to send via Twitter, copy the text to the Clipboard--it pastes into CloudBerry TweetIE, along with the URL. You can then edit the text and send it as a tweet. It's that simple.
The creators also have a version for Firefox, but when I tried to install that software, it refused to cooperate. The Firefox add-on is listed as experimental, too, so at this point I can't recommend trying that version. Let's hope the problems are fixed soon.
Download CloudBerry TweetIE | Price: Free
IESpell
These days you perform all sorts of text-related tasks in your browser that you previously did in a word processor or another application with a spelling checker. You might use a Web-based e-mail service such as Gmail, for example. You may write a blog. And you certainly fill out forms.
That means there are plenty of chances for you to make yourself look foolish by spelling words incorrectly. And the problems stemming from incorrect spelling can go beyond embarrassment--say, if you're filling out a job application or sending a cover letter.
The problem, of course, is that most browsers don't have built-in spelling checkers. IESpell solves the problem for Internet Explorer users. It integrates right into the browser, and makes checking the spelling of anything inside the browser a snap. It includes all the features you'd expect in a spelling checker, including the ability to add words to a dictionary, and the option to ignore certain words.
Download IESpell | Price: Free
