R. MAK. shares a nice plugin for Firefox called Tamper Data. What Tamper Data does is it can track or modify http/https requests.In simple words, when we play flash games or take tests on web (which uses javascript), it posts a http requests containing the score. Using the Tamper Data extension we can edit that information to whatever we like.
How to use it:
- Install the extension.
- Goto the the web-page where you want to cheat (can be a game or form quiz).
- Click Tools » Tamper Data » Start Tamper.
- Now complete the game/quiz.
- When you will click on the submit button (to submit the scores) an alert will appear asking you to tamper the data.
- Click Tamper.
- Edit the required fields (most often it is named as “Score”) to the value you want.
- Click Ok.
That’s it, the modified scores will be submitted to the site. Congrats, you are a winner now :D !
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Are you one of those who likes to read much online but hates to open a new tab and search for an unknown word’s meaning each time ? WikiLook is the solution then.
WikiLook is a nice Firefox extention which allows you to see the defination of a word from dictionary without requiring to open a new tab or window.
How to use:
1. Press Shift
2. Move mouse pointer just a bit, still holding it over selected word.
3. Wait half a second.
The other way, moving mouse first and then pressing Shift will not work, to make sure add-on won’t interfere, when user decided to type some text..
—or—
1. Highlight any word or idiom with your mouse.
2. Move mouse pointer just a bit, still holding it over selected word.
3. Wait half a second.
Gives me just another reason to use Firefox.
Today the results for CA final exams (May 08) were to be announced and I was busy refreshing the results site as my brothers’ result was to be declared. Though the site said the results will be out at 12, they always do it a bit early. Just then I found a Firefox addon, Check4Change, which gave me some rest by doing the job in an automated fashion.
Check4Change (aka C4C) is a simple extension that allows you to periodically check a web-page for updates.
Usage:
1. Select the text you want monitored for updates.
2. Right-Click. On the Check4Change context menu, select the time interval. The tab icon will indicate this page is being monitored by changing to C4C.
That’s it! Sit back, and wait for the notifications, which include:
* Little dancing C4C letters in the tab icon. Clicking the tab indicates you’ve seen it, and the icon changes back to the original.
* Pop-up alert notification.
* Sound notification.
At 11:03 AM finally there was a pop-up which said that the results were out and my brother became a Chartered Accountant. Congrats bro!
Ctrl+Tab navigation for Firefox tabs, similar to Alt+Tab on various operating systems.
