May 19, 2013

Linkclump opens multiple links at once

If you are reading this, i am sure you like to read a lot of articles on the web. And what's the most common thing you do? Clicking on links. During my daily routine i usually click on atleast 100 of links which are related to my article or research.

Now clicking on each link is not that much of a issue, but in this fast world, why wait to click on each one of them. That's why smart people create extensions to make our life easier.

Enter Linkclump , which lets you open many links at once. Just install it and start using it. Right click and drag over a number of links, and you will see a small red highlight and a number of links that will be opened by your drag. You can then set to open them in the foreground or in the background. 



So hope this extension helps you make your lives a little bit easier. If you loved the post do share it with others.

May 15, 2013

How to check for Spam Userscript using Spam Filter Userscript

Everyone hates spam, and there are many extensions which help you fight against these spammers. There are also many extension which help you against visual spam, like the 'AdBlock' extension, which hides ads on all the sites. But instead of adding new extensions you can just add a javascript which can do that work for you. This is where Userscripts come in. Userscripts.org is a repository of useful javascripts which you can install and it enables certain functionalities


Now, Userscripts being so famous, it is the next target for scammers. They put up code which although give some added new functionality, spam users with ad's or popups. How can we differentiate between good scripts and spam ones? Well you need another script for that.

Userscripts.org Spam Filter is a userscript which flags the most prominent spammers on the site. Take a look  at the screenshots below

Before installing Spam filter script


After installing Spam Filter Script


It highlights the scripts which are potential spammers, and will hide them by default from the list. You will have to click on the toggle button to see it in action.

This is a much needed script, for me cause i install a lot of scripts, but do not have the technical expertise to read what each script does.

If you want to use the script you will have to install Tapermonkey (chrome) or Greasemonkey (firefox). Hope you find the script userful and please share the post ahead.