One of the problems that I always run into while reading blogs is the pain that I have to go through to find a good resourceful post. Yes, I can get to that particular post through social media, search engines and so on, but I would like to access them all in one post. That’s all I want to look into…one post filled with resources. So here it is… one single post with plugins, web apps and mobile apps. Bookmark it and access it all from a single post. What better way to do it than this.

note : This post is a compilation of some of the most popular posts on NH.

Firefox Plugins

1. GreaseMonkey: Without a doubt it has to be the most powerful plugin for FireFox as this plugin allows you to change the functionality, looks of the pages according to one’s needs. UserScripts.org is a huge repository of various scripts which makes browsing pretty simple.

2. WebMail Notifier: Why use Outlook Express, Outlook or Mail App (for OS X), when web based e-mail services have improved so much? Well, in order to ensure that you don’t miss out on any important e-mail, this add-on comes pretty handy. It instantly notifies you of incoming email and supports lots of web based email services.

3. Showcase : If you often feel lost in the amount of tabs you open up while surfing the web, then this add-on will help you find the tabs in a quick and easy way. This add-on showcases all the open tabs as thumbnails in a new tab or in a separate window.

4. Google Gears: Google gears is an excellent add-on and it’s more aimed towards developers so that they can provide you the ability to be offline with their web based applications. Zoho Writer & Google reader are few web apps which you’ll love to work on with the help of Google Gears.

5. StumbleUpon: Stumbleupon is an excellent add-on and takes you away in those times when surfing the web wasn’t as huge as it is today and you came across some really cool stuff. This add-on helps you in discovering some really cool stuff on the internet. Caution: Stumbling can be addictive and you shouldn’t use it while you are working as your boss won’t like your productivity reports.

6. Google Toolbar: If you love and live by Google search (like me) then you surely can’t miss this add-on. This toolbar gives access to all sorts of search provided by Google and lets you access the gadgets, Google bookmarks and notifies you about latest incoming Gmail.

7. Tab Mix Plus: If you are looking for more control over the FireFox tabs then this add-on will be your savior. The add-on lets you add mouse gestures, lets you position tab bar according to your preference and a whole lot of features which you’d like to do with the tabs.

8. IE – Tab: If you are a windows user and don’t want the hassle of opening up Internet Explorer again and again for those websites which strictly needs Internet Explorer. With push of a button you’ll be able to use Internet Explorer’s rendering engine in Firefox’s window only.

9. Download Status bar: If you prefer to download lot of files over the internet then I’m sure that you’ll hate that download window, which opens up every time when you are downloading a file. Download status bar add-on makes a small bar at the bottom of the window (just above the normal status bar) and shows you all the files you’ve downloaded and gives you easy access to the downloaded files.

10. Answers: This amazing add-on gives you all the knowledge of the world and that too at a click away. You just need to hold the Alt key and click on any word and you’ll get the quick access to it’s meaning, WikiPedia information. Comes pretty handy for non-English speaking users.

11. FireFTP: Forget the days when you had to download FTP software to ensure that you could upload the files to a FTP server. This add-on makes FireFox a fully featured FTP application and works flawlessly.

12. AdBlock Plus: If you are bugged with the ads present on various websites (although I prefer them for lot of reasons), then you can use this add-on to block them. It takes the ads away from the webpage and doesn’t break the webpage’s look either.

13. Sxipper: Sxipper completes FireFox! This add-on fills the forms in a snap, so as a heavy web user you’d fall in love with it. You can skip downloading any auto-fill applications.

14. FasterFox: You can easily tweak various network related settings of FireFox and it’s feature of Dynamic speed helps in caching of all the webpages and thus increases the surfing speed.

15. FEBE: Installing and uninstalling of extensions can sometimes break the FireFox and this add-on helps you in recovering the whole profile as this helps you in creating the back of the FireFox’s profile and thus can save your lot of time.

Internet Explorer Plugins

1. Trixie : If you are looking for the features of Greasemonkey for IE then this plugin will act as a savior for you. Although, not all Greasemonkey scripts work on it because IE & Firefox handle things differently. However, these scripts work on it flawlessly.

   Note : Phishtank sitechecker is an excellent script which will work with Trixie and will keep you safe as far as Phishing is concerned.

2. Haute Secure : If you are looking to safe guard your computer from various attacks on the internet, then this plugin will help you tremendously. Feel free to browse the web safely when this plugin is on and believe me, it works!

3. StumbleUpon : This toolbar is extremely useful when you are getting bored and trust me you will always come across some of the most wonderful pages on the internet. It can be addictive and we featured it on our Firefox add-on post as well. It’s just one of the most wonderful and addictive plug-in ever created.

4. PicLens : We are glad we featured this plug-in in our Safari plug-ins post . The way it helps you go through the images and YouTube videos is so cool that you literally fall in love with it. Piclens for Internet Explorer will make you fall in love with IE as well.

5. Medium : If you tink only Flock can help you become social then you have to take a look at this one. Me.dium is an excellent plugin that helps you find what your friends are surfing and lets you easily access various features of Facebook too.

6. IE7Pro : If you want to make all the Firefox fans jealous then this plugin will do the needful. You can showcase any feature that a Firefox user flaunts. The feature list is so long that we just couldn’t dare to mention it here.

7. Google Toolbar : This version gets the newest and the best features when ever Google releases any update. Even the Firefox version gets updated a little late than IE version. It’s got pop up blocker, power of Google search and similar features.

8. Web Of Trust : This service has released the plug-in for IE which alerts you about websites that have been marked as harmful or been rated as safe to visit. It displays the info for sites you visit and the sites displayed in search results as well. It’s much like Mcafee’s Siteadvisor.

9. KeyScrambler Personal : We all know that there are many keyloggers available on the internet and many Trojan horses try to steal your keystrokes and of course everyone understands how crucial it can be. This plug-in encrypts all the keystrokes at keyboard driver level (of course, it can’t take care of hardware based keyloggers).

10. Video Download : If you like to download videos for offline viewing then you can always use this plug-in to download the videos. It works with lot of video hosting services which includes – Google Videos, YouTube, Metacafe and others..

11. TorrentSeek : If you love to use torrents frequently then this toolbar will help you reach them much faster. Apart from that it can act as notifier for your email, act as a chat application and lot more.

12. Free Music Zilla : This isn’t a plug-in, however, this wonderful software helps you download songs from various social music discovery sites like Pandora, Last.fm, eSnips, Myspace and others.

13. QPedia : This excellent plug-in gives the power and the world of knowledge at just one right click. You can highlight any word and search about it on WikiPedia.

14. Advanced IE History Bar : This plug-in lets you take control of the pages you’ve visited in the past. If you have ever wondered what was that page you visited few days back but can’t find it easily through the default IE history, then this plug-in will surely attract you.

15. PricePirates : This wonderful program helps you by ensuring that you are bidding for a product on e-bay by comparing the bidding price with the retail price of the product to make sure that you don’t get ripped off. It’s a great tool for all e-bay users.

16. GripIE : Have you been to those sites where the images are so cool that you want to download them all or may be a webpage with hundreds of links to those awesome MP3’s? Well, if that’s the case this small and quick plug-in will help you download them quickly. It’s an ajax based extension which lets you get access to the media files quickly on the web pages.

17. Password Scrambler : If you are interested in keeping your passwords safe and want to have a password manager then Password Scrambler is the solution. It works seamlessly with IE and does the task well.

18. Fleck : This is a web annotation service and plug-in which allows you to annotate the web and share it with your friends. You can literally post messages on the webpage and the other person doesn’t even need any software to view the annotation done by you and no signups are required either.

19. FoxyTunes : This Firefox hit has been ported to IE as well and easily lets you change the audio tracks, forward them and manage all media player controls directly from the browser. So while browsing, you won’t have to bring your favorite audio player just to increase the volume.

20. MXPlay : This is another wonderful plug-in which finds the audio content on the web and lets you play and share it with your friends.

21. Del.icio.us toolbar : When it comes to del.icio.us, I’m all up for it and be it any browser it has to be one of the best add-ons. Simple fact is that it lets you store your bookmarks online and keeps them in sync with your browser, so you don’t have to worry about losing them in any case.

22. IE Developer Toolbar : If you are a web developer and want to ensure that the web page works perfectly fine on Internet Explorer then this toolbar is for you.

23. ColorPic : Like many other listed options, this isn’t a dedicated plug-in for IE. It’s basically an application which works with IE too. It easily picks colors and it can pick colors from web pages as well. It’s pretty small and useful and that’s exactly why it hits this list.

24. ProxyWay Free : You can use ProxyWay proxy management software to integrate it with IE and this will allow you to surf the web anonymously.

25. Video Detecter : This add-on lets you easily download flash videos from various video sharing websites.

26. InLine Search : It makes a small search bar when you press CTRL+F and lets you find the words on the webpage without opening a “Find” dialogue. It’s similar to the find function of Firefox.

27. ShareThis : For all you social media junkies, this plugin will easily help you in sharing various news stories with your friends through various social media sites like Digg, Stumble, Reddit etc.

28. ZamZar Convert : This wonderful add-on helps you easily convert files from one format to another and that too without the need of downloading any software. It’s a javascript button which you can easily use to convert the files using Zamzar service.

29. IeSpell : If you are a non-english speaker then you will love this plug-in as it spell checks even in the text boxes and that too without the need of Microsoft office applications. It’s one of the most renowned plug-in for IE.

30. IESessions : If you have lot of tabs open for your research and you need to close your computer because your boss wants you to concentrate on something else, then this add-on will help you save that session, so that you can continue with it at a later stage.

31. Quero ad blocker : This toolbar replaces the default navigation bar of IE and also has the power to block ads. Not only does it save the valuable screen space but also helps you surf the web in peace.

32. Feeds Plus : A product from the IE RSS team but is still unsupported as it’s not official release from Microsoft. This plug-in keeps you away from installing a feed reader as it makes IE as a full-fledged feed reader in itself.

33. Mouse Gestures : If you envy opera users just because they have mouse gestures then there is no need to get jealous anymore as this plug-in helps you in making full use of you little mouse while surfing the web through IE.

34. Open Last Closed Tab : If you accidently closed any tab and wanted to reopen it, then you are out of luck because IE doesn’t give you that option, however, this add-on lets you easily open up to 200 closed tabs.

35. Alias : If you are looking to open lot of websites with just two keystrokes then this plug-in is what you need. It can help you create various alias and help you become a power surfer.

36. Power copier : I know that’s not the name of this plug-in however I thought that it will be a better name for this plug-in. It helps you copy the text as plain text or simply the way it’s formatted. Really helpful in many situations.

Safari Plugins

1. SAFT : If you are looking for an ad-blocker, history and bookmark search, URL shortcuts, draggable tabs and a whole lot of other features then this plug-in is a must for you. However, this one comes at a price of $ 12.
2. Safari Stand : Consider this plug-in as a mixture of All-in-one-sidebar & Greasemonkey. It has some other useful features too, however the ability to alter the webpage (i.e. removal of flash ads, javascripts, choosing custom stylesheets etc.) and that it adds a sidebar where you can view bookmarks, history etc. is what impressed me most about this plug-in
   Caution : Safari Stand is in Beta and can causes trouble like frequent crashes etc. So, install it at your own risk.
3. Inquisitor : It’s your spotlight for the web. It auto completes your search, gives suggestions and you can add more search engines to your safari. It’s a must install for every safari user.
4. PicLens : Although, this plugin is not available for the latest version of Safari i.e. 3.1 + at the moment, this plugin is simply superb and it deserves a mention in this post of Safari add ons.
5. Stumbleupon : Well, if you want to run Stumbleupon in safari then it becomes a pain as there is no plug-in for safari by the Stumbleupon team. However, if you add this URL in the bookmarks toolbar, then you’ll be able to use Stumbleupon without any problems. Of course this is not a plug-in, it’s just a small tip.
6. PDF Browser Plugin : PDF Browser plugin allows you to view the PDF’s directly in Safari. Once this plug-in is installed, it won’t give you the option of downloading the PDF, but instead will display the PDF directly, just like it happens in IE or Firefox with Adobe reader plug-in installed.
7. Emulate iPhone Safari : This is a small hack or tip which allows you to view iPhone enabled websites directly on your Mac (of great benefit to a lot of us). David Alison tells you how you can emulate Safari as IE and with similar steps, you can emulate it as mobile safari as well.
8. CocoaSuite : Well, it’s not a direct plug-in of Safari, it’s an application which enables mouse gestures for any cocoa based application and that includes Safari, of course. You can enable mouse-gestures with the help of this application. Unfortunately, this application comes at a price of $ 14.95
9. GreaseKit : Ever wondered how you can run that favorite Greasemonkey script of yours on Safari ? Well, stop wondering now. GreaseKit allows you to run wonderful UserScript on Safari.
10. Delicious Safari : Are you a del.icio.us fan ? I am and I can’t live without it. So, it didn’t appeal to me that there are plug-ins available for FireFox & IE but not Safari. Delicious Safari is an excellent plug-in and lets you create and view Del.icio.us bookmarks from Safari.
11. VideoBox : Of course it’s not a plug-in for Safari itself, but it works seamlessly with Safari. It alerts you when it finds a video while you are surfing the web and lets you download it and convert into various formats and helps you add in iTunes as well. Again, it’s available for the price of $ 15.

Web Applications

1. Note-it Express: I am pretty sure most of you have already hunted this one down since you mac users are always on the hunt for new and cool applications. But if you haven’t, here it is, an application that will let you sync notes to your ipod instead of music. You can write notes within this application and when you are done you can easily sync it with your ipod. A very handy application for mac fans, ipod users and students.
   
2. Retail Me Not : This site is for some serious shoppers who like to shop but still like to save some money while at it. How many of you actually use coupons while buying stuff? I am sure most of you don’t, simply because you never have them. This handy site provides you with coupons for your shopping needs. You can find coupons based on categories ( electronics, home supplies, etc. ) or simply use the search bar to get coupon for your favorite shopping site. An excellent service for shoppers.
   
3. Oovoo : An application that allows you to chat with your mom,dad,brother,sister and yes the annoying uncle and aunt as well, all at the same time via different computers. Since this service is free it makes it even more tempting to try it out. A great application if you are looking for a cheap ( free ) way to conduct video conferences and so on.
   
4. Similicio.us : Similicio.us is a search engine that finds related articles based on tags or bookmarks on Del.icio.us. If you find an interesting article and want to explore what other similar articles are there on del.icio.us, then this site is a must use. If you like an article, simply paste the URL and hit search, you will get results with related articles based on tags or bookmarks on Del.icio.us.
   
5. On My List : This is a fun and active community site where you can create and share list with other members. What you actually do on this site is create a list of something, say “ Worst fashions ever “ and then share pictures and thoughts with other community members and get comments as well. Here is a sample for you from the past.
   
6. Gas Buddy : GasBuddy is a web service that provides you information on gas prices. This service not only checks gas prices in your state but will provide you prices within your zipcode. It allows you to compare prices between different gas station in your city so you know where to drop the least amount of money for more gallons of gas.
   
7. Built With : This web based website profiler lets you quickly look up all the technologies implemented in creating a website , example google, msn, etc. This nifty website is capable of capturing and identifying widgets, analytic tools, hosting software, advertising networks and much more.
   
8. Walk 2 Web : What this service does is it lets you search for a particular website from its starting point. You simply type in the website name and you will be taken to a page. Initially the starting point will be the websites name and the website is connected to six nodes, three showing outgoing links and the other three showing incoming links. Now you can see all the links this website has, both inbound and outbound. When you hover your pointer over these links a website preview is shown on the right side which gives you an idea or preview where this particular site is linking or who is linking to it. This is one of the best way to check links since it is interactive and fun.
   
9. Product Wiki : This site resembles Wikipedia in the sense it offers exact same service but for product reviews. On this site, each user can review products and add their own reviews or edit reviews submitted by other users.
   
10. Animoto : The main objective of this site is to allow you to create a video or a trailer, using your images which animates or moves along with the tune of the music you provide. You can also select tunes from their library which currently has Indie Rock, HipHop and Electronica.
    
11. Should Do This : A website that lets you voice your suggestion to companies,city officials or products. Yes, you can simply call the company or the product hotline but if you ever have, you know it takes a while to get connected, and not to mention the hold after finally getting connected to a customer rep. The service this website provides gets rid of that, to a point. Try it out!
    
12. He Did What : This website is for the ladies to write about man problems they might have. All the postings are based on popularity. This might be helpful for the ladies to vent their man frustration out while staying anonymous.
    
13. BlogBackUpOnline : An online backup service for blogs that lets the user run a full backup of their blogs, schedule and store backups online and export or restore blog from a backup file. Also this service proves to be really helpful if you are thinking of changing your blogging platform.
    
14. ChinSwing : A service that lets you share and participate in a discussion using your voice. You can use voice messages to participate in an ongoing topic, ask for suggestions, start a new discussion and all this will be done using voice messages instead of texts. Relief to the sore fingers!
    
15. I4GiveU : A website that allows you to post your sins and be rated from other members. You can rate other people’s sin based on whether or not it is forgivable. It is pretty neat, I don’t know how many people would take the word of other members instead of a priest, but hey it’s a fun time in there.

Mobile Applications

1. Wordpress For Iphone : An open source application for iPhone that lets you write posts, upload images and edit your Wordpress blog on your iPhone or iPod Touch. This application was recently launched and is hot out the oven.
2. Primospot : This service allows you to find a parking spot while you are on the go. Currently the service is available only for NY area ( Manhattan and Brooklyn ) but they plan to include Queens, Philadelphia and Boston soon. To find a parking spot you need to provide zip code, address or intersection.
3. Utterz : I personally enjoy “utters.” Utterz is a mobile application that lets you create and follow discussions with friends, family and people with similar interest. To use this service simply dial 712.432.6666 if you are in US or click here for international numbers. Once you dial the number you can record your utters or hear what others are “uttering.” Your utters can be audio, images or video.
4. Mixelpix : This service allows you to share you pictures with anyone from your computer or mobile phone. If would like to send a picture from your mobile phone , simply text your images to 817-522-8132 and share it with the world, well whoever uses this service .
5. Qik : This service recently went from private beta to public beta. Qik allows you to stream live videos directly from your cell phone to the internet. You can capture and share hours and hours of videos without ever having to worry about storage on your cell phone. Qik is pronounced as “quick.”
6. Goosync : Goosync is a service that allows you to sync your google calendar to almost any mobile device. Users have an option to either use a free account or a premium account. Premium account offers additional services and costs about 39.00 US dollars approx.
7. Digby : Digby currently is available only for Blackberry users. It allows users to find, browse and buy popular name brand products from major retailers on the internet from their cell phone. Digby’s catalog is updated daily so the blackberry users always have access to the latest product. Some of the retailers on Digby are : Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, FTD and Office Max among many others.
8. Wampad : Wampad is a search engine designed for mobile browsers. This is one of the reasons the site is so minimal. Using this search engine on your mobile browser you can pretty much search any website which includes Digg, Myspace, Del.icio.us, Flickr and many more.
9. Blueapple : Blueapple is one of the most popular mobile websites that is used to search and view any video from the internet on your mobile phone. This service allows users to search over 100 million videos on the internet from their mobile phone and share with others via SMS.
10. MapMyTracks : This application is directed towards sports enthusiasts. It allows you to accurately track and or share your sporting activity over land, sea or air. To use this service users must have a GPS enabled mobile phones.
11. Shozu : With Shozu you can take your online life with you. With the use of this application you can connect and share with most online communities from your cell phone. This app literally helps you take your online life with you no matter where you go.
12. Mofuse : Mofuse helps you launch and manage a mobile version of your blog or site. To mobilize your blog/site simply enter your URL in the box provided on the site. To use this service users do need to create an account which takes less than a minute.
13. Emoze : Emoze is a free PUSH mobile email service which eliminates the need to click on send/receive every time you want to check your email via your mobile phone. Emoze supports Gmail, Google apps, Outlook and Outlook web access making it extremely versatile and simple to use!
14. AlertU : This application provides mobile alerting for enterprises. Users can access their account from any web enabled mobile phones. Alerts are sent in the form of text messages. Account managers and individuals can send alerts in a matter of seconds which proves this service to be very efficient in case a crisis strikes.
15. Gabcast : Gabcast allows you to record podcasts using your phone. This application is very handy for podcasters on the go. In addition to recording it also allows you to publish your podcasts directly from the phone.
16. Mobiluck : Mobiluck is a free mobile tool that allows you to share your current whereabouts with your friends and family, receive alerts when one of your friends is in close proximity and chat with your IM contacts.
17. Wapedia : Are you a information junkie? If you are one of them this service will certainly make your life easier while you are on the go. Wapedia is a mobile encyclopedia for the information junkie. It houses more than 10 million articles on wikipedia so you never really have to worry about not finding something that’s on wikipedia.
18. Unwiredbuyer : This service is for people who just cant stop “ebaying.” It allows users to place last minute bids from their cell phone. Go ahead and use this service to make sure you don’t lose the product you want to other last minute bidders.
19. Buddyway : Buddy is a free GPS track maker for mobile devices that allows you to track any mobile phone or PDA with built-in GPS (or with Bluetooth GPS receiver) in real time. Use this service to keep track of your friends, share your trips, view trips in 3d in google earth and let your friends know where you are at all times.
20. Comombo : Wouldn’t it be nice to have a scanner that fits in your pocket? It certainly would. If your phone has a 2 or more mega pixel camera this free application lets you use your phone camera as a scanner.
21. Goojet : This app turns your favorite websites, web apps, RSS feeds and widgets into small pretty icons and aggregates them in one place for easy access from your mobile phone. This allows you to have all your websites and such nicely organized in a widget form on your phone called “goojets.”
22. Radio.Mundu : Allows you to access hundreds of digital internet radio stations from any web-enabled mobile phone. Browse radio by stations (or music genre) and create your favorites list. Rock on!
23. Jtwitter : A java based application that allows you to use Twitter from your phone without having to use SMS messages. We know there are many other mobile twitter apps but we wanted to include at least one. It just seems like a list is incomplete without adding one mobile twitter app .
24. Snap2Face : This app lets windows mobile users upload photos from their phone to their facebook account. It can also import your friend’s profile images to outlook contacts.
25. Metro : Metro is a small database application that allows you to download different cities metro information. A free public transportation guide on your phone.

Hope you enjoyed it. If you are a regular Nethackz reader, you probably have already seen it but still having it all in one post should make it even easier. If you would like to share any resource posts that you created on your blog, feel free to drop us a link through your comments.