Mozilla Ubiquity


Although the beta release for Mozilla Ubiquity appeared in August my workload has been far too off the chain to take it for a test drive. This weekend I installed Ubiquity and immediately become enamored with the way it efficiently ties together online services in the browser. I have called this ‘mashup on the fly’ as by drawing on commands or writing some basic Javascript to build your own, you can mix and match services easily in your browser. I played with the Flickr and GoogleMaps commands but what sold me was the Ubiquity Ping.fm command – the ability to post to all of my social networking sites at once – in 2 keystrokes – brilliant.

Be forewarned – this is not for everyone as the interface is text only – which is a deal breaker for some users. Also – Mac users will need to install Growl to enable notifications. Remember – this is an experimental development – be patient – it will grow on you in a big way.

 

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