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Definr dictionary

Submitted by schwarz on

When I need the spelling or the definition of a word, I usually use my Merriam-Webster Dictionary Firefox addon. But when I saw Definr demo-ed at the "Have You Heard?" program at the WAPL conference I was wowed!definr logo

Definr is a single-page, super-fast dictionary lookup tool that suggests words as you type.

Start typing a word, and definr uses their word-completion algorithm to suggest possible word matches as you add letters.

To make it even more useful, you can add the Definr search extension to Firefox, and add a Definr link to your Firefox bookmark toolbar; go to the Definr Tools page for details.

Definr's free dictionary is based on Princeton's open WordNet 2.0.

I could have used this tool a few months back when I had trouble figuring out how to spell the word "apropos" (as in "apropos of nothing"), and when Firefox's built-in spell checker didn't have it, and after trying every spelling alternative I could think of, I IM-ed a colleague who knew how to spell it. (Thanks again, Karla!)

Search text inside text boxes

Submitted by admin on

You may have already noticed, but the upgrade to Firefox 2 quietly added support for text search inside text boxes.

That means that next time you write a long blog post or email, and you want to search for a bit of text inside your entry, you don't have to skim the text in its entirety to find what you're looking for.

Delete Firefox auto-complete entries

Submitted by admin on

You know the scenario: You've accidentally entered some wrong username or other information into a form field and now Firefox always suggests this wrong data in the grey auto-complete dropdown too.

It's easy to delete a single entry from the grey autocomplete dropdown:

Just start to type in into the form field until the grey dropdown appears, then use the cursor keys to move to the entry to be deleted and press the Shift key and the Delete key

Google Tips

Submitted by admin on

Google's "define" operator allows you to look up the meanings of words and phrases without having to jump to an online dictionary. Just enter define followed by a colon followed by a word or phrase.

How to Post an Entry in Your New Blog

Submitted by admin on

For those of you who have a blog for your library, here is a tutorial on how to create entries. If you don't have a blog, and would like one, just let me know.

A Beginner's Guide to Blogging with MovableType

Posting Entries
From the Main Menu select the blog you would like to add an entry to, then select:

Add the entry Title and Main Entry Text.

Optional:

Clear Your Web Browser's Cache

Submitted by admin on

The cache, or Temporary Internet Files contains a kind of travel record of the items you have seen, heard, or downloaded from the Web, including images, sounds, Web pages, even cookies. Storing these files in your cache can make browsing the Web faster because it usually takes your computer less time to display a Web page when it can call up some of the page's elements or even the entire page from a local folder. But, all those files stored in your cache take up space, so from time to time, you may want to clear out the files stored in your cache to free up some space on your computer.

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