http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/automatically-convert-mistyped-and-obfuscated-urls-in-firefox/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:07:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/15/automatically-convert-mistyped-and-obfuscated-urls-in-firefox/#comment-305917 QuietURL Makes Mistyped URLs Clickable [Featured Firefox Extension] · TechBlogger Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:56:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3814#comment-305917 [...] Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Save yourself the time of copying, pasting, and fixing mistyped links with QuietURL, a free Firefox extension that converts URLs with typos or bad formatting. QuietURL comes with a standard set of common fixes, but users of regular expressions can get ultra-specific on what gets fixed. If you’re a regular browser of a forum or site that willfully obscures URLs by messing with the link code (as in “hxxp:// …”), QuietURL can automatically fix those as well, or pull the reverse. For those looking to fix their own fat-fingered URLs, try URL Fixer or switching your router to OpenDNS. QuietURL is a free download, works wherever Firefox does. QuietURL [Firefox Add-ons via gHacks] [...] [...] Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Save yourself the time of copying, pasting, and fixing mistyped links with QuietURL, a free Firefox extension that converts URLs with typos or bad formatting. QuietURL comes with a standard set of common fixes, but users of regular expressions can get ultra-specific on what gets fixed. If you’re a regular browser of a forum or site that willfully obscures URLs by messing with the link code (as in “hxxp:// …”), QuietURL can automatically fix those as well, or pull the reverse. For those looking to fix their own fat-fingered URLs, try URL Fixer or switching your router to OpenDNS. QuietURL is a free download, works wherever Firefox does. QuietURL [Firefox Add-ons via gHacks] [...]

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