Bookmarklets

What is a bookmarklet?

Simply, a bookmarklet is a bookmark that you can place in your favorites, and it is powered by JavaScript. Bookmarklets, therefore, are very powerful, and can be used to accomplish an array of tasks. To use them, simply drag them up into your favorites bar or bookmarks section.

The List

• powersearch 0.1 - currently has a bug! This is a command-line style app that has a wealth of features. Examples are shown in quotes.
  • Google Services
    • "g test" searches for 'test' on google.com
    • "gi test" searches for 'test' on images.google.com
    • "gi test --unsafe" searches 'test' on images.google.com without restrictions
    • "g test --this" searches for 'test' on google.com in the current website
    • "gi test --this --unsafe" searches for 'test' on images.google.com in the current website without restrictions
    • "gn sarah palin" searches for 'sarah palin' on news.google.com
    • "gm 1 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey" searches that address on maps.google.com
  • Smart Google
    • "ebook The Catcher in the Rye" searches google.com intelligently for CITR ebooks
    • "music Radiohead" searches google.com intelligently for Radiohead songs
  • Other
  • "slang that's what she said" brings up 'that's what she said' on urbandictionary.com
  • "wiki Ubuntu" brings up the 'Ubuntu' page on Wikipedia.org
  • "imdb The Matrix" brings up 'The Matrix' on imdb
  • "lucky test" or "first test" brings up the first possible page for the keyword 'test'
  • "torrents Ubuntu" or "torrent Ubuntu" searches for Ubuntu torrents
• justforfun 0.1 - just plain old silly.