Neat little plugin for Firefox
SiteAdvisor!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 by WebGizmos | Discussion: Personal Computing
The short story on SiteAdvisor is that it gives you the dirt on more than a million Web sites. Its test bots constantly check sites to see whether they send unsolicited e-mail, bury users under a blanket of pop-ups, and--perhaps most importantly--contain software that could compromise your privacy. Whenever you visit a URL, SiteAdvisor's browser icon flashes one of three colors: green (safe), yellow (caution), or red (extreme caution). Then, with a couple clicks, you can head to SiteAdvisor's home page for more detailed information. According to the company, about 90 percent of the sites tested so far have scored a green rating, whereas only 5 percent haved earned the red flag for bad behavior. My favorite part about the plug-in is that it rates sites directly from search engines such as Yahoo and Google, which reduces your chances of falling victim to a drive-by install.
You must be running Firefox in order to install it.
You must be running Firefox in order to install it.
liquidguru
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9:02 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9:02 AM
i downloaded it, and when installed it sits in the status bar at the bottom of FF....
if you google anything, on the results pages there is now a green tick or a red cross at the end of every result, saying whether it's a safe site or not...pretty cool..thanks for the link WebGizmos
if you google anything, on the results pages there is now a green tick or a red cross at the end of every result, saying whether it's a safe site or not...pretty cool..thanks for the link WebGizmos
WebGizmos
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 2:36 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 2:36 PM
Patriots....You have to restart Firefox...then you should see an info page about SiteAdvisor (once) and then when you restart you'll see it where LiquidGuru (Your welcome!) said. 
LiquidGuru...Ever come across any snow eels when your diving? Those are really awesome...and very friendly too!
LiquidGuru...Ever come across any snow eels when your diving? Those are really awesome...and very friendly too!
liquidguru
Reply #4 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 7:14 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 7:14 PM
hey there WebGizmos,
not sure exactly what a snow eel is...we have many eels here...we have one called a spotted moray eel, which some people call a snow flake eel Link
, the friendliest eels we have are the Sharptail Eels, which look like snakes, but aren't, and have no teeth, so you can pick them up in your hands Link
, my favorites, though, are the Spotted Snake Eels, that are buried in the sand until i dig them about Link
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we also get Goldspotted Eels, Manytoothed congers, Green Morays, Viper Morays, Broadbanded Morays, Goldentailed Eels, and a few more....
diving here is 'eely good !!
not sure exactly what a snow eel is...we have many eels here...we have one called a spotted moray eel, which some people call a snow flake eel Link
, the friendliest eels we have are the Sharptail Eels, which look like snakes, but aren't, and have no teeth, so you can pick them up in your hands Link
, my favorites, though, are the Spotted Snake Eels, that are buried in the sand until i dig them about Link
..
we also get Goldspotted Eels, Manytoothed congers, Green Morays, Viper Morays, Broadbanded Morays, Goldentailed Eels, and a few more....
diving here is 'eely good !!
WebGizmos
Reply #5 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9:44 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9:44 PM
Hey..cool links! 
I think it was the snowflake eels I was referring to....forgot the complete name. 
First saw them in a friends saltwater tank and ended up playing with them. They weren't the least bit agressive. 
I think it was the snowflake eels I was referring to....forgot the complete name. 
First saw them in a friends saltwater tank and ended up playing with them. They weren't the least bit agressive. 
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Reply #1 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 8:12 AM
I downloaded the Siteadvisor, but I don't think it took right. I did everything step by step for the install. but I"m not seeing it in FF