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"Firefox has tons of extensions, and when you drill them down to specific items, such as Google Maps, it's amazing how powerful of a tool this open source browser can become.  Today, we're serving up seven tools and add-ons that will make using Google Maps in your Firefox easier and much more fun.\n\n\n\n\n\nAdvanced URL Builder - Lets you pre-enter the complex part of a URL, and then just copy the part you want to query.  For instance, with Google Maps, enter the first part of their URL, copy the location listed on a webpage and immediately get the info from Google Maps.\n\n\n\n\nBlueOrganizer - BlueOrganizer will recognize different types of content in a page and give you smartlinks based on what's there. For example, if it's an address it'll give you a link to Google Maps to let you go there directly.\n\n\n\n\nGDircections - Highlight any address in a web page and it can map to your edited home addresses.  Will also add the search engine selections for the top right of your Firefox.\n\n\n\n\nGMiF (Google Maps in Flickr) - This add-on brings Google Maps support for Flickr to show geo-tagged images in Google Maps.\n\n\n\n\nLookLOCAL Toolbar - Enter any address into the toolbar an get instant comparisons between Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Windows Live Local.  You can receive driving directions, satellite images and more.\n\n\n\n\nMinimap - A robust addition to your sidebar that lets you drag-and-drop an address, geotag, and more into the sidebar and Google Maps will pull it up for you.\n\n\n\n\nPackageMapping.com - Have you ever wondered how your mail order gadgets get to you?  If it was shipped via UPS, USPS, DHL, or FedEx, this extension will let you highlight the tracking number, right click it, and get a visual map of where your package is and everywhere it has been in-between.\n\nSee also:\n40+ Free One-Column Website Templates40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely50 Great Widgets For Your Blog40+ Tools For Google Calendar15 Ways To Create Website Screenshots50+ Google Reader Extensions and Scripts For Firefox\nWEB OS RUNDOWN: 45+ Web Operating SystemsAMAZON TOOLBOX: 40+ Amazon Tools30+ Language Tools For FirefoxSKYPE TOOLBOX: 50+ Enhancements for SkypeMOBILE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLBOX: 45+ Mobile Productivity ResourcesMORE THAN A BROWSER: 19 Alternative Ways to Use FirefoxFORUMS GUIDE: 70+ Resources for Creating a ForumVOIP TOOLBOX: 30+ VoIP ServicesP2P TOOLBOX: 30+ Peer to Peer Services\nDIGG TOOLBOX: 50+ Digg Tools and ResourcesWORDPRESS GOD:300+ Tools for Running Your WordPress BlogGREEN LIVING TOOLBOX: 80+ Green SitesTravel Toolbox: 75+ Online Travel ResourcesITUNES TOOLBOX: 30+ Tools For iTunesCOLLEGE TOOLBOX: 60+ Tools For Back To SchoolONLINE PRESENTATIONS: 30+ Presentation &amp; Slideshow ServicesGMAIL TOOLBOX: 60+ Tools For Gmail\n30+ WordPress 2-Column ThemesONLINE BUSINESS TOOLBOX: 230+ Tools for Running a Business Online30+ Tools to Turn Wordpress into a Personal HubSHOPPING SPREE: 18 Sites for Social Shopping &amp; DealsSOCIAL BOOKMARKING: 50+ Social Bookmarking Sites\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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