Comments on: Create a TinyUrl the Easy Way in Firefox http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Starkiller http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-63774 Starkiller Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:17:13 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-63774 BTW, works with firefox3 now. But one thing struck me as odd, I tried testing this with multiple sub-sites of howtogeek, but the resulting tinyURL is always the first one I got http://tinyurl.com/36mweg directing to this article. Any Ideas? BTW, works with firefox3 now.

But one thing struck me as odd, I tried testing this with multiple sub-sites of howtogeek, but the resulting tinyURL is always the first one I got http://tinyurl.com/36mweg directing to this article. Any Ideas?

]]> By: Angus S-F http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-51882 Angus S-F Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:42:31 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-51882 Wonderful addition. I've been using a bookmarklet, but this is way better -- I have to manually copy the TinyURL from the bookmarklet-loaded page to the clipboard in order to use it, but this copies it for me. I'd like to seen an option to create the PREVIEW version of the TinyURL --- I always send that so the recipients of my TinyURLs can see what they're getting ... e.g. instead of copying http://tinyurl.com/xxxxxx to the clipboard copy instead this: http://preview.tinyurl.com/xxxxxx Please also make this work with Firefox 3.x ... Wonderful addition. I’ve been using a bookmarklet, but this is way better — I have to manually copy the TinyURL from the bookmarklet-loaded page to the clipboard in order to use it, but this copies it for me.

I’d like to seen an option to create the PREVIEW version of the TinyURL — I always send that so the recipients of my TinyURLs can see what they’re getting … e.g. instead of copying http://tinyurl.com/xxxxxx to the clipboard copy instead this: http://preview.tinyurl.com/xxxxxx

Please also make this work with Firefox 3.x …

]]> By: Russ Francis http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31471 Russ Francis Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:07:57 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31471 An even easier way (IMO) to create a TinyURL is with this bookmarklet: javascript:void(window.open('http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url='+document.location.href)); Admittedly, you won't have the added features of the Firefox extension, but this should work with other browsers as well. An even easier way (IMO) to create a TinyURL is with this bookmarklet:
javascript:void(window.open(’http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=’+document.location.href));

Admittedly, you won’t have the added features of the Firefox extension, but this should work with other browsers as well.

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31402 The Geek Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:02:03 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31402 Because you may use the TinyUrl often to send around or insert into emails, posts, etc. Because you may use the TinyUrl often to send around or insert into emails, posts, etc.

]]> By: Moshe http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31401 Moshe Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:56:15 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31401 That is right, but if you have a bookmark to the original, what do you need to save the TinyUrl for? That is right, but if you have a bookmark to the original, what do you need to save the TinyUrl for?

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31400 The Geek Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:51:36 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31400 I agree, it does duplicate that functionality somewhat... I think the reasoning behind it is that you probably already have a bookmark to the real page, so bookmarking the TinyUrl link as well would give you duplicate bookmarks. I agree, it does duplicate that functionality somewhat… I think the reasoning behind it is that you probably already have a bookmark to the real page, so bookmarking the TinyUrl link as well would give you duplicate bookmarks.

]]> By: Moshe http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31399 Moshe Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31399 Nice add on, but the "Saved" feature is silly. We don't need another place to save links on top of bookmarks and Delicious and such. Too many places will just cause you to forget where it is. Nice add on, but the “Saved” feature is silly.
We don’t need another place to save links on top of bookmarks and Delicious and such.
Too many places will just cause you to forget where it is.

]]> By: Gustav Dahl http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-31386 Gustav Dahl Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:53:03 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/create-a-tinyurl-the-easy-way-in-firefox/#comment-31386 Very clever add-on. Thanks :) Very clever add-on. Thanks :)

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