Tech Tip: Browser Post-it Notes
Ever wished you could stick a post-it note on a website? Well, now you can! With the internet so often used for research, it makes sense that the famous sticky note (a must-have for any researcher) is now available in digital form!
Do you often end up with a whole bunch of tabs open in your browser and no idea what each of them were for? I know I do! From day to day I might be researching an article, home loan, recipes or just the best way to clean my carpets. And believe me, I can easily end up with 20+ tabs open and things very quickly get a bit frantic with me clicking from one to the other trying to remember why that snippet of information was especially important..!
Well, gone are the days of stressful clicking for me. With a handy sticky-note add on in my browser I can now flag where I'm up to in an article, write notes on why it was interesting and even start up a list of reminders that will sit in the corner of my browser no matter what site I'm visiting.
How did I do it? Easy - I just installed the add-on and started using it!
What sticky note add-ons are available?
Note Anywhere
Browser: Google Chrome
Download & Install Here
Note Anywhere is a stickynote extension for Google Chrome. You can change the colour of the note, pick it up and drag it around the page to put it somewhere else and it even comes with a timestamp so you can remember when you added the note to the page. Learn more about Note Anywhere.
Float Notes
Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Download & Install Here
Float Notes enables you to add sticky notes to websites while using Mozilla Firefox. Like Note Anywhere, you can change the colour of the note and drag it around to choose the perfect spot on the webpage for it. You can also choose to stick them to a web page or your browser in general, meaning that the sticky note can be there as a constant reminder as you surf the web. Learn more about Float Notes.
Not using Firefox or Chrome?
Unfortunately these add-ons are only available to Firefox and Chrome users. Learn more about the differences between internet browsers.
Have you found a great add-on for your browser that you can't live without? Tell us about it in the comments below and you might just see it featured in the next Tech Tip!
