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I’ve hacked together dotUdotMe, a bookmarklet that swaps pages from .com to .co.uk, or .anything to .somethingelse. I find it’s helpful for switching from amazon.com to amazon.co.uk without having to go to the address bar and edit part of the URL.
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Streetmap is a simple UK streetmap search extension for Firefox. Just highlight a UK street name or postcode and right-click to launch a map of it from your favourite map service. 0.92 ensures compatibility with Firefox 1.1.
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Streetmap is a simple UK streetmap search extension for Firefox. Just highlight a UK street name or postcode and right-click to launch a map of it from your favourite map service. 0.91 fixes a malformed RDF file. Version 1 (coming soon) will add the Google Maps service.
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These fifty writing tools from Poynter Online are aimed at journalists. Still worth a scan.

Branch to the Right
Use Strong Verbs
Beware of Adverbs
Period As a Stop Sign
Observe Word Territory
Play with Words
Dig for the Concrete and Specific
Seek Original Images
Prefer Simple to Technical
Recognize Your Story’s Roots
Back Off or Show Off
Control the Pace
Show and Tell
Interesting Names
Reveal Character Traits
Odd and […]

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