Butler
Cory mentions a new project called Butler, which extends FireFox to alter the appearance of Google search results. The most interesting feature from my point of view is the elimination of restrictions on saving images from Google Print. Butler also removes Google text ads, and does various other things. Part of me can't help wondering whether this is meant as some sort of political statement about the controversial Google Toolbar AutoLink feature, which alters the appearance of web pages. Now the appearance of Google itself can be altered on the client side, with the removal of ads and the insertion of links to Google's competitors. Perhaps Mark Pilgrim means to say that what's sauce for the gander is sauce for the Goo... er, goose.
I'm constantly amazed by the programmability of FireFox and the Mozilla suite. I'm starting to understand why people are saying that they're great development environments, and I'm also starting to worry that there will soon be a new industry based on writing spyware for FireFox.
