google.com/apis/maps/
documentation/mapplets/) to extend Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps/
mm?mapprev=1)
??? Microsoft Web Gadgets (http://gallery.live.com/) to extend Windows Live
(http://live.com)
For web applications, these are some examples:
??? WordPress plug-ins (http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins)
??? MediaWiki extensions (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_extensions)
For desktop applications/OS environments, take a look at these examples:
??? Microsoft Office macros and add-ins (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/
default.aspx)
??? OpenOffice.org macros, add-ins, and add-ons (http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/
wiki/Extensions)
??? Yahoo! Widgets (http://widgets.yahoo.com/)
??? SketchUp Ruby (http://www.sketchup.com/?sid=79)
If you have the required permissions, you can install or write extensions that incorporate
other services into the applications.
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Browser Plug-Ins
Are there Firefox add-ons (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/) that supplement or
enhance the user interface to the web site? For example:
??? Better Flickr Firefox Extension (http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-code/
upgrade-flickr-with-the-better-flickr-firefox-extension-263985.php)
??? The del.icio.us Firefox extension (http://del.icio.us/help/firefox/extension)
??? S3Fox Amazon S3 Firefox Organizer (https://addons.
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