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Macros in Chrome

Let's see; iMacros for Chrome; wonder what that does? If you guessed that it adds macro capability to Google's free Chrome browser, you're right, but that's not all it does. It records and plays macros in Chrome, so you can use it to fill out forms and automate repetitious tasks. However, its master password feature securely manages online passwords via 256-bit AES encryption. And, like all Chrome extensions, it's free.

After we downloaded and installed iMacros for Chrome, we opened the extension's options page, which we accessed by clicking the toolbar's Wrench icon … Read more

Featured Freeware: iMacros for Firefox

Automating repetitive Firefox tasks is one way to save your fingers from undue stress, and iMacros for Firefox is a great way to do it. From a sidebar you can toggle on and off, and you can run, record, and edit macros. Recording is as simple as pressing a button before starting and clicking another to stop. For more advanced tasks you can turn to a set of demos, but the Web site wiki and step-by-step tutorials were easy enough to follow.

While iMacros can theoretically be used to input passwords, best security practices dictate that you shouldn't. Being … Read more

How to run macros in Firefox, and why

My editorial job requires me to spend 90 percent of most days stationed in front of my PC. Even with an ergonomic setup, my hands get achy, especially when I'm racing against the clock. I can, thankfully, eliminate some of those repetitive tasks by automating them with a macro.

Macros are essentially scripts that run through a sequence of predefined steps. Since much of my work is Web-based, iOpus' free plug-in, iMacros for Firefox, is a great time-saver that simply lets me record my mouse actions and then translates those actions into a script I can save and even … Read more