iPhonefreak

If you’re like me, you may browse the internet at an abnormally high speed.  Personally I use YubNub on my browser to trick out my searches.  Unfortunately, this can be a little tougher on the iPhone because the built in Safari browser won’t take extensions or plug-ins of any kind.  This limitation can be smartly circumvented, though, by a little thing called a "bookmarklet."

A bookmarklet is a URL that also includes a Javascript command.  While these are occasionally used on PC browsers, they are endlessly useful to the iPhone surfer.  Here are a few of my favorites:

• YubNub - a great, community-programed search tool that will blow you away.
• Wikipedia - pops up a dialog box for the mighty Wiki
• Find - highlights a selected word on the page whenever it occurs
• iTransmogrify! - until the iPhone gets Flash support, this seeks out flash videos that break on a page (install site)
• Display all images - digests all the images on the current page into a scrollable picture list
• Copy/Paste - clearly Steve’s least favorite command (this link is to the install site)

All of these are installable on un-Jail Broken iPhones by syncing with Safari.  This now works on PCs and Macs using Safari.  Just drag the above links into a folder for bookmarklets in Safari’s bookmark manager and sync up in iTunes.  For more of the best bookmarklets, this LifeClever article is a great resource.  Good luck and happy finger-surfing!

P.S. - Glad to be joining the iPhoneFreak family.