addon

An addon, or add-on, is a small program that extends the functionality of an existing program. Popular addon examples are Firefox add-ons and Google Chrome extensions. Addons are on the other hand not limited to web browsers. Add-ons exist for image editors like Adobe Photoshop or Paint.net, Office programs like Microsoft Office or media players like Windows Media Player.

Addons can extend the functionality but also change the appearance, features and options of the programs that they are loaded in.

Common add-on examples are security add-ons for web browsers that increase the browser's security or a Internet video add-on to play YouTube videos in a desktop video player.

You'll find bloggers talking about addons at sites like Otaku Gadgets and Trixoo.

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• VMware vSphere Storage Appliance Add-on for vCenter Server 5 Essentials for Quick Storage and Accessibility

  
  Bits On Bytes — Authority: 131
  VMware vSphere Storage Appliance Add-on for vCenter Server 5 Essentials helps customers by offering these people with choices to store internally on their servers. This allows ease of storage and users do not have to make use of external ways of storage. Subsequently thereafter, they can put together a repository to ...
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• Whats In It for You with Ademco Burglar Alarm?

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  It was during the eighteenth century that burglar alarm created its name as a mode to determine who entered a certain passageway, such as doors or windows. These days, burglar alarms are not solely utilised as an indication for possible entrance or exit of undesirable visitors. Burglar alarms are also utilized to ...
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• Demotivational posters – Firefox addons

  
  Funny signs — Authority: 116
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  3 days ago

• Seabee Amphibian from KC Flight Shop

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 122
  Another one of those little aircraft that it’s hard not to like, the Rebuplic Seabee was born in the immediate aftermath of World War II, as Republic’s attempt to get into the expected massive boom in civil aviation. Although the market may not have quite grown as fast as some people expected, the Seabee’s ...
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• FREE DOWNLOAD ANDROID MOBILE iSyncr WiFi Add-On v3.0.0 Apk App

  
  Free Download Android-Softwares, Apps ,Games, Themes ,Android News,Reviews — Authority: 436
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• PIS send a postcard from Puerto Vallarta

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 122
  It may not be on as short a final as the A340 in their screenshot above, but Pacific Islands Simulation have posted a number of screenshots to their forum thread and sent out a Press Release to state that their next scenery, covering Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, will soon be entering beta test phase. ...
  6 days ago

• Google+ rivals create Dont Be Evil add-on

  
  TG Daily - All News — Authority: 636
  Engineers from Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have created a browser add-on that they say cancels the effects of Googles bias towards Google+ results. read more
  1 week ago

• WAT for Thunderbird 0.7.1 For Mac

  
  Free Software Download — Authority: 133
  Download WAT for Thunderbird For Mac Description: A Thunderbird add-on that enables to open a given URL in a new tab  WAT is the acronym for WebApplicationTab and this are the ain steps that you have to follow to take advantage of the way the WAT for Thunderbird extension works: · register the Name and the URL ...
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• Sun Direct introduces ‘CINEMA PLUS ADD-ON’ promotional pack for all existing subscribers

  
  Indiandth.com: Direct-To-Home, IPTV & Satellite Radio News — Authority: 107
  Chennai, 17th January, 2012: Sun Direct the leading DTH player in India today announced its new ‘CINEMA PLUS ADD-ON’ promotional pack offer for all its existing subscribers; this three month renewal offer priced at just Rs.96/- gets subscribers an extra one month free viewing of their favourite channels. This ...
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• VSCO Film Offers Fancy Schmancy Film Emulation for Digital RAW Photos

  
  PetaPixel — Authority: 690
  There are plenty of presets out there that attempt to make your digital images look like they were shot with film, but VSCO Film by Visual Supply Co is different: it’s a Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW add-on that uses film profiles to change how the RAW files are interpreted rather than simply perform standard ...
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• How to Instantly Hide or Restore Chrome Browser Tabs With PanicButton (Plus a Hidden Stealth Mode Trick)

  
  Guiding Tech — Authority: 488
  Suppose you are browsing through some restricted websites in your workplace or let’s say you’re in your college dorm and someone to whom you are answerable for your behavior comes looking for you. Of course, you can close your browser with a simple click to save yourself from embarrassment, but it will leave that ...
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• Wonderful World of Disney Trivia Game Add-On Pack; 800 New Questions (Toy) newly tagged “games”

  
  Dikmoi Corner — Authority: 135
  Wonderful World of Disney Trivia Game Add-On Pack ; 800 New Questions ( Toy ) By Disney 12 used and new from $4.00 First tagged “ games ” by amyjoesamazon Customer tags: board game , games , family game , party game , trivia game , fun , trivia , ...
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• FSSymphony Interface Software Released

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 122
  Ruediger Ebert from www.flying-the-winglets.de would like to announce the release of his interface software FSSymphony as freeware. The program acts as smart interface between Microsoft Flight Simulators 2004 or FSX, FSUIPC and the PoKys56E® Ethernet interface. For cockpit builders with no programming experience, ...
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• FSDG Djerba Previews

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 122
  FlightSim Development Group (FSDG) have announced on their forum and in a Press Release that their first project as a team, Djerba X (actually for FS9 as well as FSX) is in the final stage of testing and they are aiming for a release date at the end of next week. Following on from some very nice dusk screenshots of ...
  1 week ago

• Virtual-Dispatch Online Public Beta

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 122
  Philipp Bauer has announced the open beta for a web-based portal of Virtual Dispatch, “the easy to use flight planning software!” The now browser-based version of the previous client software provides operational flight plan, map view, weather briefing, airport briefing, flight plan export to common addons, plus ...
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• Chrome Gets New Official AdSense Publisher Toolbar Extension

  
  Techpack.org — Authority: 113
  Techpack AdSense Publisher Toolbar (Google) is a new Chrome extension to quickly check your AdSense Earnings. It is the quickest way for AdSense publishers to check AdSense earnings on Chrome in a small popup window. Users can very quickly check their real-time ad earnings on the web. No matter wherever they are on ...
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• Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | Africa

  
  100 Places to Visit Before You Die — Authority: 116
  Visiting Victoria Falls Our Top Links Highlights of South Africa with the Victoria Falls add-on BA Flights to Victoria Falls Zambia holidays – Kuoni Victoria Falls to Nairobi Adventure 20 days G Adventures Zimbabwe Travel vaccinations FREE Travel needs assessment Zambia & ...
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• Addon Advice – Be Wary Of 3rd Pary Addons!

  
  Computer Tips And Tricks, Gadgets, How-To, Life - 2.0 Style — Authority: 95
  When it comes to browsers Firefox is by far the superior contender amongst all others. Not only is it faster and has superior user features, but it has a significant amount of additional features that can be added. These extra features are called add ons and are created both by Firefox and by other users [...]Related ...
  2 weeks ago

• Gears of War 3: Fenix Rising Map Pack

  
  Xbox Live's Major Nelson — Authority: 667
  Content: Fenix Rising Map Pack Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: If you own Gears of War 3 Season Pass DO NOT purchase this content here as you will be charged again. Fenix Rising Map Pack This pack adds five new multiplayer maps: ...
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• 10 Best Gmail Add-ons and Extensions You Should Have

  
  Tech-Tips-Geek — Authority: 110
  If you use Gmail (and who doesn’t?), you need to get hold of a few of Gmail’s fantastic add-ons. There’s everything from extensions to ensure you follow-up on responses, to sorting out and auto-archiving emails. Here are the absolutely top 10 of all time Gmail add-ons. How many of these do you have? 1. Boomerang ...
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