Backpack extension for Firefox

By David Chartier

Backpack is a slick online PIM tool, and if you've been searching for a way to get organized but haven't checked out the free version, I just found one more reason for you to stop procrastinating: a Backpack extension for Firefox.

This handy extension gives you quick access to a drop-down list of your Backpack pages with the use of a button you can add to your toolbar. I just finished installing it on the recently-released Firefox 1.5, but there's an extra couple of steps necessary to get this extension up and running, so here's a walk-through:

  1. obviously, download the extension, install, and restart Firefox
  2. edit the extension from Firefox's extension management list to add your Backpack user name and API key (obtain your API key from the account page in your Backpack)
  3. customize your Firefox toolbar (right-click on it for the option) and scroll down the list of buttons you can add to find a new Backpack button

You also have the option of customizing how Firefox opens any of your backpack pages; in the same window, a new tab, a tab in the background, etc. This is a great tool for any Backpack user, and one I'd like to add to the list of feature and extension requests in the You're in Charge of Safari post I did earlier this month. PimpMySafari.com, you listening?
 

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