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Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates

Just released an update to my Firefox add-on, Better GReader 0.7.2, which contains a few fixes plus a new integrated print button. Huge thanks to the folks at Mozilla for making Better GReader one of their official "Recommended" add-ons; it's now got over 33,000 active daily users (relatively small compared to Better Gmail 2's 304,000 daily users).

As always, a lively conversation about all the Better Webapps add-ons is going on on the mailing list. Hit us up with questions, problems, or requests there.

Download Better GReader and let us know what you think. My favorite feature: "Preview Item," which loads the originating web page right inside Google Reader.

Better Webapps Collection of Firefox Extensions Now Available

Now that Mozilla's launched Add-on Collections, an easy way to subscribe to lists of good extensions for Firefox and friends, it only made sense to compile my series of Better extensions into a single collection.

Subscribe to the Better Webapps Firefox extension collection to get all the add-ons I'm still maintaining: Better Gmail 2, Better GReader, Better Amazon, Better YouTube, Better Flickr, Better GReader, and Better GCal. (Yes, some of these I maintain a bit more actively than others.)

You'll need Mozilla's official Add-on Collector to subscribe to the collection and others; if you do, you'll automatically get updates to it as we go along. If you have questions regarding any of the Better Webapps add-ons, hit up the mailing list.

Also, speaking of Better add-ons and collections, thanks to both Lifehacker and Download Squad for including Better Gmail 2 in their collections: Lifehacker's Must-Have Extensions and Downloadsquad Pack.