MapIt!
I would imagine that most people reading this have no doubt used some type of online mapping service such as Google Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo Maps, or one of the several other notable services out there. Additionally, I would also imagine that most have gone through the cumbersome procedure of either copying and pasting the desired address from some website that lists it or manually typing this address in by hand. Of course this always first involves opening a new browser tab/window, navigating to your favorite mapping service, and then completing the mentioned address entry process.
Well I have just come across the MapIt! extension for Firefox that makes this task considerably easier. Once the plugin is installed, simply highlight an address on any website and you can get instant access to a map of this address from one of several supported online mapping services via the right click menu. Additionally, you can configure the extension so that it automatically saves your home address (or any address), so that you can get easy access to driving directions to or from the selected address. And of course an almost necessary feature allows you to configure the requested map to be opened in a new browser tab or window.
This is certainly an extension that will prove very useful for me and I would imagine that many others would benefit from it as well.
