Life is a State of Mind

Amazon Wish Lists are a decent way of exchanging gift ideas with remote friends and family, but I have never liked that until recently the list only included Amazon products…

Well, if you use Firefox as your web browser (and possibly others too) you can add items from other online websites now.

It does not require Firefox for those reviewing the list and buying the items. Firefox is only needed when you are adding new items to your list; once there you manage them in any browser on the Amazon website.

Here is how to do that (repeat for each computer you use, for each user of Firefox on that computer):

• Start Firefox
• In Firefox, pull down the “Tools” menu to “Add-ons” to bring up the Add-Ons management window
• The Add-ons management window has several tabbed views, click the “Get Add-ons” tab
• Type “Add to Amazon Wish List Button” into the search field and press enter
• Select the “Add to Amazon Wish List Button” extension, and click the “Add to Firefox” button
• you’ll have to agree to the Amazon terms of service
• If you click “Install Now” it will install the extension and restart your Firefox

Now Firefox should have a new button between the “home” icon and the “URL” field at the top, in my Firefox theme it looks like an a with an underline or plus sign below it.

You’ll need to already have an Amazon wish list.

Now, whenever you are at the website for some product or item you want, click the Add to Amazon Wish List Button and a popup will appear allowing you to manage how this item will appear in your Amazon Wish List.

For example – if you want to get a Firefly bumper sticker (everyone wants one, right?):

Visit http://store.qmxonline.com/_p_112.html

Then click the Add to Amazon Wish List button.

Now, go look at your wish list and see the item to confirm.