We're spending more and more time online at work and at home so anything that can improve the web experience is welcome.

Developed in Christchurch, Interclue shows users quick text snippets of linked pages, such as Google search results, as shown below.

No longer do you have to download annoying images and adverts, or irrelevant large documents before determining if the link is useful.

This free Firefox add-on is designed for frequent internet users such as journalists, bloggers, researchers, business users and students, who need to find the information they want well before their deadline is up.

CEO, Seth Wagoner, says, "Instead of unreadable images or huge full page previews, Interclue shows the main content of a link within a discrete tooltip window when the mouse pointer is hovered over Interclue's informative icons at the end of a link. It helps people keep on track with what they are doing by reducing mouse clicks, saving tedious waits for links to download, and minimising the open windows and tabs that clutter up their screen."