A new version of SteemPlus has been released recently where you don't have to login with Steemconnect to use a lot of it's awesome features. It's called offline mode.
If you don't know what SteemPlus is:
Steemplus is a browser extension that adds plenty of features to your Steemit (mostly) , Busy and Utopian experience.
Since using Steemplus it has enhanced my experience with steemit.com adding a bunch of cool feautures.
I especially like the human/spammer/bot identifier. The realtime wallet and User information.
Screenshots of cool features:
You can find more information here.
For all the features (I only covered a few) go here (scroll down a little bit).
The extension is frequently updated and worked on.
I talk about it more in my vlog. (from 2:43)
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