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Exploring Firefox Extensions

Posted by Hemos on from the learning-more-about-it dept.

Gary writes "If you haven't made the switch to Mozilla Firefox it may be because you aren't aware of the great benefits Firefox has over IE. Flexbeta has posted a nice HOWTO guide on Firefox extensions; my favorite is the Target Alert extension which displays a small graphic next to links that are not web pages. For example a mailto: link will display a small envelope, a link to a PDF file will display a small Adobe icon, etc."

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  1. names by Slashbot+Hive-Mind · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know, I wish they would stop changing their name. I use Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox as my sole browser and absolutely enjoy it. The problem is, I am trying to get my family to use it as well, but trying to keep them straight on what it is called is getting a little ridiculous. Conversation with family: "You know that browser I gave you a link on...No, not Mozilla. Yeah, it was Firebird. No now its called Firefox. I don't know why, just use it"

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    1. Re:names by praedictus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Gets even better when you are using the Firesomething extension.
      Vanilla Moistpussy, now THERE'S a browser!

      In addition, I currently use the Download With extension in association with Prozilla, which comes in handy for those mp^h^h source file downloads, especially on unreliable dial-up connections.

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  2. OT: need an XUL developer by professorhojo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hi guys -- anyone out there an XUL expert? we're hiring! we need someone who can do some GUI work and help us set up a build system for our project. can you contact me at murray@qunu.com ? (there should be 2/3 months full time work here)

    thanks in advance...

  3. Re:What plugin is this? by leomekenkamp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    An email has been sent to the administrator notifying them of the problem.

    Sorry to reply to my own posting, but would this imply that the administrator is
    1. suffering from a multiple personalities disorder
    2. a siamese twin
    3. undergoing a sex-change at this very moment
    4. a monarch
    5. God
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  4. stop /.-ing by ssbljk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    stop slashdoting useful web sites

    can't download anything now

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  5. Re:What plugin is this? by BenjyD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Them/they is commonly used as a gender-neutral pronoun in English.

  6. Re:Why people cling to IE by Jarlsberg · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Just tell her to upgrade Windows to Service Pack 2 and then explain how IE's new inbuilt popup blocker will suppress those pop up windows. Everyone's happy.

  7. niche markets by soliptic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I like the way it allows the creation of things for niche markets. For example, tarzan.spoox.org is the most comprehensive online discography for drumnbass, and you can get things which let you search tarzan by track/artist/label, from where the google search is.

  8. Re:Why people cling to IE by scupper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why the HELL was this moderated as "offtopic"? God, the immature anti-microsoft "tude" pours through everything, even when it's irrational.

    The originial post, "Why people cling to IE", discussed the motivation, for recommending Firebird, being the elimination of popups while using Internet Explorer.

    Mentioning that XP2 adds a popup block feature is a relevent fact, since the discussion is about a browser feature comparison, and XP2 DID IN FACT ADD THAT FEATURE.

    How is that Offtopic?

  9. Re:Yet more good reasons to switch from IE by j_heisenberg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod parent down. tinyurl => "adult filth" (or sth)