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Firefox Extension Guide and More
Anonymous Coward writes "A comprehensive list of Firefox extensions geared for the average power user and web developer includes description and screenshots of featured extensions. Plus Firefox Hacks and keyboard command guide. Always updated with the latest Firefox extensions, and tweaks."
1 post and its already inaccessible.
No wonder the guy submitted it anonymously.
The coral cache has mirrored this site already and works beautifully. If you don't know the URL, it is http://willlangford.com.nyud.net:8090/geekpages/fi refox/ Have fun.
Firefox is not a "memory hog." It simply uses all the memory of your system in a very effective way. Since modern computers ship with 512MB of RAM or more, Firefox will happily consume all this memory. Firefox *screams* with 16GB of RAM. It also *screams* when you have not so much RAM, although in this sense of "scream" I mean it crashes.
Firefox is also a visionary product, looking forward to the day when the browser is the only application one uses.. if it's not, it certainly doesn't leave much room for other apps.
I mean, seriously, I *heart* firefox, but it's scary when it consistently uses twice as much memory as the traditionally most bloated of all apps, a Java IDE.
There's got to be a better site for Firefox extensions
;)
It's called addons.mozilla.org
If I have nothing to hide, you have no reason to search me
Well.. while the linked site does not answer (/. effect probably), here's my favorite extensions. I try to install only those really useful to my efficiency. Right now, it's really hard to find the best extensions from Firefox's site.
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Adblock
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
Needless to say, the most important extension to me. But even better with this one: Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.3 https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/
TabFX
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
while we wait for Firefox 2.0
FlashGot
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
but I never really used it on a regular basis
Page Update Checker
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
That one should be in the built-in features. Very useful.
And not to forget (not listed on Firefox's website): Bug me not:
http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/02/07/bugmeno
Very useful for the soul-sucking registration-required articles on slashdot
Cheers.
Animoog.org
The TFA is about Firefox Extensions.
The TFA was quickly Slashdotted.
The perfect moment to suggest the Slashdot Firefox Extension:
Slashdot Extension
Generates TFA mirror links and other handy features...
There are, how about the Extend Firefox contest or CNET download.com's Best Firefox Extensions and Optimizing Firefox.
And this article doesn't even mention ScrapBook even though it has to be one of the most revolutionary ways to organize reference material. Just check it out, it won 'Most Useful Upgraded Extension' in the Extend FF contest.
Perfect is the enemy of done.
I use Portable FireFox (and addons.mozilla.org)
I find it preferable to have a no-install zip file than a windows installer and the mozilla site lags waaay behind in providing a no-install version.
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
Adblock may handle most everything else, but it is still lacking in its ability to handle {Macromedia|Adobe} flash.
The solution is FlashBlock, and it works incredibly well. Not only does it make browsing faster, it reduces the bright flashing 'bunch bush to win $10' ads to whitespace -- tis much easier on the eyes.
For those rare occasions where you actually want to see the flash, just click on the play button that adblock substitutes for the embedded swf.
Forecastfox - Get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or status bar with this highly customizable and unobtrusive extension.
FlashGot - Download one link, selected links or all the links of a page at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular external download managers for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD (dozens currently supported products, see http://www.flashgot.net/ for details). FlashGot offers also a Build Gallery functionality which helps to synthesize full media galleries in one page, from serial contents previously scattered on several pages, for easy and fast download all.
Adblock - One of the best plug-ins ever written. Adblack allows you to block elements of a web page, images, flash, i-frames, etc This will help make pages load faster and with zero ads!
Adblock is a content filtering plug-in for the Mozilla and Firebird browsers. It is both more robust and more precise than the built-in image blocker.
Adblock allows the user to specify filters, which remove unwanted content based on the source-address. If this sounds complicated, dont worry: its not.
Just add a few filters. Every time a webpage loads, Adblock will intercept and disable the elements matching your filters. See?- nothing to it.
Adblock Filterset.G Updater - This is a companion extension to Adblock and should be used in conjunction with it. This extension automatically downloads the latest version of Filterset.G every 4-7 days. Filterset.G is an excellent set of filters maintained by G for Adblock that blocks most ads on the internet. In addition, this extension allows you to define your own set of filters that you can add along with Filterset.G during an update.
Tabbrowser Preferences - This extension provides a comprehensive UI for changing a number of the hidden tabbed browsing preferences in Firefox. It also provides the ability to control how internal and external links are opened in the browser and how the browser will react when links are sent to it.
IE Tab - IE Tab - an extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox. Note, this will also allow you to run Windows Update also.
Wizz RSS News Reader - News is the new frontier for the web. With the up-and-coming rss and atom technologies, news is becoming easier to read and more accessible, but Firefoxs livebookmarks are rather lacking when it comes to features.
Wizz RSS News Reader is the solution. Over the past year, its evolved into a mature feed aggregator. Although the UI lacks polish, it includes a number of powerful features, such as the watch list, OPML support, and the ability to subscribe to podcasts. The documentation is extensive and the author maintains support forums, so its easy to get help too :)
Viamatic foXpose - The Viamatic foXpose plugin is a tiny little extension that lets you view all your tabs inside a browser window.
Duplicate Tab - Duplicate Tab allows you to clone a tab along with its history.
SessionSaver - SessionSaver restores your browser -exactly- as you left it, every startup, every time. Not even a crash will phase it. Windows, tabs, even things you were typing theyre all saved. Use the menu to add + remove sessions; right, shift, or middle-clickin
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