Wired currently is running a story on the best Firefox extensions out there. For those who do not know, an extension is a little bit of code that you add to you browser that will enhance its capabilities.
First of all, you need Firefox. It’s mandatory. You have to. You know you want to. So click on the button on the sidebar and download at will.
- The del.icio.us extension allows you to tag webpages effortlessly while surfing.
- Greasemonkey lets you to add bits of DHTML (”user scripts”) to any web page to change its behavior. You should use Greasemonkey with the scripts found at userscripts.org. They come in a wide variety, so go take a look.
- DownThemAll is a massive download manager, letting you to download all content from a webpage in only one click.
- BugMeNot Extension allows the user to go fetch effortlessly in the BugMeNot database. Beware of the copyrights violations with what you do with the information contained in that database. There, I’ve warned you.
- TabMixPlus is a powerful extension for the management of tabs in Firefox. It comes included with features such as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, undoclosetab and many more. While it may look similar it has a lot more features and added functionality like tab clicking options.
- With Viamatic foXpose, you can add an Expose-like feature to your tabs. For those who are not familiar with Mac OsX, it allows to tile effortlessly your tabs so that you can see them all and switch easily from one to another.
- Session Saver is an extension that allows you to save your tabs and restore them the next time you open Firefox. It can be a life-saver if your computer crashes while you do something important.
- Finally, you have StumbleUpon, which can kill all productivity in your next day. StumbleUpon lets you “channelsurf” the best-reviewed sites on the web. It is a collaborative surfing tool for browsing, reviewing and sharing great sites with like-minded people. This helps you find interesting webpages you wouldn’t think to search for. You hit a button, are taken to a random page and you can tell if you like it or not. It then builds your profile and will take you more and more often to pages you are bound to like…
With all these great extensions, there is no way you can’t fit Firefox to your needs…! There is plenty more at Mozilla Update.
December 12th, 2005 | Editor's Choice, Technology | No comments
This year was a first for Konquest Online. I launched the site back in June of this year, using b2evolution platform. In August, I changed for Wordpress, after I wanted more themes and customization and I’ve sticked with this ever since. I don’t think I’ll make a that radical change again (although I will move to Wordpress 2.0 at the beginning of next year).