youngyew
23-06-2006, 09:50 AM
Hi, this is one of the old threads revived from my Google Desktop Search cache... Enjoy :)
It's exam time tmr and i am still here typing out these? hmm...ok, i need to destress... so here you go...
This thread is for us all to share recomended extentions for Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox) internet browser...
billed as the perfect Internet Explorer alternative, it is currently the second most used browser behind Mircrosoft Internet Explorer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox#Usage_share). It offers better security than IE, since it doesn't use ActiveX extentions commonly used by spammers/virus writers/crackers to infect windows systems...
The best part is it extensibility... Due to it's popularity, there are a lot of extentions written for firefox to extend it for various functions... but only a handful are really useful...
here are the extentions that i had with my Firefox :
1. abblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) - with this particular extention you can block out most of the banner ads, java script ads and other types of advertisements found in webpages and also increase your surfing speed due to the lack of need to download advertisements... be sure to subscribe to any one of the block lists defined within the extention... i am using the one from Easy List (USA). to do this, go to filters menu-adfilter subscription, and choose any one of them... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
2 Fasterfox (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1269/) - this particular extentions helps to optimise your network settings and speeds up your overrall surfing speeds... just choose turbo charged from it's settings and surf away... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
3. download statusbar (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/) - it does what is says, which is to open a bar at the below of the browser showing your downloads' status... good for those who want to minimise the amount of windows sitting there... and also a easy and direct visual link to how your downloads are going... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
4. Tabbrowser Preferences (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/) - Optimises the tab browsing capability of Firefox... ends the annoying new windows that pops up everytime i click on the link in www.hotmail.com (http://www.hotmail.com) ... it puts new windows that are supposed to pop-up into new tabs...
5. Mouse Gestures (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/39/) - well, i am so used to it that i can let it go anymore... you can use various gestures using your mouse to navigate using Firefox without having to go to the buttons and click on it anymore...
within the site there are also lots of other wonderful extentions, do check it out yourself.
The other extentions which might be useful are
foxytunes - to control various media player programs from your browsr
forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
i don't use these, so i can't give my comments here...
that's all for this post... do share your tips on how to better utilize Firefox here... so that all can benefit from it...
forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
Not a click, but icons are shown there for you.
I truly recommend it, it's very accurate. Moreover, it's more area spesific ( meaning every city or town get their own different readings )
vseehua wrote:1. abblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) - with this particular extention you can block out most of the banner ads, java script ads and other types of advertisements found in webpages and also increase your surfing speed due to the lack of need to download advertisements... be sure to subscribe to any one of the block lists defined within the extention... i am using the one from Easy List (USA). to do this, go to filters menu-adfilter subscription, and choose any one of them... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
Yup, adblock is one of the biggest invention since firefox, and adblock plus brings it even further! For me I am using G's filterset (http://www.pierceive.com/), have been using it for more than one year. Guess what, I have not seen a single advertisement for months already..
vseehua wrote:4. Tabbrowser Preferences (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/) - Optimises the tab browsing capability of Firefox... ends the annoying new windows that pops up everytime i click on the link in www.hotmail.com (http://www.hotmail.com) ... it puts new windows that are supposed to pop-up into new tabs...
For tab-browsing extension, I actually prefer tab mix plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/). It's got most of the features of various tab-browsing extensions combined, and together with session saver and mouse gestures! Of course you can choose to disable the session savers and mouse gestures if you don't like them.
vseehua wrote:5. Mouse Gestures (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/39/) - well, i am so used to it that i can let it go anymore... you can use various gestures using your mouse to navigate using Firefox without having to go to the buttons and click on it anymore...
My favourite mouse gesture is the "back" and "forward". Just click right then left button subsequently, you will go back; and click left then right, you will go forward. Btw, this feature is preinstalled in Opera for a long time already.
vseehua wrote:forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
This is one of my favourite: I can't live without knowing the temperature next day, especially with the unpredictable weather in Melbourne...
Some other favourite extensions that I am using:
1. Bookmarks Synchronizer 3 (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1989/): If you want to share your bookmarks across multiple computers, this will come in handy. I know there is del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us), but there are some firefox-specific bookmarks I would like to keep, especially the smart-searches (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html) I have set up for my browser.
2. Performancing (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1989/): Write your blog straight from within firefox browser, without going to your blog homepage!
3. BBCodeXtra (http://bbcodextra.extenzilla.org/): This is the one extension I would recommend for every ReCommer who use firefox and are frustrated everyday with the incompability of firefox with the codes. This extension is <span>how I survived ReCom with Firefox</span>. modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif</img>
4. ImgLikeOpera (http://imglikeopera.mozdev.org/): Do you llive on broadband line which is paid on a download quota basis - just like me? Ever think where all your download quota has gone? This extension is the solution. You have full control over what image you want to load and what image you don't want to - just like Opera (again). It saved me about 20% bandwidth since I used it.
These, and together with the few extensions see hua mentioned above, are the extensions I find useful. One word of caution though, if you install too many extensions, it's going to hog the system resource and make firefox slow. Therefore, a rule of thumb would be to install only extensions that are important to your browsing experience.
I have many more tips regarding to how to utilize firefox better, especially with regard to the smart-search feature, but it's time for me to go cook my dinner. So I will leave it for another post.
you might want to try adblock plus, it had combined the functionality of adblock and G's filterset, making it one less extention to manage... G's set is only for you to update your adblock's subscription... adblock plus combines it with the original adblock...
Firefox Security
Firefox maybe more secure than IE, but that doesn't mean that you can be less vigilant...
as i surf the net, i had encountered various sites that tried to dupe it's visitors to install various extentions which have dubious objectives, so please, only install extentions from
https://addons.mozilla.org
note the s at the end of the address... this tells you that that site is secure... don't install extentions from any other site, or you might find that you are facing the same virus problem as users of IE...
and also, Firefox does provide updates for itself and it's extentions, so do check back once in a while... firefox does alert you to a new ugrade everytime it releases a new version... and from version 1.5 forwards, updates can be done directly from firefox itself without needing to install everything again, enhancing it's user friendliness... Wink
as with any software, the security can only be as good as the user themselves... never-ever store sensitive log-in names and passwords for important sites that you use, for example, banking or your university account, lest you find that someone had used your log-in information when they use your computer, or snared by viruses that had infected your computer...
Here it is... Will try to revive other threads when I am free.
It's exam time tmr and i am still here typing out these? hmm...ok, i need to destress... so here you go...
This thread is for us all to share recomended extentions for Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox) internet browser...
billed as the perfect Internet Explorer alternative, it is currently the second most used browser behind Mircrosoft Internet Explorer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox#Usage_share). It offers better security than IE, since it doesn't use ActiveX extentions commonly used by spammers/virus writers/crackers to infect windows systems...
The best part is it extensibility... Due to it's popularity, there are a lot of extentions written for firefox to extend it for various functions... but only a handful are really useful...
here are the extentions that i had with my Firefox :
1. abblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) - with this particular extention you can block out most of the banner ads, java script ads and other types of advertisements found in webpages and also increase your surfing speed due to the lack of need to download advertisements... be sure to subscribe to any one of the block lists defined within the extention... i am using the one from Easy List (USA). to do this, go to filters menu-adfilter subscription, and choose any one of them... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
2 Fasterfox (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1269/) - this particular extentions helps to optimise your network settings and speeds up your overrall surfing speeds... just choose turbo charged from it's settings and surf away... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
3. download statusbar (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/) - it does what is says, which is to open a bar at the below of the browser showing your downloads' status... good for those who want to minimise the amount of windows sitting there... and also a easy and direct visual link to how your downloads are going... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
4. Tabbrowser Preferences (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/) - Optimises the tab browsing capability of Firefox... ends the annoying new windows that pops up everytime i click on the link in www.hotmail.com (http://www.hotmail.com) ... it puts new windows that are supposed to pop-up into new tabs...
5. Mouse Gestures (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/39/) - well, i am so used to it that i can let it go anymore... you can use various gestures using your mouse to navigate using Firefox without having to go to the buttons and click on it anymore...
within the site there are also lots of other wonderful extentions, do check it out yourself.
The other extentions which might be useful are
foxytunes - to control various media player programs from your browsr
forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
i don't use these, so i can't give my comments here...
that's all for this post... do share your tips on how to better utilize Firefox here... so that all can benefit from it...
forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
Not a click, but icons are shown there for you.
I truly recommend it, it's very accurate. Moreover, it's more area spesific ( meaning every city or town get their own different readings )
vseehua wrote:1. abblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) - with this particular extention you can block out most of the banner ads, java script ads and other types of advertisements found in webpages and also increase your surfing speed due to the lack of need to download advertisements... be sure to subscribe to any one of the block lists defined within the extention... i am using the one from Easy List (USA). to do this, go to filters menu-adfilter subscription, and choose any one of them... modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif</img>
Yup, adblock is one of the biggest invention since firefox, and adblock plus brings it even further! For me I am using G's filterset (http://www.pierceive.com/), have been using it for more than one year. Guess what, I have not seen a single advertisement for months already..
vseehua wrote:4. Tabbrowser Preferences (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/) - Optimises the tab browsing capability of Firefox... ends the annoying new windows that pops up everytime i click on the link in www.hotmail.com (http://www.hotmail.com) ... it puts new windows that are supposed to pop-up into new tabs...
For tab-browsing extension, I actually prefer tab mix plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/). It's got most of the features of various tab-browsing extensions combined, and together with session saver and mouse gestures! Of course you can choose to disable the session savers and mouse gestures if you don't like them.
vseehua wrote:5. Mouse Gestures (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/39/) - well, i am so used to it that i can let it go anymore... you can use various gestures using your mouse to navigate using Firefox without having to go to the buttons and click on it anymore...
My favourite mouse gesture is the "back" and "forward". Just click right then left button subsequently, you will go back; and click left then right, you will go forward. Btw, this feature is preinstalled in Opera for a long time already.
vseehua wrote:forecastfox - to check the weather forecast in your area with a click..
This is one of my favourite: I can't live without knowing the temperature next day, especially with the unpredictable weather in Melbourne...
Some other favourite extensions that I am using:
1. Bookmarks Synchronizer 3 (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1989/): If you want to share your bookmarks across multiple computers, this will come in handy. I know there is del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us), but there are some firefox-specific bookmarks I would like to keep, especially the smart-searches (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html) I have set up for my browser.
2. Performancing (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1989/): Write your blog straight from within firefox browser, without going to your blog homepage!
3. BBCodeXtra (http://bbcodextra.extenzilla.org/): This is the one extension I would recommend for every ReCommer who use firefox and are frustrated everyday with the incompability of firefox with the codes. This extension is <span>how I survived ReCom with Firefox</span>. modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif</img>
4. ImgLikeOpera (http://imglikeopera.mozdev.org/): Do you llive on broadband line which is paid on a download quota basis - just like me? Ever think where all your download quota has gone? This extension is the solution. You have full control over what image you want to load and what image you don't want to - just like Opera (again). It saved me about 20% bandwidth since I used it.
These, and together with the few extensions see hua mentioned above, are the extensions I find useful. One word of caution though, if you install too many extensions, it's going to hog the system resource and make firefox slow. Therefore, a rule of thumb would be to install only extensions that are important to your browsing experience.
I have many more tips regarding to how to utilize firefox better, especially with regard to the smart-search feature, but it's time for me to go cook my dinner. So I will leave it for another post.
you might want to try adblock plus, it had combined the functionality of adblock and G's filterset, making it one less extention to manage... G's set is only for you to update your adblock's subscription... adblock plus combines it with the original adblock...
Firefox Security
Firefox maybe more secure than IE, but that doesn't mean that you can be less vigilant...
as i surf the net, i had encountered various sites that tried to dupe it's visitors to install various extentions which have dubious objectives, so please, only install extentions from
https://addons.mozilla.org
note the s at the end of the address... this tells you that that site is secure... don't install extentions from any other site, or you might find that you are facing the same virus problem as users of IE...
and also, Firefox does provide updates for itself and it's extentions, so do check back once in a while... firefox does alert you to a new ugrade everytime it releases a new version... and from version 1.5 forwards, updates can be done directly from firefox itself without needing to install everything again, enhancing it's user friendliness... Wink
as with any software, the security can only be as good as the user themselves... never-ever store sensitive log-in names and passwords for important sites that you use, for example, banking or your university account, lest you find that someone had used your log-in information when they use your computer, or snared by viruses that had infected your computer...
Here it is... Will try to revive other threads when I am free.