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		<title>My Firefox Add-ons&#8230; Do I need them??</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently installed the latest Release Candidate of Firefox 3 (RC3). Firefox 3 checks the compatibility of your installed add-ons to see if they will function correctly. During this process I was reminded of a few add-ons that I had installed some time ago and rarely use. My current list and why I use them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently installed the latest Release Candidate of Firefox 3 (RC3). Firefox 3 checks the compatibility of your installed add-ons to see if they will function correctly. During this process I was reminded of a few add-ons that I had installed some time ago and rarely use. My current list and why I use them is as follows:</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1368" target="_blank"><strong>ColorfulTabs</strong></a> &#8211; This is mainly a cosmetic add-on although it does make distiguishing between tabs a little easier when you have numerous tabs opened. However, this add-on is not supported in Firefox 3 so I will be uninstalling it.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26" target="_blank"><strong>Download Statusbar</strong></a> &#8211; Tidies up management and monitoring of downlooads in Firefox by adding a downloads bar above the statusbar when you start a download.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201" target="_blank">DownThemAll!</a></strong> &#8211; Configurable download manager/accelerator for Firefox. I have only just installed this plugin but is seems quite good so far. Comparable to Free Download Manager.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3099" target="_blank"><strong>English (Australian) Dictionary</strong></a> &#8211; Because I am AUStralian!</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1433" target="_blank"><strong>Extended Statusbar</strong></a> &#8211; Opera like statusbar that displays speed, percentage, time and loaded size. Helpful but once again is not compatible with Firefox 3 as yet.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5721" target="_blank"><strong>Fast Dial</strong></a> &#8211; Allows fast access to your favourite pages using a thumbnail list of user defined favourite sites. I have this set as my home page.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3780" target="_blank">FaviconsizeTab</a></strong> &#8211; The width of the specified tab is resized to the size of the icon (removes name). I use this to minimize the space taken up by the tab that I generally always have open throughout the day.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3977" target="_blank"><strong>Google Reader Notifier</strong></a> &#8211; A Google reader icon is added to the bottom right hand corner of Firefox and notifies you of new posts. I use Google reader as my main RSS feed reader so this add-on is very helpful for me. This add-on is not yet compatable with Firefox 3 so I will be trialling the alternative <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4808" target="_blank">Google Reader Watcher</a> soon&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/189" target="_blank"><strong>GooglePreview</strong></a> &#8211; Inserts a website preview window into Google and Yahoo search results. Helpful to identify pages that you have already visited.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3863" target="_blank"><strong>iMacros for Firefox</strong></a> &#8211; Record and replay Macros in Firefox. Handy for those repetative tasks.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/139" target="_blank"><strong>Image Zoom</strong></a> &#8211; Adds zoom functionality to images in Firefox. Save the eyes trying to desifer an image, just zoom in!</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3199" target="_blank"><strong>Link Alert</strong></a> &#8211; Changes your cursor to indicate the file type of a link. This add-on allows you to select from a list of predefined file types and add your own.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543" target="_blank"><strong>Nightly Tester Tools</strong></a> &#8211; Used for testing the latest build release of Firefox. I use this add-on to force FIrefox to install incompatible add-ons to see if they will work.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636" target="_blank"><strong>PDF Download</strong></a> &#8211; Presents you with an option to either download the PDF, view it with an external app. or view it as HTML. This add-on was mainly helpful for me when my Firefox Acrobat Reader plugin was playing up.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5579" target="_blank"><strong>PicLens</strong></a> &#8211; Transforms Firefox into an amazing photo and video gallery viewer. This add-on is one of my favourites (<a href="http://piclens.com/demo" target="_blank">see PicLens in action</a>).</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1689" target="_blank"><strong>Pronounce</strong></a> &#8211; Pronounce English words. A voice will say the selected word using the correct pronunciation.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4287" target="_blank"><strong>Split Browser</strong></a> &#8211; Splits your browser window according to where you specify. Very helpful for making comparisons.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5756" target="_blank"><strong>Taboo</strong></a> &#8211; Allows you to save you current open tabs, their location and even partially filled in forms.</p>
<p>TwitterFox &#8211; This add-on notifies your at set intervals of your Twitter activity. I haven&#8217;t been able to get into Twitter so I was hoping that this add-on might help me use it more.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2390" target="_blank"><strong>VideoDownloader</strong></a> &#8211; Download embedded video and audio from websites. This add-on does not work with Firefox 3, boy do I miss it! (alternative &#8211; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5229" target="_blank">Flash Video Resources Downloader</a>).</p>
<p>Thats it! I can safely say that I do <em>somewhat</em> use all the add-on that I have installed. While writing this post I found many other add-ons that might prove themselves useful Stay tuned for an update&#8230;</p>
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