The Firefox Revolution Continues

by Chris Abraham on 25/02/2005 ·


I already mentioned how Firefox has taken over my office. Now it is making life easier for everyone involved. How is that? Well, adding extensions and searches.


Here’s a list of popular extensions in order to get you started:

MOZILLA FIREFOX EXTENSIONS

Tabbrowser Preferences
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=Windows&id=158
Summary: Better Tab display and tab loading options that can be change through TOOLS > OPTIONS > TABBED BROWSING

All-in-One Mouse Gestures
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=39&os=Windows&application=firefox&version=1.0&go=Go
Summary: Perform common browser functions like “BACK?? “FORWARD?? “NEW WINDOW?? with simple mouse gestures. Hold down the right button and drag a pattern to perform any given function. See the link below for the available mouse gestures.
More Info: http://optimoz.mozdev.org/gestures/defaultmappings.html

IE View
https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=35&vid=1179
Summary: Some troubled Sites don’t display correctly in Firefox so right click and choose IEVIEW to open it directly into Internet Explorer.

UndoClose Tab
http://mozilla.dorando.at/
Summary: Right Click option to undo the closing of a tab.

Tab Clicking
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0%20&os=Windows&category=Tabbed%20Browsing&numpg=10&id=260
Summary: Allows you to set options for different mous clicks in the tab window (example: double click empty tab to reload ALL PAGES)

OPTIONAL

ForecastFox
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=Windows&category=Miscellaneous&numpg=10&id=398
Summary: Displayed the 2 day forecast and current weather in the bottom right of your browser.

Sage RSS Reader
http://sage.mozdev.org/
Summary: RSS Reader that incorporates into Mozilla’s Live Bookmarks RSS option. Will explain more tomorrow. If interested, come see me.

Flash Get
http://www.amazesoft.com/download.htm
Summary: A download Manager that can cut your download time of files up to 50%. If interested, please talk to me.
More info: http://www.amazesoft.com/

Flash Got
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=Windows&id=220
Summary: A required extension to load Flash Get.


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