Sean’s Blog

One of the really great things about the Firefox web browser is just how extensible it is.  Using extensions has really allowed me to make my browsing a much better experience.  With all these free extensions available, I am still shocked by how many people don’t actually use extensions.  I thought I would list some of the plugins that I really like and use all the time as well as a couple that i haven’t used that frequently, but are just really great ideas.

Must Have Extensions:

• Adblock - Allows you block adds from webpages.  Invaluable if you read add heavy pages like anything on Myspace.
• del.icio.us Bookmarks - Use your del.icio.us bookmarks as your bookmarks in Firefox.  Keeps all your bookmarks synced and allows tagging within the browser.
• DownThemAll! - Download all the links on the page you are looking at.  Intelligently follows links, renames, and let you pick the files by extension.
• Google Notebook - Clip pages from the web.  I use this plugin more then any other.
• Stealther - Removes personal information when you browse.
• Greasemonkey - Greasemonkey is actually a tool kit that allows you to run other scripts that change how your browser works.
• Google Secure Pro - A Greasemonkey script that forces Google services to use HTTPS instead of plain HTTP.

Cool Extensions:

• ScribeFire - A blogging plugin that works from right in your your browser.  I Haven’t used it that much but am composing this post completely in it.
• Zotero - Sort of like Google Notebook on steroids.  More geared towards academic research with the web, but if you do a lot of clipping and note taking on web sources this may be a life saver for you.