GIF images on websites are sometimes cute but more often than not, they are very annoying, add no aesthetic value, and only increase the loading time of the page. If you are not a big fan of gif images, you can easily block them on your browser using Gif Block, a Firefox extension that prevents [...]
Smoking is a habit that is a risk to one’s health. Smokers realize this and often try to quit but unsuccessfully. They need tools that encourage them to keep off the cigarettes and one such tool is Quitomzilla. Quitomzilla is a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox that shows the money stats related to smoking. The [...]
When searching for the same word or phrase on multiple webpages, it becomes annoying that Firefox doesn’t remember the word or phrase and you have to re-enter it every time. FindList solves this problem by saving your last 50 webpage searches into a drop-down list. It eliminates the re-typing or copy-pasting of keywords when doing [...]
Working with HTML tables is something anybody can feel the need to do. You might need to sort some test results available online or you might want to filter out sports stats from an online HTML table. Rather than exporting the table to another file and using it in a non-browser program, you can make [...]
The only way to have a better look at an image on a particular webpage, either by zooming into it to look at specific details or maybe rotating it clockwise or anti-clockwise, is by downloading it first and then using a basic image editing tool to get the job done. If you are using Firefox [...]
If you are looking for a good translation tool for Firefox then you might want to give this add-on called Translate This! a try. It’s a simple tool that gets the job done effectively and also offers some extras. It uses Google Translate and you can translate specific text on the page or the entire [...]
One very useful feature of Mozilla Firefox is private browsing. People prefer to use it when they don’t want to leave any trace of websites they visit. However, if you browse the Internet you will find certain tools and addons available which can retrieve the webpages visited with private browsing enabled. So a better option [...]
The release of Firefox 4 with its speed, security, and interface improvements showed the impressive evolution of a browser we all love. But it did not stop us from noticing that Firefox’s download management interface has not changed at all – it still opens in a new window which makes for a messy desktop. Downloads [...]
Making it easier for your audience to check your site’s content is a smart move. There are various ways in which you can do this, one of them being creating a browser extension for your website. Normally creating an extension involves extensive coding. But with the help of “Builder by Extension Factory” the process becomes [...]
If you love sticky notes for Windows 7 then you might need a more useful version of sticky notes that lives right in your browser. Internote is a Firefox addon that allows you to stick notes to web pages. You can save notes on websites so you can see them again once you return. Internote [...]
Grooveshark is one of the best online music services today. However, Grooveshark’s choice to use Flash for their primary interface have turned away some users. Fortunately, we have BetterGrooveshark, a user script that strips ads and Flash and replaces it with a sleeker, faster, more functional Grooveshark interface. To install Grooveshark, make sure you have [...]
Normally while searching for somebody online, you search for them separately on search engines and over social networks. This includes opening up separate tabs and typing the person’s name into all those tabs. But if you are a Mozilla Firefox user, you have a much better alternative available called People Lookup. People Lookup is a Firefox [...]
Every online shopper can testify that item prices greatly vary from one online retailer to the other. This is why experienced online shoppers usually find themselves jumping from one site to the other, trying to find the lowest price for an item. Now thanks to Boo.ly, finding the lowest online price has become easier. Boo.ly [...]
Book prices greatly vary from one online retailer to the next. Therefore it is best to compare book prices before you buy them online. With Bargain Book Mole, you can do this quickly and easily. Bargain Book Mole is a quick price check add-on for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. After installing the add-on, whenever [...]
Units of measurement vary from one part of the globe to another. Similarly representations of numbers also differs ““ while the dot is usually used to represent a decimal point, Greece and many other countries use a comma to represent the decimal. To help convert a site’s units and number representations into your preferred choices, [...]
Do you miss Chrome’s extension synchronizing feature in Mozilla Firefox? If yes, then there is a great tool you can use to sync Firefox addons across different computers. This tool is Siphon. Siphon is a free tool that comes as a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox. The add-on lets you create a unique account and [...]
In the past couple of years, websites have become even more interconnected with share, like, and integrated logins. Just notice the small Twitter and Facebook icons popping up in every website. Well this trend is here to stay, and Firefox is embracing it with F1. This social sharing plugin allows you to share content using [...]
Do you ever encounter an inaccessible webpage? Sometimes, these hiccups happen and you only need to refresh the page to get it loaded and running again. TryAgain is a cool tool that does this automatically. This Firefox extension will instantly reload pages when the server cannot be reached. This addon runs instantly after installation, but [...]
Many people spend an extra second finding an entry in their web browser’s bookmarks menu. Finding an entry in a list of bookmarks can sometimes take quite some time, even if the entries are alphabetically arranged. A new way to find your bookmarks is presented by ViewMarks. ViewMarks is a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox [...]
Do you often find yourself squinting at the thumbnail images on a webpage? Do you want to enlarge the image without leaving the webpage? If yes, then Thumbnail Zoom is just the tool for you. Thumbnail Zoom is a wonderful tool that comes as a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox, versions 3 until the latest [...]