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By: RanMan

RanMan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:53:28 +0000

I am a extension nut. Every now and then I eliminate some only to find out about another and install. I have 50 ! However, I have eliminated most that relate to bookmarks because I now use “Tidy Favorites”. A very cool program that I have 190 bookmarks placed on.

I also agree with Menu Editor. Works great and removes 80% of the clutter.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:07:00 +0000

My Google Notebook does save pictures — I have a huge notebook that has about 30 pictures in it. Weird.

By: Gerrit

Gerrit — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:06:35 +0000

Thanks for this interesting post!
I agree that sometimes – less is more. But as you mentioned a few plugins are must-haves. On my top-list their is another developer extension:

Firebug – It helps you to edit and debug websites in real-time.

And yes, I also was one of those install-everything-and-see-whats-happening guys until I realized that there are only a few really essential addons.

By: Aibek

Aibek — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:47:15 +0000

Yeah, colorful tabs helps only when you have lots of open tabs. I usually have 20-30 tabs running (sometimes up to 90) so it’s really invaluable to me.

By: K-IntheHouse

K-IntheHouse — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:16:18 +0000

Mark.. I should try MozBackup anyways just because I love trying new Firefox extensions. Otherwise how would you know if something else is better right?

About FEBE, the newer versions have been rock solid for me! Since I play with so many extensions, I in fact rely totally on FEBE to dump profiles and recreate new ones with my linux dekstop, work desktop and home computer to sync with my profile in Laptop! Whatever works for us, right?

By: mark

mark — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:23:41 +0000

K-InTheHouse : If I were you, I would abandon FEBE and use MozBackup instead – http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/back-up-your-firefox-profile-with-mozbackup – I used to use FEBE and when I needed it to restore a Firefox profile, it failed and I lost everything…

Aibek : I had colorful tabs for ages but in the end, I uninstalled it as it has no real practical use – it’s just window dressing. I try to not open so many tabs at once anyway so the color thing didn’t really make things better for me.

By: K-IntheHouse

K-IntheHouse — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:36:02 +0000

Oops, I meant ‘wear the same hat’!

By: K-IntheHouse

K-IntheHouse — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:34:53 +0000

I think we were the same hat when it comes to Firefox. I follow pretty much every word you have written but I do have a couple more extensions that I love.

SimpleDelicious – You won’t know your bookmarks are on the web. Classy. Tags becomes your bookmark folders. Easy to add and delete.

WebSearchPro – One place to search through your own list of sites.

IE View Lite – Totally rewritten. Small footprint. Adds a context menu.

FEBE/CLEO – To backup my entire Firefox profile and import my profile into any number of computers. CLEO can create your own xpi file as a collection of your fav extensions.

ScreenGrab – to get screenshots for blogging.

Sorry for the long list. But, when it comes to FF I can go on all day. I have to try out Clippings though.

Cheers!

By: Aibek

Aibek — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:27:38 +0000

I liked most of the mentioned extensions, here a couple of my favorites:

1. Smart Digg Button: See digg status of any webpage (submitted/nr.diggs) in the browser toolbar.

2. ColorfulTabs: colors every tab in a different color and makes easy to distinguish between the tabs while beautifying the overall appeal.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:12:03 +0000

I’ve heard from various people that the IEtab is a drain on the CPU and can slow Firefox down. have you experienced this?

By: Neil Watson

Neil Watson — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:10:02 +0000

Nice articleMark. I’d add three more to your list:

NoScript: It can be a bit noisy, but at least you get to decide which sites can run scripts.

IETab: Because some sites require Internet Explorer and it’s a pain to have to run IE for them.

Flashblock: Because most of the time Flash animations slow you down even more than Firefox addons!

I travel a fair amount, so I leave the search box – Google is so clever nowadays that when I google from a hotel in Bahrain I get Google in Arabic. At least with the search box I can be sure I’ll get Google UK.