November 30, 2009
In addition to the most popular add-ons, there are a couple more that have proven to be very useful, but that many people have never heard of: OpenDownload or RunDownload and Webmail Ad Blocker.
October 13, 2009
For a lot of us Google Chrome is still not hot enough. The reason? It’s still not extendable enough like Firefox. Ever since it came out, users have cried out for ways to tweak the browser to make it the Jack of all trades. The easiest way of course is through add-ons as Firefox calls [...]
September 17, 2009
One of the main reasons that so many people like Firefox is because there are thousands of add-ons available that you can use to customize your browser experience. And one of the most popular add-ons for Firefox is AdBlock. AdBlock blocks the advertisements on websites and lets you browse distraction free. Quite a few people [...]
September 13, 2009
There were a lot of voiced protests concerning Digsby’s monetizing efforts some time ago. In recent installs, Digsby not only tempted you to install ad-ware and used your idle PC time, but didn’t think about telling their users anything. This information was cause for a lot of indignant responses regarding whether Digsby is secure, which [...]
June 30, 2009
While some of us have been lured over to Google Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox remains the favorite browser here at MUO, and I’m willing to wager that it does so because of near-limitless customization options. We’re also very security-minded as well, so we’ve compiled a brief list of security-conscious Firefox extensions which are compatible with each [...]
January 27, 2009
October 28, 2008
Advertisements have become an inevitable part of our life, invading almost every realm. Sometimes they are harmless and easily ignored, but they can appear outright annoying and then again some ads may be too tempting to pass on. But honestly, how often did you find random ads useful? On the internet it’s not always possible [...]
July 23, 2008
I love Firefox and I love extensions! There I said it. I am an extension junkie! I did a clean install today on a new laptop and I decided to document some of my favorite Firefox extensions. But before we get into the list … I wanted to warn you that each additional extension you [...]
February 19, 2008
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, there existed a light-weight browser that lived in the deep shadows of Internet Explorer. It was based on the source code of Netscape, a fallen bird which fell prey to Microsoft. It had a wonderful feature – the ability to increase features by installing extensions. [...]
September 17, 2007
As a big fan of “Show and Tell” at school, I thought I would continue the tradition by showing you some web-based applications that I use on a regular basis along with my favourite features, shortcuts, tricks and so on. We’ll start with Mozilla Firefox. Every newbie Firefox user gets carried away and installs 50 [...]
