Tag: FIREFOX EXTENSIONS

Looking for an easy way to share photos with your GMail contacts? Adding the GPhotoSpace extension to your Firefox install provides you with a solution that's just as easy as using "send to: email recipient" in Windows. Once you've installed the addon, you can open it by clicking the status bar icon. If you're like me and your status bar is hidden, you can also customize your main toolbar and ...

To a lot of people, snobbery has negative connotations, but there are some places on the web that could use a bit more of it. The best example? YouTube comments. A lot of the commentary on YouTube videos lacks substance, proper grammar, and semblance of constructive criticism. That's where YouTube Comment Snob comes in. YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox extension that gets rid of a good ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Keep_your_bookmark_folders_synced_with_Foxmarks'; If I had to pick a Firefox extension that I simply couldn't live without, Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer would be my choice. This handy little tool makes browsing from multiple machines a snap and its web-based bookmark access feature has saved my bacon more than once. Sure, you can carry Firefox and all its ...

We've spent a fair bit of time telling you about useful Firefox extensions. Some can help you with social bookmarking, while others improve your full screen browser experience, and some change the way you interact with Gmail. But there's a whole other world of Firefox extensions out there. The ones that don't do anything particularly handy at all. PC Magazine's gone and profiled 10 useless Firefox ...

Computerworld has a recent article that lists 10 Firefox extensions that they believe users should avoid, with a subtitle stating "Just because an extension is popular doesn't mean it belongs in your Web browser." Unfortunately, the criteria used to determine what should be avoided seems very loose; everything from "so you don't hurt yourself due to your own ignorance", to more self-serving ...

Do you have a set of tabs that you leave open all the time in Firefox? I'm almost ashamed to admit I have eleven. That's right, eleven tabs that are always open in my Firefox, plus whatever else happens to be open. So the reality is that I always want to ensure those eleven tabs stay put, and don't get shut down by mistake. And I can also save some space because I use them so much that I know ...

... if you use Windows and don't mind installing a third-party, standalone application. FireTune is not a Firefox extension. It's a downloadable app - for Windows only - that "tunes" Firefox depending on your computer's speed and internet connection. You give FireTune some information about your setup, and it adjusts the browser's settings accordingly. The big question for me, though, is why ...

DiggThumbs is a Firefox extension that adds a thumbnail-sized screenshot to every listing on digg, so that you can "[k]now what you are clicking on before you click it." The screenshots are dynamically generated by WebShotsPro.com. Here's what digg looks like before installing DiggThumbs: And here's what it looks like after: It's a cool idea, but the reality is that DiggThumbs serves its ...

Back when I was writing for the now-defunct CSS Insider, I made a list of Firefox extensions I couldn't live without. And I stand by that list! However, those extensions were all related to web development. Now that I'm writing for Download Squad, it's time to expand the list. Here are just a few more extensions that make my life easier: Fasterfox - This extension is all about letting us get ...

Are you a Greasemonkey addict, but wish sometimes that you could turn your favorite GM script into a full-fledged Firefox extension? Well, you're in luck. Greasemonkey Compiler can take any greasemonkey script as input, and output a completely functional Firefox extension. I can see this being very useful to allow family members to take advantage of my favorite Gmail scripts without having to ...