Web: Firefox Extensions I Use

Update: This post is out of date. Please read the newer post.

Firefox extensions allow us to add great functionality to an already great browser. I'm currently using Firefox 1.5.0.6 and the following extensions. The creator's description follows each name. Click the link to read more or install.

• 1-ClickWeather 1.1.2 - Instant local weather, alerts, radar in motion, satellite maps, and forecasts.
• Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.4 - Synchronizes Adblock with Filterset.G
• Adblock Plus 0.7.1.2 - Ads were yesterday!
• All-In-One Sidebar 0.6.4 - Quickly switch between sidebars, view dialog windows such as downloads, extensions, and more in the sidebar, or view source or websites in the sidebar. It includes a slide-out button and a toolbar, all of which can be extensively customized.
• Answers 2.1.12 - Alt+Click on any word or term for quick info (definitions, up-to-the-minute reference, and more). No selection is necessary!
• Autofill 0.3 - Automatically fill out HTML forms
• BlogThis 0.3 - Adds right-click access to Blogger's BlogThis popup.
• Book Burro - Remixing the bookstore 0.27 - Find the cheapest books
• Bookmarks Synchronizer 1.0.2 - Bookmarks Synchronizer is a Mozilla Firefox extension that let you connect to an FTP/WebDAV server and synchronize your bookmarks that are stored in an XML file.
• BugMeNot 1.3 - Bypass compulsory web registration with the context menu via www.bugmenot.com.
• ColorZilla 0.8.3.1 - Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies.
• CSSViewer 1.0.1 - A simple CSS property viewer
• del.icio.us Complete 1.1 - del.icio.us is a social bookmarks manager. It allows you to easily add sites you like to your personal collection of links, to categorize those sites with keywords, and to share your collection not only between your own browsers and machines, but also with others.
• Flat Bookmark Editing 0.7.5 - Edit bookmarks in the bookmark manager, without opening the properties window.
• Greasemonkey 0.6.5.20060727 - A User Script Manager for Firefox
• Highlighter 0.1.3 - Select some text, right-click on it, and choose Highlight.
• Html Validator 0.7.9.4 - Adds HTML validation to the View Page Source of the browser. The validation is done by Tidy from W3c.
• IE Tab 1.0.9.5 - Enables you to use the embedded IE engine within Mozilla/Firefox.
• IE View 1.3 - Open pages in IE via Firefox menus
• MeasureIt 0.3.5 - Draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.
• Mouse Gestures 1.5.1 - Allows you to execute common commands using mouse gestures.
• MR Tech Local Install 5.2 - Local Install power tools for all users. (en-US)
• OpenBook 1.3.4 - Allows for customization of the Add Bookmark dialog
• Pearl Crescent Page Saver Basic 1.2 - Save an image of a web page to a file.
• QuickNote 0.6.0.2 - A note taking extension with advanced features
• Sage 1.3.6 - A lightweight RSS and Atom feed aggregator.
• Super DragAndGo 0.2.4d1 - Drag a link or anything like a uri (e.g. "abc.com" ), and throw it to anywhere blank on the webpage to open the it in a new tab.
• Tab Mix Plus 0.3.0.5 - Tab browsing with an added boost.
• TinyUrl Creator 1.0.1 - Convenient tool to create small url redirects from longer ones.
• Update Notifier 0.1.4 - Notifies you when updates are available for your extensions and themes.
• Web Developer 1.0.2 - Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.

Additional customizations and software I use with Firefox:

• The Inline Mp3 Player script with Greasemonkey
• The slick Crystal Dream theme
• BackupFox saves a profile containing my extensions and preferences

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