{"id":708,"date":"2009-04-13T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T18:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/?p=708"},"modified":"2009-04-22T11:12:05","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T16:12:05","slug":"indispensable-add-ons-for-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/2009\/04\/13\/indispensable-add-ons-for-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"Indispensable add-ons for Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are the first add-ons I look for when I have a new computer, or re-set one up for whatever reason. I also set these up for other family members, as needed. <\/p>\n<h3>Bookmark<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/search?q=xmarks&#038;cat=all\" target=\"_blank\">Xmarks<\/a><\/strong> (formerly Foxmarks) Save your bookmarks on their site or your own site. This is totally a cool\/hot add-on since it works to have the same bookmarks on any computer you use this add-on with, and sign in with the correct info to the account you want to use. Set it up and then just add bookmarks as usual, and they&#8217;ll show up anywhere you have this installed with that account. For instance I have an old WIN XP laptop with profiles for everyone in the family to use with Firefox. I have my own stuff there, same as I have on my primary newer Vista laptop, and also have on my user account on the  WIN XP desktop comuter. This bookmark add-on make using each computer so easy, same bookmarks and not having to think about adding the same bookmark elsewhere.\n<p>Even nicer, the next add-on (Fast Dial) works with Xmarks such as if you add this one to a profile in Firefox, Xmarks saves those bookmarks you create with Fast Dial,  and if you then add (FD) to another profile, when it loads the same FD bookmarks appear.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/5721\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Dial<\/a><\/strong> Make your home &#038;\/or start page a page of Visual Links. Think blocks that show what the linked page looks like in the browser, customizable number of blocks vertical &#038; horizontal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Browsing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a herf=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/115\" target=\"_blank\">Reload Every<\/a><\/strong> Right-context menu, set pages to automatically reload based on seconds available on the menu, as well as setting a custom time. Useful for online auction pages, watching a flight status page for Delta for instance, and any other usage you would like to use a regular interval reload automatically to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weather<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/398\" target=\"_blank\">ForcastFox<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Accuweather.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Accuweather.com<\/a>&#8216;s information on your status bar. Customizable with different weather &#8220;profiles&#8221; for different cities, and placement on status bar, and icons that are used, and how clicking interacts with your browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Social Updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/5081\" target=\"_blank\">TwitterFox<\/a><\/strong> Your <a href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter.com<\/a> profile in the status bar, update via TwitterFox, view Recent updates (as Home shows on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com\/home<\/a>) Replies (now called &#8220;mentions&#8221; on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com<\/a> @yourusername usage in updates) and Messages (Direct Messages.) If you Twitter you might like this one. I didn&#8217;t always Twitter but have started and love using it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>View page in Internet Explorer <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/1429\" target=\"_blank\">IE View Lite<\/a><\/strong> A useful add-on for when a site just doesn&#8217;t render properly. Plus it&#8217;s a smaller version that does that same thing as IE View. Very useful (wish it wasn&#8217;t needed!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Theme<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/307\" target=\"_blank\">LittleFox<\/a><\/strong> This theme makes the browser have as much space to view pages as any I&#8217;ve used, mostly nice, sometimes squashes some menu windows, but never messes up viewing sites for me. Basic look of browser is flat and out of the way, text-ish and basic. I like it, it&#8217;s not for everyone though.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the first add-ons I look for when I have a new computer, or re-set one up for whatever reason. I also set these up for other family members, as needed. Bookmark Xmarks (formerly Foxmarks) Save your bookmarks on their site or your own site. 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