I’ve switched to Firefox
Well its official I am now using Firefox for 99% of all my web browsing. There still some sites that just work better from IE. Also, all of my Firefox traffic gets routed through Privoxy prior to seeing the browser, so that adds some delay in accessing some sites with lots of little pictures.
The key extentions that I use are as follows.
AdBlock
- Duh, blocks Ad's
Tab Mix Plus
- Overkill for the key feature that I need... saving all open tabs, and reopening them when Firefox restarts.
FlashBlock
- Blocks Flash Animation, replacing it with a 'Play' button allowing you to decide when annoying flash ad's, or useful Flash applications can run.
SpellBound
- Spell checks text boxes... obviously I don't use it enough. 🙂
Mozilla Archive Format
- Allows you to save a web page into a single file, supports MHT (which is the format IE uses to archive into a single file. Great way to save pages with information such as invoices, reciepts, and information that might change over time.
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QuickTabPrefToggle
- More tab preferences settings, probably outdated now that I use Tab Mix Plus.
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SessionSaver
- Outdated by Tab Mix Plus, but much lighter weight tab saver. Saves all current tabs that you have open, and reopens them if Firefox crashes, or you restart your computer.
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Add Bookmark Here
- Adds a bookmark by navigating the bookmark menu, rather than having to bring up a window and select the folder in the window.
Thottbot
- Search engine addin for Thottbot, opens new tab with item searched for.