Current Firefox Extensions
March 28, 2006 | In: Technology
Here’s a list of my currently installed Firefox extensions.
Unless specifically noted, I use these plugins in both Windows XP (work) and Mac OS X (home).
- del.icio.us - I use del.icio.us to bookmark just about everything and the Firefox integration is pretty good now that there is an official extension.
- Google Suggest - This extension accesses the Google Suggest service when typing in the search bar. I imagine some folks will not like this because it overrides one’s ability to get type-ahead functionality on already-typed searches.
- Fasterfox - Web sites load dramatically faster with this extension enabled, as it performs many configuration tweaks within Firefox. You can override, of course. Definitely worthy.
- IE Tab (Windows Only) - Love thie extension! It allows you to embed Internet Explorer withina broser tab. I find this very useful because there are sites at work that I must access which don’t work in Firefox. Now I don’t have to open up a separate window.
- SwitchProxy - This tool allows you to easily switch between proxy servers. I find it most useful when used with Privoxy and Tor, allowing for anonymous and encrypted browsing.
- LiveLines - The one-click subscribe feature for RSS feeds is nice, but I don’t want to use Firefox as my reader. This extension will redirect the subscription action to Bloglines (or just about any other tool or service).
I hope you find these useful. What extensions do you like to use?
