{"id":419,"date":"2008-06-16T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T02:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/2008\/06\/16\/15-browser-add-ons-no-one-knows-them-all\/"},"modified":"2008-11-14T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-14T18:27:00","slug":"15-browser-add-ons-no-one-knows-them-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/16\/15-browser-add-ons-no-one-knows-them-all\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Browser Add Ons. No One Knows Them All!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to InterNet(Hackz)<\/strong><\/a>, the first thing which comes to our mind is the browser which we use to access the internet. In my case it\u2019s Firefox but I\u2019m sure there are people who prefer to use various other available browsers.<\/p>\n

Those days are gone when a simple browser was more than enough for our daily tasks and as web has evolved, our demand from a web browser has also increased and in order to fetch maximum from a browser, developers create plug-ins and we are going to cover the best add-ons for the major browsers i.e. FireFox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start the journey of these wonderful add-ons with my favorite browser and i.e. FireFox (if you like some other browser, please keep that secret with you only as I\u2019ll not switch to that browser \u2013 So leave the comments away from another infamous browser war \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/p>\n

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    GreaseMonkey<\/a><\/strong>: Without a doubt it has to be the most powerful plugin for FireFox as this plugin allows you to change the functionality, looks of the pages according to one\u2019s needs. UserScripts.org<\/a> is a huge \trepository of various scripts which makes browsing pretty simple.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    WebMail \tNotifier<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Why use Outlook Express, Outlook or Mail App (for OS X), when web based e-mail services have improved so much? Well, in order to ensure that you don\u2019t miss out on any important e-mail, this add-on comes pretty handy. It instantly notifies you of incoming email and supports lots of web based email services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Showcase <\/a><\/strong>: If you often feel lost in the amount of tabs you open up while surfing the web, then this add-on will help you find the tabs in a quick and easy way. This add-on showcases all the open tabs as thumbnails in a new tab or in a separate window. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Google \tGears<\/a><\/strong>: Google gears is an excellent add-on and it\u2019s more aimed towards developers so that they can provide you the ability to be offline with their web based applications. Zoho Writer & Google reader are few web apps which you\u2019ll love to work on with the help of Google Gears.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    StumbleUpon<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Stumbleupon is an excellent add-on and takes you away in those times when surfing the web wasn\u2019t as huge as it is today and you came across some really cool stuff. This add-on helps you in discovering some really cool stuff on the internet. Caution:<\/strong> Stumbling can be addictive and you shouldn\u2019t use it while you are \tworking as your boss won\u2019t like your productivity reports.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Google \tToolbar<\/strong><\/a>: If you love and live by Google search (like me) then you surely can\u2019t miss this add-on. This toolbar gives access to all sorts of search provided by Google and lets you access the gadgets, Google bookmarks and notifies you about latest incoming Gmail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Tab \tMix Plus<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>If you are looking for more control over the FireFox tabs then this add-on will be your savior. The add-on lets you add mouse gestures, lets you position tab bar according to your preference and a whole lot of features which you\u2019d like to do with the tabs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    IE \t\u2013 Tab<\/a><\/strong>: If you are a windows user and don\u2019t want the hassle of opening up Internet Explorer again and again for those websites which strictly needs Internet Explorer. With push of a button you\u2019ll be able to use Internet Explorer\u2019s rendering engine in Firefox\u2019s window only.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Download \tStatus bar<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>If you prefer to download lot of files over the internet then I\u2019m sure that you\u2019ll hate that download window, which opens up every time when you are downloading a file. Download status bar add-on makes a small bar at the bottom of the window (just above the normal status bar) and shows you all the files you\u2019ve downloaded and gives you easy access to the downloaded files.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Answers<\/a><\/strong>: This amazing add-on gives you all the knowledge of the world and that too at a click away. You just need to hold the Alt key and click on any word and you\u2019ll get the quick access to it\u2019s meaning, WikiPedia information. Comes pretty handy for non-English speaking users.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    FireFTP<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong> Forget the days when you had to download FTP software to ensure that you could upload the files to a FTP server. This add-on makes FireFox a fully featured FTP application and works flawlessly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    AdBlock \tPlus<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>If you are bugged with the ads present on various websites (although I prefer them for lot of reasons), then you can use this add-on to block them. It takes the ads away from the webpage and doesn\u2019t break the webpage\u2019s look either.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Sxipper<\/a><\/strong>: Sxipper completes FireFox! This add-on fills the forms in a snap, so as a heavy web user you\u2019d fall in love with it. You can skip downloading any auto-fill applications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    FasterFox<\/a><\/strong>: You can easily tweak various network related settings of FireFox and it\u2019s feature of Dynamic speed helps in caching of all the webpages and thus increases the surfing speed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    FEBE<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>Installing and uninstalling of extensions can sometimes break the FireFox and this add-on helps you in recovering the whole profile as this helps you in creating the back of the FireFox\u2019s profile and thus can save your lot of time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are lots many add-ons for FireFox and you can fall in love with most of them, however these are such extensions, which take the simple & cool browser to a whole new level and shouldn\u2019t be missed by anyone.<\/p>\n

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