Comments on: 10 Best Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition #1 http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Pimp-up Your Girlfriend’s PC This New Year’s! | Thoughtpick Blog http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-7077 Pimp-up Your Girlfriend’s PC This New Year’s! | Thoughtpick Blog Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:42:53 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-7077 [...] change Facebook’s color, download YouTube videos, and remove ads in Gmail. 2) Get 1Password 3, a password rememberer. 3) Skin Firefox up with something pretty, like Glitter 4) Get Scrapbook, [...] [...] change Facebook’s color, download YouTube videos, and remove ads in Gmail. 2) Get 1Password 3, a password rememberer. 3) Skin Firefox up with something pretty, like Glitter 4) Get Scrapbook, [...]

]]> By: shultPet http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-6218 shultPet Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:11:05 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-6218 mm.. nice thread mm.. nice thread

]]> By: macdet http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-4363 macdet Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:08:54 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-4363 shame on me and BIG Hands for your. NowI have tried FoxTab :) Thx shame on me and BIG Hands for your. NowI have tried FoxTab :) Thx

]]> By: storiesofmac http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-3054 storiesofmac Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-3054 @jm, Thanks for the heads up ;) @jm, Thanks for the heads up ;)

]]> By: jm http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-3050 jm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:34:44 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-3050 Another nice one is Red Panda's contextual browser. It nicely displays news related to the content you're browsing ... Another nice one is Red Panda's contextual browser. It nicely displays news related to the content you're browsing …

]]> By: jm http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-3049 jm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:33:53 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-3049 Another nice one is Red Panda's contextual browser (www.rdpnda.com). It nicely displays news related to the content you're browsing ... Another nice one is Red Panda's contextual browser (www.rdpnda.com). It nicely displays news related to the content you're browsing …

]]> By: Ticci http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-1283 Ticci Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:17:36 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-1283 Thank you for your comment! ;) Thank you for your comment! ;)

]]> By: hasfa http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-1282 hasfa Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-1282 Hi guys. Thanks for the good tutorial. I learn a lot from here. Hi guys. Thanks for the good tutorial. I learn a lot from here.

]]> By: Krzysztof M. http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-1277 Krzysztof M. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:15:18 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-1277 Hello, how you could forget about Yoono.com!? It's amazing add-on, try it out! Hello,
how you could forget about Yoono.com!? It’s amazing add-on, try it out!

]]> By: My Amazing Weight Loss Story http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-165 My Amazing Weight Loss Story Fri, 29 May 2009 01:37:08 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-165 Thanks for posting, I truly liked your newest post. I think you should post more frequently, you evidently have natural ability for blogging! Thanks for posting, I truly liked your newest post. I think you should post more frequently, you evidently have natural ability for blogging!

]]> By: Pallab http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-164 Pallab Thu, 28 May 2009 15:48:32 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-164 I would suggest <a href="http://www.pallab.net/2009/01/30/lastpass-password-manager-and-form-filler/" rel="nofollow"><strong>LastPass</strong></a> as a password manager since it works across platforms and across browsers. I would suggest LastPass as a password manager since it works across platforms and across browsers.

]]> By: links for 2009-05-25 | Eric Reboisson's Blog http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-158 links for 2009-05-25 | Eric Reboisson's Blog Mon, 25 May 2009 20:05:01 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-158 [...] 10 Best Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition #1: turn Firefox into Firefox.next NOW. | MacStories (tags: informatique firefox plugins bestof) [...] [...] 10 Best Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition #1: turn Firefox into Firefox.next NOW. | MacStories (tags: informatique firefox plugins bestof) [...]

]]> By: Ticci http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-150 Ticci Fri, 22 May 2009 23:39:32 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-150 thank you Kerwin ;) thank you Kerwin ;)

]]> By: Kerwin http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-146 Kerwin Fri, 22 May 2009 15:16:20 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-146 Really nice roundup of tools! bloat fox! :P Really nice roundup of tools! bloat fox! :P

]]> By: links for 2009-05-21 « 個人的な雑記 http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-142 links for 2009-05-21 « 個人的な雑記 Thu, 21 May 2009 22:05:25 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-142 [...] 10 Best Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition #1: turn Firefox into Firefox.next NOW. | MacStories (tags: firefox extension) [...] [...] 10 Best Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition #1: turn Firefox into Firefox.next NOW. | MacStories (tags: firefox extension) [...]

]]> By: Andreas http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-136 Andreas Thu, 21 May 2009 07:23:09 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-136 Thanks! Nice article and useful extensions! I share it <a href="http://twitter.com/AndreasDE/status/1868812287" rel="nofollow">on Twitter</a> ;) Greetz Thanks! Nice article and useful extensions! I share it on Twitter ;)

Greetz

]]> By: modred11 http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-134 modred11 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-134 I think that the greasemonkey scripts editing Google really missed the point, Google's right area is empty for a reason, same reason there aren't loads of colorful buttons below the image search bar when you search for images, Google uses a minimalist style for they're website, (which is a ''very'' good thing; and why I don't like yahoo or use it for anything). I think that all the features you talk about adding to Firefox here have the same problem, they add stuff to the view, they add ''Chrome''. Firefox ''really'' shouldn't take removing Chrome to the level Google did with Google Chrome, but adding more stuff isn't a good idea either, it just makes the browser more 'dirty' (filled with stuff that doesn't need to be there). That said, Ubiquity and Xmarks I use, and I like the sound of Site Launcher, although there's an Ubiquity command that does the same thing and I'd prefer to use that. I think it's called Open-Bookmark, but apparently I don't have it on this computer right now (dagnabbit!) but yeah. With open-bookmark you just type open-bookmark into ubiquity and then the name of the bookmark you want to open and it shows you a list of your bookmarks that approximately match that, and then you hit enter to go with the most closely-matching one. (I guess that's not exactly how Site Launcher works). I really think that Firefox 4 shouldn't have any more features then Firefox 3 (besides Ubiquity) I really feel that the devs should focus solely on increasing the speed and minimizing the memory impact and stuff. Comparing Firefox to Google Chrome in speed it's quite ridiculous looking (it's like comparing an Olympic Athlete to a puppy when you really want the puppy to be faster.) I prefer Firefox over Chrome for it's cross-platform compatibility (and ubiquity, and RSS Live Bookmarks, and open RSS pages without getting an error) but I still use Chrome just for it's speed. Adding more features to Firefox would probably just make it slower, I imagine, but also more features would likely add to the clutter on Firefox (I did appreciate the minimalism of Chrome... until I wanted my bookmarks back). Certainly having more shiny things on Firefox would just result in people being blinded by all the pretty lights. I don't think Firefox could reach chrome's speediness (I imagine Chrome's speed is tied to it's windows-based code, otherwise I can't see why it'd be windows only). It's worth mentioning also that Chrome is starting to get a small trickle of minor addons and that they are working on a Mac version, so it's not completely locked into it's currently imperfect state. Anyway. Firefox should get better soon, I actually hope that Chrome and Firefox get into a friendly competition for new features and stuff. That'd be kinda cool (if it happened right; in a friendly sort of manner. Like Coopertition). Course it's the Linux version of Chrome that I wait for, since I have Windows and Linux partitions (Debian + Wine FTW!). Hey! Why isn't there a preview button? How'm I supposed to make this readable! Noooooooooooooo! Anyway. Have fun reading ''that'' [maniacal laughter] I think that the greasemonkey scripts editing Google really missed the point, Google’s right area is empty for a reason, same reason there aren’t loads of colorful buttons below the image search bar when you search for images, Google uses a minimalist style for they’re website, (which is a ”very” good thing; and why I don’t like yahoo or use it for anything). I think that all the features you talk about adding to Firefox here have the same problem, they add stuff to the view, they add ”Chrome”. Firefox ”really” shouldn’t take removing Chrome to the level Google did with Google Chrome, but adding more stuff isn’t a good idea either, it just makes the browser more ‘dirty’ (filled with stuff that doesn’t need to be there).

That said, Ubiquity and Xmarks I use, and I like the sound of Site Launcher, although there’s an Ubiquity command that does the same thing and I’d prefer to use that. I think it’s called Open-Bookmark, but apparently I don’t have it on this computer right now (dagnabbit!) but yeah. With open-bookmark you just type open-bookmark into ubiquity and then the name of the bookmark you want to open and it shows you a list of your bookmarks that approximately match that, and then you hit enter to go with the most closely-matching one. (I guess that’s not exactly how Site Launcher works).

I really think that Firefox 4 shouldn’t have any more features then Firefox 3 (besides Ubiquity) I really feel that the devs should focus solely on increasing the speed and minimizing the memory impact and stuff. Comparing Firefox to Google Chrome in speed it’s quite ridiculous looking (it’s like comparing an Olympic Athlete to a puppy when you really want the puppy to be faster.)

I prefer Firefox over Chrome for it’s cross-platform compatibility (and ubiquity, and RSS Live Bookmarks, and open RSS pages without getting an error) but I still use Chrome just for it’s speed. Adding more features to Firefox would probably just make it slower, I imagine, but also more features would likely add to the clutter on Firefox (I did appreciate the minimalism of Chrome… until I wanted my bookmarks back). Certainly having more shiny things on Firefox would just result in people being blinded by all the pretty lights.

I don’t think Firefox could reach chrome’s speediness (I imagine Chrome’s speed is tied to it’s windows-based code, otherwise I can’t see why it’d be windows only).

It’s worth mentioning also that Chrome is starting to get a small trickle of minor addons and that they are working on a Mac version, so it’s not completely locked into it’s currently imperfect state. Anyway. Firefox should get better soon, I actually hope that Chrome and Firefox get into a friendly competition for new features and stuff. That’d be kinda cool (if it happened right; in a friendly sort of manner. Like Coopertition).

Course it’s the Linux version of Chrome that I wait for, since I have Windows and Linux partitions (Debian + Wine FTW!).

Hey! Why isn’t there a preview button? How’m I supposed to make this readable! Noooooooooooooo! Anyway. Have fun reading ”that” [maniacal laughter]

]]> By: sapam http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-126 sapam Wed, 20 May 2009 10:05:51 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-126 Great! am gonna try it out. it's gonna be awesome. Thanks! Great! am gonna try it out. it’s gonna be awesome. Thanks!

]]> By: Ticci http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-125 Ticci Tue, 19 May 2009 22:48:18 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-125 god, it seems AMAZING! tryin it now! god, it seems AMAZING! tryin it now!

]]> By: Yinosanchez http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-124 Yinosanchez Tue, 19 May 2009 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-124 Hey, nice idea, bringing me here from twitter. I'm gonna try some of the addons you mentioned on the site. I think you might like the Drag & DropZones addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5595 Hey, nice idea, bringing me here from twitter.
I’m gonna try some of the addons you mentioned on the site.
I think you might like the Drag & DropZones addon
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5595

]]> By: El Pastor Culión http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-123 El Pastor Culión Tue, 19 May 2009 17:14:52 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-123 Great!... go to the Part 2 =) Great!… go to the Part 2 =)

]]> By: datenschmutz.net http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-121 datenschmutz.net Tue, 19 May 2009 16:40:08 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-121 <strong>Extension-Empfehlungen: Mit Firefox in die Zukunft reisen...</strong> Unser Lieblingsbrowser kann unglaublich viel: mit den richtigen Extensions sparen Surfer wie Webmaster Zeit und gewinnen Komfort. Ein guter Tausch! ...... Extension-Empfehlungen: Mit Firefox in die Zukunft reisen…

Unser Lieblingsbrowser kann unglaublich viel: mit den richtigen Extensions sparen Surfer wie Webmaster Zeit und gewinnen Komfort. Ein guter Tausch!
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]]> By: datadirt.net http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-120 datadirt.net Tue, 19 May 2009 16:39:10 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-120 <strong>Recommended Extensions: travelling into the future with Firefox...</strong> Firefox is great out-of-the-box, but it gets even better with all those nifty extensions. ...... Recommended Extensions: travelling into the future with Firefox…

Firefox is great out-of-the-box, but it gets even better with all those nifty extensions.
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]]> By: ritchie http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-119 ritchie Tue, 19 May 2009 15:32:48 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-119 thx! A lot of these tools were completely new to me. Especially love the vertical tabs. thx! A lot of these tools were completely new to me. Especially love the vertical tabs.

]]> By: Arkiel http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-116 Arkiel Tue, 19 May 2009 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-116 Why don't you try the Firefox Personas, a stylish ffextension ? Can find it in http://getpersonas.com Why don’t you try the Firefox Personas, a stylish ffextension ?
Can find it in http://getpersonas.com

]]> By: Ticci http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-115 Ticci Tue, 19 May 2009 09:08:33 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-115 <b>@ Kerwin</b>: I'll cover firebug in edition #2 ;) @ Kerwin:

I’ll cover firebug in edition #2 ;)

]]> By: Kerwin http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-114 Kerwin Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:07 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-114 Wow! you've made my bloat and slow fox even slower. lol But great roundup you've just made my life easier. ;) Firebug is a really really important tool too! Wow! you’ve made my bloat and slow fox even slower. lol But great roundup you’ve just made my life easier. ;)

Firebug is a really really important tool too!

]]> By: Ticci http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-113 Ticci Mon, 18 May 2009 23:51:52 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-113 <b>@ Andrew</b>: thanks! let me know after you've tried them ;) @ Andrew:
thanks! let me know after you’ve tried them ;)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-111 Andrew Mon, 18 May 2009 23:02:46 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-111 Hey! Thanks for directing me here from Twitter. Great suggestions; I have a few -- I'm going to check out the ones I'm missing :) Hey! Thanks for directing me here from Twitter. Great suggestions; I have a few — I’m going to check out the ones I’m missing :)

]]> By: Adrian A. http://www.macstories.net/roundups/best-firefox-addons-of-2009/#comment-106 Adrian A. Mon, 18 May 2009 13:37:28 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=109#comment-106 Thanks for that ;) and keep up the good work. Thanks for that ;) and keep up the good work.

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