Favorite Firefox Add-Ons

Tripp · 03-31-2009, 08:06 AM

I'm an Opera user at home, but at work I'm stuck with Firefox. There are a couple of add-ons that I use, but most are just to make it perform a little more like Opera, mostly because i'm an efficiency geek.

Searchwords- Lets you attach a keyletter/word to any search engine, so instead of going to yahoo and searching for "cigars", you can just type "y cigars" in the address bar

Speed Dial - Whenever you open a new tab, you get a sort of "Top 9" of your bookmarked sites, so the sites you use most often are only a click away.

Firebug - This one is a must have for web developers. It allows you to dissect the code on pages, and dynamically make temporary changes to html and css to see what the result is.

IE Tabs - This is the only extension I use that isn't already integrated with Opera. It allows you to, at the click of a button, re-draw the page in whatever version of Internet Explorer you have, inside the Firefox tab. This is great for sites that still aren't fully functional in Firefox, or... as above, web developers.

03-31-2009, 08:11 AM

bugmenot - it's for when sites require you to sign in to get a price or see certain things. It fills in a username and password that was set up by someone else specifically for this add on. Pretty nice if you don't want to sign up. Helps a lot in my industry where we can't see prices unless we sign in.

03-31-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tripp

I'm an Opera user at home, but at work I'm stuck with Firefox. ...

I use Opera Mini for my BB. Could you PM me why you like the full version so much?

Thanks

Sorry for the thread jack.

Continue on.

03-31-2009, 08:06 AM	#1
Tripp Pepin Ho of the NorthWest Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tripp Location: Portland, OR Posts: 487 Trading: (5)	Re: Favorite Firefox Add-Ons I'm an Opera user at home, but at work I'm stuck with Firefox. There are a couple of add-ons that I use, but most are just to make it perform a little more like Opera, mostly because i'm an efficiency geek. Searchwords- Lets you attach a keyletter/word to any search engine, so instead of going to yahoo and searching for "cigars", you can just type "y cigars" in the address bar Speed Dial - Whenever you open a new tab, you get a sort of "Top 9" of your bookmarked sites, so the sites you use most often are only a click away. Firebug - This one is a must have for web developers. It allows you to dissect the code on pages, and dynamically make temporary changes to html and css to see what the result is. IE Tabs - This is the only extension I use that isn't already integrated with Opera. It allows you to, at the click of a button, re-draw the page in whatever version of Internet Explorer you have, inside the Firefox tab. This is great for sites that still aren't fully functional in Firefox, or... as above, web developers.

03-31-2009, 08:11 AM	#2
Beer Doctor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Favorite Firefox Add-Ons bugmenot - it's for when sites require you to sign in to get a price or see certain things. It fills in a username and password that was set up by someone else specifically for this add on. Pretty nice if you don't want to sign up. Helps a lot in my industry where we can't see prices unless we sign in.