All Posts Tagged With: "Firefox"
Top 10 Greasemonkey Scripts For Google Products - Gmail, Search, Reader And More
For those of who don’t know what Greasemonkey is, it’s a Firefox extension that lets you change the look and feel of many popular pages. In much the same way that user CSS lets you take control of a web page’s style, user scripts let you easily control any aspect of [...]
17Nov2006 | Tony Williams | 4 comments | Continued
Trying To Kill 5 Mins? Use StumbleUpon
if you’re trying to kill 5 mins online and you’re bored of watching mindless YouTube videos, then maybe you should try StumbleUpon, a free browser plug-in that’s like a Web-concierge version of del.icio.us.After installing the plug-in, which adds a toolbar to your browser, you choose one or more topics of interest: astronomy, politics, television, and [...]
16Nov2006 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Add Inline Search To IE7
I love Firefox, and I don’t think I can over go back to using Internet Explorer.
However, at work I’m forced to use IE. Luckily I found this great plugin via Lifehacker, which adds Firefox-style search capabilities to Internet Explorer with Inline Search, a free plug-in for IE 5.5 and above.
Once you’ve installed this [...]
Control Your Firefox Tabs - Download Tab Mix Plus Extension
If you haven’t discovered Firefox, I would definitely give it a whirl. Microsoft are good at making software that cater for the masses, but aren’t great at building software that allow users to personalize their experience. This is where Firefox excels, and users can tweak their browsers to their hearts content through Extensions.
One [...]
Privacy And Security Add-Ons For Firefox 2.0
You can never be too safe…. Although Firefox is a great browser, there are lots of things you can do to make yourself more secure. gHacks have pulled together a great list of add-ons for Firefox that will turn your browser into the equivalent of Fort Knox.
Here’s the full list.
Browse At Work - Adds [...]
1Nov2006 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Tiny Menu Firefox Extension - Make More Space For Browsing
I love clearing up clutter on my PC and the Tiny Menu Firefox Extension helps in a big way by removing one of my Firefox tool bars to make more room for browsing. This cool extension compresses all the Firefox’s menu items into one pulldown, rather than taking up a whole toolbar.
To install the [...]
How To Make Old Firefox Extensions Compatible
Firefox 2.0 is a great browser, but unfortunately some of the older extensions aren’t compatible. However, it is possible to manually make the majority of old extensions compatible.
To make an extension compatible, do the following:
Reduce Firefox Memory Usage
Firefox’s memory leakage problems are well documented. What tends to happen is the longer you browse using Firefox it uses up more and more memory until your PC virtually stips.
This tip from gHacks should reduce Firefox’s memory usage to under 10MB. It’s very simple to implement:
Write ‘about:config’ in your firefox address bar and hit enter
Right [...]
Remove Dead And Dupliate Bookmarks
I bookmark everything and over the years I’ve accumulated hundreds of links. Maintaining these lists can a pain in the ass, but I find using AM-DeadLink a big help.
AM-Deadlink detects dead links and duplicates in your Browser Bookmarks. If a Bookmark has become unavailable you can verify it in the internal preview and delete [...]
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