Go Directly to your favourite sites

You can add keywords to your bookmarks for easier and faster access. From the Library, just add a short keyword in the keyword field, and you’ll be able to access that bookmark by simply typing that keyword into the address bar. For example, you could give your del.icio.us account the “links” keyword, and from then on simply typing “links” into the address bar will take you right there

Few Firefox Extensions

Firefox Extensions

Here are a few Firefox Extensions that I consider essential.

Adblock Plus  (home page)

The Adblock Plus extension can strip annoying advertisements out of web pages, including Flash and Java applets, and also help prevent pop-ups.

Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper  (home page)

This Adblock companion extension adds functionality to selectively disable specific annoying or obtrusive elements on a given website.

en-US Dictionary

Some Linux distributions do not include a dictionary by default for use with Firefox.  In those cases, this en-US dictionary can be installed to restore spellchecker functionality.

Extended Copy Menu  (home page)

Extended Copy Menu provides additional options for copying text from web pages.  For example, you can copy a block of text as plain or unformatted to make it easier to paste into other applications such as OpenOffice or Word.

EZNav  (home page)

EZNav allows you to middle-click on the navigation buttons for different effects. Forward and Backward increments or decrements numbered URLs, and reload navigates up in the URL hierarchy.

FireBug  (home page)

FireBug is an integrated JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and Ajax debugger for Firefox, including an error console, command line, and inspectors

ForecastFox  (home page)

ForecastFox displays current and forecasted weather, including severe weather alerts, in your status bar.

Greasemonkey  (home page)

The Greasemonkey extension allows users to add custom scripts to change the behavior of any web page.  Many pre-written scripts can be found at Userscripts.org.

• Better Amazon - Makes viewing product pages on Amazon much easier by providing collapsible sections and other features
• Check Range (home page) - Allows selection of multiple checkboxes at once; My modified version changes the default excludes
• Disable Targets - Prevent links for opening in new windows (eg., target='blank'), instead forcing them to follow your browser preferences; also prevents new windows caused by the javascript onclick property
• Download Video - Adds a direct download link on video sharing pages such as YouTube, Google Video, MySpace, Metacafe, etc.; My modified version adds the download link to the lower-right corner instead of across the top of the window, and is based on reisirumuz's original modification
• Gone Phishing (home page) - highlights any link with a destination that doesn't match what's shown
• Google Image Relinker - Rewrites links to point directly to source image; My modified version adds a link to the original website below each image
• Image Hoster Skip Page - Skips the preview page for common image hosting websites and redirects to the full-sized image; My custom version fixes ShareNXS support and fixes ImageBam inconveniences
• Linkify Plus (home page) - Transforms plaintext hyperlinks and e-mail address into valid links; My modified version adds support for hxxp:// and h**p:// links
• MouseOverThis! - Displays the true destination of any link in the status bar by removing onmouseover and onmouseout events
• MySpace Custom Style Remover - Removes custom stylesheets from MySpace pages and shows the default style instead

• keyconfig  (home page)

  keyconfig allows you to change keyboard shortcuts. Configuration can be difficult, so be sure to check out the examples.
  

  Menu Editor  (home page)

  The Menu Editor extension allows you to customize the menus in Firefox.
  

  Multiproxy Switch  (home page)

  Multiproxy Switch lets you configure and easily switch between multiple proxy servers.
  

  NextPlease  (home page)

  NextPlease is a highly configurable extension that allows you to jump to next and previous links on multi-page articles, search results, or forum posts using keyboard shortcuts or toolbar buttons.
  

  NoScript  (home page)

  NoScript is a very powerful Firefox extension that allows users to restrict javascript and other executable content to only trusted domains.
  

  Page Saver Basic  (home page)

  Page Saver allows you to save any website to a PNG image.  Rather than taking a snapshot of the visible window, it renders the entire page and exports it to an image.
  

  Snap Links Plus  (home page)

  Snap Links Plus allows you to select and act on multiple links at once.  Actions can be changed dynamically to either open all links in new tabs, download all links, etc.
  

  SyncPlaces  (home page)

  SyncPlaces imports/exports bookmarks in either XBEL or JSON format and can synchronize a bookmarks file across multiple installations by uploading it to an FTP or WebDAV server.
  

  Tab to Window  (home page)

  The Tab to Window extension allows you to move or copy tabs to a new browser window.
  

  Web Developer  (alternate link)

  The Web Developer extension for adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools.