Firefox Extensions/Add-Ons

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It's generally excepted in the Web community these days that Mozilla's "FIREFOX" web browser is the best alternative to Microsoft's bland, boring and questionably-secure "Internet Explorer (IE)".

The feauture I like the most about Firefox is the ability to add functionality to the browser through the installation of "extensions". Listed below are ten (in no particular order) of my absolute MUST HAVE extensions that are quick and easy to install and will give you endless amounts of pleasure that IE users cannot and will not ever experience!

To ensure maximum extension compatibilty, make sure you are running the most current release of Firefox by downloading the latest v2 release from Mozilla. Click on the banner to the right (you can't miss it) or visit www.getfirefox.com.

NOTE WELL: It is advised that you keep your installed extension list to about 3-4 add-ons only as they do consume your PC's memory allocation and therefore slows down Firefox's performance slightly.

1.	Tab Mix Plus Easily the best extension you can get your hands on right now. There's plenty of options available to ensure that your tabs function the way you want them to. Just try and get IE to work this way for you! Haha! » Click here to download and install "Tab Mix Plus"
2.	Colourful Tabs Tabs are fantastic... coloured tabs are even better! Not only are they pretty, but they also make it a hell of a lot easier to differentiate between each of your tabs! » Click here to download and install "Colourful Tabs "
3.	Forecastfox Enhanced This is a great little extension that will have you on top of the weather conditions in any number of cities you want to keep your eye on around the world. Highly configurable, you can set the number of days you want forecasted per city, how each forecast is presented (icons and text etc) and where in your browser you want the extension to appear. Definitely a must-have! » Click here to download and install "Forecastfox Enhanced"
4.	Google Preview Easily one of the most valuable extensions I have installed. It's simple. It's adds a small graphical preveiw to all of the listed results when you perform a Google search. This gives you the ability to "see" the quality of a site before you click through to it. This one's GOLD! » Click here to download and install "GooglePreview"
5.	Fox Clocks Simply put the "Fox Clocks" extension adds nominated city times into your status bar so you can check to make sure you're not going to wake up someone in the middle of the night when you make those phone calls to the other side of the world! » Click here to download and install "FoxClocks"
6.	del.icio.us The "classic" Firefox plugin for the hugely popular del.icio.us online bookmarking utility. Makes the quick and easy way of keeping your favourite sites organised and web-based (for access from any browser on any PC in any location) even quicker and even easier. Add new sites and pages to your del.icio.us account with one toolbar click. » Click here to download and install "del.icio.us"
7.	Extra Search Engines Contrary to popular belief, Google isn't the ONLY search engine out there and Firefox does give you the power to search using a whole host of other engines with a couple of extra clicks. Search for images on Flickr, reference information on Wikipedia or for products on Amazon or Ebay. Click on the link below to browse the list of available search engine add-ons. » Click here to review, download and install "Extra Search Engines"
8.	Add2Netvibes Perhaps the easiest way add new feeds to your "Netvibes.com" account is with the "Add2Netvibes" Firefox extension. When a feed available for adding to your Netvibes.com account appears on a site you are viewing, Add2Netvibes button on the toolbar turns green and requires a couple of clicks to complete the addition process. If more than one feed is available, a list of choices is presented when you click the Add2Netvibes button. » Click here to download and install "Add2Netvibes"
9.	FoxyTunes Control iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, Pandora or a number of other popular music players directly from your Firefox browser. Skip tracks, change the volume, view track details including album art without ever needing to switch windows - simply awesome! » Click here to download and install "FoxyTunes"
10.	Web Developer Not too many people are going to find this at all useful if they don't dabble in the art of web page design and development. However if you do it's a MUST HAVE... trust me! » Click here to download and install "Web Developer"