Many people are switching to G’s Chrome. Some people are not aware that Google Chrome tracks everything you do on Chrome weather your logged into your account or not. So I still use Firefox for a more private browsing experance. Plus there are so many useful Add-Ons to make surfing for what I want easier. Here are my most useful Add-Ons for Firefox.
Add-ons
Session Manager
Session Manager saves and restores the state of all windows – either when you want it or automatically at startup and after crashes. It can also automatically save the state of open windows individually. Add to Firefox
Send Tab URLs
Send your open tabs to email, Web mail, or the clipboard as a list for future reference. Super useful for on going research. Add to Firefox
Tab Sidebar
Replaces the horizontal tab bar which squishes your tabs with a sidebar list view.Also visible preview thumbnails and tab navigation buttons. It makes it much easier to read your open tabs. If you still wish to use the main tab bar then you can show it again f rom the Tab Sidebar options. Add to Firefox
Toolbar Buttons
There are now over 100 Firefox Toolbar buttons. This extension adds buttons to Customize your Toolbar.Bookmark Manager, Clear Data, Full Screen, Google Mail, Page Colours, Reload Skip Cache, Stop All, Tiny Url, Translate, Directory, Web Search, Wikipedia, Yahoo Mail…. Add to Firefox
Adblock Plus
Annoyed by adverts? Troubled by tracking? Bothered by banners? Install Adblock Plus now to regain control of the internet and change the way that you view the web. A short video overview HERE. Add to Firefox
AskForSanitize
Revives the ‘Clear Private Data’ dialog on Firefox exit. The addon makes Firefox ask for clearing the history, passwords, Cache etc.. at shutdown. Add to Firefox
CookieSafe
This extension will allow you to easily control cookie permissions. It will appear on your statusbar. Just click on the icon to allow, block, or temporarily allow the site to set cookies. You can also view or clear the cookies and exceptions by right clicking on the statusbar icon. For safer browsing you may choose to deny cookies globally and then enable them on a per site basis. Add to Firefox
DictionarySearch
Dictionary Search provides a very easy way to lookup (or translate) a word in a Web page or an email in an online dictionary such as thefreedictionary.com. Simply select the word you want to lookup. Then right click and select “Dictionary Search for …”. A new tab or browser window will open with the meaning of the word you selected.Install to FireFox
StumbleUpon
I save the best for Last. StumbleUpon is a community driven site that helps you discover GREAT websites that match your interests. Simply click the Stumble button and see the best websites. There are over 500 topics to choose from, and, the more you use it, the better your recommendations become!
