Archive | 2009

Window Resizer

Is that Firefox browsing window too big or too small for you?  Maybe it is just right, and you would like to keep it that way?  The Window Resizer add-on for Firefox lets you resize Firefox to tons of sizes (and remembers them for later!).

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Filter Your Facebook Friend Updates

Need to filter your Facebook information?  Have to many friends, or do you just not care that Bobby ranked up in Mafia Wars or Julie found a cat in FarmVille? Thanks to the Facebook Filter add-on for Firefox, you can customize the kind of content you see from your Facebook friends.

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Five Ways to Cover Firefox in Chrome

Feeling that urge to try Google Chrome,  but don’t really want to switch away from Firefox?  I have found five themes that will let you stay with Mozilla, and still get that Chrome look and feel.  Some might say these themes have even made the Google Chrome theme even better.   Chromifox Basic  

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Move the Close Tab Button in Firefox

In an effort to simplify the Firefox interface, did you know you can make a few changes in the about:config page to move the close tab buttons around?  I’ll show you how to move it to the far right of the browser, in just six easy steps. Before the tweak (notice the close tab button [...]

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Get the Date and Time in the Status Bar

Telling you what time it is seems like a trivial task for any modern browser, however many leave the job to your operating system. However, if you have hidden your clocks and need a way to tell what time it is from Firefox, Statusbar Date is the perfect add-on for the job.

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1-Click YouTube Video Downloader

Now, I know what you are going to tell me before you even say it. “Mitch, there are already a million and one video downloaders out there, why review another one?” Number one, you are right – there are way too many.  So what makes the 1-Click YouTube Video Download any different?  It cuts out [...]

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Google Reader Watcher

  Need help watching your feed subscriptions in Google Reader?  The Google Reader Watcher add-on for Firefox is here to help.  With this extension, you can be instantly notified when your favorite new source, blog or any other web site with an RSS feed is updated and ready to read in Google Reader. 

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Sort Firefox Downloads Automatically

Picking a location for all of your downloaded files is an easy thing to do.  All you have to do is go to Tools in the menu bar, then Options, then in the Main tab, pick your place to save your downloads.  What if you want all your downloaded .zip files in a folder named [...]

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Best 5 Add-ons for Facebook Fans

Since Facebook is the king of the hill when it comes to social networks, there have been a lot of add-ons dedicated to making it better.  Facebook is great, but is not without flaws.  Thankfully, these Firefox add-on developers have worked out some of the kinks and have masterminded some of the best add-ons for [...]

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