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Nerd42: Firefox Extensions moved to FireFox: shorter URL

Nerd42 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:56:42 GMT

Firefox Extensions moved to FireFox: shorter URL

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Nerd42 at 20:44, 16 March 2010

Nerd42 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:44:24 GMT

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	# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/pages/collector Addon Collector].		# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/pages/collector Addon Collector].
	# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/89648 Massive Extender].		# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/89648 Massive Extender].
-	~~# Restart FireFox to make sure the above two addons installed correctly.~~
	# Subscribe here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/nerd42		# Subscribe here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/nerd42

Nerd42 at 20:43, 16 March 2010

Nerd42 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:43:35 GMT

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-	~~There are the~~ FireFox ~~Extensions that I have loaded at all times because they rock and everybody should have them. They are in no particular order.~~	+	How to get my FireFox extensions collection:

-	~~I started this page before I was aware of [[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]].~~	+	# Download FireFox [http://www.mozilla.com/ here] or alternately get [http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable FireFox Portable].
-		+	# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/pages/collector Addon Collector].
-	~~== THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ==~~	+	# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/89648 Massive Extender].
-	*'''[http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi Flash]'''	+	# Restart FireFox to make sure the above two addons installed correctly.
-		+	# Subscribe here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/nerd42
-	~~== The "Must Have" List ==~~	+
-	*[http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/ ChatZilla]	+
-	*[http://www~~.downthemall.net/ DownThemAll]~~	+
-	*[http://fireftp.mozdev.org/ FireFTP]	+
-	*[http://leetkey.mozdev.org/ leetkey]	+
-	*[http://ietab.mozdev.org/ IE Tab]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla~~.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636 PDF Download]~~	+
-	*[http://adblockplus.org/en/ Adblock Plus]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 VideoDownloadHelper] (Go [http://worldtv.com/~~blog/guides_tutorials/flv_converter.php~~ here] ~~to learn how to convert from .flv)~~	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220 FlashGot] will allow you to download RealPlayer files. See [http://~~swen~~.~~antville.org~~/~~stories~~/~~735413~~/ ~~this guide] on how to convert from there. I, personally, use dbPowerAMP music converter after FlashGot.~~	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8207 Open In Broswer] - let you open any type of file as a text file in FireFox	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2351 Toggle Word Wrap] ~~- excellent for viewing plain text files that don't have line breaks in FireFox - it puts you in control of word wrap like in text editors~~.	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/~~addon/60 Web Developer] - does alot of web developer stuff including, for those of us with the newfangled wide flatscreen monitors, resizing windows to show what~~ pages ~~would look like on 800x600 screens.~~	+
-		+
-	~~There are probably others that are worth getting too and if you know of any good ones (not crappy ones - good ones) then post on the [[Talk:Firefox Extensions]] page.~~	+
-		+
-	~~People can also help by adding links and/or descriptions to the ones I've listed here.~~	+
-		+
-	~~== Compatibility Problems ==~~	+
-	*[http://spiderzilla.mozdev.org/ ~~SpiderZilla~~] ~~used to be on this list because it is a totally awesome tool but it needs to be fixed for compatibility with FireFox 3.~~	+
-	~~=== Tab managing extensions ===~~	+
-	~~You can use one of these but not both.~~	+
-	*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/~~2062 Tab To Window~~] ~~- gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu~~.	+
-	~~I'd like~~ to ~~see someone combine~~ the two ~~and modify the Tab To Window function so that it can pop out a tab into a new window without reloading the page.~~	+
-		+
-	~~== The "Sometimes Helpful" List ==~~	+
-	*[https://addons.~~mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271?id=271&application=firefox ColorZilla]~~	+
-	*[https:~~//addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1593 GSpace]~~	+
-	*[http://www.foxytunes.com/firefox/download/ FoxyTunes]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/~~addon~~/~~398 ForcastFox]~~	+
-	*[http://code.google.com/p/googlepedia/ Googlepedia]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2144 Advanced Dork]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8090 CaptureFox]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4693 404 : Page is Not Found ? Now it will be!] - This one can be rather annoying when you don't care enough to check the wayback machine but it can make checking the wayback machine much quicker when you do care.	+
-	*[http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2006/10/flash_switcher_for_firefox.php Flash Switcher]	+
-		+
-	~~== Ones I am investigating ==~~	+
-	~~Dunno if these are good or not yet.~~	+
-		+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4287 Split Browser]	+
-	*[http://www.spoofstick.com/firefox.html SpoofStick]	+
-	*[http://ieview.mozdev.org/ IEView]	+
-	*[http://www.kevinfreitas.net/extensions/measureit/ MeasureIt]	+
-	*[http://www.greasespot.net/ GreaseMonkey]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/211 BetterSearch]	+
-	*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]	+
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3698 OpenSearchFox]	+
-	*[http://www.sameplace.cc/download SamePlace] - instant messenger.	+
-		+
-	~~== Features I would like to see become Firefox extensions ==~~	+
-	*A telnet client	+
-		+
-	~~== See Also ==~~	+
-	*[[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]]	+

70.252.132.151: /* The "Must Have" List */

70.252.132.151 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:59:47 GMT

The "Must Have" List

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	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8207 Open In Broswer] - let you open any type of file as a text file in FireFox		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8207 Open In Broswer] - let you open any type of file as a text file in FireFox
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2351 Toggle Word Wrap] - excellent for viewing plain text files that don't have line breaks in FireFox - it puts you in control of word wrap like in text editors.		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2351 Toggle Word Wrap] - excellent for viewing plain text files that don't have line breaks in FireFox - it puts you in control of word wrap like in text editors.
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab to Window] - lets you turn tabs into new windows without copying and pasting the URL. Unfortunately, it does appear to be reloading the page when it ought to just "pop out" the already loaded page.
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 Web Developer] - does alot of web developer stuff including, for those of us with the newfangled wide flatscreen monitors, resizing windows to show what pages would look like on 800x600 screens.		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 Web Developer] - does alot of web developer stuff including, for those of us with the newfangled wide flatscreen monitors, resizing windows to show what pages would look like on 800x600 screens.

Nerd42 at 19:40, 5 January 2009

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:40:10 GMT

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	*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]		*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3698 OpenSearchFox]		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3698 OpenSearchFox]
		+	*[http://www.sameplace.cc/download SamePlace] - instant messenger.

	== Features I would like to see become Firefox extensions ==		== Features I would like to see become Firefox extensions ==
	*A telnet client		*A telnet client
-	*A replacement for instant messengers like Trillian or Miranda availible as a firefox extension (call it IMZilla maybe?)

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	*[[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]]		*[[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]]

Nerd42: /* Tab managing extensions */

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:42:19 GMT

Tab managing extensions

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	*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.		*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.
-	I'd like to see someone combine the two and modify the Tab To Window function so that it can pop out a ~~tabs~~ into a new window without reloading the page.	+	I'd like to see someone combine the two and modify the Tab To Window function so that it can pop out a tab into a new window without reloading the page.

	== The "Sometimes Helpful" List ==		== The "Sometimes Helpful" List ==

Nerd42: /* Tab managing extensions */

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:41:47 GMT

Tab managing extensions

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	*[http://spiderzilla.mozdev.org/ SpiderZilla] used to be on this list because it is a totally awesome tool but it needs to be fixed for compatibility with FireFox 3.		*[http://spiderzilla.mozdev.org/ SpiderZilla] used to be on this list because it is a totally awesome tool but it needs to be fixed for compatibility with FireFox 3.
	=== Tab managing extensions ===		=== Tab managing extensions ===
-	You can ~~install~~ one of these but not both.	+	You can use one of these but not both.
	*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.		*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.

Nerd42: /* Ones I am investigating */ I already know the web developer extension is good and added it above

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:41:24 GMT

Ones I am investigating: I already know the web developer extension is good and added it above

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	*[http://www.kevinfreitas.net/extensions/measureit/ MeasureIt]		*[http://www.kevinfreitas.net/extensions/measureit/ MeasureIt]
	*[http://www.greasespot.net/ GreaseMonkey]		*[http://www.greasespot.net/ GreaseMonkey]
-	*[http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ "Web Developer extension"]
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/211 BetterSearch]		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/211 BetterSearch]
	*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]		*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]

Nerd42 at 18:40, 5 January 2009

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:40:36 GMT

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	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2144 Advanced Dork]		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2144 Advanced Dork]
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8090 CaptureFox]		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8090 CaptureFox]
		+	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4693 404 : Page is Not Found ? Now it will be!] - This one can be rather annoying when you don't care enough to check the wayback machine but it can make checking the wayback machine much quicker when you do care.
		+	*[http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2006/10/flash_switcher_for_firefox.php Flash Switcher]

	== Ones I am investigating ==		== Ones I am investigating ==
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	*[http://www.greasespot.net/ GreaseMonkey]		*[http://www.greasespot.net/ GreaseMonkey]
	*[http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ "Web Developer extension"]		*[http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ "Web Developer extension"]
-	*[http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2006/10/flash_switcher_for_firefox.php Flash Switcher]
-	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4693 404 : Page is Not Found ? Now it will be!]
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/211 BetterSearch]		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/211 BetterSearch]
	*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]		*[http://maltekraus.de/Firefox/search-tools/ Malte's Search Tools for FireFox]

Nerd42 at 18:37, 5 January 2009

Nerd42 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:22 GMT

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	*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.		*[http://tmp.garyr.net/ Tab Mix Plus] - gives you status bars on your tabs for how far your pages have loaded.
	*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.		*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab To Window] - gives you the option to reload tabs in new windows from the right-click menu.
-	I'd like to see someone combine the two.	+	I'd like to see someone combine the two and modify the Tab To Window function so that it can pop out a tabs into a new window without reloading the page.

	== The "Sometimes Helpful" List ==		== The "Sometimes Helpful" List ==
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	*A telnet client		*A telnet client
	*A replacement for instant messengers like Trillian or Miranda availible as a firefox extension (call it IMZilla maybe?)		*A replacement for instant messengers like Trillian or Miranda availible as a firefox extension (call it IMZilla maybe?)
-	*Add an option to the menu that appears when you right-click on tabs that will change the tab into a new window without reloading the page. ([https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2062 Tab to Window] reloads the page)

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	*[[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]]		*[[Wikipedia:List of Firefox extensions]]