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If you haven’t tried the new Firefox web browser yet, you’re really missing out.

It’s not just the most stable browser I’ve ever used (including Mac’s Safari), but because it’s an open-source product, all sorts of geeks are working their little fingers to the bone making it better and adding upgrades and tweaks.

If you have Firefox, you should check into some of the available extensions.

I’ve downloaded several of them (probably too many) and am trying them out to see if they’re useful. I’ll let you know as I go along. But you really need to get the tab browser extension. It gives you a lot more options for tab browsing (and if you are one of those poor IE Microsoft diehards, you don’t know what that is yet and I feel really bad for you).

Adblock is another great tool if you’re bothered by websites that inundate you with advertising.

Highlight an address, right-click and then, voila! MapIt will take you to a map. You can choose your own map provider and even program in your home address to get directions every time.

There’s lots more, but, like I said, I’m still playing with them. I’ll let you know.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jan 27, 05 @ 8:51 am

Comments

I love firefox. The extensions pretty much make the browser. Have you tried Sage yet? It’s a great Blog aggregator for those who have RSS feeds (Note to Eric Zorn please get one!)

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jan 27, 05 @ 11:14 am
For people who haven’t got time to go thru countless attempts to customize firefox from among all of the add-ins on their web page, CrazyBrowseris a fine alternative. It’s been a pioneer in ‘tabbed’ browsing since ‘02. It’s ideal for people who want tabbed browsing/pop-up blocking ‘out of the box’, instead of adding extension upon extension.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 28, 05 @ 1:15 am