No this is not another IE bashing, Opera hating post, but this post is rather about Firefox and why it is so good. Your views are most welcome so feel absolutely free to post on, but let’s not get into a silly browser war!
Well, I’ve been using Firefox for quite a few years by now. I must confess, I was and the still am to a certain extent, a big Maxthon fan (Maxthon uses IE engine). The only reason why I gave up Maxthon for Firefox is because Firefox is the only browser that can actually grow with you.
Let me explain, Firefox gets one thing right, that it is a great browser without any frills. It’s simple; it’s straight forward and doesn’t bog you down. You want a feature, sure use an extension. You want to change the way a shortcut key performs, get keyconfig it’ll let you remap every key possible in Firefox. That’s how wild it is. No other browser on the planet, neither IE, nor Opera, nor Netscape let you do this. All other browsers have an agenda and the agenda is not you. They aren’t centralized on what matters most—the dudes using the browser, the users themselves. Of course I don’t expect every browser/company to go the same way, that would probably be a disaster, but from a user’s perspective, you cannot get anything better than Firefox.
So what extensions do you use to make Firefox grow to your likes and dislikes?
Here’s my small list…
Tab Mix Plus – This is by far the best extension to really add more oomph to your browser. Feel the need to move the 10th tab next to the one you are reading so that you can club two similar tabs together or want to open new tabs next to adjacent ones, this extension is what you need. I dare say to make Firefox a little more Maxthon like--perhaps, hehe old habits die hard.
MR Tech Local Install – This is the BEST extension manager that I’ve ever used and a definite recommend. If you have over 20 extensions installed (like I have), this is dude you need in the list.
Fasterfox – Does exactly what it says, makes Firefox faster by speeding up its performance over the internet. Simple and very configurable.
Customize Google – Perfect for Google fans, particularly helps me when searching for images in “Google Images” by directly linking to the images rather than to the webpage that contains the image. Besides I use this to query in multiple search engines if our dear Google doesn’t have what I need.
Search Engine Ordering – The ‘Holy Grail’ when it comes to sorting out multiple search engines in the Firefox search toolbar, just drag and move the search engines around to set them in the order that you want.
And last but not least…
Keyconfig – My savior when it comes to key mapping to my liking. I’m so used to [Ctrl+N] as a new Tab rather than a new Window, yes I know I’m such a bitch. This habit was formed due to Maxthon and I certainly don’t want to change it.
Well that’s about it for now from me, will post more extensions later. Don’t forget to add you own, there are several that I haven’t tried and would love to!
Edit: Just added direct links to download extensions |