Recommend me some Firefox extensions

SnoopZ · 13-01-2007, 16:18

I've been using Opera for a year or so now but although Opera renders pages far faster than Firefox i thought i'd go back to Firefox and give it a proper go for a while and see how i get on.

So i have a few questions....

1. Recommend me those great extensions.

2. How do i delete all the Firefox bookmarks quickly so i can import from Opera and start a fresh?

3. How can i change the default webpage scrolling speed as i like Opera's speed for scrolling far better.

4. What's the best extension for speeding Firefoxes rendering up?

5. Anything else i need to know about?

Thanks for your help guys.

Nikesh · 13-01-2007, 16:20

FasterFox.....

13-01-2007, 16:58

the extensions I use are

FireFTP
Gmail Notifier
Google Toolbar for Firefox
NoScript
SwitchProxy Tool

Cobbydaler · 13-01-2007, 17:17

User agent switcher
FireFTP
Adblock Plus

Ramrod · 13-01-2007, 18:09

Tab mix plus....

SnoopZ · 13-01-2007, 18:48

Thanks for everyones input on this however i've decided to stick with Opera and here are the reasons why.

1. Opera is so much faster at rendering pages even with fasterfox installed.

2. I don't need all those extensions as most come with Opera as default.

3. The scroll speed isn't the same, and whatever extension i install it's just not how i want it.

The only advantages Firefox gives me are.

1. Firefox works with more pages.

2. I prefer the default skin of Firefox.

So i'm now off to find a skin i like for Opera.

TheBlueRaja · 13-01-2007, 18:52

Adblock - Blocks adverts
Flashblock - Block flash from starting to play until you press play
IETab - opens pages in Firefox using the Internet Explorer Engine
NoScript - Stops java scripts etc from running unless you give them permission - THIS is an excellent extension which i imagine will be overlooked by quite a few people.

Halcyon · 07-03-2007, 23:28

I've just installed AdBlock Plus and you just right click adverts / images to add them to the ban list. Works really well.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/

Darrenp · 07-03-2007, 23:33

NoScript is fantastic, I aint seen a pesky googlead in months, it's lurvly.

Or any other ****e come to think of it. :-)

Horace · 08-03-2007, 01:10

IETab, mentioned by Mr. Raja, is incredibly useful, especially for media embedded pages that Firefox seems to struggle with, along with ActiveX content of course.

TheBlueRaja · 08-03-2007, 08:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darrenp

NoScript is fantastic, I aint seen a pesky googlead in months, it's lurvly.

Or any other ****e come to think of it. :-)

Exactly - NoScript can seem like a pain to start with as you have to allow scripts to run on each website, but soon enough you start to never hear from it and you have control over the whole web site your visiting and get to see what you want.

Mal · 08-03-2007, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Exactly - NoScript can seem like a pain to start with as you have to allow scripts to run on each website, but soon enough you start to never hear from it and you have control over the whole web site your visiting and get to see what you want.

It can be a pain, especially when visiting a site for the first time and you are sitting there wondering why it isn't doing anything, but it is good for blocking ads and other annoying stuff.

Cobbydaler · 08-03-2007, 13:32

Some that have already been mentioned, but some that haven't here...

opelfruitcase · 08-03-2007, 17:05

I wouldn't advocate using the official Google toolbar as I remember having issues with hogging CPU before. I use Googlebar Lite instead - is smaller, faster and takes up less desktop browser window real estate.

EDIT: Can be found here - http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/googlebarlite/.

Halcyon · 09-03-2007, 14:35

Just out of interest why do people use the Google toolbar ?
In Mozilla's config you can set it to search from typing straight into the address box and outputting to google, or alternatively use the search box in the top right corner.