Firefox Extension Guide and More

Anonymous Coward writes "A comprehensive list of Firefox extensions geared for the average power user and web developer includes description and screenshots of featured extensions. Plus Firefox Hacks and keyboard command guide. Always updated with the latest Firefox extensions, and tweaks."

Nice Idea, but No Thanks

[PingXao]

TFA slashdotted after being up for less than 10 minutes on /.? There's got to be a better site for Firefox extensions. Not exactly making my bookmark list.

So you blame Firefox for Adobe's product?

[Anonymous Coward]

Since it opens the dreaded PDF as a plugin? A plugin that Adobe, not Mozilla/Firefox, developed?

Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks

[VJ42]

There's got to be a better site for Firefox extensions

It's called addons.mozilla.org ;)

Re:CORAL CACHE WORKS BEAUTIFULLY

[jtara]

Naw, the Coral Cache is slashdotted too!

Anyway, Mozilla's own extension list has always worked well for me. Why do we need another one?

Oh, I know! For anonymous' Adsense income!

Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks

[Pneuma ROCKS]

I would like to see a site that *does not* have a comprehensive list and instead shows something a little more useful, like the extensions that are not in alpha or beta stages, and the extensions that are not the "my first useless geek" extension. A list of good extensions.

I like addons. But I think it still has a long way to go to become user friendly. On the other hand, extensions are generally aimed to more tech-savvy users, because average users may be afraid to try them. Are these sites aiming at the right demographics or leaving out a very large potential audience?

Oh Come On!

[acid_zebra]

Aside from the fact that the server handling that page is obviously ill-equipped to handle any load the list itself starts out with "Forecastfox". Yay. Recommended only for those who want their browser decked out like a walking talking christmas tree complete with blinkenlights. Don't forget to complain about memory use on the forums later.

Me, I like to keep it light:

Adblock plus, Bugmenot, Downthemall, Sessionsaver, Greasemonkey, Tabmixplus.

Optionally Aardvark, Del.icio.us, enhanced history manager, and IEtab.

Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks

[jbarr]

Seems the only thing they have is portable firefox.
Um what about Portable AbiWord, Portable FileZilla, Portable Gaim, Portable GIMP, Portable NVU, Portable OpenOffice.org, Portable Sunbird, and Portable Thunderbird also available on the site?

Also, I think you and others miss the point of this. PortableFirefox exists in a single directory structure, and doesn't require an "install" other than just unzipping a .zip file. And the profile directory is completely portable, so if you have muptiple PC's on which you do browsing (say, work and home), it's a simple matter of just copying the directory to your thumb drive, and then copying it to wherever you want.

It's a nice, clean way to maintain the browsing experience YOU LIKE without having to install anything. And removing it is as simple as deleting the directory. Away goes the app and all of your browsing history.

And if you leverage the Bookmark Synchronizer, keeping bookmarks synced among different locations a snap.

For those who want portability, this is an excellent choice!

-Jim
http://jimstips.com/ [jimstips.com]
http://gmailtips.com/ [gmailtips.com]

Re:Encourage extensions that cause instability?

[pugugly]

Hmm - actually, looking at the highlights of the first google page, it would appear that everyone that comes up agrees that it's possible to write unstable extensions - hardly the same thing.

Personally, I agree - I have had extensions that seem to cause the browser to crash. When I uninstall them and limit myself to the one or two . . . okay, twenty-eight extensions I have installed that seem to be perfectly okay, I don't have crashes.

Pardon me sir, but your hyperbole is showing.

Pug