Jameson Robert Gagnepain

It goes without saying that, given the option, you really should use Firefox if you’re browsing the web. It’s a more secure browser than Internet Explorer, it’s more productive, and you can personalize it.

That’s what I’m talking about today. Firefox Extensions. Here’s my list of essential extensions for Firefox.

• Adblock Plus – Removes ads from pages you view, so pages load faster.
• Fasterfox – A few performance and network tweaks for Firefox, so everything goes a little faster.
• Firefox Companion for eBay – Gives you a sidebar showing the activity of anything you’re watching, bidding, or selling on eBay, as well as providing quick access to eBay search.
• Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer – If you have multiple computers or multiple operating systems running Firefox, this wonderful extension will keep your bookmarks synchronized between systems for you.
• Gmail Skins – If you use Gmail, this lets you skin the interface. Mine is yellow.
• ScribeFire – Blog editor that integrates with Firefox and lets you post to your blogs from wherever you are on the web.
• StumbleUpon – I haven’t used this one in a while, but it’s a great way to waste time and find new web sites on the web. It learns what you like to look at, and makes recommendations based on that. You can also use it to meet people with similar browsing interests.
• Tab Mix Plus – Lets you change how Firefox’s tabbed browsing behaves. You can change which tab gets focus by default when a tab closes, change tab focus on mouse over instead of clicking, undo closed tabs, and fit tab size to tab titles, to name just a few options.

So that’s it! If you don’t have Firefox, give it a try. You may just find that you like it.

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