Firefox 3 Extensions

In this post I talked about the release of version 3 of the browser Firefox .

But the post is not going to try the browser itself, but I will talk about supplements or Addons for Firefox, which are to be extensions to add extra profits to the browser depending on what you need and is one of the things that really adds value to the browser, since you have almost infinite extensions, some very useful and imprescincibles, and more curious than anything else, but extensions to the end, after all, everyone who wants to choose between all there , .

And there are many, I will discuss specifically the one I use now in the past I used other, probably in the future add more, but now these are the ones I use:

• Adblock Plus : One of the extensions that arguably impresicindible for Firefox, since with it practically ran advertising on web pages or any image from any website that feels uncomfortable, as it says in the description of the extension:

  Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than the rest of the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of it.

• Adblock Filterset.G Updater : Extension that should be used in conjunction with Adblock Plus and allows filters updated Adblock Plus blocks advertisements by default.
• Colorful Tabs : This curious extension lets you view each of your Firefox tab open in different colors so that you make it easier to move between them, I find it funny and entertaining.
• Easy Drag To Go : With Easy drag to go you can open links in new tabs, search text in Google, or save images with simple mouse movements.
  
  I personally only use to open any links and is super useful, simply (previously configured) pricks your mouse over the link to open, drag the mouse down slightly a few millimeters, release the mouse button, and voila, the you link opens in a new tab. I would do without this extension!.
• FlashGot : This extension is a bit more specific, and allows you to connect Firefox with some external download manager you may have. It is a useful extension, because for example on pages made available to the user to download multiple items, you can download all massively, among many other functions.
• Forecastfox : Another extension perhaps more curious than useful, but I like it Forecastfox lets you keep in the status bar the weather forecast for the places, days, etc. as you set your choice.
  
  Personally I have the time and temperature forecast from now in my city, and the next day. The information was obtained from the page: Weather
• Gmail Manager : A very useful extension, especially if you have multiple accounts in Gmail , since that is its purpose, let the browser handle from multiple accounts simultaneously from the mail service, so that at the very bottom bar Firefox can scroll through the different emails from different accounts. In fact your own extension, switching between accounts when you receive new mail on one of them.
• No Script : Again we are faced with an extension of what might be called as necessary, at least in terms of security, as this extension prevents the execution of javascript unless you allow it, preventing execution of malicious code in web pages.

  The interesting thing about this extension is that you are always not allowing sites because if you know a website that is secure, and browse through it you can usually add it to the white list of allowed websites and do not block it.

  If a website where you know you're only going to navigate at times, as you can temporarily allow for that session only the execution of javascript, and indeed, can afford to each element of each Web page.

  Certainly a most basic extension for your safety.

• PDF Download : Shows different actions when you click on a PDF document Internet browsing, basically gives you the option to download it, open it in pdf, or html. It may be helpful.
• Sage-Too : Add a simple but functional RSS reader in your Firefox sidebar to enjoy your feeds in a simple but effective, I tried it and now I do not use another reader, .
• IE Tab : any website you go wrong with Firefox or not working properly?, no problem, this extension lets you open Web pages from Firefox using the Internet Explorer engine and who do you have to open the page in the browser . It also lets you add to a list and thereafter will automatically open the Explorer engine. Another extension almost basic, although there are fewer pages to go wrong in Firefox, but hey, someone gets there.

Finally, remember again that these are the extensions I use, since there are many more, and many are well known, especially in more specific areas such as programming and web edition, since in this case are extensions very useful as Greasemonkey (Requires some knowledge), Firebug or Firecookie that lets you manage individual cookies in your browser without having to delete the entire history of cookies.

So if you want to entertain extensions that may be interested in looking at the official site for Firefox extensions you have all you want, .

In this post I do not explain anything about their options, configuration, operation, etc. would be immense as the post, however, soon I'll be posting several posts on the operation of the most interesting case anyone does not know them or use them, with images and others, or as a video tutorial, who knows.

Do you?, Do you use any extension that you consider essential and that is not here?, You can say in the comments.

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Highlights for the launch of Firefox 3

Following the launch of Surf Firefox 3 John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla, posted on his blog some relevant data after the first 24 hours of download:

• More than 8.3 million downloads (the official number will be revealed in a few weeks)
• The market share of Firefox 3 has grown to be in the world 4%
• The "Top 10" countries who have downloaded Firefox 3, so far are: USA, Germany, Japan, Spain, UK, France, Iran, Italy, Canada and Poland
• There were 757 parties to celebrate the launch!
• 83 Terabytes were served
• Amounts to approximately 8.5 full copies of the "U.S. Library of Congress' print collection" or 1,000,000 copies of the new Coldplay album
• In the maximum peak discharges were served 17,000 downloads per minute (283 per second)
• Peaks in the occupation of the servers (mirrors) are reached record transfer rates of 20 Gigabits per second

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Congratulates Explorer Mozilla Firefox 3 release

With the recent release of Firefox 3 , Internet Explorer team has congratulated the developers of Firefox for the launch of Firefox 3 with a cake, and the truth is that there seems to be bad, .

The text, as in the previous occasion, is to say:

"Congratulations on the launch, with affection, the IE team"

mm, that rich. It's good that there are these signs of friendship, despite the competition between the two browsers, .

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Firefox 3

Yesterday saw the worldwide release of the browser Mozilla Firefox 3 in the so-called Download Day 2008 with the addition was intended to break the world record for downloads exceeding 5,000,000 downloads in one day, make your own conclusions watching the real-time counter . At the moment, when the 20:34 Spanish time, have more than 8,000,000 and up, considering that downloads were available from 19:00 Spanish time of 6.17.08.

As was natural, was not naturally good, because if you organize something of this caliber, you must be prepared for it, Mozilla's servers could not withstand such a flood of downloads and were offline a long time, but hey, it just bad luck, and you can download without problems Firefox 3 for different platforms (Castilian versions):

• Download Firefox 3 for Windows
• Download Firefox 3 for Linux
• Download Firefox 3 for Mac

Perhaps, "the glue" that can annoy more updating earlier versions of Firefox to 3 may be that some extensions you use, temporarily stop working until they are updated, although you can use, this trick (via Microsiervos) for does not happen. I'm not going to do, since only 1 extension fails me all I use, and I is essential, so not bad right?. But beware, using this trick is your responsibility, because as they say in the post: "With this Firefox will check whether the installed extensions are compatible with the version that is running, but beware, this may make Firefox do strange things, so use at your own risk. If you have many extensions installed, it is better than go uninstall them and adding little by little until you see that all is well. "

Still, worth changing to the new version as it is much faster, improves memory management and use, provides greater performance and add new features, but because they are enough, perhaps better than you see them on the page Mozilla (Firefox Development Company).

And finally, if the first time you hear of this browser, personally I would recommend you to give him a chance and could prove it, I did, and I have not already use another browser.

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New TV ad for Firefox

New year, new ad.

That's what they think because Mozillla for the new year has been on American television a spot of Firefox very curious and I personally liked it because it is an announcement very simple, quiet, nothing spectacular, but it is very clear at the same time, and with soft music adds a touch of serenity and peace to the content.

Worth a look.

The name of the ad is "Burned" and goes on to say something like:
"Your browser does not burn," or as a question as to the spot:
"Burned by your browser?". Enter an alternative, the Web Turns: FIREFOX

• This is Hot
• Daredevil
• Billy's Browser
• Web for all

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