Firefox defines Add-ons as "free extras to make your browser look and function the way you want". There are a bunch of toolbars that help you interact with specific web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo, and there are also applications that run in the web browser that are independent of of the operating system you are using.
You could use an Add-On like ScribeFire that I'm using to write this article on. Scribefire allows me to post to any of my Blogs from one place and is not only available in Firefox but also, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. It has some handy features like posting to your blog and sharing your Blog article with Facebook, Reddit, and others. But why would you want to write your Blog post with ScribFire instead of the editor built into Blogger for instance? One reason would be that ScribeFire can work offline. If you're away from an intent connection you can create you article then post it later when you are near you connection, It's a handy feature.
Here is a fantastic Add-On called NoScript NoScript gives you complete control over what scripts are run in your web browser. NoScript allows active content to run only from sites you trust, and to protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks. Here is a video from Cnet explaining exactly what it does. It seams most of the nasties that have come into my computer in the past were from simply clicking on some site and having a script run to infected my computer. Check out the video and then add this Add-On for some extra security when you are surfing the Wild West that is the Web.
There are email watchers like Gmail Watcher that will notify you when any of your Gmail accounts gets a new message. There is also Hotmail Watcher, and Yahoo! Mail watcher. There are other Ad-Ons like Gathera and Yoono that seems to try to put all of your email and social networking in one place, but I would read the reviews before you install them. The Firefox Add-On site will let you read and post reviews of individual Add-Ons and tell you if your current version of Firefox is compatible. If your using a web browser other than Firefox then check out the links I've provided and see if you can find a freebie that you just can't live without. Here they are:
Chrome Add-Ons , Opera Add-Ons, and Safari Add-Ons.
Dan
You could use an Add-On like ScribeFire that I'm using to write this article on. Scribefire allows me to post to any of my Blogs from one place and is not only available in Firefox but also, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. It has some handy features like posting to your blog and sharing your Blog article with Facebook, Reddit, and others. But why would you want to write your Blog post with ScribFire instead of the editor built into Blogger for instance? One reason would be that ScribeFire can work offline. If you're away from an intent connection you can create you article then post it later when you are near you connection, It's a handy feature.
Here is a fantastic Add-On called NoScript NoScript gives you complete control over what scripts are run in your web browser. NoScript allows active content to run only from sites you trust, and to protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks. Here is a video from Cnet explaining exactly what it does. It seams most of the nasties that have come into my computer in the past were from simply clicking on some site and having a script run to infected my computer. Check out the video and then add this Add-On for some extra security when you are surfing the Wild West that is the Web.
There are email watchers like Gmail Watcher that will notify you when any of your Gmail accounts gets a new message. There is also Hotmail Watcher, and Yahoo! Mail watcher. There are other Ad-Ons like Gathera and Yoono that seems to try to put all of your email and social networking in one place, but I would read the reviews before you install them. The Firefox Add-On site will let you read and post reviews of individual Add-Ons and tell you if your current version of Firefox is compatible. If your using a web browser other than Firefox then check out the links I've provided and see if you can find a freebie that you just can't live without. Here they are:
Chrome Add-Ons , Opera Add-Ons, and Safari Add-Ons.
Dan
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