2006 is about to get over and all I could say is that this year was a year of Open Source. Open source applications are those applications come free of cost - No strings attached. There was a great demand for open source applications all over and I’m here to discuss just one of them - Firefox
I am still surprised to find most of my friends use the buggy IE (Internet Explorer) - All for one reason - It comes bundled with Windows. Duh!!! that is the lamest excuse for not trying to find a better and secure browser. As a firm believer in open source applications; I am trying to get all my friends to shift to better, free alternatives and shall be reviewing one application every month.
Firefox is a very small but very efficient and fast alternative to IE. I’m sure there would be many reviews out there to compare Firefox with IE/Opera/Safari, etc. So If you really want to dig into the facts, feel free to compare them using online search engines. I’ll just advice you to download > Install and use the following must have plug ins for Firefox.
Download Firefox by clicking on the button below
Must Have Plug ins For Firefox
Adblock Plus - Block Ads and other banners from web pages
Image Like Opera - Allows user to specify if the browser should load images from a page.
No Script - Allows user to enable/Disable Java scripts (Enable it while browsing my site
)All in one Sidebar - Have all your configurations one click away as a handy sidebar
Better Search - Have search results from major search engines delivered
Customize Google - Remove those annoying Google text ads
Flash Block - Allows user to decide if the browser should load flash animations from page
IE Tab - Some websites are fully compatible with IE only. Fear not, you can use this plug in to open those websites
Quick Note - A small Post-It like interface to quickly jot down information
Save as Image - Save web pages as image files
Stumble Upon - A great plug in to waste your free time on. Just click the button and it will load a random page depending upon your preferences
User Agent Switcher - Probably you won’t need it much. But comes really handy in certain situations - like downloading from mega upload without installing the Alexia tool bar.
Phew!!! these are just a few of must have extensions for Firefox. If you have a great extension to share then please add a comment below.
December 31st, 2006 at 5:18 am
Hey thanks to you I came to know about Firefox. And yes, it is too good. You are right in slamming Internet Explorer.
March 29th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Dear vishwas where are u , i can update your detail but want to talk with you please send me your phone no. or cell no. and time when you will be free and will be not charge for phone,
with best wishes,
bhavin