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A while ago I put up this article, reviewing 5 so-called 'essential' add-ons for Firefox. To continue in the same manner in this second part, here are 5 add-ons updated for Firefox 3.5 which can prove useful. Maybe not the most popular, but they definitely deserve a try.
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A while ago I put up this article, reviewing 5 so-called 'essential' add-ons for Firefox. To continue in the same manner in this second part, here are 5 add-ons updated for Firefox 3.5 which can prove useful. Maybe not the most popular, but they definitely deserve a try.
StumbleUpon
I think there is no social community user who didn't hear about StumbleUpon.com, or at least came across a mention of it on the web. StumbleUpon allows you to share cool links, make friends, drive traffic to your website, rate website and write reviews. It is a huge, growing community for exchanging whatever is cool and hot on the web. This add-on is a powerful extension for Firefox which will bring the entire StumbleUpon experience integrated in your browser. It provides a navigation bar just below the location bar, it allows to log in and like/dislike website. For StumbleUpon users, this is a must-have.
Install StumbleUpon from the Mozilla add-ons page
StumbleUpon homepage
StumbleUpon toolbar
StumbleUpon options
DownThemAll!
DownThemAll! (or dTa for short) is a popular download manager for Firefox. dTa also allows to download all the links, video, audio and images embedded in a web page. DownThemAll! comes with plenty of configuration options, like notifications (visual and audio), filter which kind of files should be downloaded, enable/disable context and Tools menu entries, filters. A very powerful extension.
Install DownThemAll! from the Mozilla add-ons page
DownThemAll! homepage
Selecting and filtering files to download
DownThemAll! preferences
User Agent Switcher
You know those websites which force you use Internet Explorer in order to access their functionality at full potential, or games etc.? This add-on is a good helper when it comes to those. It allows you to change the way Firefox sends its version name, so you can browse a website with the user agent set to IE6, or IE7 or Opera and so on.
Install User Agent Switcher from the Mozilla add-ons page
Easily switching the Firefox user agent
TwitterFox
This add-on will only be useful for Twitter users: it enhances the Twitter experience in Firefox by notifying you of your friends' activity. TwitterFox also provides a small icon in the lower right corner of the Firefox window.
Install TwitterFox from the Mozilla add-ons page
TwitterFox homepage
TwitterFox preferences
Greasemonkey
Grasemonkey is a very powerful add-on which allows you to modify the way web pages are displayed and their functionality by using JavaScript. Hundreds of scripts can be found on http://userscripts.org/.
Install Greasemonkey from the Mozilla add-ons page
Greasemonkey homepage
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