Thursday, March 14, 2013

trying

Firefox extensions


Some useful extensions for Firefox browser
Links should take you to install page

Adblock Plus ***
blocks most ads

Flashblock ***
blocks Adobe Flash elements (unless you click)

Ghostery *** (careful with this one, see below)
blocks trackers, beacons, web bugs

IE Tab 2
open a Firefox tab which uses IE engine.  Useful for sites which only work well in IE

Image Zoom
zoom in and/or rotate images

NoSquint
adjust font sizes, remembers settings by site

Theme font and size changer
change the global font size and font family used for the user interface in Firefox

Thumbnail Zoom Plus
Shows full image when you hover over a thumbnail

Aeon Big Theme
makes browser icons bigger

*** Note that Adblock, Flashblock and Ghostery can block some elements which are required for a web page to work properly. They can be disabled temporarily if necessary, and sites can be whitelisted.

*** In particular, Ghostery will block Disqus if you select "all" in blocking rules. It can be unblocked individually in the "widgets" section of the rules. There are other widgets you might need to unblock.

( in case you missed the Chrome extensions post, it's here : Chrome Extensions )

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