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Downloadsquad Firefox Add-on Pack 2009 ready for subscription!
If you hadn't guessed from past posts, most of the bloggers here at Downloadsquad use Firefox - some of us more than others, of course, but it's still a trusted cross-platform tool.
Earlier today I showed you Mozilla's new Add-on Collector which makes it easy for anyone to do the whole "Fashion Your Firefox" thing. After going back to the comments you contributed to past Firefox add-on posts and firing off a few dozen mailing list messages to each other, we've put together our "inaugural collection," as it were.
The Downloadsquad Collection is now available for subscription!
What made the cut? Popular picks like AdBlock Plus, NoScript, Better Privacy, Greasemonkey,TabMix Plus, and DownThemAll, and some lesser-knowns like Amazon S3 Organizer, Textarea Cache, and Taboo.
Would it be too Google of us to slap a permanent Beta tag one this thing? You know, just in case you guys have a few hot additions we need to work in. But seriously...If we missed your favorite, tell us what it is and why we should add it!
Update: Thanks for the comments! Download Statusbar has been added, and we'll keep listening to your suggestions.
Remember, simply subscribing to a pack doesn't mean you'll end up with every single add-on. Just install the ones you like!
Earlier today I showed you Mozilla's new Add-on Collector which makes it easy for anyone to do the whole "Fashion Your Firefox" thing. After going back to the comments you contributed to past Firefox add-on posts and firing off a few dozen mailing list messages to each other, we've put together our "inaugural collection," as it were.
The Downloadsquad Collection is now available for subscription!
What made the cut? Popular picks like AdBlock Plus, NoScript, Better Privacy, Greasemonkey,TabMix Plus, and DownThemAll, and some lesser-knowns like Amazon S3 Organizer, Textarea Cache, and Taboo.
Would it be too Google of us to slap a permanent Beta tag one this thing? You know, just in case you guys have a few hot additions we need to work in. But seriously...If we missed your favorite, tell us what it is and why we should add it!
Update: Thanks for the comments! Download Statusbar has been added, and we'll keep listening to your suggestions.
Remember, simply subscribing to a pack doesn't mean you'll end up with every single add-on. Just install the ones you like!
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Calagan said 7:48AM on 6-11-2009
IE Tab, especially for those who need to use MS stuff like Outlook Web Access or SharePoint or if you're developping web pages
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Muffin_man said 8:44AM on 6-11-2009
YouTube Tooltip. Allows you to see the title of a youtube video by hovering over a youtube links. Can be a bit dodgy but useful.
Chatzilla. Really handy IRC client. I hate using external apps like mIRC.
FireFTP. Built in FTP for firefox. useful if you don't want to launch your FTP client to get access to your site.
Fireshot. Probably the best web page caputring add-on. Works in IE too.
Skipscreen. I found this add-on on DS, surprised you didn't include it. It lets you skip waiting times on download sites and avoid the Diggbar.
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Patrick Flynn said 10:54AM on 6-11-2009
Another vote for download statusbar. It's just not-mozilla like to force us to open another window just to check downloads.
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minibar said 11:19AM on 6-11-2009
Extensions heap on a treasure trove of features and that's wonderful, but some extensions like MR Tech Toolkit have more options than Firefox itself and even a carefully selected set of extensions can produce vastly different experiences depending on configuration. Since configuring collections of extensions is often at least as much work as finding and installing them, collections leave me wanting some streamlined method of extension configuration. I use 4 extensions with no options, so this does not apply to all. Also, there's a performance penalty of installing many extensions, so I'd like to see some performance cost measurement. That said, I happily use the vast majority of extensions in the DLS collection everyday.
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EiNS said 8:11AM on 6-12-2009
Here's mine, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/jomphp
Added taboo, bbcodextra, personas, anycolor, searchstatus, flagfox etc...
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nevyn05 said 9:23PM on 6-12-2009
Haven't seen anyone mention
hyperwords
mouse gestures
both very handy
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nevyn05 said 9:05PM on 6-12-2009
Haven't seen anybody mention
Hyperwords
or
Mouse gestures
Both are very handy.
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Archi said 12:49PM on 6-26-2009
KwiClick and FoxClocks
This is not a plugin .. it's a signature
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