A while ago I changed to FireFox as my primary browser.
I have Safari, Opera, IE7 and others installed for checking web design. I use SlimBrowser for online banking because some of the banks I use insist on reformatting the browser window to their design or using those annoying click-on-this-jumping-around-numeric-keypad-to-enter-your-pin and SlimBrowser somehow bypasses these annoyances.
The great thing about FireFox is the customization ability that it gives. As a web developer, I find the
ColorZilla,
Firebug and
Web Developer extensions are very useful. I have information in the status bar so I can always keep up to date with the current weather from
Forecastfox, the song that is currently playing in my media players with
FoxyTunes, the time in places I know people with
FoxClocks and the balance of my earnings with
Adsense Notifier. I also use the sidebar for language translation tools (I have shortcuts opening in the sidebar for a couple of dictionary websites using their mobile interfaces),
Calculator and
del.icio.us Bookmarks.
I've customized the menu with gadgets for posting to the various Web 2.0 sites I use such as blogs, Squidoo lenses and my bookmarks.
Here's a list of the FireFox gadgets that I currently use:
Extensions (enabled: 36, disabled: 0):
Plugins (15):
- ActiveTouch General Plugin Container
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Updater
- iTunes Application Detector
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U3
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft® DRM
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.2
- RealJukebox NS Plugin
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave Flash
- Shockwave for Director
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library
This list was generated with the
InfoLister extension and this blog entry was published with
ScribeFire.
