Category Archives: Add-ons

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Flash Update — Check Your Plugins
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Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Adobe released an update to Flash on February 15th to address an exploit that affected Internet Exploiter users. Even if you don’t use IE, you should still update your Flash plugins. Also this would a good time to check on … Continue reading →

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There is currently no waiting for add-on reviews…
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Posted on February 16, 2012 by

For the first time in years (may be ever) the folks at AMO are caught up on add-on reviews. How long this will last, who knows? Though they are expecting for the next few days for reviews to be completed … Continue reading →

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Do Not Track Plus
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Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Today is the 3rd day of using this and I think it is going on my “keeper” list.My counter just went over 300.Review: pcworld.com/businesscenter       Do Not Track Plus blocks web beacons and other tracking technologies that advertisers use to … Continue reading →

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New Tab Is Here (for a limited time)*
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Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Firefox has finally caught up to Chrome when it comes to opening a new tab. In Chrome you are presented with thumbnails of sites you have visited prior. While there have been some extensions that have duplicated this feature, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Blogs, Browsers, Firefox, Fx 12.0, Fx 13.0, General Mozilla, Google | 2 Comments

How to automatically enlarge thumbnails online
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Posted on February 4, 2012 by

       If you’ve ever found yourself giving up while clicking through an online photo gallery or grinding your teeth in frustration at an online vendor’s tiny thumbnails, help is on the way. Firefox and Chrome each have plug-ins that will … Continue reading →

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Firefox 11 Beta Available
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Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Mozilla has completed the merge of Firefox 11 to the Beta development channel on February 3, 2012. This release comes with some new features for both users and developers. For more detailed information see the Future of Firefox blog or … Continue reading →

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Personas: Time For A New Name
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Posted on February 2, 2012 by

From the Mozilla Add-ons Blog: Firefox users love Personas. They’re a fun and easy way to customize Firefox and make it your own. But in talking with new users, we’ve learned that they are often confused by the name and … Continue reading →

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How to add keyboard shortcuts to Netflix
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Posted on January 28, 2012 by

      Keyboard shortcuts make browsing Netflix and rating movies quick and easy.    Instead of clicking on menus and navigating to the areas of your interest, why not press one key? That’s the functionality that a userscript written by Dustin Luck … Continue reading →

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Firefox Profile Switcher Add-on
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Posted on January 26, 2012 by

      If you are working with multiple profiles in Firefox you have probably your own ingenious way of launching them. Some Firefox users may use shortcuts to launch their profiles, others the built-in profile manager, the command line or an … Continue reading →

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Changing Spellcheck Language
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Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Recently there was post in Go Firefox! in which the user had installed the British English Dictionary add-on but the spellchecker was still using the US English dictionary. There is an additional step once you have installed the new dictionary … Continue reading →

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