Okay did you forget I had a blog? It would seem I did, but I have been incredibly busy. With work and wedding plans and all else that happens in life.
So, today I have finally set up my Firefox 3.0 to how I find the best way, for me. I’m sure you might find some good tools in here.
First off, I’m using the GrApple Yummy (graphite) theme so it doesn’t make my firefox look like something that doesn’t belong on my mac.
Extensions I’m using:
1Password: This is my loving saviour. I can now have my passwords a bit more secure and even sync/use on my iphone, and sync to an online secured database so my work computer is also up to date.
Adblock Plus: I probably don’t use this to it’s full potential of blocking all the flash on most sites, but it does block quite a bit on it’s own and that’s great.
Better Gmail 2 and Better GReader: I love how these really clean up the looks and give me more usability. I am now going thru my 1000+/day RSS updates much quicker.
Delicious Bookmarks: I am still on the fence between Delicious and Magnolia which is really messing this whole situation up, but soon I’ll pick one and then be able to streamline my organization.
Digg Toolbar: This is cool because it gives me a little pop up sporadically to peek my interests.
Download Statusbar: no more download popups for me. I really like this plug in.
Evernote Web Clipper: this is part of the delicious/magnolia situation, but I have it so if I decide to go with Evernote, I’m ready.
Facebook Toolbar: This really keeps me up to date on my friends and whatnot.
FaviconizeTab: I tend to open alot of tabs, so this has been REAL helpful.
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer: Not only are my passwords in sync but so are the Bookmarks, which stay synced to Delicious thanks to the previous add on.
Googlepedia: my new fav. It’s cool. It shows a related wikipedia article on my google searches.
PicLens: if you haven’t tried it, you haven’t seen what the internet is made for.
Shareaholic: helps me keep my digg posts coming in.
Smart Bookmarks Bar: So all my immediate bookmarks are clean and tidy.
StumbleUpon: for when I’m bored and seeking new things.
Now, you must not keep all the toolbars open. I keep most closed, and some of them I utilize only essential buttons. First let’s close the unnecessary toolbars.
Only the essentials.
That little Customize button is now going to be the next step. I set to default (for some reason this will allow me to see buttons that weren’t there related to the toolbars.) and set my toolbar now. I even moved the Home button and Bookmarks buttons.
how I customized my Firefox
So, what is it you do? Let’s discuss Firefox. Any cool tricks or addons I haven’t heard of? Share them in the comments.
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