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#1 MGadAllah

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Posted 07 January 2007 - 10:15 PM

Please share it!
Please organize your replies as what Tarun did ... Thanks man :thumbup

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#2 DigeratiPrime

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Posted 07 January 2007 - 10:20 PM

Download Statusbar - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/
Fission - https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/1951/
NoScript - https://addons.mozil...rg/firefox/722/
Stylish - https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/2108/
Tab Mix Plus - https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/1122/
Tiny Menu - https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/1455/

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Posted 07 January 2007 - 10:21 PM

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build ID: 2006120418

Enabled Extensions: [12]
- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4 - Ads were yesterday!
- BBCodeXtra 0.2.5.6 - Adds BBCode/HTML/XHTML commands to the context menu
- BugMeNot 1.3 - Bypass compulsory web registration with the context menu via www.bugmenot.com.
- CuteMenus - Crystal SVG 1.8.2.1 - Adds icons to all menus.
- DictionarySearch 2.0 - Looks up selected word in an online dictionary
- DownThemAll! 0.9.9.7 - The mass downloader for Firefox.
- ErrorZilla Mod 0.2 - Implements a useful error page when a website cannot be reached.
- Java Console 6.0
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3 - Local Install power tools for all users. (en-US)
- Nightly Tester Tools 1.2.1 - Useful tools for the nightly tester.
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2.070106 - Tab browsing with an added boost.
- Web Developer 1.0.2 - Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.

Installed Themes: [1]
- Firefox (default)

Installed Plugins: (10)
- Java™ Platform SE 6
- Microsoft® DRM
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.1.3
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer™ G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave Flash
- Shockwave for Director
- Windows Genuine Advantage
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library

#4 tain

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 06:16 PM

This will be better in the software forum

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 06:21 PM

Tarun, on Jan 8 2007, 06:21 AM, said:

but does FF still working fast for you? it is too much I think

#6 prx984

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 08:01 PM

I just run a pretty much unaltered version of Firefox on my machines. I don't really bother with plugins/extensions because I find Firefox pretty good "out of the box".

I have had different extensions installed before, like ad-block, but that slowed down my browsing, so I took that off. I had this thing called "Server Spy" that showed you what the webserver was on the current webpage. But after a reload, it never returned.

There are some good extensions, but I have no use for them, I don't do much on the web any more. Just browse MSFN and Wincert.net, and thats about it

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 09:34 PM

Black Wolf, on Jan 9 2007, 07:21 PM, said:

but does FF still working fast for you? it is too much I think

I used Firetune and am a speedfreak. All my pages load in the blink of an eye.

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:33 AM

Firefox Portable with the following extensions (sorted in preferred order:):

Scrollbar Anywhere - http://perso.orange....ensions-en.html (right click to scroll anywhere on the page)
Foxmarks (bookmark sync.) - http://www.foxmarks.com/ (sync. all your bookmarks between different PC's)
Adblock Plus - http://adblockplus.org/en/ (need to block those AD's)
Filterset.G Updater - http://www.pierceive.com/ (don't want to create AD-block list myself)
MinimizeToTray - http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/ (keep FF running in the tray)
Gmail Notifier - http://www.nexgenmedia.net/extensions/ (get notified on new mails)
IEtab - http://ietab.mozdev.org/ (IE is owned by, and ran, inside FF. For incompatible web-pages)
Tabbrowser Preferences - http://216.55.161.20...nekea/tabprefs/ (extend FF settings for tab browsing)
Download Manager Tweak - http://dmextension.mozdev.org/ (tweak the "downloads"-window and put it as a tab)
Linkification - http://yellow5.us/fi.../linkification/ (non <A>-urls in webpages made links)
Restart Firefox - http://jedbrown.net/...lla/extensions/ (restart FF in "file"-menu)
DownThemAll - http://www.downthemall.net/ (download manager to do batch downloading)

This post has been edited by pedro80: 10 January 2007 - 03:41 AM

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 09:38 AM

btw if you like Gmail Notifier check out Gmail Manager

http://www.longfocus...refox/gmanager/
https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/1320/

#10 sven

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 12:21 PM

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

Extensions (or should i say Ad-ons) sorted in alphabetical order [15]:

Adblock [0.5.3.043] (I'm too lazy to update to the newest one when this one works)
Adblock Filterset.G Updater [0.3.0.4]
Canadian English Dictionary
Dictionnaire MySpell en Francais (reforme 1990)
Download Statusbar [0.9.4.5.1]
Fasterfox [2.0.0] (set to Optimized)
FoxyTunes [2.2.1]
IE Tab [1.3.0.20061230
ProxyButton [0.2.7] (to send Firefox traffic down VPN tunnel when at school)
ReloadEvery [2.0] (great for Ebay)
RSS Ticker [1.8.10]
Stealther [.98]
Tabbrowser Preferences [1.3.1.1]
User Agent Switcher [0.6.9] (for web development, scripts that depend on browser refer)

Theme: Firefox Default

Firefox takes a few seconds to load the first time, but after, everything works perfectly. I'm on a laptop and hibernate, so i don't reboot often and Firefox stays in memory. I add new extensions when i find something interesting, and test it out for a week or so. all the ones above are almost constantly used.

This post has been edited by sven: 10 January 2007 - 12:24 PM

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 12:26 PM

A couple extras that haven't been mentioned yet (besides Adblock, WebDev Toolbar, etc):

PDF Download So it asks if you want to open/download the PDF or whatever, instead of using some plugin that takes eternity and a day to open without warning
VideoDownloader To download videos off popular video sharing sites easily
ForecastFox Shows weather forecast
SwitchProxy Tool To manage and switch between proxies, like Tor and HTTP debugging proxies
Live HTTP Headers To see HTTP headers and requests
Firebug Another great web dev tool, such as the WebDev toolbar (all kinds of HTML/CSS/JS/DOM/AJAX stuff)

There's the odd extension I use from time to time too (StumbleUpon, FoxyTunes, etc)

This post has been edited by crahak: 12 January 2007 - 11:39 AM

#12 DigeratiPrime

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 01:33 PM

I prefer DownloadHelper over VideoDownloader.
http://www.downloadhelper.net/
https://addons.mozil...g/firefox/3006/

btw here is a tweak I like:

Quote

about:config
browser.tabs.closeButtons [Integer]This setting controls how the red 'x' close buttons on tabs appear in Firefox.
A value of 0 only displays the close button on the active tab,
1 (the default) shows it on all tabs,
2 results in no close buttons being shown at all,
3 displays a single close button at the end of the tab bar.

Also I just let Firefox use the Acrobat Reader plugin, but I know a way to have it open externally without an extension.
Tools -> Options -> Content -> FileType -> Manage -> *double-click* on PDF

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:27 PM

Ouch, Adobe? Use Foxit!

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 05:35 PM

DigeratiPrime, on Jan 10 2007, 02:33 PM, said:

Also I just let Firefox use the Acrobat Reader plugin, but I know a way to have it open externally without an extension.
Tools -> Options -> Content -> FileType -> Manage -> *double-click* on PDF

It's a matter of preferences, one uses whatever they like (that's what makes FF so nice). Adobe is too bloody slow (that's what my reference to "eternity and a day" was referring to, the slowdobe plugin). I'm a Foxit Reader fan myself, but even then I prefer to download them half the time, and this gives me the option to chose - and it also serves as some sort of warning when opening a link to a pdf when you weren't suspecting.

Again, matter of preferences, it's not like I expect everybody else to use it, but then again there's some on your list I wouldn't use either (like NoScript)

#15 DigeratiPrime

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 05:38 PM

Actually I use Foxit most of the time, I just used Acrobat for example purposes. But lets stay on topic

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Posted 11 January 2007 - 12:17 AM

pedro80, on Jan 10 2007, 11:33 AM, said:

nice avatar man, he never give up LOL

This post has been edited by Black Wolf: 11 January 2007 - 12:18 AM

#17 pedro80

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 01:21 AM

@Black Wolf:
Thx :thumbup

@sven:
You say "to send Firefox traffic down VPN tunnel";
Any chance you could explain briefly how you do this? I'm having serious issues with the webwasher-feature installed in the proxy at work. I would like to be able to relay all my traffic through my home server..

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 01:51 AM

pedro80, on Jan 12 2007, 09:21 AM, said:

@Black Wolf:
Thx :thumbup

Where did your avatar gone?
he is in break to relax, right!? :lol:

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 02:21 AM

Black Wolf, on Jan 12 2007, 08:51 AM, said:

Where did your avatar gone?
he is in break to relax, right!? :lol:

Yeah... he needed a break, he's been poundin' since I registered

#20 sven

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Posted 12 January 2007 - 11:15 AM

I installed hamachi on my home computer, then installed it on my laptop. when you turn both of them on, and create a tunnel between both computers, you have a vpn tunnel with encrypted traffic (much easier to set up then open vpn). then, i installed free proxy onto that computer, and set it as a proxy server binded to the hamachi network adaptor. when you want to use the proxy, turn on hamachi to initiate the tunnel, then just set firefox's proxy settings to use the proxy at the ip address of your other computer (you will see, hamachi will give it a 5.*.*.* ip address, which is unique to that computer).

Hamachi creates a virtual network, so it's like both computers are on the same network, even though they are connected by the internet. i use this also if i'm out and want to print something i found, because if the printer is on, it'll print, if not, it gets added to the queue for when the printer is turned on.

Anything else, just ask.