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Thread ID: 75968 2007-01-16 07:51:00 Firefox Addons sarel (2490) PC World Chat
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516454 2007-01-16 07:51:00 Just installed FF 2, but trawling through the add ons got lost quite quickly - which add ons do you guys use and why (how do you distinguish between cr*p and the good ones). I've never used any - too stupid I would say - but I won't say I can never learn do do stuff better.

Thanks in advance

sarel
sarel (2490)
516455 2007-01-16 07:59:00 And another question - I do get very frequent "there's a problem loading the site, make sure you do have www. in stead of ww. etc.etc. I did give the proper approvals everywhere - ZA, AVG, everyhwere, for FF2 to go. Something I'm missing?

Sarel
sarel (2490)
516456 2007-01-16 07:59:00 Add block
All in one sidebar
IE tab
No script
Tab browser preferences

are the ones I can't live without

Optimise tweaks for autohide sidebar
Flash block
Shortcircuit (1666)
516457 2007-01-16 08:08:00 Tab mix plus
Adblock plus
IE View
Scrap book
wmoore (6009)
516458 2007-01-16 08:17:00 adblock plus is what makes firefox so great. IEtab is useful for the occasional site that doesn't display properly in firefox. Greven (91)
516459 2007-01-16 08:26:00 Adblock Plus
Filterset.G updater (updates adblock definitions)
Flashblock
Videodownloader (downloads video from Youtube and Google)

Oh, and the bandwidth checker for my ISP
bob_doe_nz (92)
516460 2007-01-16 08:28:00 And another question - I do get very frequent "there's a problem loading the site, make sure you do have www. in stead of ww. etc.etc. I did give the proper approvals everywhere - ZA, AVG, everyhwere, for FF2 to go. Something I'm missing?

Sarel
Are you by any chance with Xtra's Go Large plan? I'm on this plan and that happens regularly throughout the day. EVERY days.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
516461 2007-01-16 08:29:00 Nope qazwsxokmijn, I'm still on the old Xtra Adventure or whatever (10 Gig limit) plan

sarel
sarel (2490)
516462 2007-01-16 08:40:00 Adblock Plus
Filterset.G updater (updates adblock definitions)
Flashblock
Videodownloader (downloads video from Youtube and Google)

Oh, and the bandwidth checker for my ISP

The filterset.g updater isn't necessary anymore - when you first install adblock plus, it will present you with a list of places it can update its blocklist & whitelist from.

flashblock can be annoying, or it can be a godsend. Try it out & see if it suits you.

The bandwidth checker is great :) does anyone other than Xnet offer a firefox plugin to display your usage?
Greven (91)
516463 2007-01-16 08:54:00 Adblock
Adblock filterset
Linkification

As necessities.
pheonix (36)
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