02.25.08

Tools – Part 2

Posted in Life, Tools at 9:13 am by cphoton

Hi All, I know it’s been a while since I last posted, I hope I can write more frequently here. I am writing this on my way to work, so I will be updating this post during the week with the links of any of the tools I mention.

Regarding tools, for browsing I use Firefox with the following plugins:

  • AdBlock Plus: As the name suggests, it is an advertising blocker. This will make page loads faster.
  • AdBlock Filterset.G Updater: Updater for the previous plugin, this will keep the blacklists updated.
  • Download Statusbar: Useful visual plugin for managing downloads in progress.
  • DownThemAll!: Download Manager (similar to Getright)
  • Fasterfox: For loading pages faster, tweaks the way the browser downloads pages. I don’t turbocharge it though.
  • FEBE: This is for doing backups of the plugins installed, useful if you need to uninstall Firefox or create new profiles.
  • Firebug: Very useful for debugging pages!
  • Forecastfox Enhanced: I usually get the weather information from this plugin. The difference with the regular version is that I can choose which satellite image to show.
  • FoxyProxy: Useful if you are changing the proxy configuration often.
  • Greasemonkey: This plugin lets you inject Javascript code into any page you visit. I use GM so that I can use the GMail Macro scripts, so that my e-mail checking experience is faster as I use only the keyboard to do most of the actions. You can also use this for enhancing the browsing experience for other sites, or even write your own scripts. Get more scripts here.
  • Image Zoom: Very useful for zooming in on images.
  • PDF Download: This plugin lets you choose whether you want to download a PDF file, save it or view it online.
  • ScribeFire: Blogging plugin. It is quite flexible as it supports multiple blogging platforms (Blogger, Livejournal, WordPress, etc.)
  • YSlow: This tool lets you diagnose performance problems in websites.

Got any useful plugin? just write it in the comments for this post and I will have a look at it :)

EDIT: Done inserting the links, that was quick!