[I_saw_the_light]

This is an extension for the Firefox browser. can be downloaded here: BugMeNot

just scroll down to BugMeNot.

[seeker41]

I absolutely love the FireFox browser, way better and safer the IE or Netscape.

[The Electrician]

Thanks for the info! Perfect...

[TheOtherOne]

If you go to sites like Drudge, you can right mouse click on the "banner ad" image at the top (not clicking on it, but just right clicking to bring up a pop-up menu). One of the options is to block images from certain servers. I have blocked a couple of the banner servers. Now, I get no banners when I go to sites like Drudge. You can't block flash ads though.

[bigLusr]

I love Firefox but I've had various levels of success with BugMeNot. I drooled over it when I first found it (actually I found the website www.bugmenot.com first and the plugin later). But it's not something I'd recommend highly, though YMMV.

My favorite extension is MouseGestures. Can't live without 'em now.

[Jen]

Great! Thanks for the info. I just downloaded Firefox yesterday and am very pleased with it.

[BJClinton]

Bump fer later.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Nice extensions. I like Firefox but it seams slower than Netscape 7.2, especially when I start loading a webpage and want to switch to another Firefox window while the first one loads. Netscape would allow an instant switch but Firefox lags until the first page loads.

[LibWhacker]

Thanks! . . . I like some of his other extensions, too . . . And especially the fact that he has a little tutorial on how to write your own extensions.

[jern]

bump, to use later

[JoJo Gunn]

Actually, this is the best trick ever:

I'd about given up on Firefox. I'm finally convinced that whoever runs the show doesn't know what he/they are doing, considering every change means your extensions and themes are useless, and that themes and extensions are spread all over the place.

You wanna use an extension designed for 0.8 in the 1.0 browser? Type about:config in the address bar and then find extensions:lastapp version and change the value.

using old extensions on new builds

This isn't perfect. A couple of extensions might not show in the list, for instance, but it's better than nothing.

The fact that you can do this is why I say the Mozilla folks don't know what they're doing. It makes no sense to break every previous theme or extension, and it doesn't bring in the Moms and Pops looking for something better. it'll stay in the realm of geekdom until they get their heads out of their....

[The Mayor]

Bump!

[1rudeboy]

Say, can folks run Firefox and IE at once?

[freedom9]

One of the best features of FireFox I like is the Mouse Gestures plugin by Optimox
You can customize it to load any website you want with a simple mouse movement.
I get FreeRepublic by a downward motion to the left - /

It took me awhile but I found the code to edit the mappings

- Click on Extensions
- Mouse Gestures
- Options
- Edit Mappings
- Choose Browser
- New
- For Function Type - choose Custom
- Type something in Appearance for the mapping name- ie FreeRepublic
- Copy this to the Custom JavaScript code . . .

loadURI("http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/browse?ao=1");

Click recognize and make the mouse movement you want to use
Then save it.

You can put any web address between the quotation marks in the loadULI code and
assign a mapping to it.
Makes for much faster browsing.