“The new extensions architecture does mean that a number of
existing extensions had to be rewritten, and new ones are under
development. We took a look at some of the current extensions
supported by Firefox 1.5, some useful, some fun.“We also took a gander at a few of the existing themes available
for Firefox. While theme developers haven’t been as active as the
extensions crowd, a good theme can skin your browser and make it
more pleasing…”
“Better yet, Firefox can be souped-up with extensions that add
features to the basic browsing experience. The official repository
for Firefox extensions can be found at
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox. There
are currently over 670 extensions available–some as small as a
toolbar button, yet some as large as an entire XML User Interface
Language (XUL, pronounced ‘zool’) application. If you browse the
repository, you’ll undoubtedly find something that enhances your
browsing habits.“Here are four valuable extensions to investigate
further…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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