Are you running short on room for your multiple tabs? TooManyTabs is an add-on for Firefox that will give you the ability to store up to 50 tabs in multiple extra rows with a simple click.
In turn, with this extra organization, you have better visualization and prioritizing for the pages you are navigating through. Here are a few more details from the TooManyTabs developer:
Instead of allowing idle tabs to waste your PC’s memory, you can now put your tabs on the extra rows, remove them from the memory, and restore* them in your browser when you need them again. The extra rows also allow you to better prioritize and visualize your tabs. Finding the right tab have never been easier! It is now guilt-free to be a tab-aholic!
Some more features of this extension include:
- Restore up to 20 recently closed tabs
- Marking tabs in different colors
- Options to customize number of rows
- Option to open tabs adjacent to your selected tab
- Open all tabs of the same row in TooManyTabs
As an extra bonus, you can also pin your most visited tabs onto the TooManyTabs and access them anytime. Also, pinned tabs will stay on the TooManyTabs row until you unpin them. To learn more about the development of this Firefox extension be sure to check out their official web site, and if you are ready to give it a shot – you can pick it up on the Firefox Add-ons site.
We all like tools that help us feel a little safer, right? Firefox has a slew of tools you can use to add extra security to the platform. One thing I really like about this is each person can decide how much more added security he or she needs. How do you know which of the add-ons are the best?
Here are some of the most popular plugins that help with increasing the privacy or security for your Firefox installation.
NoScript
The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
WOT
WOT, Web of Trust, warns you about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware or send spam. Protect your computer against online threats by using WOT as your front-line layer of protection when browsing or searching in unfamiliar territory.
Stealther
Do you like to pretend that you are a super secret spy when browing the Web? Maybe you just don’t want that nosy brother or sister looking in on what you have been doing. No matter the situation, if you want to stay secret - the Stealther Firefox extension is for you.
FoxyProxy
FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s limited proxying capabilities. It offers more features than SwitchProxy, ProxyButton, QuickProxy, xyzproxy, ProxyTex, TorButton, etc.
Fire Encrypter
Want Firefox to help you encrypt your secret files and documents? Maybe you just want to learn more about the encryption process? No matter which camp you fall into, the Fire Encrypter Firefox extension is for you. It brings the top secret world of encryption right into your favorite little browser.
Sxipper
Forget your passwords! Sxipper accurately fills in forms, manages passwords and your OpenIDs.
CookieCuller
Want more control over your cookies? No, I’m not talking about the ones your grandmother loves to shove down your throat - I am talking about the ones that involve your browser. The Firefox extension CookieCuller gives you total control over which cookies stay on your computer by letting you protect cookies of your choice while automatically deleting the rest.
Flashblock
Flashblock is an extension for the Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape browsers that takes a pessimistic approach to dealing with Macromedia Flash content on a webpage and blocks ALL Flash content from loading. It then leaves placeholders on the webpage that allow you to click to download and then view the Flash content.
TrackMeNot
With all this talk about your privacy being attacked and people snooping on what you have been searching about, you are bound to feel a little paranoid. You might be watching over your shoulder as you type. You might be turning the lights out before you get Online. How can you protect yourself from being tracked in your searches though? If you use Firefox, you need the TrackMeNot extension.
BugMeNot
Tired of web sites asking you to register to view the content inside? Bypass compulsory web registration with the context menu via bugmenot.com.
Know of another Firefox security add-on that is well worth using, just not that popular yet? Do any of these add-ons make you sleep a little easier at night? Let me know what you think the best security add-on for Firefox is.
When browsing through your Firefox profile folder, you might see a lot of odd files. Some might make sense, such as your searchplugins folder, however others might seem a little odd.
Here are some of the important files you might seen in your profile folder and what they are used for.
- search.sqlite and the searchplugins folder - The first file, search.sqlite stores the order that your search engines (for the search box) are sorted. Inside of the searchplugins folder you can find all the extra search engines you have installed.
- mimeTypes.rdf - your preferences with respect to what Firefox does when it comes across known file types.
- formhistory.sqlite - this is where information that you have searched for or entered into forms on web sites (think autocomplete) is stored.
- places.sqlite - this is the file that contains your bookmarks and previously visited web sites.
- cert8.db - all your security certificate settings and any SSL certificates you have imported are stored here.
- permissions.sqlite - the file here stores site specific preferences, such as if you allow it to install add-ons, show images, display popups or any special orders you have allowed for that domain.
- key3.db and signons3.txt - these are the files that store your password information you have saved.
- persdict.dat - this file will hold your words you have personally put into Firefox’s built in spellchecker.
- cookies.sqlite - your web site cookies are stored here.
Now, I do know there are more files - however, these are the files that are most important for you to know about, just in case something bad might happen. Hopefully, this additional documentation will come in handy when troubleshooting your own Firefox issues or problems.
Have a love for the default Firefox 3 theme (also known as Strata) but just wish it was all one color? If you find yourself in this proverbial boat - I have some good news. You now have several different colors to choose from when it comes to using the default Firefox theme.
Marsh Aqua
Marsh Chrome
Marsh Pink
Marsh Red
Marsh Orange
Marsh Purple
Marsh Green
Marsh Brown
So what do you think of these more colorful versions of the default Firefox 3 theme?
Want to have the power of your bookmark collection right at your fingertips? SiteLauncher will allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to all your favorite bookmarks.
To launch, all you have to do is hit Ctrl+Space (or for the Mac users Ctrl+Alt). If you want to use it without the graphical launcher above, use Shift+Alt (or Shift+Ctrl for the Mac users).
Some of the best features include the ability to customize the appearance, set the launcher to open in current or new tabs, set the launcher up as your homepage and you can add as many sites to it as you need to.
You can get more information about it via the official web site, and download it via the Firefox Add-ons site. It is nice to see a good looking and well thought out extension - and this one fits the bill.
What Firefox tips, tricks and reviews did December bring out way? Well, there is no doubt that Firefox closed out the year doing better than ever. Here are some of the highlights we shared together here on FirefoxFacts.com in the month of December - one more time.
Useful Firefox Add-ons
Mozilla and Firefox News
Best of the Best Firefox Tools
Firefox Themes
Firefox Tweaks, Hacks and Tips
From everybody at Firefox Facts (which I am pretty sure, that is just me) I want to wish all the Firefox fans out there who come in and visit or subscribe to the RSS feed a very happy new year!
Also, be sure to check out the best web hosting podcasts of 2008 too! Great list of great shows!
Need an easier way to keep in touch with your friends on the Web? You have your Twitter add-ons and your Facebook add-ons. What about one that promises to connect them all? That is what the Friendbar add-on for Firefox is all about.
The nice thing here is that it displays a running stream of text and photo updates from Facebook and Twitter right on the toolbar, and allows you to post updates and reply from the toolbar itself.
Some of the features included are:
- View your Facebook and Twitter updates, right on Friendbar
- Get a stream of your friends Facebook photos right on Friendbar
- Roll over the photos to view an enlarged version
- Click on the enlarged photo (or album name) to visit the photo or albums web page
- Get an alert when a new message arrives
- Send Twits and Facebook updates from Friendbar (separately or both together)
- Automatically create a tiny URL for the web page you are viewing
- Click on links in text updates to open the link in a new tab
- Toggle Text updates and Photos on and off
For those people out there having a hard time managing their friends from one web site to the next, this experimental add-on from Firefox can come in really handy. I would like to see them add support for other social networks down the line - but since this is still a brand spanking new add-on for Firefox, I am sure even more updates are yet to come.
You can pick the Friendbar up via the Firefox add-ons web site.
/ December 30, 2008 -
News Remember Prism? It was the Mozilla powered application that let you turn any web page into a desktop application. Not much has happened since it was released, however many other browsers have started looking in that direction (merging the web and the desktop program list). So what about Firefox?
It appears there are plans to include “Prism-like features” into a future release of Firefox.
The plan thus far is to help users discover when they might want to make a web application into a desktop application. For example, if you use Google Reader a lot - after so many uses, Firefox may suggest to you, “Would you like to make Google Reader a desktop application?” or “Would you like to add Google Reader to your Quick Launch bar?”.
I like the idea - and I can’t wait to see it happen. How about you? (Source: Download Squad)
After all the stress of the holidays, and before you start getting stressed about taxes - you need a way to relax. How do I relax? I play games. Want to turn Firefox into your own personal arcade? Here are a more than a few extensions to help you along the way.
PONG! Multiplayer - Play a game of PONG! while you are waiting. (also see the PingPong add-on)
Cards - A collection of patience (i.e. single-player) card games. Included are: Aces Up, Black Widow, Canfield, Demon, Double Klondike, Double Solitaire, Grounds for Divorce, Fan, Forty Thieves, FreeCell, Golf, Gypsy, Klondike, Maze, Mod 3, Montana…
Pacman - The Retro Extension. Yet another Pacman-clone. (Also check out PagMan)
Clines - Clines, a little game. (with dots!)
Mozteroids - Mozteroids is a variant of the computer game classic Asteroids.
Xultris - Xultris is a variant of the computer game classic Tetris.
Snake - Snake is a clone of the popular Snake or Worm…
Xoom - a top-down racing game with simple graphics, but tons of fun.
Red vs. Blue - The goal of this little game is to sort all red dots to left side and all blue dots to right side. Do this as fast as possible.
Froggr - Froggr is a clone of the classic Frogger.
There are tons of free flash games out there too, so to help you with those - I have another add-on that is worth mentioning. Flash Game Maximizer does exactly what it claims to do. It maximizes the flash game you are playing to fill the entire browser. Also, you can’t forget about FireNES, which (last time I checked) allowed you to play tons of old NES titles.
Have any other favorite games you can play from within Firefox?
If you are in search for a new dark theme to replace your Christmas themed one you got last week, have no fear - I have a good one for you. Glaze Black is a simple and flat theme for Firefox. Oh, did I mention it is black too? You can oooooh and awww at the screenshot below:
As you can see, it has a very simple look and feel to it (which is something I like to look for in a theme, personally). You can pick it up on the Firefox Add-ons web site and be sure to stop by and see the creator of the theme at theme-oasis.org.
As a ‘bit of an extra tip - you can pick up a white version of this same theme here.
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