Tab Popup is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to see the contents of a tab. It’s ideal if you have a bunch of tabs open at the same time.

Just mouseover a tab, and a small preview window will appear right below it. In the example below, I moused-over the first tab (CyberNet):

You’ll notice that the preview window contains the Title of the webpage (at the top), as well as the URL (at the bottom).

Experienced Firefox users may be reminded of a similar extension called Tab Scope, which I reviewed here. At this point Tab Scope has a few more nice features, but I do like the larger preview window offered by Tab Popup.

Find In Tabs is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to perform a search in all your open tabs at the same time.

To perform a search, just click Ctrl + F on your keyboard to bring up the search bar. In this example, I have two open tabs and will search for the term “Firefox.”

After typing “Firefox” into the search box, I click on “Find In Tabs”:

This will search for the term “Firefox” in all open tabs. Below you can see the results. The Tab # is shown, and the location of the term “Firefox” is highlighted in yellow:

Clicking on a search result will take me to that particular Tab, as well as the location of the term on the page.

Open Tab Count is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension displays the number of open tabs that you have. For example, let’s say you have 5 open tabs in your Firefox browser. You can see the count in your status bar:

Now let’s say that you open another browser window. In this new window you have 2 open tabs.

The tab count will now look like the following:

It shows that you have 2 open tabs in the current window, out of a total of 7 open tabs when you add the two windows together.

Better Flickr is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Flickr users will appreciate this extension. Created by Lifehacker‘s Gina Trapani, it is a compilation of a bunch of different Greasemonkey scripts.

Once installed, go to the extension’s Options Window to add/remove the following scripts:

Below you can find a description of each script:

Flickr Buddy Icon Reply
Add a reply link to each comment which will generate the buddy icon code or bold username code in the add comment textarea on flickr.

Flickr More User Links
Adds useful links to external services to the user sub-menu. Based on Browse by Interesting script by steeev and Scout Link by netomer.

Flickr Photo Magnifier
Add a magnifier to the photo pages. Click+mouse drag will zoom in and out. You can configure the quality of the image through the greasemonkey user script menu.

Flickr Photo Page Enhancer
Adds links to different sizes directly to a Flickr photo page, generates html code to easily copy’n paste thumbnail & description, and automatically loads your 20 most used tags when you click “Add Tag.”

Flickr Rich Edit
Adds a simple rich edit interface (Italic, Bold, Blockquote, Link) to any comment text area on flickr and any in-situ description editor.

Flickr Thumbnails Enhancer
Adds more information (comments, notes) to lists of thumbnails on Flickr.

You can quickly find the Top 10 most visited sites right on your Bookmarks Toolbar. If you don’t have the Bookmarks Toolbar visible, just go to View > Toolbars > Bookmarks Toolbar:

On the left-hand side of the Bookmarks Toolbar, you’ll notice a blue folder labeled “Most Visited”:

Clicking on the “Most Visited” folder will show you the Top 10 most visited sites:

If you’re really curious, you can go a step further and see the actual number of times you’ve visited each site. Just go to the top of your browser and click History > Show All History:

A pop-up “Library” window will appear.

Click on Views > Show Columns > Visit Count:

A column will appear showing you how many times you’ve visited each website. This list is not reserved for the Top 10 only, but contains all websites that are in your browser history:

Show Go! is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

In Firefox 3, the “Go” button only appears in the address bar when you are typing in a URL.

At all other times, the button does not appear:

The Show Go! extension allows you to see the “Go” button at all times:

Twitter messages can consist of up to 140 characters. But what if what you’re trying to say takes more than 140?…That’s where TinyPaste comes in.

Just go to TinyPaste.com and type in your longer message…You’ll then be given a short URL that you can place into your Twitter account. Anyone that clicks on that URL will see your longer message.

TinyPaste also has a cool Firefox extension that you can download. You can highlight any text on a webpage and instantly receive a TinyPaste URL for it.

To install the extension, go to TinyPaste.com and go to the top-right corner of the page:

After you’ve got the extension installed, highlight some text on a webpage and right-click on it…..Then choose “TinyPaste selected text” from the context menu:

You’ll immediately receive your URL, which you can then copy to your clipboard and paste into your Twitter account (or anywhere for that matter):

If you click on the “Go to URL” button, you’ll be taken to the actual URL where the text is stored:

By default, the URL that you are selecting the text from is sent to TinyPaste…If you’d like to disable that, you can do so in the Options:

Just start typing the bookmark name and you’ll notice it appear in the drop-down box below the address bar.

You can verify that it is a bookmark by the yellow star (and tag name) that appear on the right-hand side of the address bar.

You can also search by tags.

Once again, just type the tag name into the address bar, and all of your bookmarks (with that tag) will appear in the drop-down box.

This feature does not work with folder names…only the name of the bookmark, or its tag(s).

Searchload Options is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Searchload Options allows you to tweak the searchbar’s behavior.

To access the tweaks, just left-click on the searchbar icon, and choose “Search Options”:

The Search Options window will open:

From here, you can:

• Clear the searchbar after a specified period of time;
• Reset the search engine after a specified period of time;
• Choose the type of tab the search result will open in.

Window Resizer is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to resize your Firefox window to various standard resolution sizes.

Just right-click on any webpage and choose “Resize Window” from the context menu:

A message box will appear where you can choose your resolution:

Your browser will then instantly resize to the chosen resolution.

As of Version 1.0 there are no further customizations that can be made.

Tab Sidebar is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension will be familiar to users of the Safari web browser. It allows you to open a tab in a new window.

Just right-click on a tab, and you will be given two choices:

• Move to new window – the tab will not remain in the old window.
• Copy to new window – a copy of the the tab will remain in the old window.

You can also use the File menu to perform the same actions:

Finally, if you have the need for speed, just use the keyboard shortcuts:

• Move to new window – Ctrl+Shift+N.
• Copy to new window – Ctrl+Alt+N.

Throbber Button is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to click on the Firefox Activity Indicator, which will then take you to the website of your choice. It’s a great little tool for all the minimalist Firefox users out there. It makes the most of your browser real estate.

First things first…Below is a screenshot of the Activity Indicator. It’s located at the top-right corner of your browser window:

Immediately after installing this extension, click on the Activity Indicator to configure it.

You’ll see the following message box…Just click the “OK” button:

The Options Window will open up.

Here you can enter up to 4 sites that can be opened by clicking the Activity Indicator.

Primary sites can be opened with a simple Left or Right click.

Alternate sites are opened with a Left or Right click + ALT key.

You can also configure how the tabs should be opened. In the example below, a Left-click on the indicator will open http://cybernetnews.com in a New Tab:

Once you’re done with the setup…click on the Activity Indicator to give it a try.

Tab Counter is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension will display the number of tabs you have open in your Firefox browser.

After installation, just look to the top-right corner of your browser to see the number:

If the top-right corner is not the ideal place for you, the counter can always be moved.

Just go to View > Toolbars > Customize:

Then left-click on the counter and drag it to another spot. In the example below, I’ve placed it next to the Home button:

There are no further customizations at this point.

Bookmark Permissions is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to adjust the permission settings for each of your bookmarks. You can enable/disable the following settings: Images, Javascript, Redirects, Plug-ins and Subframes.

To adjust the permissions, just open your bookmarks in the sidebar and right-click on one of them.

Then choose “Properties” from the context menu:

The Properties window will open.

In the screenshot below, I’ve highlighted where you will find the permissions:

By default, the permission settings will be “As is”. You can then enable or disable whatever you wish.

Remember, when you change the permissions, you are only doing so for that particular bookmark. If you would like different settings for your other bookmarks, you must go into their properties one-by-one.

FlagTab is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension gives you the ability to color code your tabs; making it easier to recognize which tabs are related to one another.

For example, after installing FlagTab, double-click on one of your tabs and you’ll notice that it instantly changes color:

Double-click again on the same tab, and it will change to another color:

You can choose one of four colors for each tab: Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow.

If you don’t want to double-click a tab, you can always right-click and choose a color from the context menu:

As you can see from the above screenshot, you can also remove any (or all) of the FlagTabs from the same menu.

If you like to keep lots of tabs open at the same time, you can quickly see which tabs are related to each other. For example, let’s say you color code your articles-to-read in blue, and search results in red. It would probably look similar to the screenshot below:

Tab Sidebar is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Let’s say you’re at work and checking your online financial account.

You really don’t want your co-workers to know what you’re doing.

For example, let’s say you use Merrill Lynch:

As you can see, any passerby will be able to see the Merrill Lynch icon and title in the tab.

The Page Title Eraser extension can help conceal what you’re doing.

Just hit CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+H on your keyboard, and the Tab’s title disappears:

If that keyboard combination is uncomfortable for you, you can always use the provided toolbar button instead. Just go to the top of your browser and click View > Toolbars > Customize.

Then locate the “pte” button and drag it to your toolbar:

But what about the icon?

Sure, the Title of the tab has been removed, but anyone can recognize the Merrill Lynch icon.

Just go to the extension’s Options Window, and check the box labeled “Hide Tab icons…”

You can even choose your own title for the tab. In this case we’ll call it ESPN:

Now when a co-worker passes by, they’ll think you’re looking at ESPN, when in reality the tab contains your financial interactions:

Tab Sidebar is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension allows you to view thumbnails of your open tabs in your browser’s sidebar.

There are several ways to open the Tab Sidebar. First, you can hit CTRL+Shift+E on your keyboard.

Or, you can go to the the top of your browser window and click: View > Sidebar > Tab Sidebar:

Or finally, you can manually place the Tab Sidebar button on your toolbar. To do so, go to View > Toolbars > Customize and locate the button:

Then left-click on the button and drag it to your toolbar.

Whenever you open Tab Sidebar, you’ll see thumbnail snapshots of all your open tabs. The site that you are currently viewing will be highlighted. In the example below, you can see that I had 3 open tabs:

These thumbnails are actually more than just snapshots, they’re a live representation of the page. In other words, as you scroll down one of the pages, you’ll notice the change reflected in the tab sidebar as well.

You’ll also notice navigation buttons on the bottom of each thumbnail. You can refresh each page, and navigate forward and backwards, right from the sidebar!

Finally, here is the Options Window for the Tab Sidebar extension:

Next Tab is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

If you’re one who likes lots of tabs open at all times, you may be interested in the Next Tab extension.

Normally, when you come across a hyperlink that you’d like to open in a new tab, you right-click on the link and choose “Open Link in New Tab”:

However, the link will open after all of the tabs that you currently have open:

What if you don’t like that?

What if you want the link to open next to your current tab?

That’s where this extension comes in. After installing it, you can choose “Open Link Next to Current Tab” in your context menu:

And that’s exactly where the hyperlink will open.

You can now keep all of your related tabs closer together.

Kitco Spot Gold Price Watcher is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Observers of the financial markets will like this Firefox extension. It places the bid/ask quotes for the spot price of gold in the Firefox status bar.

After installing the extension, you’ll notice the quotes in the bottom right corner of your browser window:

Hover your mouse over either the bid or ask and a tooltip will show you the date and time of the quotes:

Left-click on either the bid or ask and you’ll be taken to Kitco’s website, where you’ll get more detailed information on the gold price, as well as the prices of other commodities:

GA? – Is Google Analytics Installed is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension runs a check to see if the site you are visiting has Google Analytics installed.

If the site does not have Google Analytics, you’ll see the following gray icon in your status bar:

If the site does have Google Analytics installed, the icon will turn multi-color, and will look like the following:

This can be a good tool if you are setting up your own website with Google Analytics. You can use this extension to make sure that you’ve set it up properly.

Sidebar Icons is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Normally, when you open your sidebar, it will look like the image below. Take note of the empty space in the sidebar’s title bar:

After installing the Sidebar Icons extension, that empty space is filled with helpful icons:

The icon on the very left is for your bookmarks. But you can also click on the middle icon to access your Web History:

And the icon on the far-right to access your downloads:

These buttons are just a small time-saver that can be used to enhance your browsing experience.

Netscape Link Pad is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Have you ever come across a link that you want to save, but don’t feel like cluttering up your bookmarks?

Well, Netscape Link Pad provides a space in your sidebar where you can drag-n-drop links that you can quickly come back to.

There are several ways to open the Netscape Link Pad.

First, you can click on the the status bar icon:

Second, you can go to View > Sidebar > Link Pad:

Below is a screenshot of the Link Pad opened in the sidebar:

To add your links, just drag-n-drop them into the sidebar, or onto the status bar button.

Your links will appear in the order that you drop them there:

You can further customize this extension in the Options Window:

Calc is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension places a simple calculator into your Firefox Sidebar.

There are several ways to access the calculator. First, go to the top of your browser and click View > Sidebar > Calc:

The calculator will open up in your sidebar:

You can also open the calculator with a toolbar button.

First you must manually place the button on your toolbar. Go to View > Toolbars > Customize.

You will then find two calculator buttons in the pop-up window:

The CalcPop button means the calculator will open in a pop-up window instead of in the sidebar.

Left-click on the button of your choice and drag it to your toolbar:

Click on the button to open up the calculator.

Print Preview is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Normally, you can only access the “Print Preview” function from the File Menu:

This extension creates a “Print Preview” button that you can add to one of your toolbars. To do so, go to View > Toolbars > Customize.

Then locate the “Preview” button:

Left-click on the button and drag it to one of your toolbars:

This extension also adds the “Print Preview” function to your Context Menu. Just right-click anywhere on a webpage to access it:

Auto Context is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Normally, to bring up the context menu after selecting text, you would right-click on the selected text.

This extension automates the process. After selecting text, the context menu automatically appears:

There are several ways to turn of auto context. First, you’ll notice the following icon in your status bar:

Left-click on the icon to turn auto context off:

To turn auto context back on, just left-click on the icon again.

There is also a toolbar button that performs the same on/off function. To find the button, go to View > Toolbars > Customize. You can then drag the button onto your toolbar:

Once again, left-click on the toolbar button to turn auto context on/off.

There are lots of preferences that you can play around with as well. Below are screenshots of the Options Window:

Unhide Passwords is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension shows the contents of password fields in cleartext, instead of asterisks. This makes the process of entering passwords much simpler, but should only be used in situations where you’re not worrried about someone looking over your shoulder.

For example, let’s say you’re logging into a website. And we’ll use a hypothetical username (techie) and password (cybernet).

Normally, like the above example, the password will appear as asterisks.

To change this, go to Tools > Add-Ons:

Then find the Unhide Passwords extension and click the “Options” button:

Under “Show Password?” click the “Yes” radio button:

Now when you enter passwords into any website, you’ll be able to see them in cleartext:

Send Tab URL’s is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension emails a list of your open tabs (with hyperlinks).

For example, let’s say you have 4 open tabs:

To email a list of these open tabs, go to the top of your browser window and click File > Send Tab Urls:

This extention also provides a toolbar button that performs the same function. To install the toolbar button, go to View > Toolbars > Customize and drag the button to one of your toolbars:

In both cases, i.e., when you use the Menu or the Toolbar Button, a pop-up window will ask how you’d like the Urls to be arranged: Plain list, Numbered, or Bulleted:

When you click on the “Send Urls” button, your default email program will open with your list of tabs. You can then send it as you would any other email.

StockTicker is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension places a stock ticker in your Firefox status bar:

By default, there are two stock symbols (YHOO & ^DJI) that will rotate back and forth. You can add more symbols, but we’ll get to that soon.

You’ll also notice that the extension places a new toolbar in your browser window. The toolbar is actually a scrolling stock ticker:

It’s probably very unlikely that you will want both the toolbar and status bar tickers. You can turn each of them off.

To turn off the toolbar, go to View > Toolbars > StockTicker:

To turn off the status bar ticker, just right-click on it and choose “Hide this ticker”

Next, let’s look at the Options Window.

Under the “Stocks” tab, you can add/remove stock symbols, as well as adjust the speed of the ticker:

Under the “Colors” tab, you can adjust the colors of the stock symbols:

Under “Display,” you can choose which criteria you’d like to display along with the symbol. As you can see, you have many to choose from:

Finally, under “Details Site,” you can set the financial site that you’d like to use to view details on the stock.

To access this feature, just double-click on the symbol located in the ticker.

URL Fixer is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

This extension corrects URL typos that you enter into your Firefox address bar. It fixes common misspellings of .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, .mil, etc.

For example, let’s say you type (.con) instead of (.com) while entering in your favorite tech site:

URL Fixer will correct the mistake and take you directly to the (.com) page:

URL Fixer will also correct common protocol errors.

For example, below I typed (httpp://) and URL Fixer corrected it to (http://).

If you’d like a confirmation before you are taken to the correct page, right-click on the address bar and choose “Confirm corrections”:

From that point forward, you’ll be asked to for a confirmation:

URL Link is a Firefox Extension.

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Oftentimes, when surfing the web, I come across plain text URL’s; like the one below:

Opening these URL’s can be a pain, since you can’t just click on them to go to the page.

This extension makes the process much simpler.

Just highlight the URL and right-click on it. Then choose how you’d like to open the link from the Context Menu:

This extention also works in text boxes located on webpages, and can be used in the Thunderbird e-mail client.