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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: March 20, 2006, 08:15 AM »

I'm new to Firefox after having tried it about a year ago and going back to Maxthon. I'm now using both. One thing I love about Maxthon is the ability to store "groups" of bookmarks together and open them all from one link. This is extended with the ability to open a group of pages at startup (rather than just one home page). Does anyone know if there is a way to do this in Firefox (or an extension that will enable this feature)?

Thanks,

Mike

-Darwin (March 20, 2006, 08:01 AM)

You sure can Mike!
Simply open up all the webpages you would like to view at start up (in different tabs of course) and click "use current pages" in options!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: March 17, 2006, 07:22 AM »

Thanks JPAIVA!

That's a pretty good working tool for the forums!

Although reduncy will likely slip through these extension lists,

Restart Firefox

http://jedbrown.net/.../mozilla/extensions/

is often used on my little old PC.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: March 17, 2006, 06:59 AM »

Lanux, that was a pretty cool post!
How did you do that?  Professional secret?


History menu is nice, but i will try out your Enhanced History (along with some of the others you found).
https://addons.mozil...;application=firefox

Thanks!

DTM

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: March 16, 2006, 07:53 AM »

Not exactly an extension, but close!

http://www.dictionary.hm/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: March 16, 2006, 07:27 AM »

Adblock 0.5.2.039 - Filters ads from web-pages
Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.2.6 - Synchronizes Adblock with Filterset.G
Add Bookmark Here 0.5.5 - A convenient way to add bookmarks.(ESSENTIAL)...

-CmputrAce (December 28, 2005, 04:11 PM)

This last one opens up on a Microsoft page! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Netcaptor web browser - development is dead?

« on: March 16, 2006, 07:13 AM »

It's hard to keep up with excellent alternatives like Firefox, Maxthon and AvantBrowser. 
I didn't mention any others because AdBlocking is an "incontournable".

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Official Announcements / Re: FEBRUARY SOFTWARE DRAWING RESULTS - POSTED!

« on: March 01, 2006, 06:23 AM »

Thank you so much all so much!!!

Hope others who did not win will get something in the next draw!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: February 01, 2006, 02:09 PM »

Pretty nifty Leland!

You've helped me to discover some wonderful extensions that will make it even more difficult now to ever even think of anything but Firefox!
Had to unload TabX as i was getting two xx at each tabs.  Tab Mix Plus is much better!!



Yes Mouser, please do.



One happy Firefoxer!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: January 31, 2006, 08:23 PM »

Leland,

Can you tell us which ones you would classify as "essential-essential-essential" ; "essential-essential" and just plain "essential"?   

Which ones you use or have come to appreciate most?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: January 31, 2006, 06:58 PM »

I'm surprised i haven't seen "infolister" here yet!
Ext2abc is another beauty!
 

 "http://adblock.mozdev.org" - Adblock -  0.5.3.042   

 "http://www.pierceive.com/" - Adblock Filterset.G Updater -  0.2.9   
 "http://perso.wanadoo...t/extensions-en.html" - All-in-One Gestures -  0.17.4   
 "http://piro.sakura.n...rveclipboard.html.en" - Clipboard Observer -  1.2.2006011301
 
 "http://clipmarks.com/" - Clipmarks -  0.9.6   

 "http://www.copernic....&e=DESKTOPSEARCH" -
Copernic Desktop Search Toolbar -  1.6.3.904   
 "http://www.diigo.com/" - Diigo Toolbar for Firefox -  0.5.2006011007   
 "http://roachfiend.com" - Ext2Abc -  0.4   
 "http://piro.sakura.n...l/_ezsidebar.html.en" - Ez Sidebar -  3.1.2006011301   

 "http://www.furl.net/toolbar/moz.jsp" - Furl Tools -  0.6   
 "http://www.longfocus...com/firefox/gmanager" - Gmail Manager -  0.4.2   
 "http://www.google.com/" - Google Toolbar for Firefox -  1.0.20051122   
 "http://www.hyperwords.net" - Hyperwords(tm) -  1.1.0.2   

 "http://ieview.mozdev.org/" - IE View -  1.2.7   
 "http://mozilla.doslash.org/infolister" - InfoLister -  0.9c   
 "http://www.mozilla.o...g/projects/calendar/" - Mozilla Calendar -  0.2.0.20060116   
 "http://performancing.com/" - Performancing -  1.1   

 "http://extensions.jedbrown.net" - Restart Firefox -  0.3.1   
 "http://aluminum.sourmilk.net/reveal/" - Reveal -  1.0.4   
 "http://sage.mozdev.org" - Sage -  1.3.6   
 "http://andy.5263.org/screengrab/" - Screen grab! -  0.8   

 "http://www.iosart.co...x/searchpluginhacks/" - SearchPluginHacks -  0.1.3   
 "http://www.siteadvisor.com/" - SiteAdvisor Firefox Extension -  18.0   
 "http://clav.mozdev.org/" - Tab X -  0.9.1   
 "http://piro.sakura.n...ul/_textlink.html.en" - Text Link -  1.3.2005121301   
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: January 31, 2006, 04:01 PM »

www.performancing.com have an extension that allows you to post to different blogs you may have (Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, MSN Spaces etc.).  The one for MSN doesn't work for me.

712

Best E-mail Client / Re: DreamMail

« on: January 23, 2006, 10:39 AM »

English version?

Just switch language in "options" section!  Excellent!!!

713

Best E-mail Client / Re: The Bat - how to customize?

« on: January 23, 2006, 10:38 AM »

I can't understand why The Bat has partnered with Lycos?  They don't even offer IMAP!

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Best E-mail Client / Re: DreamMail

« on: January 22, 2006, 10:02 AM »

Just found a french portal for the program:
http://ntxone.free.f...dex.php?page=accueil

Test driving right now and it looks dynamite!
For a freeware program... it is looking really good!!! 





-no support for IMAP though.

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Best E-mail Client / Re: Word Perfect Mail

« on: January 22, 2006, 09:43 AM »

My first reaction: slow and bulky.

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Best E-mail Client / Word Perfect Mail

« on: January 21, 2006, 05:34 PM »

Anyone have a chance to try out the new Word Perfect Mail?
I'm downloading right now but it's always nice to hear from someone who has tried and tested it.

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Best E-mail Client / Re: DreamMail

« on: January 21, 2006, 05:31 PM »

Is there an english version of this ?

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Best E-mail Client / Re: The Bat - how to customize?

« on: January 10, 2006, 11:28 AM »

The Bat Support Team just responded to a ticket i sent in just about the same time i posted here (Dec. 22 to Jan 10 - not a bad response time!):



Subject: Small toolbar icons

From: [4000] (apr) Alexander Petrari [helpdesk staff]


>>======================== MESSAGE ====================================


Attached files:
http://www.ritlabs.c...download&lang=en


>>-------------- quote -----------------


(i posted this just for the record - not planning on using or testing The Bat anymore - Although i may use Outlook and Barca...  even online!  Thunderbird is just fine for my software needs).

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Official Announcements / Re: DECEMBER SOFTWARE DRAWING RESULTS

« on: January 03, 2006, 12:32 PM »

Thank you!!!

You never really expect to win anything.  Much appreciated!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the good folks at DC.com! 

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Best E-mail Client / The Bat - how to customize?

« on: December 22, 2005, 09:44 AM »

I took a look at the Bats' forum today and tried to post a new thread but couldn't find the post new thread button (surfing in Firefox).  So here we are!

How does someone make the menu icons smaller?  Right-clicking on the menu gives you the Customize option which then offers you an infinite list and i can't see this option anywhere!     

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: December 09, 2005, 07:14 AM »

Jroad,

Scot has some notes on the ressource problem in Firefox
http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/75.htm
Best to stick with 1.0.7 as he stated (for now).

Bookmarks search speed is also one strong point in Firefox (and Opera which is more accurate IMO).

A handy tool to make sure all your bookmarks are still "alive" is to get www.aignes.com AMDeadlink freeware.  You can have it insert those small colourful icons to your bookmarks too!   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: December 07, 2005, 08:36 PM »

Thanks Mouser!

I'm not trying to push Firefox on anyone.  It just seems that i always come back to it.
I've seen it grow over the years all the while IE was sitting there doing practically nothing to improve itself!
Therefore my sympathy for Maxthon, Opera, Avant, Flock, etc. has always been growing too!

There are still quite a few good Favourite Managers out there (saw MSN come up with one today) for free!   
http://www.linkagogo.com has its' charm (a bit flashy for my tastes).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: December 07, 2005, 06:58 PM »

Maxthon is a wonderful IE addon!  Consumes very little ressources but will it still compete with the next IE7?

Firefox 1.5 (and new Thunderbird email client) will now upgrade automatically and hopefully all the extensions too!  Even Maxthon has to upgrade its' plugins with newer versions and that always take a bit of time.

My hunch is, with the Google/Mozilla love affair, we will be seeing a much more performing and shiny Firefox than ever! 

But i do like to dabb with newcomers like Flock (Mozilla based) and other changes in the browser world.

BTW,
Adblocker for Firefox does not leave an "ad blocked" sign anywhere with no empty spaces (where ads would be).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: December 07, 2005, 04:21 PM »

Nudone, thanks for bringing up that "right click" bit about Spurl.
I'll have to try Maxthon again.
Do prefer Firefox over Max and Opera for excellent Adblocking (extension readily available).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: December 07, 2005, 04:12 PM »

There's also www.furl.net but i find it has problems with keeping foreign accents.

So far i tend to prefer www.spurl.net because of the sidebar tab making bookmarks readily available in Firefox along with the Spurl button to add any new ones. These links work with IE and Opera as well.  The sidebar one is rather easy to install for Maxthon but the one to add new bookmarks is still in the works (for Maxthon).  There are many other features that take a bit of time to discover, like the link to WebArchive repository of the Internet.

 Their forum has been down for about three weeks now.  They were recently hacked.