Friedbeef’s Tech

Massive List of Firefox Extensions You DON’T Want to Install

5. March 2007

I’ve had quite a number of posts on this site which talk about the many ways you can improve Firefox with some top notch extensions… This however, is a list of extensions to AVOID. Many of them have spyware or adware installed and are maliciously released to the community. Take a quick look and make [...]

See How Easily You Can Roll Your Own Firefox Search Plugin

16. February 2007

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Open up Firefox and take a look at the top right search box. Wherever you are on the Web, you can enter a search term in the Search bar and receive immediate answers from the search engine youâ€™ve chosen. Now, since the very beginning of Firefox – Mycroft has been the key repository for Firefox [...]

5 Firefox Extensions That Make All the Difference in the World

28. November 2006

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Based on my web stats, if you’re reading this, there’s a 72% chance that you’re already on the Firefox browser – in which case you’re in the perfect position enjoy the browser extensions and tweaks below. If you’re one of the 24% STILL on Internet Explorer, it’s time to consider a free upgrade :) Link Alert – [...]

Google + Firefox = Free Music Downloads

17. October 2006

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There’s a lot you can do with Google if you can take advantage of it’s advanced search features. Expanding on this tip which shows you how to find music in open directories, here’s a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Firefox Smart Keyword searches to speed up the process. All you need to do is: Create a [...]

An Interview with a Firefox Evangelist

22. September 2006

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If youâ€™re a Firefox user like 52% of this siteâ€™s visitors, you would have probably heard of â€˜Spread Firefoxâ€™, which is a community aimed at promoting the use of Firefox as alternative browser among the general Internet population. I recently managed to catch up with one of its active members, South African Firefox evangelist [...]