CyberNirvana

It has been a while since I posted my opinion on the 3 most critical Firefox extensions I use. Well, folks time for an update!

Sure, I have loads of extensions on my various instances of the browser, but which ones matter the most? Which add-ons are a MUST have as a minimum for me to enjoy a fast and reliable web surfing experience?

Well, the current list stands at 5 and include 2 from my original post.

1. Xmarks (formally Foxmarks) - forget the rest, if I have this one only, I will be still a happy bunny! The bookmarks sync 'par excellence', Xmarks never lest me down, especially for a net addict like me who likes to carry his set of preferred bookmarks accross cyberspace. The extensions seameslly synch my toolbar bookmarks accross my Ffox versions (on my laptop, Flash drive, desktop and netbook)

2. AdBlock Plus - The second add-on which is has constantly proven itself to be a must. I had ads: I have limited time to surf the net these days and I can't staff obstrutive banners getting in the way of web reading.

3. Web of Trust - With the constant paraonoia about net security, there is some kind of warm and fuzzy feeeling knowing that WOT can warn you before you click on a dangerous web page with hidden and malicious intent.

4. LassPass: a recent discovery but an essential piece of kit who consumate web surfer like me. The knowledge that I can access all my secured web pages without typing the relevant security details makes me feel good (somehow!).

5. Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar: OK, I admit, the last one to crop on the list. I thought about this one long and hard: well, I must say maybe not for my netbook (where the tiny screen makes this tool redundant) but definetely for larger sreeen PC's. Basically, I love my Firefox toolbar bookmarks and since it does get crowded I like access them on a regular basis, this add-ons allows me to spread the bookmark links and folders accross several rows for easy access. Watch-out: only up to version 3.3 of the extension appears to work, at least in my current version of Firefox (3.10) and even Beta 3.5. You can obtain the original 3.3 xpi in my blog resource page.

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