Some of the best Firefox add ons to make browser secure and easy
Hyperwords for Firefox 3.0: If you choose any word on a webpage then a menu will pop up. This menu offers various options such as cut, copy, paste, search, references, translate etc.
FoxSaver 2.2.6.9: If your Firefox screen is idle then, with this extension you can turn it into a Screensaver or a Photo viewer screen. The screensavers are decent images to while away your time. Or you can even put your own pictures instead. You also get to view new pictures everyday so it’s not boring. You can easily switch it off.
PicLens: Using this extension, you can transform your browser into an image gallery. You can view photos and videos and search for them online. It works on Friendster, Yahoo Image Search, Fotki, Flickr, Facebook and many others.
GraphicsEx: With the help of this extension you can create a local image of any webpage. This extension works well on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
Picnik: If you want to edit an image then this extension adds a menu option when you right click to pull the image into Picnik.
Fireflix: If you are a regular user of Flickr.com then using this extension will help you. This extension is added as a sidebar in your browser window and it helps you to search, upload and manage photos on Fickr.com.
Image Zoom: This add on allows for easy zoom in and zoom out for images. If you are having problems while viewing images then you can fit the image to the screen size using this extension. You can also go for page zoom which allows you to zoom all the pictures on web page with the help of a single command.
WOT 20080714: WOT is the abbreviation for Web of Trust. It is an online community which let internet users discuss the reputation of various websites. WOT will help you keep yourself safe from spyware, malware, phishing, etc. This add on will check the authenticity of the websites that you visit and warn you. It will thus protect your computer from malicious threats. How does this software work? There is a small icon which is changes its color to green, yellow or red depending upon the website. WOT’s database consists of information on about 19 million threats.
mozImage: Well, we have various extensions that allow us to view images on the Internet. But this particular extension allows you to view images on your computer.
Browse Images: This extension ca be viewed as an icon in the status bar. It allows you to view all linked images on a particular page. You can also save these linked images in a folder.
LinkedIn Companion for Firefox 3.1.1: It is a networking site for professionals which helps you solve your daily work related problems and helps you increase your contacts. You canexpand your business network, search for old classmates or colleagues. Also, you check out their profiles, bookmark profiles etc.
ImageBot: This extension allows you to upload your images to free image hosting services. You can make a gallery out of your images or filter and sort them easily. It works with Firefox 3 only.
Customized Security Settings: This feature controls the level of security. Users should customize settings for cookies, passwords, installed add-ons and loading images in order to have a completely empowered Web experience.
Automated Update: This is one of the significant features of Firefox. Moreover, it is an open source security strategy of the Firefox. This feature permits Firefox to find and fix security issues in record time. It also makes Firefox the easiest and safest way to surf. However, users should install upgrades when they receive automatic notification.
Anti Fishing: Mozilla Firefox helps you shop and do your dealing safely on the internet. Anti Fishing is the most important features of Firefox, as it takes a fresh update of web forgery sites for about 48 times in a day. In this way, if users try to visit a fraudulent site by mistake, a browser message will stop them from visiting the site.
Spell Checking: There is an in-built spell checker in Firefox and permits users to enter text directly into web pages. You can also save yourself a step in Firefox by working directly with the Web.
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