Comments on: Close’n Forget: removes cookies and history when closing out a tab, leaving all other browsing history untouched

By: lunaticprophet

lunaticprophet — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:33:27 +0000

this is a great for those times when you find yourself at some redirecter site or some such unsavory site that deposits tracking cookies et al.

TabMix+
greasemonkey
all in one sidebar
adblock plus
dict
stumbleupon toolbar
zotero
coolpreviews
better- gmail, greader, youtube
delicious bookmarks
google notes extension
downthemall
ie tab

By: Voltaire

Voltaire — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:11:02 +0000

I had cooliris, but the only problem I faced with it was that I just never used it! I tried on Facebook a few times, but after a few minor FB updates, cooliris couldn’t keep up and display pictures like it used to. Still, besides the fact that I want to make my pc more functional, cooliris is really built well.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:39:34 +0000

Okay here is my contribution:

Cooliris – just because it looks so damn cool
Adblock plus – no comment needed I guess
Dictionary switcher – helps me with spelling problems in English as well as my native language
Customize Google – makes the most used page better
WOT- Web of Trust – like Voltaire said a good second line of defense. And, not unimportant, it doesn’t slow up my browsing.
Trashmail.net – disposable e-mail addresses on right-click.

By: Voltaire

Voltaire — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:08:51 +0000

This is nifty.

Let’s see.
My list of plugins:

Adblock Plus – no explanations needed

FEBE – backup all the FF data. and i mean everything. plus you can pick what you want to back up (bookmarks, passwords, prefs, plugins, etc)

FireFTP – for all the FTP users. my favorite one, and I’ve used plenty.

FireGestures – helps browse the web faster using 1 hand.

IE Tab – for all the people who haven’t learned that FF is better.

Meebo – because I use meebo all the time. It’s my main IM client as of right now.

MailMan Toolbar – quick, simple, checks all the mail from gmail, hotmail, yahoo and has 1 click log in

DownThemAll! – DTA oneclick says it all.
Click&Clean – 1 click. Clean up everything. It’s like Close and forget, but for the whole browser. and it works with CCleaner!

Hyperwords – Look up any word by highlighting and using the right click menu. Makes research and cross referencing a heck of a lot faster.

WOT – keeps you informed when you go to a site that might be harmful. I don’t use it as a first defense, but it’s handy to keep you informed and make you a bit more cautious and aware.

Some others
Ctrl-Tab
fireform
ScribeFire
Spedr- Url shorter

For the Web Devs:
FireBug
YSlow for FireBug
HTML Validator
Web Developer toolbar
IE Tab – to check IE when building
ColorZilla – for color aid

By: starroute

starroute — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:59:32 +0000

As far as suggestions goes, the extensions I couldn’t live without are:

Add Bookmark Here
CookieCuller
ImageZoom
PDF Download
Searchbar Autosizer
searchOnTab
TaxMixPlus

And some others that I find very useful for working online but that wouldn’t be for everyone are:

Clippings (great for holding boilerplate, though it has some compatibility issues — I think with Menu Editor)
Sage (RSS reader)
Scrapbook (to save big stuff)
TiddlySnip (to save snippets)

By: macobex

macobex — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:18:26 +0000

@Toni

Now, I got the point.

another thing, sorry about that wrong grammar on my previous comment. It should be “safest” not “most safe”.
LOL.

By: Toni

Toni — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:37:54 +0000

I don’t think this is only useful when you are privacy-paranoid. During surfing I always see a lot of uninteresting stuff I want to forget right away, and some stuff I want to remember and visit again sooner or later. This way you keep your browsing history clean from all the waste.

By: macobex

macobex — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:28:39 +0000

Useful only if your browsing activity involves some very private stuff. But still a very good application to make firefox the most safe browser.

By: Jojo

Jojo — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:49:39 +0000

The English project page is here:

http://closenforget.mozdev.org/

By: ee

ee — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:12:23 +0000

Hmmm, just thought you should know that the link redirects to a French page…

Anyway, my favourite Firefox plugins (in no order):
Greasemonkey
Speed Dial
Add Bookmark Here
Download Statusbar
FavLoc
Secure Login
StatusbarEx
Tab Mix Plus
Undo Closed Tabs Button