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Block Kotaku with an extension in Firefox.
Block Kotaku with an extension in Chrome*.
*Previous link in Chrome was incorrect. It only blocked cookies. An extension is necessary.
Youtube Comment Snob for Firefox is pretty nice.
>YouTube Comment Snob filters out undesirable comments from YouTube comment threads. You can choose to have any of the following rules mark a comment for removal: > >* More than # spelling mistakes: The number of mistakes is customizable, and the extension uses Firefox's built-in spell checker. >* All capital letters >* No capital letters >* Doesn't start with a capital letter >* Excessive punctuation (!!!! ????) >* Excessive capitalization >* Profanity
- For Chrome
- For Firefox
- (I couldn't find one for Opera)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/modify-headers/ - Download.
Go to Web Developer -> Modify Headers then Put in "X-Forwarded-For" in the box that says "Header Name" and then put in "12.13.14.15" in the box to the right which says "Header Value". Once done make sure the far left box says "add" and proceed to click the "add" box on the right. Once this is the done all you have to do is click the enable all, so a green light appears next to the header you just entered and then click the smiley face looking thing top left.
Voila, you can now watch the video and a few other things like the Daily Show.
Tell the author to use the Add-on SDK
QUOTE: help ensure your add-on continues to work as new versions of Firefox are released.
Nobody is mentioning this solution. Not even Mozilla.
Uh, it IS compatible, you just have to disable the version-check when you install addons on betas and nightlies.
- Open the configuration by typing about:config in the address bar
- Change the value of extensions.checkCompatibility to 'false'
- Restart browser
- Install Greasemonkey
Edit: Or you could just install this addon that does it automatically.
Install Stylish and add a new style for Reddit. Type this into the box -
@-moz-document domain("reddit.com") {
span[class="score unvoted"] { display: none; } }
See pic. This will hide the score until you up or downvote a post, then it will be revealed (hopefully).
EDIT : Using Firefox you can just cut/paste the above into 'userContent.css' (create the file and add it to your profile in the 'chrome' folder), no need to install Stylish just for one scrap of CSS.
Check out Decreased Productivity.
Firefox - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decreased-productivity/
Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nlbpiflhmdcklcbihngeffpmoklbiooj
Ever since I installed AdBlock Plus, whenever I see a screen cap of this kind of thing, I wonder how I could have ever used the internet before.
The link I posted is for Firefox.
One of the first extensions I looked for after installing version 4 is Movable Firefox Button. It replaces the word "firefox" in the orange button to just the logo. More sapce for my tabs.
Get Modify headers
Tools -> Modify Headers
Action: Add
Name: X-Forwarded-For
Value: 12.13.14.15
save, enable and there you go.
Step 1: Delete IE shortcut from desktop, add Firefox shortcut
Step 2: Right click Firefox shortcut, properties, change icon to IE icon
Step 3: Rename shortcut to Internet Explorer
Step 4 (optional): Install MyFirefox theme for Firefox to make it look identical to IE.
I did this on my dad's computer 2 years ago. He is yet to notice. Before I did this, he point blank refused to use Firefox, saying it was 'confusing'. Once he thought it was IE, it suddenly became perfectly fine.
it's available for firefox, too
this is always a good resource to look at when setting up a new browser. you know, if you care about privacy.
You can get rid of those, just download AdBlock Plus (FireFox). The Chrome version is here.
EDIT: Why are people downvoting this, I'm just trying to help him/her out. Since when is being nice a crime?
If you have Firefox install the following addon, Modify Headers then:
1) Go to tools->modify headers
2) From the drop down box on the left select add
3) Then enter: "X-Forwarded-For" in the first input box without the quotation marks
4) Enter: "12.13.14.15" in the second input box without the quotation marks
5) Leave the last input box empty, and save the filter, and enable it
6) Click the 'Configuration' tab on the right then proceed to check the 'always on' button. Close the Modify Headers box and it should work.
Actually, use the Addon Compatibility Tester. It reports back bad addons to Firefox so devs know to fix the issue (and what caused it), and it's not bogged down with some extra stuff that NTT provides and no one uses.
Have you tried the NoSquint extension for firefox?
I use it to zoom just the text and it seems to be pretty smooth at very large sizes. Reflows the content as well.
It's great because it allows you to select individual zoom levels for each website. So those that work better with text zoom can be set for that, those that don't are set to whole page zoom. Very convenient.
Modify Headers Firefox Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/967
Add "X-Forwarded-For" and the IP address "12.13.14.15"
Click 'Start' in the control panel or in the Add-on bar.
There's also the fork, FireICE, which uses a static list instead of checking potentially untrustworthy list provider every single time. When ICE schedules another batch of it's bullshit the extension gets updated. This way there's less need to worry about dynamic maliciousness/changes from the 4 xml list provider domains. https://addons.mozilla.org/da/firefox/addon/fireice/
Also, this addon is awesome.
Edit: Finally, someone answered the damn phone. They offered to cut the price in half (from $40/yr to $20/yr) but I declined. The only reason I had it was because my secret santa gifted it to me last year.
Probably worth looking at a fork of that add-on, which does not autonomously download a list of websites to be redirected.
https://addons.mozilla.org/da/firefox/addon/fireice/
I haven't tried it but its author certainly makes a good point.
Absolutely! As the developer of TryAgain, I've found that Chrome's extension support is extremely limited. I've had to employ sloppy workarounds and undocumented features that are likely to break in upcoming versions, only to discover that I need to pay to publish the Chrome version of my add-on.
- It runs poorly because of the mechanism that Chrome uses to let extensions do their thing: every time a page is navigated, it has to run through all the pages and check if it resembles Chrome's built-in error page. I've noticed that it runs on every pageload, and the more tabs you have open, the slower Chrome runs.
- Chrome will only allow you to modify the DOM tree after the page is finished loading, so you first briefly see the standard (hideous) error page, then it is replaced by TryAgain.
- I get the impression that Chrome "optimizes" background processes like what I'm trying to do by simply not executing the code, because at times I'll find an unmodified page without any error messages in the log.
- Developing for Chrome is just no fun at all. Especially because for each modification of code, you have to go through a needlessly tedious process of reloading it into Chrome.
- Google charges developers $5 to submit an add-on. Now I'm not that strapped for cash that I can't cough up five bucks, but I believe in an open and free web. I'm sure as hell not paying to develop for free software.
So I have decided to start a one-man protest. Hmpf! That'll show 'em.
Sigh, I'm about to reveal a lot about myself, but only for you guys. I wish I could hide this shit from my post history lol
Tube8 and Pornhub have sections for us and we can even search! Hooray!
Gay Male Tube is rather good (they categorized all those stupid massage videos).
Mbvids isn't terrible. It's got some short clips, but some longer stuff, too.
And now, the most important part of my post..... I actually almost made a thread about just this, but I was bashful. Use Firefox and get yourself the Ant plugin which lets you fucking download and mother fucking video. I haven't tried it on any of those "Pay Per Minute" sites yet, but it's probably the best thing I have ever discovered. Ever.
...Please don't judge me.
Use modify headers for firefox and you can see videos only available in the U.S. That's how I get my dose of Stewart and Colbert.
Okay. I assume you stop playing and go onto the internet, right? Go install LeechBlock, set it up to block out all internet access for two hours a day. Play during those two hours. You won't be able to go onto the internet, so maybe you'll stick with the game.
This, by the way, would be the absolutely most unconventional use of LeechBlock that I've ever heard of.
Mozilla uses "add-ons" as a broad category, with three main sub-categories:
Extensions (add-ons that contain C++ and/or JavaScript and/or XUL and/or other code that calls internal browser APIS and is loaded from XPI files by the browser and can modify pretty much any part of how it works)
Plugins (libraries, usually cross-browser, that implement the NPAPI interface and are used to display specific media types embedded in web pages)
Themes (add-ons that contain CSS and other resources that modify the appearance of the browser)
There are some other types of add-ons too, like search plugins. For details, see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/how-to
Reddit, we've talked about this! Stop posting links to Murdoch sites!
Install Murdoch Block (Chrome), or Murdoch Alert (Firefox) and stop supporting these sites.
Mouse Gestures FF add on. Lets you do tons of commands. I hate using any other browser now, it feels so clunky. I think Chrome has a similar add on but it doesn't work on certain pages.
Here's a source that's not behind a paywall.
Also, this Firefox addon will block supercookies.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/
For convenience sake, here's a link to the stream.
I know it airs at a bad time for some people. I know some people will be busy at that time. That's cool, we all have lives outside of SCII.
So open it now.
If you use Firefox download minimize to tray and just keep it open, it won't even get in your way. If you do it sooner than later you'll even get a bonus episode of SC Center which you should probably be watching anyway.
Just download Firefox, switch the icon to IE, install a theme to make it look similar, and rename it "Internet Explorer". Then delete IE or hide it in a random folder. Also, rename IE "virus.exe" if you want to be sure.
if you have chrome, use this addon: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ieaebnkibonmpbhdaanjkmedikadnoje
I set my proxy to france, works fine. You can also deactivate it, after your playlist started playing. (also works for youtube of couse)
edit: Firefox Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stealthy/
If only there was some way to access websites without the assistance of DNS...
- Mafiaa Fire
- c:\windows\drivers\etc\hosts
- If you administer a DNS server, add the blocked addresses so everyone on your server still gets the right location
Keep on truckin' US government.
I'm using Firefox and I use this plugin:
https://addons.mozilla.org/af/firefox/addon/60141/
If you're using Chrome or GreaseMonkey on Firefox you can use the Reddit Enhancement Suite which is great because it gives a lot of extra options.
http://reddit.honestbleeps.com/
I don't use it because I only have 512 MB RAM so my computer isn't fond of RES.
I recommend Grease monkey in combination with YousableTubeFix You can let clips play in full hd without changing it yourself all the time (or having to go full screen)
Edit: And you can just as easily find scripts on that userscripts.org site for completely removing comments
- YouTube Comment Snob for Firefox
- No YouTube Comments for Chrome
You can keep tabs on top and get your title bar back by toggling "browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar" to false in about:config. But obviously that is not ideal. You read a bit of back and forth about it here on bugzilla.
Opera gets this right by leaving 2-3 pixels above the tabs to grab the title bar.
*edit Haven't tried it, but this add-on claims to fix it.
For those who prefer userChrome.css over extensions try this
#TabsToolbar { padding-top: 1px !important; }
Mozilla has tests in place that automatically mark extensions as compatible for new versions where possible. The developer gets an e-mail with text like:
> Good news! Our automated tests did not detect any compatibility issues with your add-on [add-on name] and Firefox [version]. We've updated your add-on's compatibility to work with Firefox [version] so that our Aurora users can begin using your add-on.
>
> We encourage you to view the results of the compatibility test, as some compatibility issues may have been detected but without enough certainty to declare the add-on incompatible: https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/addon/[add-on name or id]/validation-result/[test number]
>
> This compatibility bump is server-side and we did not modify your add-on package in any way.
They are still improving the compatibility tests, and there are things that extension authors can do to improve their chances of being auto-bumped.
In addition, for those that slip through but only need a compatibility bump, there are add-ons like Add-ons for Firefox: Add-on Compatibility Reporter that let you bypass the browser's compatibility check to try an extension out. Mozilla can use the results of the Aurora/Beta users testing extensions to:
- Let authors know there's a problem.
- Let authors know that there's not a problem, but they still need to do a manual update.
- Investigate cases of [2] for ways to make their automated tests work better.
And, again, let people know about the extensions that break that you're missing, as there's a huge number of add-ons, and letting the community know what add-ons are desirable/where holes exist can help us fill the need.
Valid question, by all means.
The long and the short of it would be that it is created in order to avoid "Bandwidth exceeded" links and that shit. Once you upload something to imgur, it's there to stay. (Seriously. Look for anything you uploaded weeks ago, now try finding out how to delete it. Go ahead. Unless you uploaded it to your personal account, it's actually fiendishly difficult to get something deleted again.) This means that a month from now, there will be no dead links due to someone needing to clean out their "Misc. memes for reddit" folder on their account. So if you go and browse the top submissions for the year in /r/pics, you will find things from January that's still there, unless imgur has received a takedown notice due to copyright infringement.
As an added bonus, it's free, any idiot could figure out how to use it within minutes, it comes with a sexy little Firefox addon that makes it even easier to use, and it has a brilliant running record for uptime.
It also strips all sorts of tags from images you upload, so you can basically snap a picture with your cellphone, upload it, and not have to worry about any information you didn't want the internet to see carrying over.
If you have Firefox install the following addon, Modify Headers then:
1) Go to tools->modify headers
2) From the drop down box on the left select add
3) Then enter: "X-Forwarded-For" in the first input box without the quotation marks
4) Enter: "12.13.14.15" in the second input box without the quotation marks
5) Leave the last input box empty, and save the filter, and enable it
6) Click the 'Configuration' tab on the right then proceed to check the 'always on' button.
Close the Modify Headers box and it should work.
- Shows up/down votes for comments
- Shows user account age in days
- Show mark down source for comments and self-posts
- Shows vote score for new posts
BugMeNot:
> Firefox Add-on
> Chrome extension
> Safari extension
Edit: Not sure about the other browsers, but the Firefox add-on will automatically cycle through a list of credentials before finding a pair that works.
This website allows you to set opt-out cookies for many web advertisers: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Also, Firefox has a nifty extension: Beef Taco (Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out) - this sets permanent opt-out cookies for multiple web advertisers.
Chrome's equivalent extension: Keep My Opt-Outs
Get the Add-on Compatibility Reporter instead and you get the added option of reporting when and how an add-on breaks for you.
Also check out pentadactyl which is a fork of vimperator. It seems to be a more active project these days. It gives you a nearly mouseless browsing experience.
I don't think you get what I was referring to.
Even if the USA bans the addon, it will out there in the wild, and remain patchable against Firefox source.
Modify Headers Add-On for Firefox.
Once installed, add the following header (don't add quotations):
Header name: "X-Forwarded-For"
Header value: "12.13.14.15"
Enable it, and enjoy videos from Comedy Central, and some other American-only sites. Doesn't work for Hulu though, they actually check the real originating IP address, not just what the header says.
Be sure to turn it off when you're done; using that IP address on other sites can cause confusion for some web services you might actually want to legitimately represent yourself on.
Lets make it a general rule:
>"Instead of posting links to bad articles, screencap the page (Firefox has Screengrab to quickly do this), and host that on Imgur, then if necessary post the original link in the comments. This assures that the article doesn't get marked as "popular" by the site owners."
Something like that. Maybe the last sentence needs a bit more work, and it should be even more to the point.
WHO GIVES A SHIT...
- install youtube snob
- disable all youtube comments
- keep pretending that reddit is some super secret society of superior human beings..
you people will bitch about anything..
Now they know!
[](/c21 "I think it would get caught by automatic scanners if they were implemented, but I doubt it would be caught manually. Unfortunately, all of Reddit could be taken down if someone links to illegal content and it's caught, so it's kind of a moot point. Also, this explanation is pretty long-winded, so I think it's worthy of Twilight overthinking things. I'll also take this opportunity to promote DeSOPA, a firefox addon that uses a DNS server external of the US to resolve URLs, effectively bypassing SOPA's "takedowns."") DeSOPA is available here
Dude, I'm in the Uk, I use the the header-modifier add on for Firefox to let the Daily Show website think I am in the US... you know what I'm saying?
Check it out: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/modify-headers/
Then: 1) In Firefox, Go to tools->modify headers. 2) From the drop down box on the left select add. 3) Then enter: "X-Forwarded-For" in the first input box without the quotation marks 4) Enter: "12.13.14.15" in the second input box without the quotation marks. 5) Leave the last input box empty, and save the filter, and enable it. Example. 6) Click the 'Configuration' tab on the right then proceed to check the 'always on' button.
Works like a charm - these instructions copy pasted from [Googled it] websites.
For (2) if you don't want to mess with about:config, you can also install this addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/luckybar/ (It's marked "experimental", but Fred is one of us and I trust him.)
edit: grammar
I don't have a suggestion, but I just switched to Duck Duck Go (SSL) as my default search engine. And disabled Adblock Plus for that site (not that they have any ads at present).
Well, first of all I have to question what extensions you are using that break with every update... the most I have had since version 4 is one, if that.
Second, if you want to continue using Firefox, you might want to check out Add-on Compatibility Reporter: it let's you load out of date extensions without any issues, and you can then report your findings (works/doesn't work) to Mozilla. Keep in mind that this doesn't actually fix any extension, but just overrides the compatibility check so that you can try it out for yourself.
Third, nobody but you can say if you should or shouldn't switch to Chrome. I use Firefox and while I have occasional annoyances I prefer how some extensions work in Firefox, and I feel like Firefox gives me a greater level of customization options without going too deep into about:config and whatnot. Maybe Chrome would be perfect for you? Only way to know is to try it out, and it never hurt to try something different every now and again.
Good luck!
>chrome is faster, less ram hoggy.
>prettier design-wise
Nice thing about Firefox is that you can customize the theme.
>all around better in my experience/opinion.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Yup, totally is a pain. But if you care, the easiest way I've found is to install Nightly Tester Tools then you can just force-enable extensions that haven't been updated yet. (saves poking around in the extension source files)
> alternative design (which hasn't yet been conceived).
Tree Style Tabs makes managing 150+ tabs easy. I have on average around 60-70 tabs open in Firefox, but they're grouped by topic and collapsed when I don't need them. If I somehow get lured into TVTropes that'll add another 50+ tab group.
I have a fast PC and lots of RAM, and if all I'm doing is listening to music and browsing the web, why not actually use the hardware I paid for?
Facebook photo theater killer add-on for Firefox. (if you don't have greasemonkey or are lazy)
Facebook photo theater killer for Chrome. (and firefox too if you have greasemonkey)
Facebook photo theater killer for Opera
And of course, you can always hold shift when clicking, but that's for not-lazy people. xD
If this is your only reason then you are missing out a lot by not using Firefox.
For the 'reader' purpose, check out Readability. This FF extension does something similar to Safari: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/reader/
- Download Firefox.
- Download the Modify Headers addon.
- In the Modify Headers window choose "Add" from the dropdown box on the left. In the next field type "X-Forwarded-For". Then in the second field type "12.13.14.15". Leave the third field blank.
- Click the "Add" button.
- Make sure it's enabled (green circle)
- Reload video page.
I'm surprised no one posted this yet.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/elemhidehelper/
Once installed and you restart your browser do this: http://i.imgur.com/cWrT0.png
And hover over elements on a webpage that you never want to see again and click. Poof!
There is a Firefox extension called Add to Search Bar. You install that, go to Google.com, and right click the search box and you get your normal Google search. More annoying is asking how to get rid of it on the Mint Forums, or in the IRC channel, and receiving a lecture on why you should help support Mint instead of assistance.
First, Mozilla is about the community. Let's not say "they decide", because you can be part of that process. Now, here's the status and work on "finding a way" not to break plugins, all of which is viewable by everyone on Mozilla websites:
Of the 645 add-ons that make up 95% of add-on usage known to Mozilla (basically things using Mozilla's update service), 100% are currently considered compatible with the latest builds of Firefox 7.0. (Source: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility)
At 7.0.1 launch time, that was 97%.
Mozilla is working hard to make the best product. Addons using the stable javascript API (similar to what chrome addons can use) are automatically compatible. Addons that appear to not to break anything are version-bumped, as hobophobe already said.
There's work underway to make addons compatible-by-default, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Add-ons/Add-ons_Default_to_Compatible
What makes Mozilla great is community, and you're an important part of that.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/?src=api
Incidentally, I'm on FF7, its a huge speed and memory improvement over 5 or 6.
Or, for the automated method
Edit* Well an hour later of refreshing every 30 seconds hasn't yielded any results for me..Google is hating. I would guess there is a higher chance of getting in tonight as server load will lessen as people in US go to fireworks shows/light off fireworks
You can drag the site icon (favicon) from the address bar to your bookmark menu to bookmark the page. Or you can hit the "star" button a second time to choose a location for it.
There are some add-ons that might help too like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-bookmark-here-2/ or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/unsorted-bookmarks-folder-menu/
Heads up
The Firefox add-on WOT (Web of Trust) is giving your website an extremely negative rating. These are typically only given to sites that host malware or scams; content only has bearing on 1 of 4 measures (the measure being "child safety").
I visited Entsy.com earlier in the day and it was not so harshly rated. Either your website is hosting malware (which I doubt), is a scam (which I doubt), or was rated poorly by fellow Redditors.
Shame on you douche bag Redditors.
Then learn Javascript or CSS and use Greasemonkey or Stylish to mod the Reddit interface to include [True Story] after every title.
Al Jazeera has a good quality (as far as streaming goes) live feed on their website here:
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/?foo=bar
The stream looks as good as any SD digital cable channel, and a lot better than Livestation. They've been degrading the quality like a motherfucker over at Livestation gradually over time. It looks awful these days. So I recommend Al Jazeera's web stream in conjunction with the "Always On Top" extension for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/always-on-top/
Keep a window of the stream open while you're browsing! Now if you're using some dumb browser like Chrome that doesn't have any useful extensions then you'll have to get a third party program like Always On Top Maker: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Always-On-Top-Maker.shtml
I wouldn't hold my breath. Just use this extension to make it compatible: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/?src=api
In 80-90% of all cases extensions work fine with a new major Firefox version, they're just marked as incompatible.
I'm not sure it's much of an improvement. If your goal is to avoid being tracked by FB and G+, this does not really accomplish that goal. Better to block the outbound requests through a plugin like disconnect or ghostery. As LargeDickington mentioned: the IP+UserAgent and other methods - panopticlick for example - make it trivial to track you without the cookie.
You can choose to use the tool - see the number of likes, be able to like, etc.
You can choose to turn off the tracking - block the cookie and all data transfer.
You get one or the other, not both.
You're on the "Beta" update channel.
How this works: You receive betas. The final beta will become the release. You were using Firefox 7 beta, which was released Tuesday.
After the release happens, the next version becomes Beta. There's always a Beta waiting to be the next release. So as soon as Firefox 7 was released, 8 became the new beta. It'll be the Beta for the next 6 weeks, at which point it'll be released.
If you want to switch from Beta releases to Stable, and stay on 7, you can use the update channel selector addon to stay on the stable release.
Seems speedy so far, but it definitely does make the nav bar thicker when using the Australis mockup. (Doesn't matter, it's totally worth it.)
[In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, try it out: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/australis/ ]
I currently have three extensions that are marked as "not compatible with FF6", but which work perfectly nevertheless.
Use Add-on Compatibility Reporter to ignore those meaningless warnings.
If you use Ubuntu/Debian based system and Firefox, try the Flash Aid extension. It will remove whatever flash plugin you have installed, install the appropriate one for your architecture (I chose the beta 64-bit) and apply some tweaks (which seems to have solved my flash video lag problems). It also will check for updates to the flash plugin.
While it's true that the government most likely can issue valid certificates for websites they can not do it without changing it. If you use something like certificate patrol for firefox you can detect if the certificate for a website changes. Of course I'm not saying your connection is bulletproof - but at least this raises the bar.
There's a better alternative now: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/scriptish/
It was forked from Greasemonkey after the dev got fed up of the slow development of GM. Its got some extras and its more efficient. Fully compatible.
Well, there are a couple of plugins that provide them, but I'm partial to FireGestures. It's the simplest no frills plugin. After installing it, tools - addons - firegestures - options, click on Map, and you'll get a comprehensive list of firefox features that can be bound to gestures. The one we're discussing here is 'save image now', I just bind it to D (down).
Mouse over an image, right click and hold, move the mouse down a bit, release right mouse button. The image will land in your downloads folder without you even getting prompted. It'll auto-rename too, so you won't have to worry about overwriting duplicates.
It is!
Get this add-on and it'll force it to work: Add-on Compatibility Reporter
P.S. Works perfectly fine on UX 64-bit (11.0a1)
If you use Adblock/Adblock+ one of the best ways to avoid most kinds of tracking and social media widgets/annoyances etc. is to ensure you're subscribed to an appropriate list. One I see recommended here a lot as one of the most comprehensive is Fanboy's list (I personally recommend all three on that page for complete coverage, others may say differently).
As for specific addons, there's things like BetterPrivacy (Firefox) and Ghostery and maybe NoScript helps with tracking as well. There's probably loads of others I've forgotten though.
Edit: Also, disabling third party cookies is an effective technique.
Not sure why this bothers most people so much. If its add-on compatibility just use the Add-on Compatibility Reporter till Firefox 10 when add-ons should be marked as compatible by default. If it's having to run the updater so often, well, you always had to with Firefox because of point releases for bug/security fixes. But still, if that bothers you, wait for Firefox 10 as they should have silent updates done by then.
And personally I love the rapid releases. I hated always having to wait a year or more, for a new version of Firefox with new features to play with. Now I get new toys every 6 weeks!
which browser do you use?
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/
Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij
It does not initialy block trackers for you, but it notifies you of the ones that are currently monitoring the website you are on, and you can select them to be blocked. If you want something that pre-emptivly blocks, check out noscript (both chrome and firefox have it), although it blocks all javascript/flash on the page unless you manually choose to trust that element. but it remembers your choices so you only need to do it once per website.
Lots of sites do this, by using LSOs.
For Firefox use the BetterPrivacy addon to delete them.
Brits can view some "american only" videos by installing the "Modify Headers" add-on for Firefox
Settings: Add | X-Forward-For | 12.13.14.15 | [no comment] | enable
![Add | X-Forward-For | 12.13.14.15 | [no comment] | enable](http://i.imgur.com/4r4zI.png){kind=link}
- restart Firefox and enjoy!
There is always https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/omnibar/
Additionally the address bar will default to a Google search for any non url like string.*
* assuming your ISP does not do DNS search redirects
Holy shit it actually does work and it sounds good ... maybe better?
Open in VLC player and slow down to 0.84x
Just a question, I'm located in the Netherlands and I have a firefox add-on that reroutes me to ThePirateBay.org through random proxy servers. Will this keep working? I actually installed it case this would happen.
This is the add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/mafiaafire-piratebay-dancing/?src=search
Could also be relevant to others here.
We're doing that, and it's called the Add-on SDK. Already a large portion of new Firefox add-ons written today are using the SDK. But fortunately we can do this without also breaking all existing add-ons.
Install the official Add-On Compatibility Reporter extension to enable AdBlock, it works perfectly fine with Firefox 9.0.
From Mozilla they list the performance for the popular addons people install. They did this as a result of people complaining about startup times, memory, etc.