The Firefox Add ons Almanac Part 1
To make up for yesterdays short post, todays will be a very long one. You probably wont want to read it all, so here are the contents if you want to scroll down to the important bits:
1. Downloads:
- Schedule
- YouTube
- Management
- Weather
- Language
As you might have guessed, this post is about Firefox Add-ons. There are loads of them available but which should you choose? To save time searching, here are the reviews:
Downloads:
Downloading is all about management. When do you download? Where did those files save to? How do I save a video?
Download Scheduler
If youve download a big file youll know how your connection lags out while its going on. How about scheduling them for another time? Download Scheduler does this for you. All you have to do is right click the download link and choose Schedule Link As... and choose where you want it saved. You can then set up the add-on preferences to choose when to start (and stop) the download.
Easy Youtube Video Downloader
Its common to find a great YouTube video and think "I wish I could download this", but theres no built-in support in Firefox. Easy Youtube Video Downloader shows a download button at the bottom of the video, inline with the other options. You can choose between MP4 and FLV, in a range of qualities. The beauty of this is that you can even use it with Download Scheduler to save at a certain time.
Easy Youtube Video Downloader fits in well with YouTubes interface
Download Statusbar
If you often have lots of downloads running at once its easy to lost track of whats going on. Download Statusbar fixes this by replacing the default Firefox downloader with a user-friendly toolbar showing exactly whats going on. Its very unobtrusive and even has a Mini Mode if you think the toolbar is too big. This add-on even works with the above 2, making these download add-ons a great combination.
Utilities:
Firefox is more than just a browser for looking at webpages. You can use it to be your weatherman or translator and more.
ForecastFox
Firefox has a whole range of weather add-ons and theyre all reliable the only difference is how they present the information. ForecastFox has a great toolbar to show the current weather in a very simple format, and uses AccuWeather to give a fill forecast for the day or week. Its easy to set up as when you first start this add-on youll be asked your location and preferences, so anyone can do it.
FoxLingo
This add-on has a whole set of language tools to your browser. You can translate, look up or convert to speech with just a few clicks. FoxLingo has some advertisements when setting up, and the layout isnt great, but its a very useful tool for foreign sites or just with words you dont understand.
Part 2 will come early next week.
If you often have lots of downloads running at once its easy to lost track of whats going on. Download Statusbar fixes this by replacing the default Firefox downloader with a user-friendly toolbar showing exactly whats going on. Its very unobtrusive and even has a Mini Mode if you think the toolbar is too big. This add-on even works with the above 2, making these download add-ons a great combination.
Utilities:
Firefox is more than just a browser for looking at webpages. You can use it to be your weatherman or translator and more.
ForecastFox
Firefox has a whole range of weather add-ons and theyre all reliable the only difference is how they present the information. ForecastFox has a great toolbar to show the current weather in a very simple format, and uses AccuWeather to give a fill forecast for the day or week. Its easy to set up as when you first start this add-on youll be asked your location and preferences, so anyone can do it.
FoxLingo
This add-on has a whole set of language tools to your browser. You can translate, look up or convert to speech with just a few clicks. FoxLingo has some advertisements when setting up, and the layout isnt great, but its a very useful tool for foreign sites or just with words you dont understand.
Part 2 will come early next week.
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