Firefox add-ons: Consume media the smart way
The Internet delivers a world of entertainment into your browser. With so many pictures to ogle, streaming videos to watch, and files to download, Firefox add-ons can really help to streamline the consumption process. This list should set new Firefox users on the right path.
SkipScreen (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11243)
If you have ever sat staring in frustration at the countdown timer on sites such as Rapidshare or Megaupload, this is the add-on for you. It removes all the tedium by “clicking through” the waiting screens and monitoring any timers on your behalf. Because Firefox begins downloading a file before you have selected a location to store it, just come back and click “save” at some point.
Video DownloadHelper (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433)
Once an online video has been viewed, why not save it to your hard drive? Video DownloadHelper does precisely that, eliminating the dreary process of manually retrieving a file from the browser cache – a bonus for those who like to share their YouTube funnies, without loading the page all over again.
DownThemAll! (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201)
DownThemAll! proves useful when downloading multiple files from a webpage that does not provide a batch download option. This works particularly well on image boards and the like, but also handles videos and documents. Direct links or embedded files can be downloaded; all are added to a queue so there is no longer a need to babysit and manually save each download.
Accidents happen
As most computer users learn the hard way at least once, backing up data is a crucial activity. The Firefox Environment Backup Extension (FEBE) (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2109) is Firefox’s solution to this dilemma.
Having taken the time and trouble to install all of your add-ons and themes, it would be sagacious to suggest that one backs up all of this hard work. FEBE does just this, exporting the current Firefox settings and profile to an easily restorable file.
Firefox add-ons – do you know of any good ones?
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