{"id":59089,"date":"2012-09-09T15:52:57","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T13:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=59089"},"modified":"2012-09-10T08:02:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T06:02:37","slug":"5-firefox-add-ons-to-improve-your-browsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/59089-5-firefox-add-ons-to-improve-your-browsing.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Firefox add-ons to improve your browsing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mozilla<\/a>\u2019s Firefox<\/a> is one of the most popular web browsers (18.21% market share), and with its add-on support, allows users to add greater functionality with first and third-party enhancements.<\/p>\n

Web of Trust, Download Statusbar, Ciuvo, Apture Highlights, and Greasemonkey are a number of add-ons to give your browser an edge.<\/p>\n

Web of Trust – Safe Browsing Tool<\/h3>\n

The Web of Trust (WOT) is an add-on which gives a crowd-sourced rating for websites, showing how reliable and safe it seems. The rating is generated through a combination of user-feedback and third-party data sources. A traffic light system illustrates when a website is suspicious, untrustworthy, or reputable.<\/p>\n

WOT add-on page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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WOT (Web of Trust)<\/p><\/div>\n

Download Statusbar<\/h3>\n

Instead of opening a separate download window, Download Statusbar will allow Firefox to place a download bar at the bottom of the current screen.<\/p>\n

The bar is customisable, and will also hide when not in use.<\/p>\n

Download Statusbar add-on page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Download Statusbar add-on<\/p><\/div>\n

Ciuvo<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ciuvo is a browser add-on which enhances the online shopping experience.<\/p>\n

When looking at a product on Amazon or any other online retailer, Cuivo will scan the product page and find other deals for the same product around the web.<\/p>\n

Ciuvo will also pull customer reviews of the product on-hand.<\/p>\n

Ciuvo add-on page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ciuvo is also available for Chrome.<\/p>\n

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Ciuvo add-on<\/p><\/div>\n

Persona Plus<\/h3>\n

An add-on to enhance aesthetics, Personas Plus lets you customise your browser with different skins, which you download and install.<\/p>\n

Installing the add-on places a small “fox mask” icon in your status bar or add-on bar which, when you click on it, pops up a menu where you can select, change, or even randomise your Firefox Persona.<\/p>\n

Persona Plus add-on page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Firefox Persona Plus<\/p><\/div>\n

Greasemonkey<\/h3>\n

Greasemonkey is more for the purists who want to get the most out of their browser.<\/p>\n

It allows you to customise the way that web pages act and function through a system of userscripts that are available to download.<\/p>\n

Essentially, a userscript is something which edits the way in which a website, or selection of websites, is seen.<\/p>\n

Ranging from time management scripts, to spam blocking scripts, there are a wide range of enhancements available for download.<\/p>\n

Greasemonkey add-on page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Geasemonkey add-on<\/p><\/div>\n

Related Articles<\/h3>\n

Chrome extensions to boost your browser<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chrome edges closer to Firefox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Firefox 16 beta now available<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Firefox 15 beta takes on memory leaks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

FireFox smartphone OS gets heavyweight telco backing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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