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Title: Firefox add-on
Post by: Alps on September 09, 2010, 06:33:00 PM
For those of you so inclined, check out the "On-the-road" Firefox add-on.  It converts your standard browsing buttons into a road sign-themed set.  I was introduced to it by another enthusiast, and I bet plenty others are interested.  For that matter, what add-ons do you have (road related or otherwise, I suppose) that you'd recommend?  My other main add-on is Flashblock, which speeds up my browsing experience by only allowing certain sites to play Flash (i.e. no Flash ads).
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: agentsteel53 on September 09, 2010, 06:45:49 PM
Flashblock is great.  I also use Adblock Pro to get rid of other degenerate crap. 
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: KEK Inc. on September 09, 2010, 07:48:54 PM
Adblock Plus does the job.  I can also enjoy watching Vevo YouTube videos without having to worry about vid ads. 

I'm on Firefox 4b5, but I use Noscript and a couple of YouTube addons...  :sombrero:
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: rickmastfan67 on September 09, 2010, 09:40:07 PM
NoScript rules!  Enough said. :)
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: joseph1723 on September 10, 2010, 12:02:49 AM
+1 for Adblock plus, it blocks almost all the ad for me :D

I also use NoScript and session manager too 
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: allniter89 on September 10, 2010, 12:16:27 AM
Quote from: joseph1723 on September 10, 2010, 12:02:49 AM
+1 for Adblock plus, it blocks almost all the ad for me :D

I also use NoScript and session manager too 
+2, I've been using noscript and adblock for awhile, great add ons!
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: Duke87 on September 11, 2010, 01:21:21 PM
NoScript and Adblock Plus are musts.

I will admit, I am at times prone to taking a liking to widgets which aren't really useful but are nonetheless kinda nifty. To this end, one of the other add-ons I'm using is FlagFox. Puts a little flag at the end of the address bar between the RSS icon and the bookmark icon, which changes according to where the server of the site you're currently at is located. Right now I see a little American flag up there. If I tab back over to Simtropolis, I see a little Canadian flag. And so on. Roll over it and it tells you the site's IP address!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg828.imageshack.us%2Fimg828%2F4579%2Fiploc.png&hash=93691b270c85e3209091e9b0f8012f4556d1816c)
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: bugo on September 11, 2010, 01:35:47 PM
I have a plug-in called Foxclocks.  It puts the current time of the time zone of your choice in the status bar.  I have a friend in Brisbane that I talk to all the time, so I have it listed so I'll know what time it is there with a simple glance.  I also have 24 hour time in the central time zone.
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: Chris on September 12, 2010, 03:42:45 PM
I also use foxclocks. I have all US mainland time zones (excl. Alaska) in it, very convenient.
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: Alps on September 12, 2010, 07:21:35 PM
Thanks y'all, I decided to add Adblock Plus (I'd thought about it before) and I'll see how it works out.
Title: Re: Firefox add-on
Post by: SSOWorld on September 15, 2010, 12:11:24 PM
I used to have boatloads of addons - but now the only one i use is ABP.  Addons slow the browser big time.