Three Firefox Add-Ons I Use At Work
Jan 23, 2009 Software
I just upgraded my browser in my office to Firefox 3. Honestly, I thought I had done this sooner, but while searching for add-ons I realized I was still using an older version. As a result of upgrading my browser, I had to update some of the add-ons I was using. I thought I would share three of them that Iuse on a daily basis while in the office.
- Meebo – Most of our department uses MSN for messanging. While I normally use GTalk and AIM, I was the odd man out. To be able to keep up with them all, I signed up for an account at at MSN and then Meebo, which lets you manage all of your different messaging services from one screen. The Firefox add-on places your buddy list at the left side of your browser. While it takes up some of my ‘browsing real estate’, I have a 20″ monitor – so there’s still plenty of room. The list can also be hidden at any time.
- Fire.fm – I can’t work without music. It’s way to quiet to concentrate. Yes, you read that correctly. Much like it does when I’m working out, music gives me inspiration to get things done. Fire.fm taps into the “Pandora” side of Last.fm, letting you play a station of similar artsits to the one you initially type in. It places a small player above the bookmarks bar.
- Firebug – This one is for the web developers out there. This add-on lets you inspect web pages. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. Incredibly useful for fixing problems in your code, or learning how someone else coded their website.
I have not yet been able to use PingFire, which ties into Ping.fm to let you update all of your social networking statuses at once. I’m not sure what the problem is, but I’d love to figure it out.
What are you guys using?
Tags: browser- add-ons, firefox, work
