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In the last quarter of 2019, I got rid of my Google Pixelbook and Chromebox, and switched full-time to Linux and Firefox.
I still need to dip into Chromium occasionally to use Loom but, on the whole, I’m really happy with my new setup. In this microcast, I go through my Firefox extensions and the reasons I have them installed.
Show notes
The following are links to the Firefox Add-ons directory:
- Awesome Screenshot
- ColorZilla
- Containers Sync
- Dark Reader
- Decentraleyes
- Disconnect
- DownloadThemAll!
- Firefox Multi-Account Containers
- Floccus
- Fraidycat
- LessPass
- Livemarks
- Momentum
- NoPlugin
- Plasma integration
- Privacy Badger
- RSSPreview
- Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
- The Camelizer
- uBlock Origin
- Video DownloadHelper
- Web Developer
- Zoom Scheduler
adamprocter
30 January 2020 — 22:59
With firefox’s built in stuff do we need all the other blockers now ? Can you advise a little on why you have 4 extra ones installed, I’m all up for blocking more of course but I dont want to add stuff I dont need. my extentions.
1password
export-tab-urls
image block
instapaper
merge windows
notion web clipper (not used)
Onenote web clipper
Readcube Papers (not really used)
Rescue time
tab counter
Tree Style Tab
Vue.js dev tools
Doug Belshaw
1 February 2020 — 16:45
Thanks! I just like to be safe I guess 😉
john
31 January 2020 — 20:36
Replied to Microcast #085 — Extensions for Mozilla Firefox (Doug Belshaw’s Thought Shrapnel)
In this microcast, I go through my Firefox extensions and the reasons I have them installed.
Hi Doug,
That was interesting, thanks.
I’d moved to Waterfox for my secondary browser when Firefox lost the display of RSS,
I’ve now added the RSSPreview add-on. Glad to get a reminder about Fraidycat too.
john
1 February 2020 — 14:20
Replied to Microcast #085 — Extensions for Mozilla Firefox (Doug Belshaw’s Thought Shrapnel)
In this microcast, I go through my Firefox extensions and the reasons I have them installed.
Doug: Would be interested in you sharing yours, too John
Hi Doug,
My Firefox use is pretty light, so this is not too exciting. I mostly use Safari.
1 Password
Facebook Container, not sure how that got there, auto installed?
Fraidycat, there is always room for another RSS reader in my life and Kicks Condor has some amazing stuff online
Greasemonkey, I think I installed but it was to hard for me to figure out
OneNote Clipper, from when I was testing OneNote
RSSPreview, newly installed
Save Tiddlers
Want My RSS
Firebug – disabled (I found it too much for my needs)
User-Agent Switcher (disabled)
The only ones I am particularly interested in at the moment are the RSS ones, Fraidycat and Save Tiddlers.
Although I’ve got my main TiddlyWiki experiment running on a Raspberry pi using node (look at me!) and usually use Waterfox as the editor I am interested in other ways of using it.
Interestingly I have even fewer extensions in Safari. This is partially due to the way apple controls the extensions you can use and partially due to my preference for klunky homemade things, either JavaScript bookmarklets or AppleScripts. This makes it hard for me to abandon Safari. For a while Chrome was my secondary, now Firefox & Waterfox, I think I might go back to vanilla FF as my number 2 now the RSS works:-) Especially as containers might be useful…
Doug Belshaw
1 February 2020 — 14:24
Thanks!